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Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Sound · Born 1940-09-19 · Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Baby Driver (2017) — The Butcher
  2. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) — Lord Harmony
  3. Valentine's Day (2010) — Romeo Midnight (voice)
  4. Community (2009) — Britta's Contact
  5. Batman: The Animated Series (1992) — Penguin (voice)
  6. The Doors (1991) — Warhol PR
  7. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Koru
  8. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) — Virgil
  9. Superman: Red Son (2020) — Brainiac (voice)
  10. Dexter's Laboratory (1996) — Professor Williams (voice)
  11. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — Little Enos
  12. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) — Swan
  13. The Muppet Movie (1979) — El Sleazo Pianist
  14. The Rules of Attraction (2002) — Duty Doctor
  15. Babylon 5 (1994) — Taq
  16. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Tumbleweed Tom
  17. The Mask: Animated Series (1995) — Dr. Byron (voice)
  18. Georgia Rule (2007) — Mr. Wells
  19. Goliath (2016) — James 'JT' Reginald III
  20. The New Batman Adventures (1997) — The Penguin (voice)
  21. Superman: The Animated Series (1996) — Penguin (voice)
  22. The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
  23. The Chase (1966) — Seymour
  24. Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) — Little Enos Burdette
  25. Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) — Kujo (voice)
  26. The Love Boat (1977) — Nelson Hoag
  27. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) — Little Enos
  28. The Fall Guy (1981)
  29. Daft Punk Unchained (2015) — Self
  30. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Tim Powers / Stringer
  31. The Tick (1994) — Mother of Invention (voice)
  32. The Cheap Detective (1978) — Boy
  33. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  34. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  35. A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) — Elf
  36. The Odd Couple (1970) — Paul Williams
  37. Watermelon Man (1970) — Employment Office Clerk
  38. Dream On (1990) — Paul Williams
  39. The Loved One (1965) — Gunther Fry
  40. 227 (1985)