Paul Williams
Known for Sound · 112 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-19 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. · پائول ویلیامز
Biography
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".
Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.
Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.[6] Since 2009, Williams has been the president and chairman of the American songwriting society ASCAP.
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Known For
TV Shows (49)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Koru
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Penguin (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
The Love Boat
1977
as Nelson Hoag / Brian
Babylon 5
1994
as Taq
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tim Powers / Stringer
Community
2009
as Britta's Contact
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as Professor Williams (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Tumbleweed Tom
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Penguin (voice)
Goliath
2016
as James 'JT' Reginald III
Police Woman
1974
as Willy Jaques
The Odd Couple
1970
as Paul Williams
The Fall Guy
1981
as Paul Williams (uncredited)
Baretta
1975
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Kujo (voice)
227
1985
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as The Penguin (voice)
Dream On
1990
as Paul Williams
Gimme a Break!
1981
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
B. J. and the Bear
1979
The Mask: Animated Series
1995
as Dr. Byron (voice)
My Little Pony
1986
Boston Common
1996
as Father Rooney
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Perversions of Science
1997
as Dr. Mueller
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Phantom 2040
1994
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Good Heavens
1976
When Things Were Rotten
1975
as Guy de Maupassant
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977
Fish Police
1992
as Buddy (voice)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
Prop Culture
2020
as Self
Puttin' on the Hits
1984
as Judge
Enchanted Musical Playhouse
1984
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
2013
as Himself
The Paul Williams Comedy Show
1979
as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian
Movies (63)
Baby Driver
2017
as The Butcher
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Lord Harmony
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
as Little Enos
The Doors
1991
as Warhol PR
Valentine's Day
2010
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979
as El Sleazo Pianist
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
as Swan
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Virgil
The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Duty Doctor
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Little Enos Burdette
Superman: Red Son
2020
as Brainiac (voice)
The Chase
1966
as Seymour
Georgia Rule
2007
as Mr. Wells
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
as Little Enos
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Boy
The Loved One
1965
as Gunther Fry
Solar Crisis
1992
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
Watermelon Man
1970
as Employment Office Clerk
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Elf
People Like Us
1990
as Ezzie Fenwick
Old Gringo
1989
as Cinematographer
Flight to Holocaust
1977
as Colorado Davis
The Night They Saved Christmas
1984
as Ed
Frogs!
1991
as Gus
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Grog the Frog (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
The Bandit
2016
as Self
Rooster
1982
as Rooster Steele
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The Town Santa Forgot
1993
as Pomp the Elf
Frog
1987
as Gus
Daft Punk Unchained
2015
as Self
Firestorm
1996
as Dr. Tangu
A Million to Juan
1994
as Jenkins
Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Julius Kurtz
Postal Worker
1998
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Duke
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
1985
as Rep (voice)
Nick & Noel
1993
as Barnaby (voice)
The Last Halloween
1991
as Gleep (Voice)
Headless Body in Topless Bar
1995
as Carl Levin
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self
Phantom of Winnipeg
2019
as Self
Chill Factor
1989
as Clifford White
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
1989
as Self
Nowhere Man
2005
as Bar Patron
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1991
as Frogbrauten
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Himself
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
as Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012
as Cousin Quilty
Twelfth Night
1987
as Curio
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
2005
as Self
The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
Sam Kinison: Banned
1990
as Attorney
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
as Self
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
2001
as Himself
A Regular Frankie Fan
2000
as Narrator
About Paul Williams
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions… With 112 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Paul Williams has appeared in 63 films and 49 TV shows.
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- Baby Driver (2017) — as The Butcher
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) — as Lord Harmony
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — as Little Enos
- The Doors (1991) — as Warhol PR
- Valentine's Day (2010) — as Romeo Midnight (voice)
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