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Portrait of Billy Dee Williams

Acting

Billy Dee Williams

Titles
106movies64TV shows
Career

Active from 1971 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Billy Dee Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Crime 4
  • Action Thriller 3
  • 90s Action 3
  • Neo-Noir 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Friendship 2
  • Vigilante Justice 2
  • Corruption 2
  • Intense 2
  • Gritty 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
TypeAllTV shows21Movies13
RoleAnyActing34Appearances18
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s61970s61980s51990s42000s62010s52020s2
GenreAnyDrama17Comedy13Animation6Family6Action & Adventure5Adventure4Sci-Fi & Fantasy4Crime3Action3Science Fiction3TV Movie2Romance2Mystery2War & Politics1
Trait📼 Strong Nostalgia (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

2 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch88
Poster for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

TV show · as Landolorian (voice)

GoodWatch52
Poster for And Just Like That…

TV show · as Lawrence Todd

2010s

5 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch74
Poster for LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

TV show · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

GoodWatch80
Poster for LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales

TV show · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

GoodWatch83
Poster for Star Wars Rebels

TV show · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

2000s

6 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch50
Poster for Fanboys

as Judge Reinhold

GoodWatch77
Poster for Robot Chicken

TV show · as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)

GoodWatch81
Poster for Scrubs

TV show · as Billy Dee Williams

1990s

4 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch71
Poster for That '70s Show

TV show · as Pastor Dan

GoodWatch58
Poster for Martin

TV show · as Billy Dee Williams

1980s

5 titles · average score 72
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Poster for A Different World

TV show · as Langston Paige

GoodWatch79
Poster for North and South

TV show · as Francis Cardozo

GoodWatch77
Poster for Return of the Jedi

as Lando Calrissian

GoodWatch66
Poster for Dynasty

TV show · as Brady Lloyd

1970s

6 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch70
Poster for Scott Joplin

as Scott Joplin

GoodWatch73
Poster for Brian's Song

as Gale Sayers

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Out-of-Towners

as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk

1960s

6 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch74
Poster for Coronet Blue

TV show · as The Second Technician

GoodWatch79
Poster for Mission: Impossible

TV show · as Hank Benton

GoodWatch65
Poster for The F.B.I.

TV show · as James Borden / Nate Phelps

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as Private Austin George