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Billy Dee Williams (1937-) is an American actor, artist, and singer. Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise, first appearing in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like Brian’s Song (1971), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany (1975), Nighthawks (1981), and Batman (1989). His IMDb page shows over 145 acting credits since 1952. This page will rank Billy Dee Williams movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American and a handful of his movies that we could not find box office on, were not included in the rankings.
Billy Dee Williams Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2014
The LEGO Movie (2014)
Voice Only
1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
2017
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
Voice Only
1989
Batman (1989)
1972
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
2019
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
1970
The Out of Towners (1970)
1976
Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
1959
The Last Angry Man (1959)
2002
Undercover Brother (2002)
1971
Brian's Song (1971)
1981
Nighthawks (1981)
1975
Mahogany (1975)
1983
Marvin & Tige (1983)
2004
The Last Place on Earth (2004)
1973
Hit! (1973)
2000
The Visit (2000)
2012
This Bitter Earth (2012)
2010
Barry Munday (2010)
2009
Fanboys (2009)
1974
The Take (1974)
1984
Fear City (1984)
1972
The Comedown/Blast (1972)
2015
The Man In 3B (2015)
1987
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
1998
Woo (1998)
2006
Hood Of Horror (2006)
2000
The Ladies Man (2000)
2005
Constellation (2007)
Billy Dee Williams Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Harrison Ford & Mark Hamill |
255.30 | 1,058.4 | 2,086.20 | 1 | 92 | 03 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | The LEGO Movie (2014) Voice Only |
Chris Pratt & Will Ferrell |
257.80 | 340.1 | 619.00 | 5 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
296.30 | 1,014.0 | 1,581.40 | 1 | 78 | 04 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 4 | The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) Voice Only |
Rosario Dawson & Ralph Fiennes |
175.90 | 211.4 | 375.10 | 16 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 4 | Batman (1989) | Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson |
249.90 | 678.5 | 1,113.40 | 1 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 6 | Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | Diana Ross & Scatman Crothers |
29.30 | 185.7 | 185.70 | 10 | 72 | 05 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | Adam Driver & Mark Hamill |
515.20 | 606.3 | 1,264.10 | 3 | 67 | 03 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 8 | The Out of Towners (1970) | Jack Lemmon & Neil Simon |
21.90 | 152.4 | 152.40 | 16 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 9 | Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) | Baseball Movies & Richard Pryor |
16.20 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 41 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 10 | The Last Angry Man (1959) | Paul Muni | 4.80 | 86.0 | 86.00 | 53 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 10 | Undercover Brother (2002) | Eddie Griffin & Denise Richards |
39.10 | 72.7 | 77.30 | 69 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 12 | Brian's Song (1971) | James Caan | 1.00 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 158 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 13 | Nighthawks (1981) | Sylvester Stallone & Rutger Hauer |
14.90 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 57 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 14 | Mahogany (1975) | Diana Ross & Anthony Perkins |
21.00 | 110.2 | 110.20 | 33 | 41 | 01 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 15 | Marvin & Tige (1983) | John Cassavetes | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 169 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 16 | The Last Place on Earth (2004) | Tisha Campbell-Martin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 362 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 17 | Hit! (1973) | Richard Pryor | 2.70 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 102 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 18 | The Visit (2000) | Rae Dawn Chong | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 241 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 19 | This Bitter Earth (2012) | Richard Roundtree | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 319 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 20 | Barry Munday (2010) | Patrick Wilson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 20 | Fanboys (2009) | Dan Fogler & William Shatner |
0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 209 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 21 | The Take (1974) | Eddie Albert | 1.60 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 117 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 21 | Fear City (1984) | Melanie Griffith | 0.30 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 176 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 22 | The Comedown/Blast (1972) | D'Urville Martin | 0.20 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 165 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 23 | The Man In 3B (2015) | Lamman Rucker | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 332 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 24 | Number One with a Bullet (1987) | Robert Carradine | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 203 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 25 | Woo (1998) | Jada Pinkett Smith | 8.10 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 129 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 7.2 | |
| 26 | Hood Of Horror (2006) | Snoop Dogg | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 375 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 29 | The Ladies Man (2000) | Will Ferrell & Tim Meadows |
13.60 | 27.2 | 27.50 | 116 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 30 | Constellation (2007) | Zoe Saldana | 0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 257 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 |
Best IMDb Trivia on Billy Dee Williams
1. William December Williams was born in New York City in 1937.
2. Billy Dee Williams was an accomplished art student even before his acting career began. Has had professional gallery showings where his oil canvases have sold for tens of thousands of dollars.
3. Billy Dee Williams originally auditioned for the role of Han Solo in 1976. He was cast as Lando Calrissian in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back.
4. Billy Dee Williams was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1984.
5. Billy Dee Williams accepted the role of D.A. Harvey Dent in Batman (1989) with the knowledge and expectation that Dent would eventually become Two-Face; he reportedly had a clause put into his contract reserving the role for him in any sequels, which Warner Bros. had to buy out so they could cast Tommy Lee Jones.
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This comment was rejected because the message said I am submitting too fast!!! Billy despite his long career has never appeared on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on the current list he has appeared with.
7 HARRISON FORD Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7 HARRISON FORD Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
7 HARRISON FORD The Conversation (1974)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Nighthawks (1981)
22 RUTGER HAUER Nighthawks (1981)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Barry Munday (2010)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Conversation (1974)
49 GEORGE KENNEDY Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
54 JACK NICHOLSON Batman (1989)
61 JACK PALANCE Batman (1989)
67 TINY LISTER JR. Secret Agent OO Soul (1990)
74 GENE HACKMAN The Conversation (1974)
86 DANNY TREJO Fanboys (2008)
86 DANNY TREJO Hood of Horror (2006)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
95 JAMES EARL JONES The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
124 MICHAEL GOUGH Batman (1989)
165 PETER FONDA The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2009)
229 CHARLES DURNING iMurders (2008)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
234 TOM BERENGER Fear City (1984)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
284 JULIANNE MOORE The Ladies Man (2000)
294 MELANIE GRIFFITH Fear City (1984)
298 JULIAN GLOVER Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
331 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Barry Munday (2010)
331 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Fanboys (2008)
342 EDDIE ALBERT The Take (1974)
374 ANTHONY PERKINS Mahogany (1975)
375 TERI GARR The Conversation (1974)
383 JOHN RATZENBERGER Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
387 LIN SHAYE Hood of Horror (2006)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Hood of Horror (2006)
406 GARY BUSEY Steel Sharks (1996)
431 HENRY SILVA The Prince (1996/I)
438 JUDY GREER BARRY MUNDAY (2010)
451 CLIVE REVILL Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
471 PETER GRAVES Number One with a Bullet (1987)
477 TRACEY WALTER Batman (1989)
486 MARK HAMILL Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
486 MARK HAMILL Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
502 JACK LEMMON The Out of Towners (1970)
510 ALLEN GARFIELD The Conversation (1974)
520 SHEA WHIGHAM BARRY MUNDAY (2010)
536 KIM BASINGER Batman (1989)
539 RALPH FIENNES THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017)
540 DOM DELUISE Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
591 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Mahogany (1975)
610 PAT HINGLE Batman (1989)
614 WILLIAM FORSYTHE iMurders (2008)
628 JASON ALEXANDER HOOD OF HORROR (2006)
668 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET (1987)
710 SETH GREEN THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017)
755 PAUL DOOLEY The Out of Towners (1970)
769 SNOOP DOGG HOOD OF HORROR (2006)
796 WILL FERRELL The Ladies Man (2000)
796 WILL FERRELL The Lego Movie (2014)
804 NIGEL DAVENPORT Nighthawks (1981)
823 DENISE RICHARDS UNDERCOVER BROTHER (2002)
844 GARRICK HAGON BATMAN (1989)
931 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Batman (1989)
932 MICHAEL KEATON Batman (1989)
949 DORIS ROBERTS NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET (1987)
973 LUKAS HAAS THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK N’ ROLL (2009)
982 JON GRIES NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET (1987)
984 LESLEY ANNE WARREN Constellation (2005)
993 NINA FOCH Mahogany (1975)
HM (746) ROSSANO BRAZZI Fear City (1984)
HM (963) TIMOTHY BOTTOMS The Prince (1996/I)
Billy has appeared with 11 Oscar winners in films.
ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
GENE HACKMAN The Conversation (1974)
GEORGE KENNEDY Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)
JACK LEMMON The Out of Towners (1970)
JACK NICHOLSON Batman (1989)
JACK PALANCE Batman (1989)
JULIANNE MOORE The Ladies Man (2000)
KIM BASINGER Batman (1989)
PAUL MUNI The Last Angry Man (1959)
ROBERT DUVALL The Conversation (1974)
SANDY DENNIS The Out of Towners (1970)
Billy has also appeared with Milton Berle, Phyllis Diller and Frankie Avalon in films (showing his eclectic side).