Billy Dee Williams

William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 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), in which he portrayed Harvey Dent. In August 2018 it was finally announced that Williams would return as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX after his character\'s absence from previous episodes became conspicuous.\n', '

Williams was born in New York City, the son of Loretta Anne (1915–2016),[citation needed] a West Indian-born elevator operator from Montserrat, and William December Williams, Sr. (1910–2008), an African-American caretaker from Texas. He has a twin sister, Lo…