Billy Dee Williams

Actor Apr 6 (age 88) New York City, New York, USA 1953–2025 (72 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Biography

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

Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Lando Calrissian

Film

Return of the Jedi

Lando Calrissian

Film

The Lego Movie

Lando (voice)

Film

Batman

Harvey Dent

Film

The Lego Batman Movie

Two-Face (voice)

Film

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Lando Calrissian

Film

The Conversation

Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)

Film

I Am Not Your Negro

Self

Filmography

Acting (163)

Movies (102)

STZ

2025

as Broadcaster (voice)

10.0

Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount

2023

as Himself

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation

2022

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

6.3

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

as Self

6.3

Stallone: Frank, That Is

as Self

The Skywalker Legacy

as Self

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

2020

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

6.6

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Lando Calrissian

6.3

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

as Self

Quincy

as Self

The Lego Batman Movie

as Two-Face (voice)

Dirty Dancing

as Tito

Batman Is Just Not That Into You

as Two-Face (voice)

I Am Not Your Negro

as Self

Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?

2017

as Two-Face (voice)

4.4

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

The Man in 3B

as Cain

The Lego Movie

as Lando (voice)

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011

as Ace Millstone

5.5

3 Ways to Get a Husband

2010

as William

Barry Munday

2010

as Lonnie Green

5.7

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

2010

as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)

7.4

Fanboys

2009

as Judge Reinhold

6.1

Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time

2009

as Narrator

Diary of a Single Mom

as Uncle Bo

iMurders

as Robert Delgado

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

2008

as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)

7.5

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

2008

as Self

Constellation

2007

as Helms Boxer

5.6

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006

as Pastor Charlie

4.8

Giraffes Can't Dance

2006

Merry F#%$in' Christmas

2005

as Self

6.2

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

as Self

7.8

The Maintenance Man

2004

as Melven

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004

as Self

8.8

Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa

2003

as Narrator

Epoch: Evolution

2003

as Ferguson

5.2

Undercover Brother

2002

as Gen. Warren Boutwell

5.9

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self

8.0

The Last Place on Earth

2002

as Dr. Davis

5.0

Good Neighbor

2001

as Sgt. Paul Davidson

The Visit

as Henry

The Ladies Man

as Lester

Fear Runs Silent

as Sheriff Hammond

The Contract

as Senator Harmon

Hard Time

as Leo Barker

Woo

as Himself

The Fourth King

as Gasparre

Steel Sharks

as Adm. Jim Perry

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997

as Self

Afro Promo

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Mask of Death

1996

as Agent Jeffries

3.3

Moving Target

1996

as Detective Don Racine

The Prince

Falling For You

as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro

4.2

Triplecross

1995

as Agent Oscar Pierce

Marked for Murder

as Capt. Jack Reilly

Alien Intruder

as Commander Skyler

Percy & Thunder

as Ralph Tate

Message from Nam

1993

as Felix

5.1

Giant Steps

1992

as Slate Thompson

Driving Me Crazy

1991

as Max

3.7

Voices That Care

1991

as Self - Choir Member

Secret Agent 00 Soul

as Secret Agent Zero

Dangerous Passion

as Lou

Batman

as Harvey Dent

The Return of Desperado

as Daniel Lancaster

Deadly Illusion

as Hamberger

Number One with a Bullet

as Det. Hazeltine

Oceans of Fire

as Jim McKinley

Courage

as Bobby Jay

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

1986

as Self

7.0

The Right of the People

1986

as Mike Trainor

4.0

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Marvin & Tige

as Richard Davis

Fear City

as Al Wheeler

The Impostor

as Matthew Raines

Time Bomb

as Jake Calahan

Return of the Jedi

as Lando Calrissian

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983

as Narrator (voice) / Self

8.7

Shooting Stars

1983

as Douglas Hawk

3.5

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

as Self

Nighthawks

as Matthew Fox

The Empire Strikes Back

as Lando Calrissian

The Hostage Tower

as Clarence Whitlock

Children of Divorce

as Walter Williams

Christmas Lilies of the Field

as Homer Smith

Scott Joplin

as Scott Joplin

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

as Bingo

Mahogany

as Brian

Carter's Army

as Pvt. Lewis

The Conversation

as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)

The Take

as Sneed

Hit!

as Nick Allen

The Glass House

as Lennox

Lady Sings the Blues

as Louis McKay

The Final Comedown

as Johnny Johnson

Brian's Song

as Gale Sayers

The Out-of-Towners

as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk

Lost Flight

as Merle Barnaby

The Last Angry Man

as Josh Quincy

Brown Sugar

as Host - Narrator

Television (61)

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

2024

as Landolorian (voice)

7.0

Icons Unearthed: Batman

as Self

And Just Like That…

as Lawrence Todd

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

as Billy Dee Williams (voice)

8.0

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

2016

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

6.8

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

2016

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

6.3

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

6.2

LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales

2015

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

6.5

Star Wars Rebels

2014

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

7.7

The Rebels

2014

as Coach Paysinger

5.5

LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles

2013

as Lindo Calrissian (voice)

6.3

Key & Peele

2012

as Billy Dee Williams

7.7

Comic Book Men

2012

as Self

6.8

The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange

2012

as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)

Modern Family

as Himself

Glee

as Andy Collins

White Collar

as Ford / Bradford Toman

8.2

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

as Self

7.3

Titan Maximum

2009

as Adm. Bitchface (voice)

5.7

Private Practice

2007

as Henry

7.5

General Hospital: Night Shift

2007

7.3

Robot Chicken

2005

as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)

7.7

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Boondocks

as Himself (voice)

Mind of Mencia

Bring Back...

as Self

Black in the 80s

Lost

as Billy Dee Williams

7.9

NCIS

2003

as Leroy Jethro Moore

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Half & Half

as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright

Street Time

as Charles White

Scrubs

as Billy Dee Williams

18 Wheels of Justice

as Burton Hardesty

That '70s Show

as Pastor Dan

The Hughleys

as Jerry Rose

The View

as Self

Lonesome Dove: The Series

1994

6.9

Martin

1992

as Billy Dee Williams

7.6

The Jacksons: An American Dream

as Berry Gordy

In Living Color

A Different World

as Langston Paige

Wiseguy

North and South

as Francis Cardozo

Double Dare

as Billy Diamond

Chiefs

as Tyler Watts

Dynasty

as Brady Lloyd

The Jeffersons

Dinah!

as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The New People

The Mod Squad

Coronet Blue

as The Second Technician

Mission: Impossible

as Hank Benton

The F.B.I.

as Edward Tobin

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Defenders

1961

as Private Austin George

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

The Oscars

as Self

Star Wars Detours

as Lando Calrissian (voice)

8.0