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Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Birthday
September 19, 1940
Place of Birth
Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Paul Hamilton Williams Jr.
- پائول ویلیامز
Paul Williams
3.3 Popularity
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
5.0
Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
7.7
Self
Prop Culture
2020
7.1
Brainiac (voice)
Superman: Red Son
2020
0.0
Self
Phantom of Winnipeg
2019
0.0
Self
Waiting for Ishtar
2017
7.4
The Butcher
Baby Driver
2017
7.6
James 'JT' Reginald III
Goliath
2016
7.6
Self
The Bandit
2016
7.2
Self
Daft Punk Unchained
2015
0.0
Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
Credits
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
2022
5.0
Prop Culture
as Self
2020
7.7
Superman: Red Son
as Brainiac (voice)
2020
7.1
Phantom of Winnipeg
as Self
2019
0.0
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
2017
0.0
Baby Driver
as The Butcher
2017
7.4
Goliath
as James 'JT' Reginald III
2016
7.6
The Bandit
as Self
2016
7.6
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
2015
7.2
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
as Self
2014
0.0
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
as Himself
2013
0.0
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
as Cousin Quilty
2012
6.2
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self
2011
6.8
Valentine's Day
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
2010
5.9
Community
as Britta's Contact
2009
8.0
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Elf
2008
6.0
Georgia Rule
as Mr. Wells
2007
6.0
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006
5.5
🎬
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
as Self
2005
0.0
Nowhere Man
as Bar Patron
2005
1.0
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Harmony
2004
6.7
The Rules of Attraction
as Duty Doctor
2002
6.2
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
0.0
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
as Himself
2001
3.2
A Regular Frankie Fan
as Narrator
2000
1.0
Postal Worker
1998
3.3
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
5.7
The New Batman Adventures
as The Penguin (voice)
1997
8.0
Perversions of Science
as Dr. Mueller
1997
5.6
Superman: The Animated Series
as Penguin (voice)
1996
7.6
Firestorm
as Dr. Tangu
1996
4.3
Dexter's Laboratory
as Professor Williams (voice)
1996
7.7
Boston Common
as Father Rooney
1996
6.9
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
6.3
The Mask: Animated Series
as Dr. Byron (voice)
1995
7.2
Headless Body in Topless Bar
as Carl Levin
1995
3.0
Star Trek: Voyager
as Koru
1995
7.8
Phantom 2040
1994
5.8
A Million to Juan
as Jenkins
1994
5.4
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Duke
1994
6.5
Babylon 5
as Taq
1994
8.0
The Town Santa Forgot
as Pomp the Elf
1993
7.0
Nick & Noel
as Barnaby (voice)
1993
6.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Tumbleweed Tom
1993
6.9
Batman: The Animated Series
as Penguin (voice)
1992
8.6
Solar Crisis
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
1992
4.2
The Last Halloween
as Gleep (Voice)
1991
5.6
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
6.5
The Doors
as Warhol PR
1991
7.1
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
8.0
Frogs!
as Gus
1991
2.0
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Kujo (voice)
1990
6.8
Dream On
as Paul Williams
1990
6.9
People Like Us
as Ezzie Fenwick
1990
4.3
Sam Kinison: Banned
as Attorney
1990
5.0
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
as Himself
1989
4.8
Old Gringo
as Cinematographer
1989
5.5
Chill Factor
as Clifford White
1989
2.8
Twelfth Night
as Curio
1987
4.5
Frog
as Gus
1987
4.2
My Little Pony
1986
6.1
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Grog the Frog (voice)
1986
5.3
227
1985
6.7
The Muppet Revue
as Self
1985
0.0
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
as Rep (voice)
1985
6.9
The Night They Saved Christmas
as Ed
1984
5.6
Puttin' on the Hits
as Judge
1984
0.0
🎬
Enchanted Musical Playhouse
1984
0.0
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as Little Enos
1983
4.4
Rooster
as Rooster Steele
1982
2.0
The Fall Guy
1981
7.5
The Fall Guy
as Paul Williams (uncredited)
1981
7.5
Gimme a Break!
1981
6.6
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
1980
5.0
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Little Enos Burdette
1980
5.6
Stone Cold Dead
as Julius Kurtz
1979
5.9
🎬
The Paul Williams Comedy Show
as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian
1979
0.0
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Pianist
1979
7.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
1979
5.1
B. J. and the Bear
1979
5.5
The Cheap Detective
as Boy
1978
6.3
The Beatles Forever
as Self
1977
0.0
The Love Boat
as Nelson Hoag
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Brian
1977
6.3
Smokey and the Bandit
as Little Enos
1977
7.0
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977
0.0
Flight to Holocaust
as Colorado Davis
1977
5.8
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.1
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977
2.0
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1976
5.5
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
1976
8.0
Good Heavens
1976
5.5
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
When Things Were Rotten
as Guy de Maupassant
1975
7.2
Baretta
1975
6.4
Phantom of the Paradise
as Swan
1974
7.5
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Police Woman
as Willy Jaques
1974
6.2
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Virgil
1973
5.7
The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
7.8
The Midnight Special
as Host
1972
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Paul Williams
1970
7.8
Watermelon Man
as Employment Office Clerk
1970
6.3
Hawaii Five-O
as Tim Powers / Stringer
1968
7.1
The Chase
as Seymour
1966
7.1
The Loved One
as Gunther Fry
1965
6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
8.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
🎬
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self
N/A
0.0