Paul Williams
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.
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Acting
Movie
Baby Driver
as The Butcher
2017
Movie
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Harmony
2004
Movie
Valentine's Day
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
2010
TV
Community
as Britta's Contact
2009
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
as Penguin (voice)
1992
Movie
The Doors
as Warhol PR
1991
TV
Star Trek: Voyager
as Koru
1995
Movie
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Virgil
1973
Movie
Superman: Red Son
as Brainiac (voice)
2020
TV
Dexter's Laboratory
as Professor Williams (voice)
1996
Movie
Smokey and the Bandit
as Little Enos
1977
Movie
Phantom of the Paradise
as Swan
1974
Movie
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Pianist
1979
Movie
The Rules of Attraction
as Duty Doctor
2002
TV
Babylon 5
as Taq
1994
TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Tumbleweed Tom
1993
TV
The Mask: Animated Series
as Dr. Byron (voice)
1995
Movie
Georgia Rule
as Mr. Wells
2007
TV
Goliath
as James 'JT' Reginald III
2016
TV
The New Batman Adventures
as The Penguin (voice)
1997
TV
Superman: The Animated Series
as Penguin (voice)
1996
TV
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
1976
Movie
The Chase
as Seymour
1966
Movie
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Little Enos Burdette
1980
Crew
Movie
The Happening
Construction Coordinator
2008
Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dialogue Editor
2016
Movie
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Songs
1992
Movie
The Secret of NIMH
Lyricist
1982
Movie
Phantom of the Paradise
Original Music Composer
1974
Movie
The Muppet Movie
Original Music Composer
1979
Movie
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Songs
1974
Movie
Bugsy Malone
Original Music Composer
1976
Movie
A Star Is Born
Songs
1976
Movie
Ishtar
Songs
1987
TV
Hawaii Five-O
Story
1968
Movie
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Songs
1977