Billy Dee Williams

Actor. Born 6 April 1937 in New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m6 acting · 3 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Born

6 April 1937, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1980–2019

Frequently works with

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Howard G. Kazanjian, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Hamill

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Billy’s work 7 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.4bn across 6 films with figures
Active: 1980–2019

Genres

Action5
Adventure4
Science Fiction3
Animation2
Comedy2
Family2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Empire Strikes Back1980

50WorstStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

61960s

151970s

251980s

231990s

302000s

212010s

62020s

Co-stars most worked with

Anthony Daniels2 titles

Carrie Fisher2 titles

Harrison Ford2 titles

Mark Hamill2 titles

Producers most worked with

Howard G. Kazanjian2 titles

Awards

Other awards1 won

Won1984Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Billy Dee Williams