<P> Paul Hamilton Williams , Jr. ( born September 19 , 1940 ) is an American composer , singer , songwriter and actor . He is perhaps best known for 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 '' , David Bowie 's `` Fill Your Heart '' , and the Carpenters ' `` We 've Only Just Begun '' and `` Rainy Days and Mondays '' , as well as for his contributions to films , such as writing the lyrics to the # 1 chart - topping `` Evergreen '' , the love theme from A Star Is Born , starring Barbra Streisand , for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song ; and `` Rainbow Connection '' from The Muppet Movie . He also wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for The Love Boat , with music previously composed by Charles Fox , which was originally sung by Jack Jones and , later , by Dionne Warwick . </P>
<P> Paul Hamilton Williams , Jr. ( born September 19 , 1940 ) is an American composer , singer , songwriter and actor . He is perhaps best known for 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 '' , David Bowie 's `` Fill Your Heart '' , and the Carpenters ' `` We 've Only Just Begun '' and `` Rainy Days and Mondays '' , as well as for his contributions to films , such as writing the lyrics to the # 1 chart - topping `` Evergreen '' , the love theme from A Star Is Born , starring Barbra Streisand , for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song ; and `` Rainbow Connection '' from The Muppet Movie . He also wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for The Love Boat , with music previously composed by Charles Fox , which was originally sung by Jack Jones and , later , by Dionne Warwick . </P>
who played little enos in smokey and the bandit
who played little enos in smokey and the bandit
Paul Hamilton Williams , Jr.
Paul Hamilton Williams , Jr.