Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams will forever be Lando Calrissian to me, and that is no small thing, he gave Star Wars a dose of grown-up charm it badly needed. But what I respect most is his range beyond that: over a hundred roles across six decades, plus careers as a novelist and painter. Few actors carry that kind of effortless cool into their later years, and fewer still are genuinely multitalented off-screen. His work in films like Mahogany shows a depth often overlooked. I find his longevity and quiet versatility deeply admirable, a true elder statesman of his craft.

Name (English)

Billy Dee Williams

Name (Japanese)

ビリー・ディー・ウィリアムズ

Reading

びりー・でぃー・うぃりあむず

Born

April 6, 1937 (age 89)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor / novelist / writer

High school

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School

Awards & achievements

• 1984 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Xhttps://x.com/realbdw
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Dee%20Williams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358345

Tags

• New York
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.