Paul Williams

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 Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick. Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.[6] Since 2009, Williams has been the president and chairman of the American songwriting society ASCAP. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Star Trek: Voyager

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Babylon 5

All Movies (63)

• Killing Me Softly with His Songs2022 · as Self
• Superman: Red Son2020 · as Brainiac (voice)
• Phantom of Winnipeg2019 · as Self
• Waiting for Ishtar2017 · as Self
• Baby Driver2017 · as The Butcher
• The Bandit2016 · as Self
• Daft Punk Unchained2015 · as Self
• Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams2014 · as Self
• The Ghastly Love of Johnny X2012 · as Cousin Quilty
• Paul Williams Still Alive2011 · as Self
• Valentine's Day2010 · as Romeo Midnight (voice)
• A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa2008 · as Elf
• Georgia Rule2007 · as Mr. Wells
• Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit2006 · as Self
• Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'2006 · as Himself
• Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow2005 · as Self
• Nowhere Man2005 · as Bar Patron
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement2004 · as Lord Harmony
• The Rules of Attraction2002 · as Duty Doctor
• Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters2002
• The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick2001 · as Himself
• A Regular Frankie Fan2000 · as Narrator
• Postal Worker1998
• Firestorm1996 · as Dr. Tangu
• Headless Body in Topless Bar1995 · as Carl Levin
• A Million to Juan1994 · as Jenkins
• Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die1994 · as Duke
• The Town Santa Forgot1993 · as Pomp the Elf
• Nick & Noel1993 · as Barnaby (voice)
• Solar Crisis1992 · as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
• The Last Halloween1991 · as Gleep (Voice)
• Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier1991 · as Frogbrauten
• The Doors1991 · as Warhol PR
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
• Frogs!1991 · as Gus
• People Like Us1990 · as Ezzie Fenwick
• Sam Kinison: Banned1990 · as Attorney
• The Search for Haunted Hollywood1989 · as Self
• Old Gringo1989 · as Cinematographer
• Chill Factor1989 · as Clifford White
• Twelfth Night1987 · as Curio
• Frog1987 · as Gus
• The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard1986 · as Grog the Frog (voice)
• The Muppet Revue1985 · as Self
• My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina1985 · as Rep (voice)
• The Night They Saved Christmas1984 · as Ed
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 31983 · as Little Enos
• Rooster1982 · as Rooster Steele
• Smokey and the Bandit II1980 · as Little Enos Burdette
• Stone Cold Dead1979 · as Julius Kurtz
• The Muppet Movie1979 · as El Sleazo Pianist
• The Muppets Go Hollywood1979 · as Self
• The Wild Wild West Revisited1979 · as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
• The Cheap Detective1978 · as Boy
• The Beatles Forever1977 · as Self
• Smokey and the Bandit1977 · as Little Enos
• The People's Command Performance: '771977 · as Self
• Flight to Holocaust1977 · as Colorado Davis
• Phantom of the Paradise1974 · as Swan
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973 · as Virgil
• Watermelon Man1970 · as Employment Office Clerk
• The Chase1966 · as Seymour
• The Loved One1965 · as Gunther Fry

All TV Shows (53)

• Prop Culture2020 · as Self
• Goliath2016 · as James 'JT' Reginald III
• Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators2013 · as Himself
• Community2009 · as Britta's Contact
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show1997
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as The Penguin (voice)
• Perversions of Science1997 · as Dr. Mueller
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Penguin (voice)
• Dexter's Laboratory1996 · as Professor Williams (voice)
• Boston Common1996 · as Father Rooney
• The Mask: Animated Series1995 · as Dr. Byron (voice)
• Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Koru
• Phantom 20401994
• The Tick1994 · as Mother of Invention (voice)
• Babylon 51994 · as Taq
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Tumbleweed Tom
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Penguin (voice)
• Fish Police1992 · as Buddy (voice)
• The Legend of Prince Valiant1991
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers1990 · as Kujo (voice)
• Dream On1990 · as Paul Williams
• My Little Pony1986
• 2271985
• Puttin' on the Hits1984 · as Judge
• Enchanted Musical Playhouse1984
• The Fall Guy1981
• The Fall Guy1981 · as Paul Williams (uncredited)
• Gimme a Break!1981
• Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters1980 · as Self
• The Paul Williams Comedy Show1979 · as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian
• B. J. and the Bear1979
• The Love Boat1977 · as Nelson Hoag
• The Love Boat1977 · as Brian
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977
• The Brady Bunch Hour1977
• The Captain and Tennille1976 · as Self - Guest
• The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
• Good Heavens1976
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• When Things Were Rotten1975 · as Guy de Maupassant
• Baretta1975
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Police Woman1974 · as Willy Jaques
• The Midnight Special1972 · as Self
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Paul Williams
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Tim Powers / Stringer
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1948
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter