Billy Dee Williams
Known for Acting · 168 credits
- Born
- 1937-04-06 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- 比利·迪·威廉斯 · بیلی دی ویلیامز · William December Williams Jr. · William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr
Biography
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, and singer. He is best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s, and nearly forty years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.
He made his film debut in 1959 in The Last Angry Man starring Paul Muni, in which he portrayed a juvenile delinquent. His first big break was in the acclaimed television movie, Brian's Song in which he played Gale Sayers. In 1972 he played Billie Holliday's husband Louis McKay in Motown Productions' Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues. Diana Ross starred in Lady Sings the Blues opposite Williams; Motown paired the two of them again three years later in Mahogany.
His work has earned him numerous awards and honors including three NAACP Image Awards, and the NAACP Lifetime Achievement award. He was inducted into the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame in 1984, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.
Known For
TV Shows (64)
NCIS
2003
as Leroy Jethro Moore
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Modern Family
2009
as Himself
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Lost
2004
as Billy Dee Williams
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson / Self - Commemorative Plate Spokesperson
Scrubs
2001
as Billy Dee Williams
Glee
2009
as Andy Collins
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Dynasty
1981
as Brady Lloyd
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
That '70s Show
1998
as Pastor Dan
Robot Chicken
2005
as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
White Collar
2009
as Ford / Bradford Toman
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Hank Benton
Private Practice
2007
as Henry
A Different World
1987
as Langston Paige
The F.B.I.
1965
as Edward Tobin / Nate Phelps / James Borden
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Boondocks
2005
as Himself (voice)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
North and South
1985
as Francis Cardozo
The Defenders
1961
as Private Austin George
The Oscars
1953
as Self
And Just Like That…
2021
as Lawrence Todd
Key & Peele
2012
as Billy Dee Williams
Wiseguy
1987
The Hughleys
1998
as Jerry Rose
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Martin
1992
as Billy Dee Williams
The Jeffersons
1975
Half & Half
2002
as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
In Living Color
1990
Street Time
2002
as Charles White
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Billy Dee Williams (voice)
The Mod Squad
1968
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2012
as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Berry Gordy
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024
as Landolorian (voice)
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
as Burton Hardesty
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013
as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
2016
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Titan Maximum
2009
as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
Bring Back...
2005
as Self
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
Coronet Blue
1967
as The Second Technician
Mind of Mencia
2005
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
2025
as Landolorian (voice)
The New People
1969
The Rebels
2014
as Coach Paysinger
Chiefs
1983
as Tyler Watts
Movies (104)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Lando Calrissian
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando Calrissian
The Lego Movie
2014
as Lando (voice)
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
Batman
1989
as Harvey Dent
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Lando Calrissian
Dirty Dancing
2017
as Tito
Fanboys
2009
as Judge Reinhold
The Man in 3B
2015
as Cain
The Conversation
1974
as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Undercover Brother
2002
as Gen. Warren Boutwell
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
as Self
Nighthawks
1981
as Matthew Fox
Courage
1986
as Bobby Jay
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Det. Hazeltine
Dangerous Passion
1990
as Lou
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Contract
1999
as Senator Harmon
The Ladies Man
2000
as Lester
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Max
Dark Empire
as Lando Calrissian
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Pastor Charlie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Louis McKay
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
as Self
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Fear City
1984
as Al Wheeler
The Out-of-Towners
1970
as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
Deadly Illusion
1987
as Hamberger
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983
as Self
Quincy
2018
as Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Barry Munday
2010
as Lonnie Green
Marked for Murder
1993
as Capt. Jack Reilly
Diary of a Single Mom
2009
as Uncle Bo
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
Woo
1998
as Himself
The Right of the People
1986
as Mike Trainor
STZ
2025
as Broadcaster (voice)
Brian's Song
1971
as Gale Sayers
Mahogany
1975
as Brian
Oceans of Fire
1986
as Jim McKinley
Mask of Death
1996
as Agent Jeffries
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
as Self
Falling For You
1995
as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
Steel Sharks
1997
as Adm. Jim Perry
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Josh Quincy
The Final Comedown
1972
as Johnny Johnson
Scott Joplin
1977
as Scott Joplin
The Glass House
1972
as Lennox
The Visit
2001
as Henry
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008
as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
The Fourth King
1997
as Gasparre
Moving Target
1996
as Detective Don Racine
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006
The Hostage Tower
1980
as Clarence Whitlock
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
The Prince
1996
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
as Secret Agent Zero
Hit!
1973
as Nick Allen
Good Neighbor
2001
as Sgt. Paul Davidson
Time Bomb
1984
as Jake Calahan
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Constellation
2007
as Helms Boxer
The Take
1974
as Sneed
The Maintenance Man
2004
as Melven
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
Fear Runs Silent
2000
as Sheriff Hammond
Percy & Thunder
1993
as Ralph Tate
The Impostor
1984
as Matthew Raines
Alien Intruder
1993
as Commander Skyler
Carter's Army
1975
as Pvt. Lewis
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Ace Millstone
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Bingo
Lost Flight
1970
as Merle Barnaby
The Last Place on Earth
2002
as Dr. Davis
Giant Steps
1992
as Slate Thompson
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
The Return of Desperado
1988
as Daniel Lancaster
Hard Time
1998
as Leo Barker
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979
as Homer Smith
Children of Divorce
1980
as Walter Williams
Triplecross
1995
as Agent Oscar Pierce
Shooting Stars
1983
as Douglas Hawk
Epoch: Evolution
2003
as Ferguson
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
Afro Promo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
iMurders
2008
as Robert Delgado
Message from Nam
1993
as Felix
Marvin & Tige
1985
as Richard Davis
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
as Himself
Brown Sugar
as Host - Narrator
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009
as Narrator
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010
as William
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003
as Narrator
About Billy Dee Williams
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, and singer. He is best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s, and nearly forty years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history. He made his film debut in 1959 in The Last Angry Man starring Paul Muni, in which he portrayed a juvenile delinquent. His first big break was in the acclaimed televisi… With 168 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Billy Dee Williams has appeared in 104 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Dee Williams Movies
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Lando Calrissian
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Lando Calrissian
- The Lego Movie (2014) — as Lando (voice)
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017) — as Two-Face (voice)
- Batman (1989) — as Harvey Dent
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