Billy Dee Williams
American actor (born 1937)
William December Williams Jr. is an American actor, novelist and painter. He has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades. He is best known for portraying Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise and has also appeared in critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Mahogany (1975), Scott Joplin (1977), and Nighthawks (1981), as Harvey Dent in Batman (1989) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Last Angry Man (1959), Carter's Army (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), The Final Comedown and Lady Sings the Blues, Hit! (1973), Fear City and Terror in the Aisles, Alien Intruder (1993) and The Visit (2000).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1971–1983) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brian's Song ▶ | Learning Corporation of America | 73 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1971 | Brian's song | Learning Corporation of America | 75 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1973 | Hit! | Sidney J. Furie | 134 min | Color | sound | |
| 1974 | The Take | Columbia Pictures presents a World Film Services production | 93 min | Color | sound | |
| 1975 | Mahogany | Paramount | 111 min | Color | sound | |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | John Badham | ||||
| 1977 | Scott Joplin | Pyramid | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1977 | Scott Joplin | PYRMID | 15 min. | 16mm | Color | |
| 1980 | The Empire strikes back | Films Incorporated | 124 mi | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Films Incorporated | 133 mi | 16mm | Color | sound |