Birthday:
Apr 06, 1937
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Dee Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Batman | Harvey Dent | 1989 |
| Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | 1983 |
| The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | 1980 |
| Mahogany | Brian | 1975 |
| Nighthawks | Matthew Fox | 1981 |
| Lady Sings the Blues | Louis McKay | 1972 |
| Carter's Army | Pvt. Lewis | 1975 |
| Steel Sharks | Adm. Jim Perry | 1997 |
| Driving Me Crazy | Max | 1991 |
| Epoch Evolution | Ferguson | 2003 |
| Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | 1997 |
| Fanboys | Judge Reinhold | 2009 |
| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Bingo | 1976 |
| Fear Runs Silent | Sheriff Hammond | 2000 |
| Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Pastor Charlie | 2006 |
| Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | 2005 |
| Alien Intruder | Commander Skyler | 1993 |
| Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991 |
| Constellation | Helms Boxer | 2007 |
| The Ladies Man | Lester | 2000 |
| Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | 1971 |
| Fear City | Wheeler | 1984 |
| Triplecross | Agent Oscar Pierce | 1995 |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice) | 2010 |
| Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Narrator (voice) / Self | 1983 |
| The Final Comedown | Johnny Johnson | 1972 |
| Hit! | Nick Allen | 1973 |
| The Contract | Senator Harmon | 1999 |
| Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin | 1977 |
| Deadly Illusion | Hamberger | 1987 |
| Marked for Murder | Capt. Jack Reilly | 1993 |
| Mask of Death | Agent Jeffries | 1996 |
| Falling For You | Lieutenant Frank Lazaro | 1995 |
| Courage | Bobby Jay | 1986 |
| Hard Time | Leo Barker | 1998 |
| Moving Target | Detective Don Racine | 1996 |
| Number One with a Bullet | Det. Hazeltine | 1987 |
| Time Bomb | Jake Calahan | 1984 |
| Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | 2021 |
| Secret Agent 00 Soul | Secret Agent Zero | 1990 |
| Oceans of Fire | Jim McKinley | 1986 |
| Marvin & Tige | Richard Davis | 1985 |
| The Glass House | Lennox | 1972 |
| Lost Flight | Merle Barnaby | 1970 |
| Giraffes Can't Dance | 2006 | |
| LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2022 |
| Message from Nam | Felix | 1993 |
| The Hostage Tower | Clarence Whitlock | 1980 |
| STZ | Broadcaster (voice) | 2024 |
| The Last Angry Man | Josh Quincy | 1959 |
| Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022 |
| Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time | Narrator | 2009 |
| The Lego Movie | Lando (voice) | 2014 |
| Percy & Thunder | Ralph Tate | 1993 |
| The Fourth King | Gasparre | 1997 |
| Shooting Stars | Douglas Hawk | 1983 |
| Good Neighbor | Sgt. Paul Davidson | 2001 |
| The Take | Sneed | 1974 |
| When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | 2004 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| The Conversation | Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) | 1974 |
| The Man in 3B | Cain | 2015 |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | 2004 |
| The Return of Desperado | Daniel Lancaster | 1988 |
| The Out-of-Towners | Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk | 1970 |
| Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount | Himself | 2023 |
| The Prince | 1996 | |
| Brown Sugar | Host - Narrator | 1970 |
| The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Ace Millstone | 2011 |
| The Lego Batman Movie | Two-Face (voice) | 2017 |
| Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2015 |
| Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Dirty Dancing | Tito | 2017 |
| Christmas Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith | 1979 |
| Barry Munday | Lonnie Green | 2010 |
| Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Self | 1983 |
| Children of Divorce | Walter Williams | 1980 |
| Woo | Himself | 1998 |
| Undercover Brother | Gen. Warren Boutwell | 2002 |
| iMurders | Robert Delgado | 2008 |
| Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary | Self | 1986 |
| The Right of the People | Mike Trainor | 1986 |
| Dangerous Passion | Lou | 1990 |
| 3 Ways to Get a Husband | William | 2010 |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | 2019 |
| Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa | Narrator | 2003 |
| Batman Is Just Not That Into You | Two-Face (voice) | 2017 |
| Quincy | Self | 2018 |
| The Visit | Henry | 2001 |
| It's Black Entertainment | Self | 2002 |
| Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits | Self | 2019 |
| The Skywalker Legacy | Self | 2020 |
| Giant Steps | Slate Thompson | 1992 |
| Diary of a Single Mom | Uncle Bo | 2009 |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Lando Calrissian / Man (voice) | 2008 |
| LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2020 |
| The Impostor | Matthew Raines | 1984 |
| Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | Two-Face (voice) | 2017 |
| The Last Place on Earth | Dr. Davis | 2002 | Series | Cast | Year |
| That '70s Show | Pastor Dan | 1998 |
| Martin | 1992 | |
| Half & Half | Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright | 2002 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| The F.B.I. | Edward Tobin | 1965 |
| The Jeffersons | 1975 | |
| Comic Book Men | Self | 2012 |
| Mind of Mencia | 2005 | |
| Dynasty | Brady Lloyd | 1981 |
| General Hospital: Night Shift | 2007 | |
| The Mod Squad | 1968 | |
| Private Practice | Henry | 2007 |
| Lost | Self | 2004 |
| Mission: Impossible | 1966 | |
| In Living Color | 1990 | |
| Scrubs | Billy Dee Williams | 2001 |
| Bring Back... | Self | 2005 |
| The Hughleys | 1998 | |
| Wiseguy | 1987 | |
| The New People | 1969 | |
| The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | 1973 |
| Street Time | Charles White | 2002 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Series | 1994 | |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Burton Hardesty | 2000 |
| The Defenders | Private Austin George | 1961 |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| Black in the 80s | 2005 | |
| North and South | Francis Cardozo | 1985 |
| NCIS | Leroy Jethro Moore | 2003 |
| White Collar | Ford / Bradford Toman | 2009 |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Billy Dee Williams (voice) | 2019 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| And Just Like That… | Lawrence Todd | 2021 |
| The F.B.I. | Nate Phelps | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | James Borden | 1965 |
| The Rebels | Coach Paysinger | 2014 |
| Double Dare | Billy Diamond | 1985 |
| Chiefs | Tyler Watts | 1983 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| A Different World | Langston Paige | 1987 |
| Star Wars Rebels | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2014 |
| Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles | Lindo Calrissian (voice) | 2013 |
| LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2015 |
| LEGO Star Wars : The Resistance Rises | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2016 |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2016 |
| Titan Maximum | Adm. Bitchface (voice) | 2009 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 2009 |
| Glee | Andy Collins | 2009 |
| Modern Family | Himself | 2009 |
| The Jacksons: An American Dream | Berry Gordy | 1992 |
| Star Wars Detours | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 1970 |
| LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Landolorian (voice) | 2024 |
