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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) | Self | 7 | |
| 2 | LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022) | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 5 | |
| 3 | LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020) | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 4 | The Skywalker Legacy (2020) | Self | 7 | |
| 5 | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019) | Self | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | Lando Calrissian | 6.7 | |
| 7 | Quincy (2018) | Self | 6 | |
| 8 | The Lego Batman Movie (2017) | Two-Face (voice) | 7.4 | |
| 9 | Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? (2017) | Two-Face (voice) | 4 | |
| 10 | Batman Is Just Not That Into You (2017) | Two-Face (voice) | 5 | |
| 11 | Dirty Dancing (2017) | Tito | 5.7 | |
| 12 | I Am Not Your Negro (2017) | Self | 8.3 | |
| 13 | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 7 | |
| 14 | The Lego Movie (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Lando (voice) | 8 | |
| 15 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011) | Ace Millstone | - | - |
| 16 | Barry Munday (2010) | Lonnie Green | 3 | |
| 17 | The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010) | Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice) | 8.5 | |
| 18 | Fanboys (2009) | Judge Reinhold | 6.8 | |
| 19 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008) | Lando Calrissian / Man (voice) | 8 | |
| 20 | iMurders (2008) | Robert Delgado | - | - |
| 21 | Constellation (2007) | Helms Boxer | - | - |
| 22 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) | Pastor Charlie | 9 | |
| 23 | When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) | Self | - | - |
| 24 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) | Self | 7 | |
| 25 | Epoch: Evolution (2003) | Ferguson | - | - |
| 26 | Undercover Brother (2002) | Gen. Warren Boutwell | 6.6 | |
| 27 | The Ladies Man (2000) | Lester | 8 | |
| 28 | Woo (1998) | Himself | 10 | |
| 29 | Mask of Death (1996) | Agent Jeffries | 3 | |
| 30 | Falling For You (1995) | Lieutenant Frank Lazaro | - | - |
| 31 | Driving Me Crazy (1991) | Max | 6.5 | |
| 32 | Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990) | Secret Agent Zero | - | - |
| 33 | Batman (1989) | Harvey Dent | 7.3 | |
| 34 | Courage (1986) | Bobby Jay | - | - |
| 35 | Fear City (1984) | Al Wheeler | 8 | |
| 36 | Return of the Jedi (1983) | Lando Calrissian | 8.3 | |
| 37 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) | Narrator (voice) / Self | 7 | |
| 38 | Nighthawks (1981) | Matthew Fox | 5.5 | |
| 39 | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Lando Calrissian | 8.7 | |
| 40 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Lando Calrissian (archive footage) | 8.3 | |
| 41 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) | Bingo | - | - |
| 42 | Carter's Army (1975) | Pvt. Lewis | - | - |
| 43 | Mahogany (1975) | Brian | - | - |
| 44 | The Conversation (1974) | Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 45 | Hit! (1973) | Nick Allen | 6 | |
| 46 | The Final Comedown (1972) | Johnny Johnson | - | - |
| 47 | Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | Louis McKay | - | - |
| 48 | Brian's Song (1971) | Gale Sayers | 7 | |
| 49 | The Out-of-Towners (1970) | Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk | - | - |
