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This is the filmography for American actor Billy Dee Williams . He has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades. He is most known for portraying Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise and has also appeared in critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany (1975), Scott Joplin (1977), and Nighthawks (1981), as Harvey Dent in Batman (1989) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Last Angry Man (1959), Carter's Army , The Out-of-Towners (1969), The Final Comedown and Lady Sings the Blues (both 1972), Hit! (1973), Fear City and Terror in the Aisles (both 1984), Alien Intruder (1993) and The Visit (2000).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | The Last Angry Man | Josh Quincy | |
1969 | Lost Flight | Merle Barnaby | TV pilot with later theatrical release |
1970 | The Out-of-Towners | Clifford Robinson | |
1972 | The Final Comedown | Johnny Johnson | |
Lady Sings the Blues | Louis McKay | ||
1973 | Hit! | Nick Allen | |
1974 | The Conversation | Man in Yellow Hat | Uncredited |
The Take | Sneed | ||
1975 | Mahogany | Brian Walker | |
1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Bingo Long | |
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | |
1981 | Nighthawks | Sergeant Matthew Fox | |
1983 | Marvin & Tige | Richard Davis | |
Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | ||
1984 | Fear City | Al Wheeler | |
Terror in the Aisles | Sergeant Matthew Fox | ||
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Detective Hazeltine | |
Deadly Illusion | Hamberger | ||
1989 | Batman | Harvey Dent | |
1990 | Secret Agent OO Soul | Secret Agent Zero | |
1991 | Trabbi Goes to Hollywood | Max | |
1992 | Giant Steps | Slate Thompson | |
1993 | Alien Intruder | Commander Skyler | Video |
1996 | The Prince | Jamie Hicks | |
Mask of Death | Agent Jeffries | ||
1997 | Steel Sharks | Admiral Jim Perry | |
Moving Target | Detective Don Racine | ||
1998 | The Contract | Senator Harmon | |
Woo | Himself | ||
1999 | Fear Runs Silent | Sheriff Hammond | Video |
2000 | The Visit | Henry | |
The Ladies Man | Lester | ||
2001 | Good Neighbor | Sergeant Paul Davidson | |
2002 | The Last Place on Earth | Dr. Davis | |
Undercover Brother | General Warren Boutwell | ||
2004 | The Maintenance Man | Melven | Video |
2005 | Constellation | Helms Boxer | |
2006 | Hood of Horror | Pastor Charlie | |
2008 | iMurders | Robert Delgado | |
2009 | Fanboys | Judge Reinhold | |
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Ace Millstone | ||
2010 | Barry Munday | Lonnie Green | |
2012 | This Bitter Earth | Joe Watkins | |
2013 | Blondie: The Florence Ballard Story | Rev. C.L. Franklin | |
2014 | Bloodlines | Judge Devi | |
The Lego Movie | Lando Calrissian | Voice | |
2015 | The Man in 3B | Cain | |
2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Harvey Dent/Two-Face | Voice |
2019 | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits | Narrator | Documentary special |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | ||
2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Himself | Documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | Guiding Light | Dr. Jim Frazier | |
1969 | The F.B.I. | Nate Phelps | Epidode "The Sanctuary" |
1970 | Carter's Army | Pvt. Lewis | TV movie |
1970 | The F.B.I. | Jimmy | Episode "The Architect" |
1971 | Mission Impossible | Hank Benton | Episode: "The Miracle" |
Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | TV movie | |
1972 | The Glass House | Lennox | TV movie |
1977 | Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin | TV movie with later theatrical release |
1978 | The Jeffersons | Himself | Episode: "Me and Billy Dee" |
1979 | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith | TV movie |
1980 | The Hostage Tower | Clarence Whitlock | TV movie |
Children of Divorce | Walter Williams | TV movie | |
1983 | Sesame Street | Himself | 3 episodes |
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | |||
Shooting Stars | Douglas Hawk | TV movie | |
Chiefs | Tyler Watts (aka Joshua Cole) | TV miniseries 3 episodes | |
1984 | Time Bomb | Wes Tanner | TV movie |
The Imposter | Matthew Raines | TV movie | |
1984–85 | Dynasty | Brady Lloyd | 5 episodes |
1985 | Double Dare | Billy Diamond | |
1986 | Blood, Sweat and Tears | Unsold pilot | |
The Right of the People | Mike Trainor | TV movie | |
Oceans of Fire | Jim McKinley | TV movie | |
Courage | Bobby Jay | TV movie | |
1987 | Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues | Himself | |
1988 | The Return of Desperado | Daniel Lancaster | TV movie |
1990 | Dangerous Passion | Lou | TV movie |
Wiseguy | Jesse Hains | Episode: "Changing Houses" | |
1992 | In Living Color | Himself | |
The Jacksons: An American Dream | Berry Gordy | TV movie | |
1993 | Marked for Murder | Captain Jack Reilly | TV movie |
A Different World | Langston Paige | Episode: "College Kid" | |
Martin | Himself | ||
Percy & Thunder | Ralph Tate | TV movie | |
Message from Nam | Felix | TV movie | |
1994 | Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | Francis Cardozo | TV miniseries 3 episodes |
Lonesome Dove: The Series | Aaron Grayson | 3 episodes | |
1995 | Triplecross | Oscar | TV movie |
Falling for You | Lieutenant Frank | TV movie | |
1997 | The Fourth King | Gasparre | TV movie |
1998 | Hard Time | Leo Barker | TV movie |
18 Wheels of Justice | Burton Hardesty | ||
1999–2001 | The Hughleys | Jerry Rose | 2 episodes: "Roots: Part 2" & "Forty Acres and a Fool" |
2000–2001 | Epoch: Evolution | Ferguson | |
2004 | That 70s Show | Pastor Dan | Episode: "Baby Don't You Do It" |
Half & Half | Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright | Episode: "The Big Fetish What You Started Episode" | |
2006 | Scrubs | Himself | Episode: "Her Story II" |
2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Toussaint DuBois | 27 episodes |
Lost | Himself | Episode: "Exposé" | |
2007–2014 | Robot Chicken | Lando Calrissian and various other voices | 3 episodes |
2008 | Mind of Mencia | ||
Private Practice | Henry | Episode: "Serving Two Masters" | |
Bring Back... Star Wars | Himself | ||
2009 | General Hospital | Toussaint DuBois | 5 episodes |
Titan Maximum | Admiral Bitchface | 5 episodes | |
2010 | Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night | Himself | |
The Boondocks | Himself (voice) | Episode 10 | |
2011 | White Collar | Ford / Bradford Toman | |
The Cleveland Show | Lando Calrissian (voice) | ||
2012 | The Life & Times of Tim | Himself (voice) | 1 episode |
Mad | Lando Calrissian (voice) | Episode: "Potions 11/Moves Like Jabba" | |
2012–2014 | NCIS | Leroy Jethro Moore | 2 episodes |
2012 | Key & Peele | Himself | 1 episode |
2013 | Modern Family | Episode: "New Year's Eve" | |
2013 | Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Season 18 |
Glee | Andy Collins | Episode: "Old Dog, New Tricks" | |
2015 | Star Wars Rebels | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2 episodes |
2015 | Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | ||
2016 | Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises | 1 episode | |
2016–2017 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Dirty Dancing | Tito | ABC TV movie |
2020 | Lego Star Wars Holiday Special | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV special |
2021 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Scooby-Doo and the Sky Town Cool School!" |
2022 | Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV special |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Very Heavy Love | ||
2004 | Oedipus | voice role | |
2017 | Batman Is Just Not That Into You | Harvey Dent/Two-Face | voice role; released with The Lego Batman Movie's home video releases. |
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | Harvey Dent/Two-Face | voice role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Lando Calrissian | [1] |
2004 | Star Wars: Battlefront | Archive footage | |
2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | GDI Director Redmond Boyle | Full-motion video (live-action) cutscenes |
2009 | Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron | Lando Calrissian | Possibly archive footage |
2016 | Star Wars Battlefront | Cloud City DLC | |
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Archive footage | ||
Let It Die | Colonel Jackson | [2] | |
2017 | Star Wars Battlefront II | Lando Calrissian | |
2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | [3] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | Audio drama |
1994 | Star Wars: Dark Empire | ||
2019 | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | Simulator ride theme park attraction |
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