Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams was born in New York, the son of Loretta Anne (1915-2016), a West Indian-born elevator operator from Montserrat, and William December Williams, Sr. (1910-2007), an African-American caretaker from Texas. He has a twin sister, Loretta, and grew up in Harlem, where he was raised by his maternal grandmother while his parents worked at several jobs. Williams graduated from The High School of Music & Art (later merged with the High School of Performing Arts to become the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art) in Manhattan, where he was a classmate of Diahann Carroll, who would later play the wife of his character Brady Lloyd on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty.
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- Born:
- Apr 6, 1937 In New York City - New York - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 122
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie STZ 2024-11-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | STZ | Broadcaster (voice) | 2024-11-21 |
| Movie | Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount | Himself | 2023-07-25 |
| Movie | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022-10-09 |
| Movie | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | 2021-01-19 |
| Movie | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | 2020-03-18 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | 2019-12-18 |
| Movie | Quincy | Self | 2018-09-09 |
| Movie | The Lego Batman Movie | Two-Face (voice) | 2017-02-08 |
| Movie | Dirty Dancing | Tito | 2017-05-24 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2015-04-18 |
| Movie | The Man in 3B | Cain | 2015-11-06 |
| Series | The Rebels | Coach Paysinger | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | The Lego Movie | Lando (voice) | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Ace Millstone | 2011-08-05 |
| Movie | Barry Munday | Lonnie Green | 2010-03-13 |
| Movie | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice) | 2010-12-19 |
| Movie | Diary of a Single Mom | Uncle Bo | 2009-01-27 |
| Movie | Fanboys | Judge Reinhold | 2009-02-06 |
| Series | White Collar | Ford / Bradford Toman | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time | Narrator | 2009-04-29 |
| Movie | iMurders | Robert Delgado | 2008-08-09 |
| Movie | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Lando Calrissian / Man (voice) | 2008-11-16 |
| Movie | Constellation | Helms Boxer | 2007-02-01 |
| Series | Private Practice | Unknown | 2007-09-26 |
| Series | General Hospital: Night Shift | 2007-07-12 | |
| Movie | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Pastor Charlie | 2006-06-27 |
| Series | Bring Back... | Unknown | 2005-05-10 |
| Series | Black in the 80s | 2005-02-01 | |
| Series | Mind of Mencia | Unknown | 2005-07-06 |
| Movie | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | 2005-11-27 |
| Movie | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | 2004-09-12 |
| Series | Lost | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | 2004-09-18 |
| Series | NCIS | Leroy Jethro Moore | 2003-09-23 |
| Movie | Epoch Evolution | Ferguson | 2003-11-29 |
| Movie | The Last Place on Earth | Dr. Davis | 2002-01-01 |
| Movie | Undercover Brother | Gen. Warren Boutwell | 2002-05-31 |
| Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Self | 2002-02-08 |
| Series | Street Time | Unknown | 2002-06-23 |
| Series | Half & Half | Unknown | 2002-09-23 |
| Movie | Good Neighbor | Sgt. Paul Davidson | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Visit | Henry | 2001-04-20 |
| Series | Scrubs | Unknown | 2001-10-02 |
| Series | 18 Wheels of Justice | Burton Hardesty | 2000-01-12 |
| Movie | The Ladies Man | Lester | 2000-10-13 |
| Movie | Fear Runs Silent | Sheriff Hammond | 2000-03-10 |
| Movie | The Contract | Senator Harmon | 1999-05-29 |
| Movie | Woo | Himself | 1998-05-08 |
| Movie | Hard Time | Leo Barker | 1998-12-12 |
| Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
| Series | The Hughleys | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
| Movie | Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-31 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | The Fourth King | Gasparre | 1997-12-27 |
| Movie | Steel Sharks | Adm. Jim Perry | 1997-10-10 |
| Movie | Mask of Death | Agent Jeffries | 1996-05-25 |
| Movie | Moving Target | Detective Don Racine | 1996-11-26 |
| Movie | Falling For You | Lieutenant Frank Lazaro | 1995-02-21 |
| Movie | Triplecross | Agent Oscar Pierce | 1995-05-28 |
| Series | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Unknown | 1994-09-09 |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | Capt. Jack Reilly | 1993-01-17 |
| Movie | Message from Nam | Felix | 1993-10-17 |
| Movie | Alien Intruder | Commander Skyler | 1993-02-24 |
| Movie | Giant Steps | Slate Thompson | 1992-09-12 |
| Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
| Series | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Berry Gordy | 1992-11-15 |
| Movie | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991-02-28 |
| Movie | Driving Me Crazy | Max | 1991-05-16 |
| Movie | Secret Agent 00 Soul | Secret Agent Zero | 1990-02-01 |
| Movie | Dangerous Passion | Lou | 1990-02-28 |
| Series | In Living Color | Unknown | 1990-04-15 |
| Movie | Batman | Harvey Dent | 1989-06-21 |
| Movie | The Return of Desperado | Daniel Lancaster | 1988-02-15 |
| Movie | Number One with a Bullet | Det. Hazeltine | 1987-02-27 |
| Movie | Deadly Illusion | Hamberger | 1987-10-16 |
| Series | Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
| Movie | The Right of the People | Mike Trainor | 1986-01-13 |
| Movie | Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary | Self | 1986-01-14 |
| Movie | Courage | Bobby Jay | 1986-09-24 |
| Series | Double Dare | Unknown | 1986-02-03 |
| Movie | Oceans of Fire | Jim McKinley | 1986-09-16 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Marvin & Tige | Richard Davis | 1985-03-08 |
| Series | Double Dare | Billy Diamond | 1985-04-10 |
| Series | North and South | Francis Cardozo | 1985-11-03 |
| Movie | Fear City | Wheeler | 1984-07-18 |
| Movie | Time Bomb | Jake Calahan | 1984-03-25 |
| Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Matthew Fox (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
| Movie | The Impostor | Matthew Raines | 1984-11-08 |
| Movie | Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | 1983-05-25 |
| Movie | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Self | 1983-05-16 |
| Movie | Shooting Stars | Douglas Hawk | 1983-07-28 |
| Series | Chiefs | Tyler Watts | 1983-11-13 |
| Movie | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Narrator (voice) / Self | 1983-11-21 |
| Series | Dynasty | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
| Movie | Nighthawks | Matthew Fox | 1981-03-17 |
| Movie | The Hostage Tower | Clarence Whitlock | 1980-09-19 |
| Movie | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | 1980-05-20 |
| Movie | Children of Divorce | Walter Williams | 1980-11-24 |
| Movie | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith | 1979-12-16 |
| Movie | Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin | 1977-02-11 |
| Movie | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Bingo | 1976-07-16 |
| Series | The Jeffersons | Unknown | 1975-01-18 |
| Movie | Carter's Army | Pvt. Lewis | 1975-05-25 |
| Movie | Mahogany | Brian | 1975-10-08 |
| Movie | The Conversation | Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) | 1974-04-07 |
| Movie | The Take | Sneed | 1974-05-01 |
| Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Unknown | 1973-04-02 |
| Movie | Hit! | Nick Allen | 1973-09-18 |
| Movie | The Glass House | Lennox | 1972-02-04 |
| Movie | Lady Sings the Blues | Louis McKay | 1972-10-12 |
| Movie | The Final Comedown | Johnny Johnson | 1972-05-31 |
| Movie | Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | 1971-11-30 |
| Movie | The Out-of-Towners | Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk | 1970-05-28 |
| Movie | Lost Flight | Merle Barnaby | 1970-08-13 |
| Series | The New People | Unknown | 1969-09-22 |
| Series | The Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
| Series | Mission: Impossible | Unknown | 1966-09-17 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | The Last Angry Man | Josh Quincy | 1959-10-22 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |