Billy Dee Williams

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

NCIS

Private Practice

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Modern Family

Lost

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Scrubs

Dancing with the Stars

All Movies (104)

• STZ2025 · as Broadcaster (voice)
• Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount2023 · as Himself
• Is That Black Enough for You?!?2022 · as Self
• LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation2022 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• Stallone: Frank, That Is2021 · as Self
• LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special2020 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• The Skywalker Legacy2020 · as Self
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · as Lando Calrissian
• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits2019 · as Self
• Quincy2018 · as Self
• Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?2017 · as Two-Face (voice)
• Batman Is Just Not That Into You2017 · as Two-Face (voice)
• Dirty Dancing2017 · as Tito
• The Lego Batman Movie2017 · as Two-Face (voice)
• I Am Not Your Negro2017 · as Self
• The Man in 3B2015 · as Cain
• Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal2015 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• The Lego Movie2014 · as Lando (voice)
• The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011 · as Ace Millstone
• Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III2010 · as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
• Barry Munday2010 · as Lonnie Green
• 3 Ways to Get a Husband2010 · as William
• Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time2009 · as Narrator
• Fanboys2009 · as Judge Reinhold
• Diary of a Single Mom2009 · as Uncle Bo
• Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II2008 · as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
• Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight2008 · as Self
• iMurders2008 · as Robert Delgado
• Constellation2007 · as Helms Boxer
• Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror2006 · as Pastor Charlie
• Giraffes Can't Dance2006
• Merry F#%$in' Christmas2005 · as Self
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · as Self
• When Star Wars Ruled the World2004 · as Self
• The Maintenance Man2004 · as Melven
• Epoch: Evolution2003 · as Ferguson
• Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa2003 · as Narrator
• Undercover Brother2002 · as Gen. Warren Boutwell
• It's Black Entertainment2002 · as Self
• The Last Place on Earth2002 · as Dr. Davis
• The Visit2001 · as Henry
• Good Neighbor2001 · as Sgt. Paul Davidson
• The Ladies Man2000 · as Lester
• Fear Runs Silent2000 · as Sheriff Hammond
• The Contract1999 · as Senator Harmon
• Hard Time1998 · as Leo Barker
• Woo1998 · as Himself
• The Fourth King1997 · as Gasparre
• Steel Sharks1997 · as Adm. Jim Perry
• Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery1997 · as Self
• Afro Promo1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Prince1996
• Moving Target1996 · as Detective Don Racine
• Mask of Death1996 · as Agent Jeffries
• Triplecross1995 · as Agent Oscar Pierce
• Falling For You1995 · as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
• Message from Nam1993 · as Felix
• Percy & Thunder1993 · as Ralph Tate
• Alien Intruder1993 · as Commander Skyler
• Marked for Murder1993 · as Capt. Jack Reilly
• Giant Steps1992 · as Slate Thompson
• Driving Me Crazy1991 · as Max
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
• Dangerous Passion1990 · as Lou
• Secret Agent 00 Soul1990 · as Secret Agent Zero
• Batman1989 · as Harvey Dent
• The Return of Desperado1988 · as Daniel Lancaster
• Deadly Illusion1987 · as Hamberger
• Number One with a Bullet1987 · as Det. Hazeltine
• Courage1986 · as Bobby Jay
• Oceans of Fire1986 · as Jim McKinley
• Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary1986 · as Self
• The Right of the People1986 · as Mike Trainor
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Marvin & Tige1985 · as Richard Davis
• The Impostor1984 · as Matthew Raines
• Fear City1984 · as Al Wheeler
• Time Bomb1984 · as Jake Calahan
• Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi1983 · as Narrator (voice) / Self
• Shooting Stars1983 · as Douglas Hawk
• Return of the Jedi1983 · as Lando Calrissian
• Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever1983 · as Self
• Nighthawks1981 · as Matthew Fox
• Children of Divorce1980 · as Walter Williams
• SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
• The Hostage Tower1980 · as Clarence Whitlock
• The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Lando Calrissian
• Christmas Lilies of the Field1979 · as Homer Smith
• Scott Joplin1977 · as Scott Joplin
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976 · as Bingo
• Mahogany1975 · as Brian
• Carter's Army1975 · as Pvt. Lewis
• The Take1974 · as Sneed
• The Conversation1974 · as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
• Hit!1973 · as Nick Allen
• Lady Sings the Blues1972 · as Louis McKay
• The Final Comedown1972 · as Johnny Johnson
• The Glass House1972 · as Lennox
• Brian's Song1971 · as Gale Sayers
• Lost Flight1970 · as Merle Barnaby
• The Out-of-Towners1970 · as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
• The Last Angry Man1959 · as Josh Quincy
• Brown Sugar— · as Host - Narrator
• Dark Empire— · as Lando Calrissian

All TV Shows (67)

• LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past2025 · as Landolorian (voice)
• LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy2024 · as Landolorian (voice)
• Icons Unearthed: Batman2024 · as Self
• And Just Like That…2021 · as Lawrence Todd
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Billy Dee Williams (voice)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures2016 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises2016 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales2015 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Star Wars Rebels2014 · as Lando Calrissian (voice)
• The Rebels2014 · as Coach Paysinger
• LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles2013 · as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
• The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange2012 · as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice)
• Comic Book Men2012 · as Self
• Key & Peele2012 · as Billy Dee Williams
• White Collar2009 · as Ford / Bradford Toman
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Titan Maximum2009 · as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
• Modern Family2009 · as Himself
• Glee2009 · as Andy Collins
• Private Practice2007 · as Henry
• General Hospital: Night Shift2007
• The Boondocks2005 · as Himself (voice)
• Mind of Mencia2005
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• Bring Back...2005 · as Self
• Robot Chicken2005 · as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
• Black in the 80s2005
• Lost2004 · as Billy Dee Williams
• NCIS2003 · as Leroy Jethro Moore
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson
• Half & Half2002 · as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
• Street Time2002 · as Charles White
• Scrubs2001 · as Billy Dee Williams
• 18 Wheels of Justice2000 · as Burton Hardesty
• The Hughleys1998 · as Jerry Rose
• That '70s Show1998 · as Pastor Dan
• The View1997 · as Self
• Lonesome Dove: The Series1994
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Jacksons: An American Dream1992 · as Berry Gordy
• Martin1992 · as Billy Dee Williams
• In Living Color1990
• A Different World1987 · as Langston Paige
• Wiseguy1987
• North and South1985 · as Francis Cardozo
• Double Dare1985 · as Billy Diamond
• Chiefs1983 · as Tyler Watts
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
• Dynasty1981 · as Brady Lloyd
• The Jeffersons1975
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The New People1969
• The Mod Squad1968
• Coronet Blue1967 · as The Second Technician
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Hank Benton
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Edward Tobin
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Nate Phelps
• The F.B.I.1965 · as James Borden
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Defenders1961 · as Private Austin George
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Star Wars Detours— · as Lando Calrissian (voice)