Billy Dee Williams was born William December Williams on April 6, 1937
in New York City. Billy Dee has notched up an impressive array of film
and television appearances over the past 50+ years. He is easily best
known to international film audiences as the roguish Lando Calrissian
in the last two episodes of the original Star Wars trilogy:
Star Wars: Episode V - Das Imperium schlägt zurück (1980)
and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter (1983).
Williams can also be seen on screen in
Lady Sings the Blues (1972),
Nachtfalken (1981),
Batman (1989),
Der Kopfgeldjäger (1996) and
Undercover Brother (2002). A
regular performer also in many fine quality television movies and
television series.
