Billy Dee Williams

Acting

Billy Dee Williams

Born April 6, 1937New York City, New York, USA166 credits

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.

Known For

STZ
10.0

STZ

Movie

2025

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
6.8

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

TV

2024

Icons Unearthed: Batman
9.0

Icons Unearthed: Batman

TV

2024

Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount

Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount

Movie

2023

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
6.1

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Movie

2022

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
6.3

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation

Movie

2022

Filmography

STZ
2025STZas Broadcaster (voice)Movie
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxyas Landolorian (voice)TV
Icons Unearthed: Batman
2024Icons Unearthed: Batmanas SelfTV
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramountas HimselfMovie
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022Is That Black Enough for You?!?as SelfMovie
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacationas Lando Calrissian (voice)Movie
And Just Like That…
2021And Just Like That…as Lawrence ToddTV
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021Stallone: Frank, That Isas SelfMovie
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020LEGO Star Wars Holiday Specialas Lando Calrissian (voice)Movie
The Skywalker Legacy
2020The Skywalker Legacyas SelfMovie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Lando CalrissianMovie
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaitsas SelfMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?as Billy Dee Williams (voice)TV
Quincy
2018Quincyas SelfMovie
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?as Two-Face (voice)Movie
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017Batman Is Just Not That Into Youas Two-Face (voice)Movie
Dirty Dancing
2017Dirty Dancingas TitoMovie
The Lego Batman Movie
2017The Lego Batman Movieas Two-Face (voice)Movie
I Am Not Your Negro
2017I Am Not Your Negroas SelfMovie
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventuresas Lando Calrissian (voice)TV
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
2016LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Risesas Lando Calrissian (voice)TV
The Man in 3B
2015The Man in 3Bas CainMovie
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
2015LEGO Star Wars: Droid Talesas Lando Calrissian (voice)TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothalas Lando Calrissian (voice)Movie
Star Wars Rebels
2014Star Wars Rebelsas Lando Calrissian (voice)TV
The Lego Movie
2014The Lego Movieas Lando (voice)Movie
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2014The Rebelsas Coach PaysingerTV
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
2013LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chroniclesas Lindo Calrissian (voice)TV
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orangeas Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)TV
Comic Book Men
2012Comic Book Menas SelfTV
Key & Peele
2012Key & Peeleas Billy Dee WilliamsTV
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Rollas Ace MillstoneMovie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIIas Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)Movie
Barry Munday
2010Barry Mundayas Lonnie GreenMovie
3 Ways to Get a Husband
20103 Ways to Get a Husbandas WilliamMovie
White Collar
2009White Collaras Ford / Bradford TomanTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Titan Maximum
2009Titan Maximumas Adm. Bitchface (voice)TV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas HimselfTV
Glee
2009Gleeas Andy CollinsTV
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Timeas NarratorMovie
Fanboys
2009Fanboysas Judge ReinholdMovie
Diary of a Single Mom
2009Diary of a Single Momas Uncle BoMovie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIas Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)Movie
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knightas SelfMovie
iMurders
2008iMurdersas Robert DelgadoMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas HenryTV
General Hospital: Night Shift
2007General Hospital: Night ShiftTV
Constellation
2007Constellationas Helms BoxerMovie
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horroras Pastor CharlieMovie
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006Giraffes Can't DanceMovie
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005Merry F#%$in' Christmasas SelfMovie
The Boondocks
2005The Boondocksas Himself (voice)TV
Mind of Mencia
2005Mind of MenciaTV
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
Bring Back...
2005Bring Back...as SelfTV
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chickenas Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)TV
Black in the 80s
2005Black in the 80sTV
Lost
2004Lostas Billy Dee WilliamsTV
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas SelfMovie
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004When Star Wars Ruled the Worldas SelfMovie
The Maintenance Man
2004The Maintenance Manas MelvenMovie
Epoch: Evolution
2003Epoch: Evolutionas FergusonMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Leroy Jethro MooreTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosaas NarratorMovie
Half & Half
2002Half & Halfas Otis 'Omar Funk' WrightTV
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Charles WhiteTV
Undercover Brother
2002Undercover Brotheras Gen. Warren BoutwellMovie
It's Black Entertainment
2002It's Black Entertainmentas SelfMovie
The Last Place on Earth
2002The Last Place on Earthas Dr. DavisMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas Billy Dee WilliamsTV
The Visit
2001The Visitas HenryMovie
Good Neighbor
2001Good Neighboras Sgt. Paul DavidsonMovie
The Ladies Man
2000The Ladies Manas LesterMovie
Fear Runs Silent
2000Fear Runs Silentas Sheriff HammondMovie
18 Wheels of Justice
200018 Wheels of Justiceas Burton HardestyTV
The Contract
1999The Contractas Senator HarmonMovie
Hard Time
1998Hard Timeas Leo BarkerMovie
The Hughleys
1998The Hughleysas Jerry RoseTV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas Pastor DanTV
Woo
1998Wooas HimselfMovie
The Fourth King
1997The Fourth Kingas GasparreMovie
Steel Sharks
1997Steel Sharksas Adm. Jim PerryMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the Mysteryas SelfMovie
Afro Promo
1997Afro Promoas Self (archive footage)Movie
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1996The PrinceMovie
Moving Target
1996Moving Targetas Detective Don RacineMovie
Mask of Death
1996Mask of Deathas Agent JeffriesMovie
Triplecross
1995Triplecrossas Agent Oscar PierceMovie
Falling For You
1995Falling For Youas Lieutenant Frank LazaroMovie
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994Lonesome Dove: The SeriesTV
Message from Nam
1993Message from Namas FelixMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Percy & Thunder
1993Percy & Thunderas Ralph TateMovie
Alien Intruder
1993Alien Intruderas Commander SkylerMovie
Marked for Murder
1993Marked for Murderas Capt. Jack ReillyMovie
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992The Jacksons: An American Dreamas Berry GordyTV
Giant Steps
1992Giant Stepsas Slate ThompsonMovie
Martin
1992Martinas Billy Dee WilliamsTV
Driving Me Crazy
1991Driving Me Crazyas MaxMovie
Voices That Care
1991Voices That Careas Self - Choir MemberMovie
In Living Color
1990In Living ColorTV
Dangerous Passion
1990Dangerous Passionas LouMovie
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990Secret Agent 00 Soulas Secret Agent ZeroMovie
Batman
1989Batmanas Harvey DentMovie
The Return of Desperado
1988The Return of Desperadoas Daniel LancasterMovie
Deadly Illusion
1987Deadly Illusionas HambergerMovie
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Langston PaigeTV
Wiseguy
1987WiseguyTV
Number One with a Bullet
1987Number One with a Bulletas Det. HazeltineMovie
Courage
1986Courageas Bobby JayMovie
Oceans of Fire
1986Oceans of Fireas Jim McKinleyMovie
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986Looney Tunes 50th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
The Right of the People
1986The Right of the Peopleas Mike TrainorMovie
North and South
1985North and Southas Francis CardozoTV
Double Dare
1985Double Dareas Billy DiamondTV
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
Marvin & Tige
1985Marvin & Tigeas Richard DavisMovie
The Impostor
1984The Impostoras Matthew RainesMovie
Fear City
1984Fear Cityas Al WheelerMovie
Time Bomb
1984Time Bombas Jake CalahanMovie
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedias Narrator (voice) / SelfMovie
Chiefs
1983Chiefsas Tyler WattsTV
Shooting Stars
1983Shooting Starsas Douglas HawkMovie
Return of the Jedi
1983Return of the Jedias Lando CalrissianMovie
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Foreveras SelfMovie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
Nighthawks
1981Nighthawksas Matthew FoxMovie
Dynasty
1981Dynastyas Brady LloydTV
Children of Divorce
1980Children of Divorceas Walter WilliamsMovie
The Hostage Tower
1980The Hostage Toweras Clarence WhitlockMovie
The Empire Strikes Back
1980The Empire Strikes Backas Lando CalrissianMovie
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979Christmas Lilies of the Fieldas Homer SmithMovie
Scott Joplin
1977Scott Joplinas Scott JoplinMovie
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kingsas BingoMovie
Mahogany
1975Mahoganyas BrianMovie
Carter's Army
1975Carter's Armyas Pvt. LewisMovie
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
The Take
1974The Takeas SneedMovie
The Conversation
1974The Conversationas Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)Movie
Hit!
1973Hit!as Nick AllenMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Lady Sings the Bluesas Louis McKayMovie
The Final Comedown
1972The Final Comedownas Johnny JohnsonMovie
The Glass House
1972The Glass Houseas LennoxMovie
Brian's Song
1971Brian's Songas Gale SayersMovie
Lost Flight
1970Lost Flightas Merle BarnabyMovie
The Out-of-Towners
1970The Out-of-Townersas Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found ClerkMovie
The New People
1969The New PeopleTV
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Coronet Blue
1967Coronet Blueas The Second TechnicianTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Hank BentonTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Edward TobinTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Private Austin GeorgeTV
The Last Angry Man
1959The Last Angry Manas Josh QuincyMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Brown Sugar
—Brown Sugaras Host - NarratorMovie
Dark Empire
—Dark Empireas Lando CalrissianMovie
Star Wars Detours
—Star Wars Detoursas Lando Calrissian (voice)TV