Paul Williams

ComposerSoundActorCrewProducer Sep 19 (age 85) Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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Biography

Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for…

Known For

Film

Baby Driver

The Butcher

Film

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Lord Harmony

Film

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Songs

Film

The Doors

Warhol PR

Film

Bridget Jones's Baby

Dialogue Editor

Film

The Secret of NIMH

Lyricist

Film

Phantom of the Paradise

Swan

Film

Superman: Red Son

Brainiac (voice)

Filmography

Acting (111)

Movies (63)

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

as Self

Superman: Red Son

as Brainiac (voice)

Phantom of Winnipeg

as Self

Baby Driver

2017

as The Butcher

7.4

Waiting for Ishtar

2017

as Self

The Bandit

as Self

Daft Punk Unchained

as Self

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

2014

as Self

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

2012

as Cousin Quilty

6.2

Paul Williams Still Alive

2011

as Self

6.8

Valentine's Day

2010

as Romeo Midnight (voice)

5.9

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Elf

Georgia Rule

as Mr. Wells

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

as Himself

Nowhere Man

as Bar Patron

Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

2005

as Self

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

2004

as Lord Harmony

6.7

The Rules of Attraction

2002

as Duty Doctor

6.2

Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

2002

The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

2001

as Himself

3.2

A Regular Frankie Fan

as Narrator

Postal Worker

Firestorm

as Dr. Tangu

Headless Body in Topless Bar

1995

as Carl Levin

3.0

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as Duke

A Million to Juan

as Jenkins

Nick & Noel

as Barnaby (voice)

The Town Santa Forgot

1993

as Pomp the Elf

7.0

Solar Crisis

1992

as Freddy the Bomb (voice)

The Doors

as Warhol PR

The Last Halloween

as Gleep (Voice)

Frogs!

as Gus

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

8.0

Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

as Frogbrauten

People Like Us

as Ezzie Fenwick

Sam Kinison: Banned

as Attorney

Old Gringo

as Cinematographer

Chill Factor

as Clifford White

The Search for Haunted Hollywood

as Himself

Frog

as Gus

Twelfth Night

as Curio

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

1986

as Grog the Frog (voice)

5.3

My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina

1985

as Rep (voice)

6.8

The Muppet Revue

1985

as Self

The Night They Saved Christmas

1984

as Ed

5.6

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

as Little Enos

Rooster

as Rooster Steele

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

as Little Enos Burdette

5.6

The Wild Wild West Revisited

1979

as Michelito Loveless, Jr.

5.2

The Muppet Movie

1979

as El Sleazo Pianist

7.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

Stone Cold Dead

as Julius Kurtz

The Cheap Detective

as Boy

Smokey and the Bandit

1977

as Little Enos

7.0

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

as Self

Flight to Holocaust

1977

as Colorado Davis

5.8

The Beatles Forever

1977

as Self

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

as Swan

7.5

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

as Virgil

5.7

Watermelon Man

1970

as Employment Office Clerk

The Chase

as Seymour

The Loved One

as Gunther Fry

Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit

as Self

Television (48)

Prop Culture

2020

as Self

7.8

Goliath

2016

as James 'JT' Reginald III

7.6

Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

2013

as Himself

Community

2009

as Britta's Contact

8.0

The New Batman Adventures

1997

as The Penguin (voice)

8.0

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997

5.9

Perversions of Science

1997

as Dr. Mueller

5.6

Dexter's Laboratory

1996

as Professor Williams (voice)

7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

as Penguin (voice)

Dalziel & Pascoe

Boston Common

as Father Rooney

Star Trek: Voyager

as Koru

The Mask: Animated Series

as Dr. Byron (voice)

Babylon 5

as Taq

Phantom 2040

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Tumbleweed Tom

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Penguin (voice)

8.6

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991

6.5

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Kujo (voice)

Dream On

as Paul Williams

My Little Pony

227

Enchanted Musical Playhouse

1984

Puttin' on the Hits

1984

as Judge

The Fall Guy

1981

as Paul Williams (uncredited)

7.6

Gimme a Break!

1981

6.6

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

as Self

B. J. and the Bear

The Paul Williams Comedy Show

1979

as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian

The Love Boat

1977

as Nelson Hoag

6.3

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Brady Bunch Hour

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman

8.0

Donny & Marie

1976

as Self

6.7

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

Good Heavens

Baretta

When Things Were Rotten

as Guy de Maupassant

Dinah!

as Self

Police Woman

as Willy Jaques

The Midnight Special

as Self

The Odd Couple

as Paul Williams

Hawaii Five-O

as Tim Powers / Stringer

7.1

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Oscars

as Self

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (30)

Movies (29)

The Muppet Script

2025

Original Music Composer

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol

2025

Songs

Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas

2021

Songs

Belsen: Our Story

Cinematography

Bridget Jones's Baby

Dialogue Editor

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

2014

Thanks

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

2012

Executive Producer

8.2

The Happening

2008

Construction Coordinator

5.4

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

Songs

5.9

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

Story

5.9

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

Teleplay

5.9

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Songs

Ishtar

Songs

The Secret of NIMH

Lyricist

Rooster

Writer

The Muppet Movie

Original Music Composer

The Muppet Movie

Songs

The End

Original Music Composer

5.5

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977

Music

6.9

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Songs

Flight to Holocaust

Music

Flight to Holocaust

Songs

Bugsy Malone

Original Music Composer

Bugsy Malone

Songs

A Star Is Born

Songs

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Original Music Composer

7.5

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Songs

7.5

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

Songs

6.8

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

Songs

6.0

Television (1)

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Story

7.1