Billy Dee Williams - Biography

Billy Dee Williams was born William December Williams on April 6, 1937 in New York City. Billy Dee has notched up an impressive array of film and television appearances over the past 50+ years. He is easily best known to international film audiences as the roguish Lando Calrissian in the last two episodes of the original Star Wars-trilogy: L'empire contre-attaque (1980) and Le retour du Jedi (1983). Williams can also be seen on screen in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Les faucons de la nuit (1981), Batman (1989), Moving Target (1996) and Opération funky (2002). A regular performer also in many fine quality television movies and television series.