Billy Dee Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 6, 1937 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 171
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
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Movie
Lando Calrissian
Return of the Jedi
1983Movie
Lando Calrissian
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Movie
Lando Calrissian
Batman
1989Movie
Harvey Dent
The Lego Movie
2014Movie
Lando (voice)
The Lego Batman Movie
2017Movie
Two-Face (voice)
Filmography
STZ
2025Movie
Broadcaster (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
2025TV
Landolorian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024TV
Landolorian (voice)
Icons Unearthed: Batman
2024TV
Self
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023Movie
Himself
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022Movie
Self
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022Movie
Lando Calrissian (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
2022Movie
Self
And Just Like That…
2021TV
Lawrence Todd
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021Movie
Self
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020Movie
Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020Movie
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Movie
Lando Calrissian
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019Movie
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019TV
Billy Dee Williams (voice)
Quincy
2018Movie
Self
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017Movie
Two-Face (voice)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017Movie
Two-Face (voice)
Dirty Dancing
2017Movie
Tito
The Lego Batman Movie
2017Movie
Two-Face (voice)
I Am Not Your Negro
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
2016TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Man in 3B
2015Movie
Cain
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015Movie
Lando Calrissian (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
2014TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Lego Movie
2014Movie
Lando (voice)
The Rebels
2014TV
Coach Paysinger
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013TV
Lindo Calrissian (voice)
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2012TV
Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
Comic Book Men
2012TV
Self
Key & Peele
2012TV
Billy Dee Williams
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011Movie
Ace Millstone
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010Movie
Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Barry Munday
2010Movie
Lonnie Green
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010Movie
William
White Collar
2009TV
Ford / Bradford Toman
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
Titan Maximum
2009TV
Adm. Bitchface (voice)
Modern Family
2009TV
Himself
Glee
2009TV
Andy Collins
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009Movie
Narrator
Fanboys
2009Movie
Judge Reinhold
Diary of a Single Mom
2009Movie
Uncle Bo
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008Movie
Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008Movie
Self
iMurders
2008Movie
Robert Delgado
Private Practice
2007TV
Henry
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007TV
Constellation
2007Movie
Helms Boxer
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006Movie
Pastor Charlie
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006Movie
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005Movie
Self
The Boondocks
2005TV
Himself (voice)
Mind of Mencia
2005TV
Dancing with the Stars
2005TV
Self - Contestant
Bring Back...
2005TV
Self
Robot Chicken
2005TV
Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
Black in the 80s
2005TV
Self
Lost
2004TV
Billy Dee Williams
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004Movie
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004Movie
Self
The Maintenance Man
2004Movie
Melven
Epoch: Evolution
2003Movie
Ferguson
NCIS
2003TV
Leroy Jethro Moore
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest, Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson, Self - Commemorative Plate Spokesperson
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003Movie
Narrator
Half & Half
2002TV
Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
Street Time
2002TV
Charles White
Undercover Brother
2002Movie
Gen. Warren Boutwell
It's Black Entertainment
2002Movie
Self
The Last Place on Earth
2002Movie
Dr. Davis
Scrubs
2001TV
Billy Dee Williams
The Visit
2001Movie
Henry
Good Neighbor
2001Movie
Sgt. Paul Davidson
The Ladies Man
2000Movie
Lester
Fear Runs Silent
2000Movie
Sheriff Hammond
18 Wheels of Justice
2000TV
Burton Hardesty
The Contract
1999Movie
Senator Harmon
Hard Time
1998Movie
Leo Barker
The Hughleys
1998TV
Jerry Rose
That '70s Show
1998TV
Pastor Dan
Woo
1998Movie
Himself
The Fourth King
1997Movie
Gasparre
Steel Sharks
1997Movie
Adm. Jim Perry
The View
1997TV
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997Movie
Self
Afro Promo
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Prince
1996Movie
Moving Target
1996Movie
Detective Don Racine
Mask of Death
1996Movie
Agent Jeffries
Triplecross
1995Movie
Agent Oscar Pierce
Falling For You
1995Movie
Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994TV
Message from Nam
1993Movie
Felix
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Percy & Thunder
1993Movie
Ralph Tate
Alien Intruder
1993Movie
Commander Skyler
Marked for Murder
1993Movie
Capt. Jack Reilly
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992TV
Berry Gordy
Giant Steps
1992Movie
Slate Thompson
Martin
1992TV
Billy Dee Williams
Driving Me Crazy
1991Movie
Max
Voices That Care
1991Movie
Self - Choir Member
In Living Color
1990TV
Dangerous Passion
1990Movie
Lou
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990Movie
Secret Agent Zero
Batman
1989Movie
Harvey Dent
The Return of Desperado
1988Movie
Daniel Lancaster
Deadly Illusion
1987Movie
Hamberger
A Different World
1987TV
Langston Paige
Wiseguy
1987TV
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
1987Movie
Self
Number One with a Bullet
1987Movie
Det. Hazeltine
Courage
1986Movie
Bobby Jay
Oceans of Fire
1986Movie
Jim McKinley
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986Movie
Self
The Right of the People
1986Movie
Mike Trainor
North and South
1985TV
Francis Cardozo
Double Dare
1985TV
Billy Diamond
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
Marvin & Tige
1985Movie
Richard Davis
The Impostor
1984Movie
Matthew Raines
Fear City
1984Movie
Al Wheeler
Time Bomb
1984Movie
Jake Calahan
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983Movie
Narrator (voice) / Self
Chiefs
1983TV
Tyler Watts
Shooting Stars
1983Movie
Douglas Hawk
Return of the Jedi
1983Movie
Lando Calrissian
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983Movie
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self - Guest
Nighthawks
1981Movie
Matthew Fox
Dynasty
1981TV
Brady Lloyd
Children of Divorce
1980Movie
Walter Williams
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980Movie
Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
The Hostage Tower
1980Movie
Clarence Whitlock
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Movie
Lando Calrissian
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979Movie
Homer Smith
Scott Joplin
1977Movie
Scott Joplin
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976Movie
Bingo
Mahogany
1975Movie
Brian
Carter's Army
1975Movie
Pvt. Lewis
The Jeffersons
1975TV
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
The Take
1974Movie
Sneed
The Conversation
1974Movie
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Hit!
1973Movie
Nick Allen
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Movie
Louis McKay
The Final Comedown
1972Movie
Johnny Johnson
The Glass House
1972Movie
Lennox
Brian's Song
1971Movie
Gale Sayers
Lost Flight
1970Movie
Merle Barnaby
The Out-of-Towners
1970Movie
Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
The New People
1969TV
The Mod Squad
1968TV
Coronet Blue
1967TV
The Second Technician
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Hank Benton
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Edward Tobin, Nate Phelps, James Borden
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Defenders
1961TV
Private Austin George
The Last Angry Man
1959Movie
Josh Quincy
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Performer
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Star Wars Detours
TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Movie
Self
Dark Empire
Movie
Lando Calrissian
Brown Sugar
Movie
Host - Narrator