Acting
Billy Dee Williams
Born Apr 6, 1937 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Acting
Brown Sugar
Dark Empire
Science Fiction
Star Wars Detours
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
STZ
2025
Comedy · Horror
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
2025
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Action & Adventure
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
Documentary
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
Documentary
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022
Animation · Family · Science Fiction
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Documentary · Science Fiction
And Just Like That…
2021
Comedy · Drama
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
Documentary
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020
Animation · Family · Science Fiction
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
Documentary
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
Documentary
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
Animation · Comedy · Mystery
Quincy
2018
Documentary · Music
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017
Family · Animation · Comedy
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017
Family · Animation · Comedy
Dirty Dancing
2017
Drama · Romance
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
Animation · Action · Comedy
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
Documentary
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
Animation · Comedy · Family
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
2016
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
The Man in 3B
2015
Mystery
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015
Animation · Comedy · Family
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Lego Movie
2014
Animation · Family · Adventure
The Rebels
2014
Comedy
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Animation
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2012
Action & Adventure
Key & Peele
2012
Comedy
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
Drama · Music
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
Comedy · Science Fiction · Animation
Barry Munday
2010
Comedy · Drama · Romance
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010
Romance · TV Movie
White Collar
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Titan Maximum
2009
Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Glee
2009
Comedy · Drama
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009
Documentary
Fanboys
2009
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Diary of a Single Mom
2009
Drama
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008
Science Fiction · Animation · Comedy
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
Documentary
iMurders
2008
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Private Practice
2007
Drama
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007
Drama
Constellation
2007
Drama · Romance
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Comedy · Horror
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006
Animation
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
Mind of Mencia
2005
Comedy
Robot Chicken
2005
Comedy · Animation
Lost
2004
Mystery · Action & Adventure · Drama
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Documentary
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
Documentary · TV Movie
The Maintenance Man
2004
Comedy
Epoch: Evolution
2003
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
NCIS
2003
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003
Animation
Half & Half
2002
Comedy
Street Time
2002
Drama
Undercover Brother
2002
Action · Comedy
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Documentary · Music
The Last Place on Earth
2002
Comedy · Drama
Scrubs
2001
Comedy
The Visit
2001
Drama
Good Neighbor
2001
Thriller
The Ladies Man
2000
Comedy
Fear Runs Silent
2000
Thriller · Horror
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Contract
1999
Action · Crime · Thriller
Hard Time
1998
Action · Crime · TV Movie
The Hughleys
1998
Comedy · Family
That '70s Show
1998
Comedy · Family · Drama
Woo
1998
Comedy · Romance
The Fourth King
1997
Drama · TV Movie
Steel Sharks
1997
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
Documentary · TV Movie
Afro Promo
1997
Documentary
Moving Target
1996
Action · Drama · Thriller
Mask of Death
1996
Thriller · Action
Triplecross
1995
Action · Thriller · Crime
Falling For You
1995
Thriller · TV Movie
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
Western
Message from Nam
1993
Drama · Romance
Percy & Thunder
1993
Action · Drama · TV Movie
Alien Intruder
1993
Science Fiction
Marked for Murder
1993
TV Movie · Action
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
Drama
Giant Steps
1992
Drama
Martin
1992
Comedy · Drama
Driving Me Crazy
1991
Comedy
Voices That Care
1991
Documentary
In Living Color
1990
Comedy
Dangerous Passion
1990
Action · Adventure · TV Movie
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
Action · Comedy
Batman
1989
Fantasy · Action · Crime
The Return of Desperado
1988
Western · TV Movie
Deadly Illusion
1987
Drama · Crime · Mystery
A Different World
1987
Comedy · Family
Wiseguy
1987
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Action · Comedy · Crime
Courage
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Oceans of Fire
1986
Action · TV Movie
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
Documentary · Animation · History
The Right of the People
1986
TV Movie · Crime
North and South
1985
Drama · War & Politics
Double Dare
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Marvin & Tige
1985
Drama
The Impostor
1984
Drama
Fear City
1984
Crime · Thriller
Time Bomb
1984
TV Movie · Thriller · Action
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Documentary
Chiefs
1983
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Shooting Stars
1983
Comedy · Action · TV Movie
Return of the Jedi
1983
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983
Music · Documentary · TV Movie
Nighthawks
1981
Action · Crime · Thriller
Dynasty
1981
Soap · Drama
Children of Divorce
1980
TV Movie · Drama
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Documentary · TV Movie
The Hostage Tower
1980
Thriller · Crime
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979
Drama · TV Movie
Scott Joplin
1977
Music · History
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
Comedy · Drama
Mahogany
1975
Drama · Romance
Carter's Army
1975
TV Movie · War · Adventure
The Jeffersons
1975
Comedy · Family
The Take
1974
Action · Thriller
The Conversation
1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Hit!
1973
Drama · Action · Crime
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Drama · Music
The Final Comedown
1972
Drama · Action · Crime
The Glass House
1972
Drama · TV Movie
Brian's Song
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Lost Flight
1970
TV Movie · Drama · Action
The Out-of-Towners
1970
Comedy
The New People
1969
Drama
The Mod Squad
1968
Action & Adventure · Drama
Coronet Blue
1967
Mystery · Drama
Mission: Impossible
1966
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Defenders
1961
Drama
The Last Angry Man
1959
Drama