Billy Dee Williams: movies and TV shows
Billy Dee Williams has 172 credits in the archive: 104 films and 68 TV series, from 1953 to 2025. Highest rated: The Empire Strikes Back (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2025 · busiest year: 2009 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past | Landolorian (voice) | TV | 6.4 | 88 |
| 2025 | STZ | Broadcaster (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 88 |
| 2024 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Landolorian (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 87 |
| 2024 | Icons Unearthed: Batman | Self | TV | 9.0 | 87 |
| 2023 | Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount | Himself | Film | — | 86 |
| 2022 | LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation | Lando Calrissian (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 85 |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | Film | 6.2 | 85 |
| 2021 | And Just Like That… | Lawrence Todd | TV | 7.2 | 84 |
| 2021 | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | Film | 5.9 | 84 |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | Film | 7.8 | 83 |
| 2020 | LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Lando Calrissian (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 83 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 82 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | Film | 6.3 | 82 |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Billy Dee Williams (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 82 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits | Self | Film | 6.1 | 82 |
| 2018 | Quincy | Self | Film | 7.3 | 81 |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Two-Face (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 80 |
| 2017 | Dirty Dancing | Tito | Film | 5.5 | 80 |
| 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | Self | Film | 7.7 | 80 |
| 2017 | Batman Is Just Not That Into You | Two-Face (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 80 |
| 2017 | Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | Two-Face (voice) | Film | 4.4 | 80 |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 79 |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV | 6.1 | 79 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 78 |
| 2015 | LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV | 6.6 | 78 |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B | Cain | Film | 6.1 | 78 |
| 2015 | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Lando Calrissian (voice) | Film | 7.9 | 78 |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 77 |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Lando (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 77 |
| 2014 | The Rebels | Coach Paysinger | TV | 5.5 | 77 |
| 2013 | LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles | Lindo Calrissian (voice) | TV | 6.2 | 76 |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Billy Dee Williams | TV | 7.7 | 75 |
| 2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice) | TV | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2012 | Comic Book Men | Self | TV | 6.9 | 75 |
| 2011 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Ace Millstone | Film | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2010 | Barry Munday | Lonnie Green | Film | 5.7 | 73 |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2010 | 3 Ways to Get a Husband | William | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Himself | TV | 7.9 | 72 |
| 2009 | Glee | Andy Collins | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2009 | White Collar | Ford / Bradford Toman | TV | 8.2 | 72 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Judge Reinhold | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | Adm. Bitchface (voice) | TV | 5.7 | 72 |
| 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom | Uncle Bo | Film | 4.0 | 72 |
| 2009 | Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time | Narrator | Film | — | 72 |
| 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Lando Calrissian / Man (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 2008 | iMurders | Robert Delgado | Film | 3.4 | 71 |
| 2008 | Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Henry | TV | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | TV | 7.3 | 70 | |
| 2007 | Constellation | Helms Boxer | Film | 5.6 | 70 |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Pastor Charlie | Film | 4.8 | 69 |
| 2006 | Giraffes Can't Dance | Film | — | 69 | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | Himself (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 68 |
| 2005 | Bring Back... | Self | TV | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2005 | Mind of Mencia | TV | 3.2 | 68 | |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | TV | — | 68 | |
| 2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2004 | Lost | Billy Dee Williams | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | Film | 7.6 | 67 |
| 2004 | The Maintenance Man | Melven | Film | — | 67 |
| 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | Film | 8.8 | 67 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Leroy Jethro Moore | TV | 7.6 | 66 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson | TV | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Commemorative Plate Spokesperson | TV | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2003 | Epoch: Evolution | Ferguson | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2003 | Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa | Narrator | Film | — | 66 |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright | TV | 8.3 | 65 |
| 2002 | Street Time | Charles White | TV | 2.5 | 65 |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Gen. Warren Boutwell | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 2002 | The Last Place on Earth | Dr. Davis | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Billy Dee Williams | TV | 8.1 | 64 |
| 2001 | Good Neighbor | Sgt. Paul Davidson | Film | 4.7 | 64 |
| 2001 | The Visit | Henry | Film | 7.9 | 64 |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Burton Hardesty | TV | 5.3 | 63 |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man | Lester | Film | 5.4 | 63 |
| 2000 | Fear Runs Silent | Sheriff Hammond | Film | 4.8 | 63 |
| 1999 | The Contract | Senator Harmon | Film | 4.6 | 62 |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Pastor Dan | TV | 7.9 | 61 |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Jerry Rose | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1998 | Woo | Himself | Film | 4.4 | 61 |
| 1998 | Hard Time | Leo Barker | Film | 5.9 | 61 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 60 |
| 1997 | The Fourth King | Gasparre | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1997 | Steel Sharks | Adm. Jim Perry | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 1997 | Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1996 | Mask of Death | Agent Jeffries | Film | 3.8 | 59 |
| 1996 | Moving Target | Detective Don Racine | Film | 4.7 | 59 |
| 1996 | The Prince | Film | 7.5 | 59 | |
| 1995 | Falling For You | Lieutenant Frank Lazaro | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1995 | Triplecross | Agent Oscar Pierce | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | TV | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Ralph Tate | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1993 | Alien Intruder | Commander Skyler | Film | 3.5 | 56 |
| 1993 | Marked for Murder | Capt. Jack Reilly | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1993 | Message from Nam | Felix | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1992 | Martin | Billy Dee Williams | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Berry Gordy | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1992 | Giant Steps | Slate Thompson | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1991 | Driving Me Crazy | Max | Film | 3.8 | 54 |
| 1990 | In Living Color | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 1990 | Dangerous Passion | Lou | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1990 | Secret Agent 00 Soul | Secret Agent Zero | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1989 | Batman | Harvey Dent | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1988 | The Return of Desperado | Daniel Lancaster | Film | 7.7 | 51 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Langston Paige | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | TV | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1987 | Deadly Illusion | Hamberger | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Det. Hazeltine | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1986 | Courage | Bobby Jay | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary | Self | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1986 | Oceans of Fire | Jim McKinley | Film | 4.9 | 49 |
| 1986 | The Right of the People | Mike Trainor | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1985 | North and South | Francis Cardozo | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1985 | Double Dare | Billy Diamond | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1985 | Marvin & Tige | Richard Davis | Film | 5.1 | 48 |
| 1984 | Fear City | Al Wheeler | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1984 | The Impostor | Matthew Raines | Film | 4.7 | 47 |
| 1984 | Time Bomb | Jake Calahan | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | Film | 7.9 | 46 |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Tyler Watts | TV | 7.9 | 46 |
| 1983 | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Self | Film | 8.7 | 46 |
| 1983 | Shooting Stars | Douglas Hawk | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Narrator (voice) / Self | Film | 8.9 | 46 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Brady Lloyd | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Matthew Fox | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | Film | 8.4 | 43 |
| 1980 | The Hostage Tower | Clarence Whitlock | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 1980 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 43 |
| 1980 | Children of Divorce | Walter Williams | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1979 | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1977 | Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Bingo | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1975 | Carter's Army | Pvt. Lewis | Film | 4.4 | 38 |
| 1975 | Mahogany | Brian | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1974 | The Conversation | Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1974 | The Take | Sneed | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1973 | Hit! | Nick Allen | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Louis McKay | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1972 | The Final Comedown | Johnny Johnson | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1972 | The Glass House | Lennox | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1971 | Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1970 | Lost Flight | Merle Barnaby | Film | 4.3 | 33 |
| 1969 | The New People | TV | 6.2 | 32 | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | TV | 6.1 | 31 | |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | The Second Technician | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Hank Benton | TV | 7.6 | 29 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Edward Tobin | TV | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Nate Phelps | TV | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | James Borden | TV | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Private Austin George | TV | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man | Josh Quincy | Film | 6.9 | 22 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 19 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 16 |
| Dark Empire | Lando Calrissian | Film | — | — | |
| Star Wars Detours | Lando Calrissian (voice) | TV | 8.0 | — | |
| Brown Sugar | Host - Narrator | Film | — | — |