William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, novelist and painter. He has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades. He is best known for portraying Lando Calrissian in … See more

1959–1970: Broadway debut and early roles
Williams returned to Broadway as an adult in 1960 in the … See more

Painting
In the late 1980s, Williams resumed painting, devoting much of his time to the work. He returned … See more

• PSI/Net (1999), ISBN 978-0-312-86766-9, novel co-written with Rob MacGregor based on an actual government program of See more

William December Williams Jr. was born in New York City, the son of Loretta Anne (1915–2016), an elevator operator at the Lyceum Theatre and aspiring performer from Montserrat, and William December Williams Sr. (1909–1973), an African-American See more

Marriage and relationships
Williams has been married three times, and has three children, and two grandchildren. His … See more

• Nishikawa, Kinohi. "Billy Dee Williams". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey Jr. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005. 1742–43. See more