Billy Dee Williams
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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
Credits
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Lando Calrissian
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Lando Calrissian
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Lando (voice)
Batman (1989)
as Harvey Dent
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Lando Calrissian
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
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Dirty Dancing (2017)
as Tito
The Ladies Man (2000)
as Lester
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
as Max
Barry Munday (2010)
as Lonnie Green
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
Fear City (1984)
as Al Wheeler
Courage (1986)
as Bobby Jay
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Hit! (1973)
as Nick Allen
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
Brian's Song (1971)
as Gale Sayers
Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
as Self
Quincy (2018)
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
as Bingo
Dangerous Passion (1990)
as Lou
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Pastor Charlie
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)
as Self
The Glass House (1972)
as Lennox
The Impostor (1984)
as Matthew Raines
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
as Det. Hazeltine
Epoch: Evolution (2003)
as Ferguson
Carter's Army (1975)
as Pvt. Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
as Louis McKay
Mahogany (1975)
as Brian
Marked for Murder (1993)
as Capt. Jack Reilly
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
Oceans of Fire (1986)
as Jim McKinley
The Take (1974)
as Sneed
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Hard Time (1998)
as Leo Barker
Deadly Illusion (1987)
as Hamberger
Woo (1998)
as Himself
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self
The Fourth King (1997)
as Gasparre
The Contract (1999)
as Senator Harmon
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Ace Millstone
Alien Intruder (1993)
as Commander Skyler
The Hostage Tower (1980)
as Clarence Whitlock
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Triplecross (1995)
as Agent Oscar Pierce
STZ (2025)
as Broadcaster (voice)
iMurders (2008)
as Robert Delgado
Lost Flight (1970)
as Merle Barnaby
Moving Target (1996)
as Detective Don Racine
Batman Is Just Not That Into You (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
Falling For You (1995)
as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
The Return of Desperado (1988)
as Daniel Lancaster
Fear Runs Silent (2000)
as Sheriff Hammond
The Visit (2001)
as Henry
Steel Sharks (1997)
as Adm. Jim Perry
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990)
as Secret Agent Zero
Constellation (2007)
as Helms Boxer
Message from Nam (1993)
as Felix
Shooting Stars (1983)
as Douglas Hawk
Diary of a Single Mom (2009)
as Uncle Bo
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Josh Quincy
The Man in 3B (2015)
as Cain
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987)
as Self
Children of Divorce (1980)
as Walter Williams
The Robot Chicken: Bitch Pudding Special (2014)
as Fudge Turnover (voice)
Dark Empire (—)
as Lando Calrissian
Time Bomb (1984)
as Jake Calahan
The Last Place on Earth (2002)
as Dr. Davis
Scott Joplin (1977)
as Scott Joplin
Mask of Death (1996)
as Agent Jeffries
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)
as Homer Smith
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
Good Neighbor (2001)
as Sgt. Paul Davidson
The Right of the People (1986)
as Mike Trainor
Giant Steps (1992)
as Slate Thompson
Afro Promo (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
Marvin & Tige (1985)
as Richard Davis
The Final Comedown (1972)
as Johnny Johnson
The Prince (1996)
Actor
Percy & Thunder (1993)
as Ralph Tate
Giraffes Can't Dance (2006)
Actor
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time (2009)
as Narrator
The Maintenance Man (2004)
as Melven
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount (2023)
as Himself
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (2003)
as Narrator
Brown Sugar (—)
as Host - Narrator
3 Ways to Get a Husband (2010)
as William