1940-09-19 Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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
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Killing Me Softly with His Songs | Self | 2022-11-10 |
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Superman: Red Son | Brainiac (voice) | 2020-02-24 |
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Phantom of Winnipeg | Self | 2019-07-01 |
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Waiting for Ishtar | Self | 2017-12-14 |
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Baby Driver | The Butcher | 2017-06-28 |
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The Bandit | Self | 2016-03-12 |
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Daft Punk Unchained | Self | 2015-06-24 |
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Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams | Himself | 2014-02-24 |
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The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | Cousin Quilty | 2013-04-26 |
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Paul Williams Still Alive | Self | 2011-09-11 |
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Valentine's Day | Romeo Midnight (voice) | 2010-02-10 |
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Elf | 2008-12-17 |
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Georgia Rule | Mr. Wells | 2007-05-10 |
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Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' | Himself | 2006-02-28 |
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Nowhere Man | Bar Patron | 2005-03-11 |
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Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow | 2005-10-04 | |
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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Lord Harmony | 2004-08-06 |
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Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters | 2002-08-28 | |
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The Rules of Attraction | Doctor | 2002-10-11 |
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The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick | Himself | 2001-01-01 |
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A Regular Frankie Fan | Narrator | 2000-01-01 |
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Postal Worker | 1998-10-21 | |
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Firestorm | Dr. Tangu | 1996-07-29 |
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Headless Body in Topless Bar | Carl Levin | 1995-05-20 |
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A Million to Juan | Jenkins | 1994-05-15 |
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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die | Duke | 1994-05-06 |
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Nick & Noel | Barnaby (voice) | 1993-11-25 |
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The Town Santa Forgot | Pomp the Elf | 1993-12-03 |
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The Last Halloween | Gleep (Voice) | 1991-10-28 |
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The Doors | Warhol PR | 1991-03-01 |
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Frogs! | Gus | 1991-01-01 |
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People Like Us | Ezzie Fenwick | 1990-05-13 |
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Solar Crisis | Freddy the Bomb (voice) | 1990-07-14 |
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Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1990-02-28 |
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Chill Factor | Clifford White | 1989-01-01 |
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Old Gringo | Cinematographer | 1989-09-13 |
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Search for Haunted Hollywood | Himself | 1989-10-22 |
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Twelfth Night | Curio | 1987-06-01 |
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Frog | Gus | 1987-01-23 |
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The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard | Grog the Frog (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
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My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina | Rep (voice) | 1985-03-23 |
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The Muppet Revue | Self | 1985-04-16 |
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The Night They Saved Christmas | Ed | 1984-12-13 |
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Little Enos Burdette | 1983-08-12 |
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Rooster | Rooster Steele | 1982-08-19 |
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Smokey and the Bandit II | Little Enos Burdette | 1980-08-15 |
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Stone Cold Dead | Julius Kurtz | 1979-09-14 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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The Wild Wild West Revisited | Michelito Loveless, Jr. | 1979-05-09 |
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The Muppet Movie | El Sleazo Pianist | 1979-06-22 |
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The Cheap Detective | Boy | 1978-06-23 |
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The People's Command Performance: '77 | Self | 1977-04-07 |
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Flight to Holocaust | Colorado Davis | 1977-03-26 |
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The Beatles Forever | Self | 1977-11-24 |
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Smokey and the Bandit | Little Enos | 1977-05-26 |
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Phantom of the Paradise | Swan | 1974-10-31 |
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Virgil | 1973-06-15 |
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Watermelon Man | Employment Office Clerk | 1970-05-27 |
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The Chase | Seymour | 1966-02-18 |
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The Loved One | Gunther Fry | 1965-10-11 |
