‘Black Dynamite’ is mostly a blast Nov 20, 2009
White stuffs the screen legacies of Billy Dee Williams, Richard Roundtree, and Fred Williamson inside a pair of quotation marks. And yet the actor gives Black Dynamite enough of his own issues to stand as more than a mere impersonation of African-American machismo. (Boston Globe)
Breakout QB? Nov 13, 2009
(It's a pretty good Jedi Mind Trick and something that would prompt Billy Dee Williams to say: Works. every. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The sad and curious exile of the American mustache Oct 11, 2009
On Burt Reynolds or Billy Dee Williams, movie stars of a generation ago, a mustache was an alluring matter of fact. Before them it was Douglas Fairbanks, William Powell, and Clark Gable. (Boston Globe)
Fans mourn end of 72-year-old soap opera Sep 17, 2009
Billy Dee Williams as Dr. Jim Frazier in 1966. James Earl Jones as Dr. Jim Frazier from 1966 to 1967. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
'Guiding Light' Fades After 72 Years Sep 14, 2009
Despite the sometimes wacky plots, the show gave a serious boost to some actors you've heard of, including Billy Dee Williams, one of the first African Americans on network soaps, appearing in the '50s as Dr. Jim Frazier. And Kevin Bacon played the troubled youth TJ Werner in the '80s. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Tim Burton's Top 9 Aug 25, 2009
The cast includes Billy Dee Williams, Robert Wuhl, Jack Palance, Pat Hingle, and Hammer horror icon Michael Gough as Alfred the butler. Burton has yet to enjoy the same level of commercial success that he had with the first Batman, which was the event movie of 1989. (IGN FilmForce)
Falling in love onsceen Jul 17, 2009
But Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams have something real together. Their love could have launched a thousand Essence magazine covers, then burned them all up. (Boston Globe)
Schedule Update: TV One to Air All Star Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Produced by David Gest Tonight at 8 and 11 PM ET Jun 28, 2009
The mini-series stars Angela Bassett, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Holly Robinson-Peete, Terrence Howard, Billy Dee Williams and Jermaine Jackson II, and is produced by Suzanne DePasse, Jermaine Jackson and Stan Marguilies. On Sunday, June 28 at 7 PM, immediately preceding TV One's original episode of Unsung on Florence Ballard of the Supremes, TV One will air The Life & Times of Michael Jackson, a one-hour documentary produced by the TV Guide Channel. (PR Newswire)
Michael Jackson's Video Co-Stars: From Eddie Murphy To Marlon Brando Jun 28, 2009
" And then, of course, there's the video for "Liberian Girl," which features a galaxy of stars of the era (a partial list: Paula Abdul, Dan Aykroyd, Richard Dreyfuss, Corey Feldman, Debbie Gibson, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherman Hemsley, Don King, Olivia Newton-John, Steven Spielberg, John Travolta, Billy Dee Williams and "Weird Al" Yankovic). In 1991, Jackson returned with his Dangerous album, and the first video, "Black or White," which, in addition to some fancy "morphing" special... (VHI.com -- Music News)
CBS to pull plug on 'Guiding Light' Apr 4, 2009
The program was one of the first to regularly feature African-Americans as recurring characters, with roles played by Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson and Ruby Dee. The show updated its look in recent years, incorporating outside shots to make it more contemporary. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Wolverine's Big Surprises Apr 2, 2009
So did a lot of other good actors including Alison Janney (West Wing), Melina Kanakaredes (CSI New York), Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard, Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy, plus Billy Dee Williams, JoBeth Williams, Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills 90210), Nia Long, Taye Diggs, Victor Garber, and probably a lot more we don t even know. And a lot of good actors went there, and stayed. (Fox News)
Catherine Hardwicke And Edi Gathegi Teach Students 'Twilight' Secrets Mar 19, 2009
"That looks like Billy Dee Williams right there," marveled Gathegi, flipping through the book and finding an early sketch of his character minus the now-signature hairstyle. "This is the original Laurent. I think Catherine and I both came up with the dreadlock idea, because I had always wanted to have dreads and I thought it would be a cool, sexy, different look.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Long-awaited 'Fanboys' is not a trap - this movie is fully operational! Feb 26, 2009
The journey to California includes many cameos by well known actors as well as some "Star Wars" stars such as Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Ray Park (Darth Maul), and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian). Since most of the movie was filmed in 2006, the Seth Rogen that plays various characters in the movie is pre-stardom Rogen. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
'Fanboys,' 2 stars Feb 20, 2009
Cameos abound, with Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, William Shatner, Kevin Smith, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride pitching in. But the tone seems as uneven as the pacing. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Bell connects with 'Star Wars' fans Feb 8, 2009
Cameos from Seth Rogen, William Shatner, Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back") and original Princess Leia Carrie Fisher add to the self-deprecating fun. We checked in with Bell, 28, who plays Zoe, the fanboys' only friend who happens to be a girl. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Fanboys': A familiar road-trip formula Feb 8, 2009
They go before a stern judge (Billy Dee Williams, in one of several cameos by Star Wars actors). Linus lands in the hospital, and his physician is none other than Carrie Fisher. (USA Today -- Life)
