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