Billy Dee Williams
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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Movies (107)
STZ
2025 · Broadcaster (voice)
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023 · Himself
¿¡Soy lo bastante negro para ti!?
2022 · Self
LEGO Star Wars Vacaciones de Verano
2022 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021 · Self
LEGO Star Wars: Especial de las Fiestas
2020 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Lando Calrissian
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019 · Self
Quincy
2018 · Self
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017 · Two-Face (voice)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017 · Two-Face (voice)
Dirty Dancing
2017 · Tito
Lego Batman: la película
2017 · Two-Face (voice)
I Am Not Your Negro
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Man in 3B
2015 · Cain
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
La Gran Aventura LEGO
2014 · Lando (voice)
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011 · Ace Millstone
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010 · Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Barry Munday
2010 · Lonnie Green
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010 · William
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009 · Narrator
Fanboys
2009 · Judge Reinhold
Diary of a Single Mom
2009 · Uncle Bo
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008 · Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008 · Self
iMurders
2008 · Robert Delgado
Constellation
2007 · Helms Boxer
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 · Pastor Charlie
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005 · Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Self
The Maintenance Man
2004 · Melven
Epoch: Evolution
2003 · Ferguson
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003 · Narrator
Un héroe encubierto
2002 · Gen. Warren Boutwell
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self
The Last Place on Earth
2002 · Dr. Davis
The Visit
2001 · Henry
Good Neighbor
2001 · Sgt. Paul Davidson
The Ladies Man
2000 · Lester
Fear Runs Silent
2000 · Sheriff Hammond
The Contract
1999 · Senator Harmon
Hard Time
1998 · Leo Barker
Woo, la mujer perfecta
1998 · Himself
The Fourth King
1997 · Gasparre
Steel Sharks
1997 · Adm. Jim Perry
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
Afro Promo
1997 · Self (archive footage)
The Prince
1996
Moving Target
1996 · Detective Don Racine
Mask of Death
1996 · Agent Jeffries
Triplecross
1995 · Agent Oscar Pierce
Falling For You
1995 · Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
Message from Nam
1993 · Felix
Percy & Thunder
1993 · Ralph Tate
Alien Intruder
1993 · Commander Skyler
Marked for Murder
1993 · Capt. Jack Reilly
Giant Steps
1992 · Slate Thompson
Driving Me Crazy
1991 · Max
Voices That Care
1991 · Self - Choir Member
Dangerous Passion
1990 · Lou
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990 · Secret Agent Zero
Batman
1989 · Harvey Dent
The Return of Desperado
1988 · Daniel Lancaster
Deadly Illusion
1987 · Hamberger
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
1987 · Self
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · Det. Hazeltine
Courage
1986 · Bobby Jay
Oceans of Fire
1986 · Jim McKinley
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 · Self
The Right of the People
1986 · Mike Trainor
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Marvin & Tige
1985 · Richard Davis
The Impostor
1984 · Matthew Raines
Fear City
1984 · Al Wheeler
Time Bomb
1984 · Jake Calahan
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Narrator (voice) / Self
Shooting Stars
1983 · Douglas Hawk
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Lando Calrissian
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
Nighthawks
1981 · Matthew Fox
Children of Divorce
1980 · Walter Williams
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
The Hostage Tower
1980 · Clarence Whitlock
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Lando Calrissian
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979 · Homer Smith
Scott Joplin
1977 · Scott Joplin
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · Bingo
Mahogany
1975 · Brian
Carter's Army
1975 · Pvt. Lewis
The Take
1974 · Sneed
The Conversation
1974 · Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Hit!
1973 · Nick Allen
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Louis McKay
The Final Comedown
1972 · Johnny Johnson
The Glass House
1972 · Lennox
Brian's Song
1971 · Gale Sayers
Lost Flight
1970 · Merle Barnaby
The Out-of-Towners
1970 · Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
The Last Angry Man
1959 · Josh Quincy
Brown Sugar
· Host - Narrator
Dark Empire
· Lando Calrissian
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
· Self
TV shows (64)
LEGO Star Wars: La reconstrucción de la galaxia - Piezas del pasado
2025 · Landolorian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: La reconstrucción de la galaxia
2024 · Landolorian (voice)
Icons Unearthed: Batman
2024 · Self
And Just Like That… Un nuevo capítulo de Sex and the City
2021 · Lawrence Todd
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?
2019 · Billy Dee Williams (voice)
Lego Star Wars- Las Aventuras de los Freemaker
2016 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: El ascenso de la Resistencia
2016 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Rebels
2014 · Coach Paysinger
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013 · Lindo Calrissian (voice)
La naranja molesta
2012 · Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
Comic Book Men
2012 · Self
Key & Peele
2012 · Billy Dee Williams
Cuello Blanco
2009 · Ford / Bradford Toman
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Titan Maximum
2009 · Adm. Bitchface (voice)
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Himself
Glee
2009 · Andy Collins
Private Practice
2007 · Henry
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007
Boondocks
2005 · Himself (voice)
Mind of Mencia
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
Bring Back...
2005 · Self
Pollo Robot
2005 · Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
Black in the 80s
2005 · Self
Lost
2004 · Billy Dee Williams
NCIS
2003 · Leroy Jethro Moore
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson, Self - Commemorative Plate Spokesperson
Half & Half
2002 · Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
Street Time
2002 · Charles White
Scrubs
2001 · Billy Dee Williams
18 Wheels of Justice
2000 · Burton Hardesty
The Hughleys
1998 · Jerry Rose
El Show de los 70's
1998 · Pastor Dan
The View
1997 · Self
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Los Jackson: Un sueño americano
1992 · Berry Gordy
Martin
1992 · Billy Dee Williams
In Living Color
1990
A Different World
1987 · Langston Paige
Wiseguy
1987
North and South
1985 · Francis Cardozo
Double Dare
1985 · Billy Diamond
Chiefs
1983 · Tyler Watts
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Dynasty
1981 · Brady Lloyd
The Jeffersons
1975
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The New People
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
Coronet Blue
1967 · The Second Technician
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Hank Benton
The F.B.I.
1965 · Edward Tobin, Nate Phelps, James Borden
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Defenders
1961 · Private Austin George
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Star Wars Detours
· Lando Calrissian (voice)