Paul Williams
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".
Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.
Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.[6] Since 2009, Williams has been the president and chairman of the American songwriting society ASCAP.
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Acted in
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
as Self
Prop Culture
2020
as Himself
Superman: Red Son
2020
as Brainiac (voice)
Phantom of Winnipeg
2019
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self
Baby Driver
2017
as The Butcher
Goliath
2016
The Bandit
2016
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained
2015
as Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
as Himself
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012
as Cousin Quilty
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self
Valentine's Day
2010
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
Community
2009
as Britta's Contact
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Elf
Georgia Rule
2007
as Mr. Wells
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Himself
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
2005
as Self
Nowhere Man
2005
as Bar Patron
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Lord Harmony
The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Duty Doctor
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
Band of Brothers
2001
as Jack Olsen
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
2001
as Himself
A Regular Frankie Fan
2000
as Narrator
Postal Worker
1998
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as The Penguin (voice)
Perversions of Science
1997
as Dr. Mueller
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Penguin (voice)
Firestorm
1996
as Dr. Tangu
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as Professor Williams (voice)
Boston Common
1996
as Father Rooney
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
The Mask: Animated Series
1995
as Dr. Byron (voice)
Headless Body in Topless Bar
1995
as Carl Levin
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Koru
The Head
1994
Phantom 2040
1994
A Million to Juan
1994
as Jenkins
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Duke
Babylon 5
1994
as Taq
The Town Santa Forgot
1993
as Pomp the Elf
Nick & Noel
1993
as Barnaby (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Tumbleweed Tom
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Penguin (voice)
The Last Halloween
1991
as Gleep (Voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
The Doors
1991
as Warhol PR
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Frogs!
1991
as Gus
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Kujo (voice)
Solar Crisis
1990
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
Dream On
1990
as Paul Williams
People Like Us
1990
as Ezzie Fenwick
Search for Haunted Hollywood
1989
as Himself
Old Gringo
1989
as Cinematographer
Chill Factor
1989
as Clifford White
Twelfth Night
1987
as Curio
Frog
1987
as Gus
My Little Pony
1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Grog the Frog (voice)
227
1985
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
1985
as Rep (voice)
The Night They Saved Christmas
1984
as Ed
Enchanted Musical Playhouse
1984
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
as Little Enos Burdette
Rooster
1982
as Rooster Steele
The Fall Guy
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
as Paul Williams (uncredited)
Gimme a Break!
1981
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Little Enos Burdette
Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Julius Kurtz
The Paul Williams Comedy Show
1979
as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian
The Muppet Movie
1979
as El Sleazo Pianist
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
B. J. and the Bear
1979
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Boy
The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Nelson Hoag
The Love Boat
1977
as Brian
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
as Little Enos
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
Flight to Holocaust
1977
as Colorado Davis
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
Good Heavens
1976
Baretta
1975
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
as Swan
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Police Woman
1974
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Virgil
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Host
The Odd Couple
1970
as Paul Williams
Watermelon Man
1970
as Employment Office Clerk
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tim Powers / Stringer
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
The Chase
1966
as Seymour
The Loved One
1965
as Gunther Fry
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self