Billy Dee Williams
Acting • Born 1937-04-06
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.
Filmography
164 credits
Batman
Movie • 1989
Harvey Dent
Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
Lando Calrissian
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Lando Calrissian
Mahogany
Movie • 1975
Brian
Nighthawks
Movie • 1981
Matthew Fox
Lady Sings the Blues
Movie • 1972
Louis McKay
Carter's Army
Movie • 1975
Pvt. Lewis
Steel Sharks
Movie • 1997
Adm. Jim Perry
Driving Me Crazy
Movie • 1991
Max
Epoch: Evolution
Movie • 2003
Ferguson
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Movie • 1997
Self
Fanboys
Movie • 2009
Judge Reinhold
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Movie • 1976
Bingo
Fear Runs Silent
Movie • 2000
Sheriff Hammond
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Movie • 2006
Pastor Charlie
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Movie • 2005
Self
Alien Intruder
Movie • 1993
Commander Skyler
Voices That Care
Movie • 1991
Self - Choir Member
Constellation
Movie • 2007
Helms Boxer
The Ladies Man
Movie • 2000
Lester
Brian's Song
Movie • 1971
Gale Sayers
Fear City
Movie • 1984
Al Wheeler
Triplecross
Movie • 1995
Agent Oscar Pierce
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Movie • 2010
Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
Narrator (voice) / Self
The Final Comedown
Movie • 1972
Johnny Johnson
Hit!
Movie • 1973
Nick Allen
The Contract
Movie • 1999
Senator Harmon
Scott Joplin
Movie • 1977
Scott Joplin
Deadly Illusion
Movie • 1987
Hamberger
Marked for Murder
Movie • 1993
Capt. Jack Reilly
Mask of Death
Movie • 1996
Agent Jeffries
Falling For You
Movie • 1995
Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
Courage
Movie • 1986
Bobby Jay
Hard Time
Movie • 1998
Leo Barker
Moving Target
Movie • 1996
Detective Don Racine
Number One with a Bullet
Movie • 1987
Det. Hazeltine
Time Bomb
Movie • 1984
Jake Calahan
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Movie • 2021
Self
Secret Agent 00 Soul
Movie • 1990
Secret Agent Zero
Oceans of Fire
Movie • 1986
Jim McKinley
Marvin & Tige
Movie • 1985
Richard Davis
The Glass House
Movie • 1972
Lennox
Lost Flight
Movie • 1970
Merle Barnaby
Giraffes Can't Dance
Movie • 2006
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Movie • 2022
Lando Calrissian (voice)
Message from Nam
Movie • 1993
Felix
The Hostage Tower
Movie • 1980
Clarence Whitlock
STZ
Movie • 2025
Broadcaster (voice)
The Last Angry Man
Movie • 1959
Josh Quincy
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie • 2022
Self
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
Movie • 2009
Narrator
The Lego Movie
Movie • 2014
Lando (voice)
Percy & Thunder
Movie • 1993
Ralph Tate
Shooting Stars
Movie • 1983
Douglas Hawk
Good Neighbor
Movie • 2001
Sgt. Paul Davidson
The Take
Movie • 1974
Sneed
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Movie • 2004
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
The Conversation
Movie • 1974
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
The Man in 3B
Movie • 2015
Cain
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie • 2004
Self
The Return of Desperado
Movie • 1988
Daniel Lancaster
The Out-of-Towners
Movie • 1970
Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Movie • 2023
Himself
The Prince
Movie • 1996
Brown Sugar
Movie
Host - Narrator
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 2011
Ace Millstone
The Lego Batman Movie
Movie • 2017
Two-Face (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Movie • 2015
Lando Calrissian (voice)
Afro Promo
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Dirty Dancing
Movie • 2017
Tito
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Movie • 1979
Homer Smith
Barry Munday
Movie • 2010
Lonnie Green
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie • 1983
Self
Children of Divorce
Movie • 1980
Walter Williams
Woo
Movie • 1998
Himself
Undercover Brother
Movie • 2002
Gen. Warren Boutwell
iMurders
Movie • 2008
Robert Delgado
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Movie • 1986
Self
The Right of the People
Movie • 1986
Mike Trainor
Dangerous Passion
Movie • 1990
Lou
3 Ways to Get a Husband
Movie • 2010
William
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie • 2019
Lando Calrissian
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Movie • 2003
Narrator
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
Movie • 2017
Two-Face (voice)
Quincy
Movie • 2018
Self
The Visit
Movie • 2001
Henry
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Movie • 2019
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie • 2020
Self
Giant Steps
Movie • 1992
Slate Thompson
Diary of a Single Mom
Movie • 2009
Uncle Bo
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Movie • 2008
Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Movie • 2020
Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Impostor
Movie • 1984
Matthew Raines
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Movie • 2017
Two-Face (voice)
The Last Place on Earth
Movie • 2002
Dr. Davis
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Movie • 2008
Self
The Fourth King
Movie • 1997
Gasparre
The Maintenance Man
Movie • 2004
Melven
I Am Not Your Negro
Movie • 2017
Self
That '70s Show
TV • 1998
Pastor Dan
Martin
TV • 1992
Billy Dee Williams
Half & Half
TV • 2002
Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Edward Tobin
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Comic Book Men
TV • 2012
Self
Mind of Mencia
TV • 2005
Dynasty
TV • 1981
Brady Lloyd
General Hospital: Night Shift
TV • 2007
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Henry
Lost
TV • 2004
Billy Dee Williams
In Living Color
TV • 1990
The Hughleys
TV • 1998
Jerry Rose
Bring Back...
TV • 2005
Self
Wiseguy
TV • 1987
The New People
TV • 1969
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
Street Time
TV • 2002
Charles White
Lonesome Dove: The Series
TV • 1994
18 Wheels of Justice
TV • 2000
Burton Hardesty
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Private Austin George
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Black in the 80s
TV • 2005
North and South
TV • 1985
Francis Cardozo
NCIS
TV • 2003
Leroy Jethro Moore
White Collar
TV • 2009
Ford / Bradford Toman
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Billy Dee Williams (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
And Just Like That…
TV • 2021
Lawrence Todd
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Nate Phelps
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
James Borden
The Rebels
TV • 2014
Coach Paysinger
Double Dare
TV • 1985
Billy Diamond
Chiefs
TV • 1983
Tyler Watts
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
A Different World
TV • 1987
Langston Paige
Star Wars Rebels
TV • 2014
Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
TV • 2013
Lindo Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
TV • 2015
Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV • 2016
Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
TV • 2016
Lando Calrissian (voice)
Titan Maximum
TV • 2009
Adm. Bitchface (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
Glee
TV • 2009
Andy Collins
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Himself
The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV • 1992
Berry Gordy
Star Wars Detours
TV
Lando Calrissian (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
TV • 2024
Landolorian (voice)
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Billy Dee Williams
Icons Unearthed: Batman
TV • 2024
Self
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
The Boondocks
TV • 2005
Himself (voice)
Coronet Blue
TV • 1967
The Second Technician
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
TV • 2012
Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Billy Dee Williams
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Hank Benton
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self