Friday, April 06, 2007

Happy Birthday, Billy Dee Williams!


Billy Dee Williams World Art website: bdwworldart.com

It was on this day in 1937 that Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem. He became one of the most romantic leading men of film and television. among his best known roles were football great Gale Sayers in the TV movie Brian's Song as well as leading parts in the movies "Lady Sings the Blues" and as Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back" and "Star Wars Return of The Jedi."

Billy Dee Williams Full Filmography Includes:

The Last Angry Man (1959)
Black Brigade (1970)
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Brian's Song (1971)
The Final Comedown (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Hit! (1973)
The Take (1974)
Mahogany (1975)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Scott Joplin (1977) as Scott Joplin
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Lando Calrissian
Nighthawks (1981)
Chiefs (1983) (TV miniseries)
Marvin and Tige (1983)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) as Lando Calrissian
Fear City (1984)
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
Deadly Illusion (1987)
Batman (1989) as Harvey Dent
Secret Agent OO Soul (1990)
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
Giant Steps (1992)
Martin (TV series) (1992)
Alien Intruder (1993)
Steel Sharks (1996)
The Prince (1996)
Moving Target (1996)
Mask of Death (1996)
The Contract (1998)
Woo (1998) (cameo)
The Visit (2000)
The Ladies Man (2000)
18 Wheels of Justice (2000) (TV series)
Very Heavy Love (2001)
Good Neighbor (2001)
The Last Place on Earth (2002)
Undercover Brother (2002)
Oedipus (2004) (short subject) (voice)
That 70's Show (2004) (TV Series) (one time appearance) as Pastor Dan
Scrubs (2004) (cameo)
Hood of Horror (2006)
Constellation (2007)
Lost as Himself

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