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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
Superman: Red Son
as Brainiac (voice)
Superman: Red Son
as Brainiac (voice)
Phantom of Winnipeg
as Self
Phantom of Winnipeg
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
Baby Driver
as The Butcher
Baby Driver
as The Butcher
The Bandit
as Self
The Bandit
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
as Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
as Self
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
as Cousin Quilty
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
as Cousin Quilty
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self
Valentine's Day
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
Valentine's Day
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Elf
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Elf
Georgia Rule
as Mr. Wells
Georgia Rule
as Mr. Wells
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
as Self
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
as Self
Nowhere Man
as Bar Patron
Nowhere Man
as Bar Patron
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Harmony
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Harmony
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
as Himself
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
as Himself
A Regular Frankie Fan
as Narrator
A Regular Frankie Fan
as Narrator
Postal Worker
Postal Worker
Firestorm
as Dr. Tangu
Firestorm
as Dr. Tangu
Headless Body in Topless Bar
as Carl Levin
Headless Body in Topless Bar
as Carl Levin
A Million to Juan
as Jenkins
A Million to Juan
as Jenkins
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Duke
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Duke
The Town Santa Forgot
as Pomp the Elf
The Town Santa Forgot
as Pomp the Elf
Nick & Noel
as Barnaby (voice)
Nick & Noel
as Barnaby (voice)
Solar Crisis
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
Solar Crisis
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
as Frogbrauten
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
as Frogbrauten
The Doors
as Warhol PR
The Doors
as Warhol PR
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
People Like Us
as Ezzie Fenwick
People Like Us
as Ezzie Fenwick
Sam Kinison: Banned
as Attorney
Sam Kinison: Banned
as Attorney
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
as Self
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
as Self
Old Gringo
as Cinematographer
Old Gringo
as Cinematographer
Twelfth Night
as Curio
Twelfth Night
as Curio
Frog
as Gus
Frog
as Gus
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Grog the Frog (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Grog the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Revue
as Self
The Muppet Revue
as Self
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
as Rep (voice)
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
as Rep (voice)
The Night They Saved Christmas
as Ed
The Night They Saved Christmas
as Ed
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as Little Enos
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as Little Enos
Rooster
as Rooster Steele
Rooster
as Rooster Steele
Stone Cold Dead
as Julius Kurtz
Stone Cold Dead
as Julius Kurtz
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Pianist
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Pianist
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
The Cheap Detective
as Boy
The Cheap Detective
as Boy
The Beatles Forever
as Self
The Beatles Forever
as Self
Smokey and the Bandit
as Little Enos
Smokey and the Bandit
as Little Enos
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
Flight to Holocaust
as Colorado Davis
Flight to Holocaust
as Colorado Davis
Phantom of the Paradise
as Swan
Phantom of the Paradise
as Swan
Watermelon Man
as Employment Office Clerk
Watermelon Man
as Employment Office Clerk
The Chase
as Seymour
The Chase
as Seymour
The Loved One
as Gunther Fry
The Loved One
as Gunther Fry