
Paul Williams
Known for Sound · 112 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-19 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. · پائول ویلیامز
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (49)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Koru

Babylon 5
1994
as Taq

The Love Boat
1977
as Nelson Hoag / Brian

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tim Powers / Stringer

Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as Professor Williams (voice)

Community
2009
as Britta's Contact

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Penguin (voice)

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Police Woman
1974
as Willy Jaques

Goliath
2016
as James 'JT' Reginald III

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Tumbleweed Tom

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Penguin (voice)

The Odd Couple
1970
as Paul Williams

The Fall Guy
1981
as Paul Williams (uncredited)

Baretta
1975

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Kujo (voice)

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Midnight Special
1972
as Self

The New Batman Adventures
1997
as The Penguin (voice)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

227
1985

Dream On
1990
as Paul Williams

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman

Gimme a Break!
1981

The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991

The Mask: Animated Series
1995
as Dr. Byron (voice)

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997

My Little Pony
1986

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self

Perversions of Science
1997
as Dr. Mueller

Boston Common
1996
as Father Rooney

Phantom 2040
1994

The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948

Good Heavens
1976

Fish Police
1992
as Buddy (voice)

When Things Were Rotten
1975
as Guy de Maupassant

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self

The Brady Bunch Hour
1977

Prop Culture
2020
as Self

Puttin' on the Hits
1984
as Judge
Enchanted Musical Playhouse
1984
The Paul Williams Comedy Show
1979
as Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian

Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
2013
as Himself
Movies (63)

Baby Driver
2017
as The Butcher

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Lord Harmony

Smokey and the Bandit
1977
as Little Enos

The Doors
1991
as Warhol PR

Valentine's Day
2010
as Romeo Midnight (voice)

The Rules of Attraction
2002
as Duty Doctor

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Virgil

The Muppet Movie
1979
as El Sleazo Pianist

Phantom of the Paradise
1974
as Swan

Superman: Red Son
2020
as Brainiac (voice)

The Chase
1966
as Seymour

Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Little Enos Burdette

Georgia Rule
2007
as Mr. Wells

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
as Little Enos

The Cheap Detective
1978
as Boy

The Loved One
1965
as Gunther Fry

Solar Crisis
1992
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)

The Town Santa Forgot
1993
as Pomp the Elf

Daft Punk Unchained
2015
as Self

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Elf

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self

Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member

Frog
1987
as Gus

A Million to Juan
1994
as Jenkins

Watermelon Man
1970
as Employment Office Clerk

The Night They Saved Christmas
1984
as Ed

People Like Us
1990
as Ezzie Fenwick

Old Gringo
1989
as Cinematographer

Frogs!
1991
as Gus

Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Julius Kurtz

Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
as Self

The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Grog the Frog (voice)

Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self

Headless Body in Topless Bar
1995
as Carl Levin

The Last Halloween
1991
as Gleep (Voice)

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012
as Cousin Quilty

Waiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self

Flight to Holocaust
1977
as Colorado Davis

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Duke

Chill Factor
1989
as Clifford White

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Himself

Postal Worker
1998

Rooster
1982
as Rooster Steele

Twelfth Night
1987
as Curio

Firestorm
1996
as Dr. Tangu

Sam Kinison: Banned
1990
as Attorney

The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self

Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1991
as Frogbrauten

Nick & Noel
1993
as Barnaby (voice)

My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
1985
as Rep (voice)

The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self

Phantom of Winnipeg
2019
as Self

The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self

The Search for Haunted Hollywood
1989
as Self

Nowhere Man
2005
as Bar Patron

Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
as Self

The Bandit
2016
as Self

Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002

The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
2001
as Himself
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
2005
as Self

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
as Self

A Regular Frankie Fan
2000
as Narrator
About 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… With 112 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Paul Williams has appeared in 63 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Williams Movies
- Baby Driver (2017) — as The Butcher
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) — as Lord Harmony
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — as Little Enos
- The Doors (1991) — as Warhol PR
- Valentine's Day (2010) — as Romeo Midnight (voice)
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