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 first big break was in the acclaimed television movie, Brian's Song in which he played Gale Sayers. In 1972 he played Billie Holliday's husband Louis McKay in Motown Productions' Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues. Diana Ross starred in Lady Sings the Blues opposite Williams; Motown paired the two of them again three years later in Mahogany. 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.
103 movies · 63 shows
STZ
2025·10.0
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023·0.0
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022·6.2
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
2022·6.3
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021·5.9
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
2020·6.6
The Skywalker Legacy
2020·7.8
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019·6.3
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019·6.1
Quincy
2018·7.3
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
2017·4.4
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017·5.8
Dirty Dancing
2017·5.5
The Lego Batman Movie
2017·7.3
I Am Not Your Negro
2017·7.7
The Man in 3B
2015·6.1
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015·7.9
The Lego Movie
2014·7.4
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011·5.5
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010·7.5
Barry Munday
2010·5.7
3 Ways to Get a Husband
2010·5.0
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
2009·0.0
Fanboys
2009·6.1
Diary of a Single Mom
2009·4.0
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008·7.5
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008·0.0
iMurders
2008·3.4
Constellation
2007·5.6
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006·4.8
Giraffes Can't Dance
2006·0.0
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005·5.5
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004·7.6
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004·8.8
The Maintenance Man
2004·0.0
Epoch: Evolution
2003·5.5
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
2003·0.0
Undercover Brother
2002·5.9
It's Black Entertainment
2002·8.7
The Last Place on Earth
2002·5.7
The Visit
2001·7.9
Good Neighbor
2001·4.7
The Ladies Man
2000·5.4
Fear Runs Silent
2000·4.8
The Contract
1999·4.6
Hard Time
1998·5.9
Woo
1998·4.4
The Fourth King
1997·6.3
Steel Sharks
1997·5.3
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997·8.0
Afro Promo
1997·8.0
The Prince
1996·7.5
Moving Target
1996·4.7
Mask of Death
1996·3.8
Triplecross
1995·4.8
Falling For You
1995·5.0
Message from Nam
1993·5.3
Percy & Thunder
1993·8.0
Alien Intruder
1993·3.5
Marked for Murder
1993·5.7
Giant Steps
1992·8.0
Driving Me Crazy
1991·3.8
Voices That Care
1991·7.0
Dangerous Passion
1990·5.0
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990·5.6
Batman
1989·7.2
The Return of Desperado
1988·7.7
Deadly Illusion
1987·5.5
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
1987·0.0
Number One with a Bullet
1987·4.8
Courage
1986·6.8
Oceans of Fire
1986·4.9
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986·7.2
The Right of the People
1986·5.7
Night of 100 Stars II
1985·6.8
Marvin & Tige
1985·5.1
The Impostor
1984·4.7
Fear City
1984·5.4
Time Bomb
1984·6.3
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983·8.9
Shooting Stars
1983·5.0
Return of the Jedi
1983·7.9
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983·8.7
Nighthawks
1981·6.4
Children of Divorce
1980·7.5
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980·8.3
The Hostage Tower
1980·4.8
The Empire Strikes Back
1980·8.4
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979·6.0
Scott Joplin
1977·6.3
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976·6.1
Mahogany
1975·5.9
Carter's Army
1975·4.4
The Take
1974·6.8
The Conversation
1974·7.5
Hit!
1973·5.8
Lady Sings the Blues
1972·6.9
The Final Comedown
1972·6.5
The Glass House
1972·6.4
Brian's Song
1971·7.3
Lost Flight
1970·4.3
The Out-of-Towners
1970·6.8
The Last Angry Man
1959·6.9