Paul Williams: movies and TV shows
Paul Williams has 147 credits in the archive: 93 films and 54 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Batman: The Animated Series (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1977 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Muppet Scriptmas Carol | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2025 | The Muppet Script | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2022 | Killing Me Softly with His Songs | Self | Film | 5.0 | 81 |
| 2021 | Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son | Brainiac (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 79 |
| 2020 | Prop Culture | Self | TV | 7.8 | 79 |
| 2020 | Belsen: Our Story | Film | 7.0 | 79 | |
| 2019 | Phantom of Winnipeg | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | The Butcher | Film | 7.4 | 76 |
| 2017 | Waiting for Ishtar | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2016 | Goliath | James 'JT' Reginald III | TV | 7.6 | 75 |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Film | 6.4 | 75 | |
| 2016 | The Bandit | Self | Film | 7.6 | 75 |
| 2015 | Daft Punk Unchained | Self | Film | 7.2 | 74 |
| 2014 | Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2014 | Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams | Film | — | 73 | |
| 2013 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators | Himself | TV | — | 72 |
| 2012 | The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 | Film | 8.2 | 71 | |
| 2012 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | Cousin Quilty | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2011 | Paul Williams Still Alive | Self | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Romeo Midnight (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2009 | Community | Britta's Contact | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2008 | The Happening | Film | 5.4 | 67 | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Elf | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Film | 6.0 | 67 | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Film | 6.0 | 67 | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Film | 6.0 | 67 | |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule | Mr. Wells | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 2006 | Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' | Himself | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2006 | Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2005 | Nowhere Man | Bar Patron | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 2005 | Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Lord Harmony | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Duty Doctor | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2002 | Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2001 | The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick | Himself | Film | 3.6 | 60 |
| 2000 | A Regular Frankie Fan | Narrator | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 1998 | Postal Worker | Film | 4.5 | 57 | |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | TV | 5.9 | 56 | |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | The Penguin (voice) | TV | 8.1 | 56 |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Dr. Mueller | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory | Professor Williams (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Penguin (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Father Rooney | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1996 | Firestorm | Dr. Tangu | Film | 5.1 | 55 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Koru | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1995 | The Mask: Animated Series | Dr. Byron (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1995 | Headless Body in Topless Bar | Carl Levin | Film | 3.6 | 54 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Taq | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1994 | The Tick | Mother of Invention (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 1994 | Phantom 2040 | TV | 6.2 | 53 | |
| 1994 | A Million to Juan | Jenkins | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die | Duke | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tumbleweed Tom | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1993 | Nick & Noel | Barnaby (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1993 | The Town Santa Forgot | Pomp the Elf | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Penguin (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 51 |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Film | 7.4 | 51 | |
| 1992 | Solar Crisis | Freddy the Bomb (voice) | Film | 4.5 | 51 |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Buddy (voice) | TV | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | TV | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Warhol PR | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1991 | Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Frogbrauten | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1991 | The Last Halloween | Gleep (Voice) | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1991 | Frogs! | Gus | Film | 3.5 | 50 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kujo (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1990 | Dream On | Paul Williams | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1990 | Sam Kinison: Banned | Attorney | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1990 | People Like Us | Ezzie Fenwick | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1989 | Old Gringo | Cinematographer | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1989 | The Search for Haunted Hollywood | Self | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1989 | Chill Factor | Clifford White | Film | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Film | 4.6 | 46 | |
| 1987 | Frog | Gus | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 1987 | Twelfth Night | Curio | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1986 | My Little Pony | TV | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1986 | The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard | Grog the Frog (voice) | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1985 | 227 | TV | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1985 | The Muppet Revue | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1985 | My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina | Rep (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1984 | The Night They Saved Christmas | Ed | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1984 | Enchanted Musical Playhouse | TV | — | 43 | |
| 1984 | Puttin' on the Hits | Judge | TV | — | 43 |
| 1983 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Little Enos | Film | 4.4 | 42 |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH | Film | 7.4 | 41 | |
| 1982 | Rooster | Rooster Steele | Film | 4.5 | 41 |
| 1982 | Rooster | Film | 4.5 | 41 | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | TV | 7.6 | 40 | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Paul Williams (uncredited) | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | TV | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Little Enos Burdette | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Self | TV | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | El Sleazo Pianist | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Film | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Film | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | TV | 5.6 | 38 | |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1979 | The Paul Williams Comedy Show | Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian | TV | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1979 | Stone Cold Dead | Julius Kurtz | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1979 | The Wild Wild West Revisited | Michelito Loveless, Jr. | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1978 | Sparrow | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Boy | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1978 | The End | Film | 5.6 | 37 | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Nelson Hoag | TV | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Brian | TV | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Little Enos | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | TV | 7.1 | 36 | |
| 1977 | The Brady Bunch Hour | TV | 3.8 | 36 | |
| 1977 | The Beatles Forever | Self | Film | — | 36 |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1977 | The People's Command Performance: '77 | Self | Film | — | 36 |
| 1977 | Flight to Holocaust | Colorado Davis | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1977 | Flight to Holocaust | Film | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1977 | Flight to Holocaust | Film | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie | Self | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1976 | A Star Is Born | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1976 | Bugsy Malone | Film | 6.6 | 35 | |
| 1976 | Bugsy Malone | Film | 6.6 | 35 | |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | TV | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1975 | Baretta | TV | 6.5 | 34 | |
| 1975 | When Things Were Rotten | Guy de Maupassant | TV | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Willy Jaques | TV | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1974 | Phantom of the Paradise | Swan | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1974 | Phantom of the Paradise | Film | 7.5 | 33 | |
| 1974 | Phantom of the Paradise | Film | 7.5 | 33 | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Film | 6.8 | 33 | |
| 1974 | The Stranger Who Looks Like Me | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Virgil | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | TV | 8.1 | 31 |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Paul Williams | TV | 7.8 | 29 |
| 1970 | Watermelon Man | Employment Office Clerk | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Tim Powers / Stringer | TV | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | TV | 7.2 | 27 | |
| 1966 | The Chase | Seymour | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Gunther Fry | Film | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 21 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 20 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1948 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | TV | 8.0 | 7 | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 3 |