<P> William December `` Billy Dee '' Williams Jr. ( born April 6 , 1937 ) is an American actor , artist , and singer . Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise , first appearing in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 . Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like Brian 's Song ( 1971 ) , Lady Sings the Blues ( 1972 ) , Mahogany ( 1975 ) , Nighthawks ( 1981 ) , and Batman ( 1989 ) , in which he portrayed Harvey Dent . </P>
<P> William December `` Billy Dee '' Williams Jr. ( born April 6 , 1937 ) is an American actor , artist , and singer . Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise , first appearing in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 . Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like Brian 's Song ( 1971 ) , Lady Sings the Blues ( 1972 ) , Mahogany ( 1975 ) , Nighthawks ( 1981 ) , and Batman ( 1989 ) , in which he portrayed Harvey Dent . </P>
who played lando calrissian in the empire strikes back
who played lando calrissian in the empire strikes back
William December `` Billy Dee '' Williams Jr.
William December `` Billy Dee '' Williams Jr.