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Biography

Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem to Texan William and Loretta. His mother was an elevator operator at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre, and she…more

Born

4/6/1937, New York, New York, USA

Birth Name

William December Williams

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Titan Maximum
  Admiral Bitchface
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mercury Falling
    11/15/09
  - S 1: Ep 7 Megamum Overdrive
    11/8/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dirty Lansbury
    11/1/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 To Eris, Human!
    10/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Went to Party, Got Crabs
    10/18/09
  - + 1 More Credits
- Guiding Light
  Jim Frazier [#1] (1966)
  - S 51: Ep 197 Ep. #14138
    4/15/03
  - S 41: Ep 150 Friday, February 5, 1993
    2/5/03
  - S 50: Ep 2 Wednesday December 19, 2001
    12/19/01
  - S 50: Ep 1 Wednesday December 5, 2001
    12/5/01
  - S 49: Ep 4 Friday June 8, 2001
    6/8/01
  - + 342 More Credits
- 18 Wheels of Justice
  Burton Hardesty
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Interrogation
    6/6/01
  - S 2: Ep 21 Second Sense
    5/30/01
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Game
    5/15/01
  - S 2: Ep 19 Once a Thief
    5/8/01
  - S 2: Ep 18 A Family Upside Down
    5/1/01
  - + 39 More Credits
- Batman
  Star
  - — Batman (1989)
    6/23/89
- Dynasty
  Brady Lloyd
  - S 5: Ep 17 Triangles
    1/30/85
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Avenger
    1/2/85
  - S 5: Ep 7 Amanda
    11/14/84
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Mortgage
    10/10/84
  - S 5: Ep 1 Disappearance
    9/26/84
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- General Hospital
  Toussaint Dubois
  - S 47: Ep 66 Ep. #11841
    7/2/09
  - S 47: Ep 60 Ep. #11835
    6/24/09
  - S 47: Ep 47 Ep. #11822
    6/5/09
  - S 47: Ep 46 Ep. #11821
    6/4/09
- General Hospital: Night Shift
  Toussaint Dubois
  - S 2: Ep 10 Brothers & Sisters
    9/23/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 About a Dad
    9/16/08
  - S 2: Ep 8 Pay It Forward
    9/9/08
  - S 2: Ep 6 Playing With Fire
    8/26/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Family Values
    8/19/08
  - + 17 More Credits
Guest Star (52)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 283 Episode #4.283
    8/1/11
  - S 2: Ep 285 Episode #2.285
    8/5/09
  - S 2: Ep 273 Episode #2.273
    7/22/09
  - S 2: Ep 257 Episode #2.257
    7/3/09
  - S 1: Ep 271 July 21, 2008
    7/21/08
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Cleveland Show
  Lando Calrissian
  - S 2: Ep 20 Back to Cool
    4/17/11
- White Collar
  Bradford "Ford" Tullman
  - S 2: Ep 13 Countermeasures
    2/8/11
- Robot Chicken
  Himself, Fudge Turnover
  - S 4: Ep 6 P.S. Yes, In That Way
    1/11/09
- Private Practice
  Henry
  - S 2: Ep 6 Serving Two Masters
    11/19/08
- Robot Chicken
  Lando Calrissian, Man
  - — Robot Chicken Star Wars Special II
    11/16/08
  - S 3: Ep 10 Moesha Poppins
    10/21/07
- Best Week Ever
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 34 August 3rd, 2007
    8/3/07
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Movies
    7/11/07
- Scrubs
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Her Story II
    2/7/06
- Weekends at the D.L.
  God
  - S 1: Ep 16 Arianna Huffington / Bryan Cranston / Nick Cannon
    9/17/05
- Clubhouse
  Billy Beaumont
  - S 1: Ep 10 Old Timers' Day (aka Seems Like Old Timers)
    12/10/04
- Soul Train
  himself
  - S 34: Ep 9 The 7th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    12/4/04
- Half & Half
  Otis Wright
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Big Fetish What You Started Episode
    5/10/04
- Street Time
  Charles White
  - S 2: Ep 7 Pack of Rats
    9/17/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Born to Kill
    9/10/03
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Billy Dee Williams, Paul Bettany, and Flogging Molly
    7/9/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 154 Jennifer Tilly, Christine Stolba, Tom Arnold, Billy Dee Williams
    4/26/02
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 8 The 4th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/20/01
- SportsCentury
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 103 Brian Piccolo
    11/2/01
- Gideon's Crossing
  Clark Boies
  - S 1: Ep 18 Filaments and Ligatures
    3/19/01
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Others
    3/5/01
  - S 1: Ep 15 Prodigal Dad
    2/12/01
- The Hughleys
  Jerry Rose
  - S 3: Ep 15 Forty Acres and a Fool
    2/19/01
  - S 2: Ep 8 Roots (2)
    11/12/99
- Code Name: Eternity
  Dr Jim Graham
  - S 1: Ep 18 Laura's Story
    9/17/00
  - S 1: Ep 6 Never Go Home
    6/18/00
- That '70s Show
  Pastor Dan
- Martin
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Break Up (3)
    2/18/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 45 November 6, 1992
    11/6/92
  - S 3: Ep 111 February 12, 1991
    2/12/91
  - S 2: Ep 145 March 23, 1990
    3/23/90
  - S 1: Ep 220 July 20, 1989
    7/20/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 77 Show #4307
    3/12/91
  - S 22: Ep 90 Show #3590
    9/11/84
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 95 February 14, 1991
    2/14/91
  - S 1: Ep 138 April 2, 1990
    4/2/90
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 10: Ep 5 Show #1426
    2/12/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 83 January 22, 1991
    1/22/91
  - S 1: Ep 56 Mrch 21, 1989
    3/21/89
- In Living Color
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Laquita Meets Billy Dee
    11/11/90
- 227
  Himself/Billy Dee Hasbro
  - S 4: Ep 11 Play it Again, Stan
    1/14/89
- 227
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Washington Affair
    11/1/86
- Looney Tunes
  Himself
  - S 49: Ep 19 Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special
    1/14/86
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
    4/3/78
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/76
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Academy Awards
    4/2/74
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/73
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 July 1, 1980
    7/1/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 165 May 20, 1980
    5/20/80
  - S 2: Ep 149 April 28, 1976
    4/28/76
  - S 1: Ep 4 October 24, 1974
    10/24/74
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 41 October 30, 1979
    10/30/79
  - S 18: Ep 9 September 13, 1979
    9/13/79
  - S 17: Ep 23 October 20, 1978
    10/20/78
  - S 16: Ep 97 February 3, 1978
    2/3/78
  - S 14: Ep 231 Week of August 23, 1976
    8/23/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Jeffersons
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 7 Me and Billy Dee
    11/4/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 158 May 22, 1972
    5/22/72
- Mission: Impossible
  Hank Benton
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Miracle
    10/23/71
- The Mod Squad
  Unknown
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Medicine Men
    10/19/71
- Soul Train
  presenter
- Dan August
  McAdams
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Manufactured Man
    3/11/71
- Most Deadly Game
  Claude Miles
  - S 1: Ep 7 War Games
    11/28/70
- The F.B.I.
  James Borden
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Architect
    10/11/70
- A Different World
  Langston Paige
  - S 6: Ep 25 College Kid
- Lonesome Dove: The Series
  Aaron Grayson
  - S 1: Ep 2 Down Come Rain
  - S 1: Ep 1 O Western Wind
    9/9/94
- The New People
  Heath
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Prisoner of Bomano
    12/29/69
- The F.B.I.
  Nate Phelps
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Sanctuary
    11/16/69
- The F.B.I.
  Ed Tobin
  - S 4: Ep 15 Eye of the Storm
    1/5/69
- Coronet Blue
  2nd technician
  - S 1: Ep 10 Six Months to Mars
    8/14/67
- The Nurses (1962)
  Patrolman Cash
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Witnesses
    4/27/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  Private Austin George
  - S 3: Ep 22 Survival
    3/14/64
Cameo (1)

Role
- Lost
  himself/Mr. LaShade
  - S 3: Ep 14 Exposé
    3/28/07
Special Guest Star (3)

Role
- The Life & Times of Tim
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 5 A Tale of Two Rodneys/Keith to the Rescue
    1/13/12
- General Hospital: Night Shift
  Toussaint Dubois
  - S 2: Ep 14 Past and Presence (2)
    10/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 13 Past and Presence (1)
    10/14/08
  - S 2: Ep 12 Truth and Consequences
    10/7/08
- That '70s Show
  Pastor Dan
  - S 6: Ep 14 Baby Don't You Do It
    3/3/04
Story (1)

Role
- The Jeffersons
  Story
  - S 11: Ep 5 Some Enchanted Evening
    11/18/84

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Trivia
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- In July 2008, Billy appeared in Ebony magazine's Top 25 'Coolest Brothers', along with Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, Marvin Gaye, Jaz Z, Prince, Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.
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- Billy's first Broadway appearance was in 1945 in The Firebrand of Florence, followed by: The Cool World (1960), A Taste of Honey (1960/1961), Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright (1963), Hallelujah, Baby! (1967-1968), I Have a Dream (1976) and Fences (1987-1988).
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- At the 2008 Hoboken International Film Festival, Billy received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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- Billy Dee Williams: There's always been a lot of misunderstanding about Lando's character. I used to pick up my daughter from elementary school and get into arguments with little children who would accuse me of betraying Han Solo.
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- Billy Dee Williams: Originally I planned on starting a teapot collection. I really like them.
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- Billy Dee Williams: I'm a fan of the opera and I was in there looking around, and I saw this beautiful and colorful ceramic cookie jar, made to resemble an opera singer. I bought it on the spot. I think I paid about $125 for it.
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