Billy Dee Williams
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 6, 1937
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
STZ
When a trio of scientists inadvertently launch a bio-attack on a busful of gorgeous women, sex-crazed zombies are created, wreaking havoc on a small town.
Icons Unearthed: Batman
The story of the dark knight's journey to the screen fraught with false starts, accidents, big personalities, and endless reinventions. A visionary director, two upstart producers and an unlikely star overcome a troubled production to deliver a hit.
When Star Wars Ruled the World
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film.
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.
The Empire Strikes Back
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
White Collar
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
Half & Half
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
The Boondocks
When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.
Scrubs
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
Filmography
as Broadcaster (voice)
as Landolorian (voice)
as Self
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Lawrence Todd
as Self
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Self
as Lando Calrissian
as Self
as Billy Dee Williams (voice)
as Self
as Two-Face (voice)
as Two-Face (voice)
as Tito
as Two-Face (voice)
as Self
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Cain
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Lando (voice)
as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
as Self
as Billy Dee Williams
as Ace Millstone
as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
as Lonnie Green
as William
as Ford / Bradford Toman
as Self
as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
as Himself
as Andy Collins
as Narrator
as Judge Reinhold
as Uncle Bo
as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
as Robert Delgado
as Henry
as Helms Boxer
as Pastor Charlie
as Self
as Himself (voice)
as Self - Contestant
as Self
as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
as Self
as Melven
as Ferguson
as Leroy Jethro Moore
as Self - Guest
as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
as Charles White
as Gen. Warren Boutwell
as Self
as Dr. Davis
as Billy Dee Williams
as Henry
as Sgt. Paul Davidson
as Lester
as Sheriff Hammond
as Burton Hardesty
as Senator Harmon
as Leo Barker
as Jerry Rose
as Pastor Dan
as Himself
as Gasparre
as Adm. Jim Perry
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Detective Don Racine
as Agent Jeffries
as Agent Oscar Pierce
as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
as Felix
as Ralph Tate
as Commander Skyler
as Capt. Jack Reilly
as Berry Gordy
as Slate Thompson
as Billy Dee Williams
as Max
as Self - Choir Member
as Lou
as Secret Agent Zero
as Harvey Dent
as Daniel Lancaster
as Hamberger
as Langston Paige
as Det. Hazeltine
as Bobby Jay
as Jim McKinley
as Mike Trainor
as Francis Cardozo
as Billy Diamond
as Self
as Richard Davis
as Matthew Raines
as Al Wheeler
as Jake Calahan
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as Tyler Watts
as Douglas Hawk
as Lando Calrissian
as Matthew Fox
as Brady Lloyd
as Walter Williams
as Clarence Whitlock
as Lando Calrissian
as Homer Smith
as Scott Joplin
as Brian
as Pvt. Lewis
as Self
as Sneed
as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
as Nick Allen
as Louis McKay
as Johnny Johnson
as Lennox
as Gale Sayers
as Merle Barnaby
as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
as The Second Technician
as Edward Tobin
as Nate Phelps
as James Borden
as Self
as Private Austin George
as Josh Quincy
as Self - Performer
as Self
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
as Host - Narrator