Acting
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.
Filmography
STZ
Film · 2025
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
Series · 2025
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Series · 2024
Icons Unearthed: Batman
Series · 2024
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Film · 2023
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Film · 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Film · 2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Film · 2022
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Film · 2021
And Just Like That…
Series · 2021
The Skywalker Legacy
Film · 2020
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Film · 2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Film · 2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Quincy
Film · 2018
The Lego Batman Movie
Film · 2017
Dirty Dancing
Film · 2017
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
Film · 2017
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Film · 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
Film · 2017
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Series · 2016
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
Series · 2016
The Man in 3B
Film · 2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Film · 2015
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Lego Movie
Film · 2014
The Rebels
Series · 2014
Star Wars Rebels
Series · 2014
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
Series · 2013
Comic Book Men
Series · 2012
Key & Peele
Series · 2012
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Series · 2012
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 2011
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Film · 2010
Barry Munday
Film · 2010
3 Ways to Get a Husband
Film · 2010
Fanboys
Film · 2009
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
Film · 2009
Diary of a Single Mom
Film · 2009
White Collar
Series · 2009
Titan Maximum
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Modern Family
Series · 2009
iMurders
Film · 2008
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Film · 2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Film · 2008
Constellation
Film · 2007
General Hospital: Night Shift
Series · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Film · 2006
Giraffes Can't Dance
Film · 2006
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Film · 2005
Mind of Mencia
Series · 2005
Bring Back...
Series · 2005
Black in the 80s
Series · 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Series · 2005
Robot Chicken
Series · 2005
The Boondocks
Series · 2005
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Film · 2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Film · 2004
The Maintenance Man
Film · 2004
Lost
Series · 2004
Epoch: Evolution
Film · 2003
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Film · 2003
NCIS
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Undercover Brother
Film · 2002
It's Black Entertainment
Film · 2002
The Last Place on Earth
Film · 2002
Half & Half
Series · 2002
Street Time
Series · 2002
Good Neighbor
Film · 2001
The Visit
Film · 2001
Scrubs
Series · 2001
Fear Runs Silent
Film · 2000
The Ladies Man
Film · 2000
18 Wheels of Justice
Series · 2000
The Contract
Film · 1999
Hard Time
Film · 1998
Woo
Film · 1998
That '70s Show
Series · 1998
The Hughleys
Series · 1998
Steel Sharks
Film · 1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Film · 1997
Afro Promo
Film · 1997
The Fourth King
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Mask of Death
Film · 1996
Moving Target
Film · 1996
The Prince
Film · 1996
Triplecross
Film · 1995
Falling For You
Film · 1995
Lonesome Dove: The Series
Series · 1994
Alien Intruder
Film · 1993
Marked for Murder
Film · 1993
Message from Nam
Film · 1993
Percy & Thunder
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Giant Steps
Film · 1992
Martin
Series · 1992
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Series · 1992
Driving Me Crazy
Film · 1991
Voices That Care
Film · 1991
Secret Agent 00 Soul
Film · 1990
Dangerous Passion
Film · 1990
In Living Color
Series · 1990
Batman
Film · 1989
The Return of Desperado
Film · 1988
Deadly Illusion
Film · 1987
Number One with a Bullet
Film · 1987
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
A Different World
Series · 1987
Courage
Film · 1986
Oceans of Fire
Film · 1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Film · 1986
The Right of the People
Film · 1986
Marvin & Tige
Film · 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
North and South
Series · 1985
Double Dare
Series · 1985
Fear City
Film · 1984
Time Bomb
Film · 1984
The Impostor
Film · 1984
Return of the Jedi
Film · 1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Film · 1983
Shooting Stars
Film · 1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Film · 1983
Chiefs
Series · 1983
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
Nighthawks
Film · 1981
Dynasty
Series · 1981
The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
The Hostage Tower
Film · 1980
Children of Divorce
Film · 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Film · 1979
Scott Joplin
Film · 1977
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Film · 1976
Mahogany
Film · 1975
Carter's Army
Film · 1975
The Jeffersons
Series · 1975
The Take
Film · 1974
The Conversation
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Hit!
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Lady Sings the Blues
Film · 1972
The Final Comedown
Film · 1972
The Glass House
Film · 1972
Brian's Song
Film · 1971
Lost Flight
Film · 1970
The Out-of-Towners
Film · 1970
The New People
Series · 1969
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
Coronet Blue
Series · 1967
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Defenders
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Last Angry Man
Film · 1959
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Brown Sugar
Film
Dark Empire
Film
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Film
Star Wars Detours
Series