Billy Dee Williams
Known for Acting · 167 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, voice actor, and artist. 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.
Known For
TV Shows (63)
NCIS
2003
as Leroy Jethro Moore
Modern Family
2009
as Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Lost
2004
as Billy Dee Williams
Private Practice
2007
as Henry
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Scrubs
2001
as Billy Dee Williams
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Glee
2009
as Andy Collins
The View
1997
as Self
White Collar
2009
as Ford / Bradford Toman
Robot Chicken
2005
as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Hank Benton
Dynasty
1981
as Brady Lloyd
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson
That '70s Show
1998
as Pastor Dan
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The F.B.I.
1965
as Edward Tobin / Nate Phelps / James Borden
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Martin
1992
as Billy Dee Williams
The Boondocks
2005
as Himself (voice)
A Different World
1987
as Langston Paige
Key & Peele
2012
as Billy Dee Williams
The Defenders
1961
as Private Austin George
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Wiseguy
1987
North and South
1985
as Francis Cardozo
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Berry Gordy
And Just Like That…
2021
as Lawrence Todd
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Jeffersons
1975
The Hughleys
1998
as Jerry Rose
The Mod Squad
1968
Half & Half
2002
as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
In Living Color
1990
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Billy Dee Williams (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Street Time
2002
as Charles White
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2012
as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024
as Landolorian (voice)
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
as Burton Hardesty
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013
as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
Mind of Mencia
2005
Titan Maximum
2009
as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
Bring Back...
2005
as Self
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007
Chiefs
1983
as Tyler Watts
The New People
1969
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
2016
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Coronet Blue
1967
as The Second Technician
Black in the 80s
2005
The Rebels
2014
as Coach Paysinger
Movies (104)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando Calrissian
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Lando Calrissian
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Lando Calrissian
Batman
1989
as Harvey Dent
The Lego Movie
2014
as Lando (voice)
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
The Conversation
1974
as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Fanboys
2009
as Judge Reinhold
Nighthawks
1981
as Matthew Fox
Undercover Brother
2002
as Gen. Warren Boutwell
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Quincy
2018
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Dirty Dancing
2017
as Tito
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Bingo
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
Fear City
1984
as Al Wheeler
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008
as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Ladies Man
2000
as Lester
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Pastor Charlie
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Mahogany
1975
as Brian
Barry Munday
2010
as Lonnie Green
The Out-of-Towners
1970
as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
The Glass House
1972
as Lennox
iMurders
2008
as Robert Delgado
Hit!
1973
as Nick Allen
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
Lost Flight
1970
as Merle Barnaby
Falling For You
1995
as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
STZ
2025
as Broadcaster (voice)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Josh Quincy
Mask of Death
1996
as Agent Jeffries
Woo
1998
as Himself
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Det. Hazeltine
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Louis McKay
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Max
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The Right of the People
1986
as Mike Trainor
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
Carter's Army
1975
as Pvt. Lewis
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
Constellation
2007
as Helms Boxer
Marked for Murder
1993
as Capt. Jack Reilly
The Last Place on Earth
2002
as Dr. Davis
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983
as Self
Shooting Stars
1983
as Douglas Hawk
Scott Joplin
1977
as Scott Joplin
Triplecross
1995
as Agent Oscar Pierce
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
The Impostor
1984
as Matthew Raines
Hard Time
1998
as Leo Barker
Message from Nam
1993
as Felix
Courage
1986
as Bobby Jay
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Moving Target
1996
as Detective Don Racine
Brian's Song
1971
as Gale Sayers
Oceans of Fire
1986
as Jim McKinley
The Hostage Tower
1980
as Clarence Whitlock
Deadly Illusion
1987
as Hamberger
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
as Self
Giant Steps
1992
as Slate Thompson
Epoch: Evolution
2003
as Ferguson
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Ace Millstone
Dangerous Passion
1990
as Lou
Time Bomb
1984
as Jake Calahan
The Fourth King
1997
as Gasparre
The Man in 3B
2015
as Cain
The Final Comedown
1972
as Johnny Johnson
Alien Intruder
1993
as Commander Skyler
Steel Sharks
1997
as Adm. Jim Perry
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
as Secret Agent Zero
The Return of Desperado
1988
as Daniel Lancaster
Diary of a Single Mom
2009
as Uncle Bo
The Visit
2001
as Henry
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009
as Narrator
Children of Divorce
1980
as Walter Williams
The Contract
1999
as Senator Harmon
Afro Promo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Brown Sugar
as Host - Narrator
Marvin & Tige
1985
as Richard Davis
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
as Himself
Percy & Thunder
1993
as Ralph Tate
The Take
1974
as Sneed
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979
as Homer Smith
Good Neighbor
2001
as Sgt. Paul Davidson
The Prince
1996
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006
Dark Empire
as Lando Calrissian
Fear Runs Silent
2000
as Sheriff Hammond
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003
as Narrator
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010
as William
The Maintenance Man
2004
as Melven
About Billy Dee Williams
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, voice actor, and artist. 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. With 167 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Billy Dee Williams has appeared in 104 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Dee Williams Movies
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Lando Calrissian
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Lando Calrissian
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — as Lando Calrissian
- Batman (1989) — as Harvey Dent
- The Lego Movie (2014) — as Lando (voice)
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