Billy Dee Williams

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 6, 1937 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Action Adventure
Career Span
– Present

Billy Dee Williams

3 wins
241 nominations
2 Oscars
100 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Apr 6, 1937
From
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

3
Wins
241
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2025

STZ as Broadcaster (voice)

2023

Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount as Himself

2022

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation as Lando Calrissian (voice) Award
Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self

2021

Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self

2020

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special as Lando Calrissian (voice) Award
The Skywalker Legacy as Self

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Lando Calrissian Award
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self

2018

Quincy as Self

2017

The Lego Batman Movie as Two-Face (voice) Award
Dirty Dancing as Tito Award
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? as Two-Face (voice)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You as Two-Face (voice)

2015

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Man in 3B as Cain

2014

The Lego Movie as Lando (voice) Award

2011

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as Ace Millstone

2010

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Barry Munday as Lonnie Green
3 Ways to Get a Husband as William

2009

Fanboys as Judge Reinhold Award
Diary of a Single Mom as Uncle Bo
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time as Narrator

2008

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight as Self
iMurders as Robert Delgado

2007

Constellation as Helms Boxer

2006

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Pastor Charlie
Giraffes Can't Dance

2005

Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self

2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self Award
When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self

2003

Epoch Evolution as Ferguson
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa as Narrator

2002

Undercover Brother as Gen. Warren Boutwell Award
It's Black Entertainment as Self
The Last Place on Earth as Dr. Davis

2001

The Visit as Henry
Good Neighbor as Sgt. Paul Davidson

2000

The Ladies Man as Lester Award
Fear Runs Silent as Sheriff Hammond

1999

The Contract as Senator Harmon

1998

Woo as Himself
Hard Time as Leo Barker

1997

Steel Sharks as Adm. Jim Perry
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
The Fourth King as Gasparre
Afro Promo as Self (archive footage)

1996

Moving Target as Detective Don Racine
Mask of Death as Agent Jeffries
The Prince

1995

Triplecross as Agent Oscar Pierce
Falling For You as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro

1993

Alien Intruder as Commander Skyler
Percy & Thunder as Ralph Tate
Marked for Murder as Capt. Jack Reilly
Message from Nam as Felix

1992

Giant Steps as Slate Thompson

1991

Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
Driving Me Crazy as Max

1990

Dangerous Passion as Lou
Secret Agent 00 Soul as Secret Agent Zero

1989

Batman as Harvey Dent Award

1988

The Return of Desperado as Daniel Lancaster

1987

Number One with a Bullet as Det. Hazeltine
Deadly Illusion as Hamberger

1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
Courage as Bobby Jay
The Right of the People as Mike Trainor
Oceans of Fire as Jim McKinley

1985

Night of 100 Stars II as Self
Marvin & Tige as Richard Davis

1984

Fear City as Al Wheeler
The Impostor as Matthew Raines
Time Bomb as Jake Calahan

1983

Return of the Jedi as Lando Calrissian Award
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Narrator (voice) / Self
Shooting Stars as Douglas Hawk

1981

Nighthawks as Matthew Fox Award

1980

The Empire Strikes Back as Lando Calrissian Award
The Hostage Tower as Clarence Whitlock
Children of Divorce as Walter Williams

1979

Christmas Lilies of the Field as Homer Smith

1977

Scott Joplin as Scott Joplin

1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Bingo

1975

Carter's Army as Pvt. Lewis
Mahogany as Brian

1974

The Conversation as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) Award
The Take as Sneed

1973

Hit! as Nick Allen

1972

The Final Comedown as Johnny Johnson
Lady Sings the Blues as Louis McKay
The Glass House as Lennox

1971

Brian's Song as Gale Sayers

1970

The Out-of-Towners as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk Award
Lost Flight as Merle Barnaby

1959

The Last Angry Man as Josh Quincy

Brown Sugar as Host - Narrator

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Lego Batman Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
Batman
Return of the Jedi
The Lego Movie
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
The Conversation
Fanboys
Undercover Brother

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre
Genre Evolution