
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams was born William December Williams on April 6, 1937 in New York City. Billy Dee has notched up an impressive array of film and television appearances over the past 50+ years. He is easily best known to international film audiences as the roguish Lando Calrissian in the last two episodes of the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Williams can also be seen on screen in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Nighthawks (1981), Batman (1989), Moving Target (1996) and Undercover Brother (2002). A regular performer also in many fine quality television movies and television series.
Career stats
119Films
2012Posters
70Years active
2004Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
177 postersStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi · 1983
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · 1980
Batman · 1989
The Lego Movie · 2014
Austin Powers in Goldmember · 2002
The Conversation · 1974
Lost · 2004
Nighthawks · 1981
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · 2019
Fanboys · 2008
Glee · 2009
Modern Family · 2009
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Mark Hamill(I)
Actor · 39 films together

Whoopi Goldberg
Self · 34 films together

William Shatner
Self · 34 films together

Carrie Fisher(1956-2016)
Actor · 33 films together

Harrison Ford(I)
Self · 33 films together

Henry Winkler(I)
Self · 33 films together

Dolly Parton
Actor · 31 films together

Edward Asner(1929-2021)
Actor · 31 films together











