Paul Williams
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Born: September 19, 1940 (age 86) · Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Highest Rated
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
Baby Driver
2017
The Happening
2008
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
Valentine's Day
2010
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Community
2009
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
The Doors
1991
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
The Secret of NIMH
1982
Photos (1)
Movies (46)
Baby Driver
The Butcher
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Lord Harmony
The Muppet Movie
El Sleazo Pianist
The Chase
Seymour
Valentine's Day
Romeo Midnight (voice)
Smokey and the Bandit
Little Enos
The Cheap Detective
Boy
The Rules of Attraction
Duty Doctor
The Doors
Warhol PR
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Virgil
Phantom of the Paradise
Swan
Georgia Rule
Mr. Wells
The Loved One
Gunther Fry
Superman: Red Son
Brainiac (voice)
Smokey and the Bandit II
Little Enos
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Little Enos
Solar Crisis
Freddy the Bomb (voice)
Old Gringo
Cinematographer
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Elf
Stone Cold Dead
Julius Kurtz
The Night They Saved Christmas
Ed
The Town Santa Forgot
Pomp the Elf
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Michelito Loveless, Jr.
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Duke
People Like Us
Ezzie Fenwick
Chill Factor
Clifford White
Nick & Noel
Barnaby (voice)
Frog
Gus
Watermelon Man
Employment Office Clerk
Postal Worker
1998
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Grog the Frog (voice)
Sam Kinison: Banned
Attorney
Nowhere Man
Bar Patron
Headless Body in Topless Bar
Carl Levin
Twelfth Night
Curio
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
Rep (voice)
A Million to Juan
Jenkins
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
Cousin Quilty
Frogs!
Gus
Flight to Holocaust
Colorado Davis
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Frogbrauten
Firestorm
Dr. Tangu
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
A Regular Frankie Fan
Narrator
Rooster
Rooster Steele
The Last Halloween
Gleep (Voice)
TV Shows (37)
The Love Boat
Nelson Hoag · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Brian · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Koru · 1 eps
Community
Britta's Contact · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Penguin (voice) · 7 eps
Dexter's Laboratory
Professor Williams (voice) · 1 eps
Babylon 5
Taq · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Tim Powers / Stringer · 1 eps
Dream On
Paul Williams · 2 eps
Police Woman
Willy Jaques · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Penguin (voice) · 1 eps
Goliath
James 'JT' Reginald III · 7 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Tumbleweed Tom · 1 eps
The Fall Guy
1 eps
The Fall Guy
Paul Williams (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Paul Williams · 1 eps
The New Batman Adventures
The Penguin (voice) · 4 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Kujo (voice) · 1 eps
Baretta
1 eps
The Mask: Animated Series
Dr. Byron (voice) · 1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
2 eps
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1 eps
227
1 eps
Gimme a Break!
1 eps
My Little Pony
65 eps
The Tick
Mother of Invention (voice) · 1 eps
B. J. and the Bear
1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1 eps
Perversions of Science
Dr. Mueller · 1 eps
Boston Common
Father Rooney · 1 eps
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1 eps
Good Heavens
1 eps
Phantom 2040
35 eps
The Brady Bunch Hour
1 eps
When Things Were Rotten
Guy de Maupassant · 1 eps
Fish Police
Buddy (voice) · 1 eps
Puttin' on the Hits
Judge · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 17 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman · 1 eps
The Midnight Special
Self · 4 eps
Donny & Marie
Self · 1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · 1 eps
Prop Culture
Self · 1 eps
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Self (uncredited)
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
Himself · 1 eps
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
The Bandit
Self
Paul Williams Still Alive
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
Waiting for Ishtar
Self
The Muppet Revue
Self
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
The Beatles Forever
Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
Self
Phantom of Winnipeg
Self
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
Self
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
Himself
Writing (5)
Producing (1)
Other Crew (24)
The Happening
Construction Coordinator
The Muppet Movie
Original Music Composer
The Muppet Movie
Songs
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dialogue Editor
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Songs
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Songs
Bugsy Malone
Original Music Composer
Bugsy Malone
Songs
A Star Is Born
Songs
Phantom of the Paradise
Original Music Composer
Phantom of the Paradise
Songs
Ishtar
Songs
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Songs
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Songs
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Songs
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Music
The End
Original Music Composer
The Muppet Script
Original Music Composer
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Songs
Belsen: Our Story
Cinematography
Flight to Holocaust
Music
Flight to Holocaust
Songs
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Songs
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
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