Paul Williams
American composer, singer, songwriter and actor (1940–)
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. is an American songwriter and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". He also wrote "Cried Like a Baby" for teen idol Bobby Sherman.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1974–1982) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Phantom of the Paradise | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation | 1:32:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1978 | Smokey And The Bandit | Universal Pictures; Rastar Productions | 97 min | Color | sound | |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | unknown | 97 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1982 | The Phantom treehouse | Paul Williams | Color |