Billy Dee Williams
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Batman
as Harvey Dent
1989
Return of the Jedi
as Lando Calrissian
1983
The Empire Strikes Back
as Lando Calrissian
1980
Mahogany
as Brian
1975
Nighthawks
as Matthew Fox
1981
Lady Sings the Blues
as Louis McKay
1972
Carter's Army
as Pvt. Lewis
1975
Steel Sharks
as Adm. Jim Perry
1997
Driving Me Crazy
as Max
1991
Epoch: Evolution
as Ferguson
2003
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
1997
Fanboys
as Judge Reinhold
2009
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Bingo
1976
Fear Runs Silent
as Sheriff Hammond
2000
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Pastor Charlie
2006
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
as Self
2005
Alien Intruder
as Commander Skyler
1993
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
Constellation
as Helms Boxer
2007
The Ladies Man
as Lester
2000
TV Appearances
That '70s Show
as Pastor Dan
1998
Martin
as Billy Dee Williams
1992
Half & Half
as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
2002
The View
as Self
1997
The F.B.I.
as Edward Tobin
1965
The Jeffersons
1975
Comic Book Men
as Self
2012
Mind of Mencia
2005
Dynasty
as Brady Lloyd
1981
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007
The Mod Squad
1968
Private Practice
as Henry
2007