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Billy Dee Williams

Actor · 69 credits · 34 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Frequent collaborators: Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker

Best Billy Dee Williams movies by genre

Movies (69 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Empire Strikes Back

    1980 · ★ 8.4 (18,744 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Return of the Jedi

    1983 · ★ 7.9 (17,206 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    2

  3. The Lego Batman Movie

    2017 · ★ 7.3 (5,530 votes)

    Animation, Action, Comedy

    3

  4. Batman

    1989 · ★ 7.2 (8,722 votes)

    Fantasy, Action, Crime

    4

  5. I Am Not Your Negro

    2017 · ★ 7.7 (530 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    2004 · ★ 7.8 (207 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

    2015 · ★ 7.9 (93 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction

    7

  8. The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

    2010 · ★ 7.5 (166 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation

    8

  9. Hard Time

    1998 · ★ 5.5 (10 votes)

    Action, Crime, TV Movie

    9

  10. Brian's Song

    1971 · ★ 7.3 (92 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    10

  11. It's Black Entertainment

    2002 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Nighthawks

    1981 · ★ 6.4 (499 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    12

  13. Giant Steps

    1992

    Drama

    13

  14. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    1983 · ★ 8.8 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Undercover Brother

    2002 · ★ 5.9 (447 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    15

  16. Lady Sings the Blues

    1972 · ★ 6.9 (77 votes)

    Drama, Music

    16

  17. The Man in 3B

    2015 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)

    Mystery

    17

  18. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

    2011 · ★ 5.4 (6 votes)

    Drama, Music

    18

  19. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    1980 · ★ 8.6 (11 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    19

  20. The Visit

    2001 · ★ 7.9 (7 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    1983 · ★ 8.5 (11 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    21

  22. Scott Joplin

    1977 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)

    Music, History

    22

  23. When Star Wars Ruled the World

    2004 · ★ 8.8 (10 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    23

  24. Time Bomb

    1984 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Thriller, Action

    24

  25. Shooting Stars

    1983 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Action, TV Movie

    25

  26. The Fourth King

    1997 · ★ 6.3 (31 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    26

  27. The Glass House

    1972 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    27

  28. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    1976 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. Brown Sugar

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    29

  30. Percy & Thunder

    1993

    Action, Drama, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.