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 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.
Born
Apr 06, 1937
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
107 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.9
Known For
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando Calrissian
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Lando Calrissian
Batman
1989
as Harvey Dent
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Lando Calrissian
The Lego Movie
2014
as Lando (voice)
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Two-Face (voice)
The Conversation
1974
as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Nighthawks
1981
as Matthew Fox
Fanboys
2009
as Judge Reinhold
Undercover Brother
2002
as Gen. Warren Boutwell
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