Paul Williams
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-09-19 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Paul Williams
Biography
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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Known For
Acting
(2022)
(2020)
Superman: Red Son
as Brainiac (voice)
(2019)
Phantom of Winnipeg
as Self
(2017)
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
(2017)
Baby Driver
as The Butcher
(2016)
The Bandit
as Self
(2015)
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
(2014)
(2012)
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
as Cousin Quilty
(2011)
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self
(2010)
Valentine's Day
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
(2008)
(2007)
Georgia Rule
as Mr. Wells
(2006)
(2005)
Nowhere Man
as Bar Patron
(2005)
(2004)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Harmony
(2002)
The Rules of Attraction
as Duty Doctor
(2002)
(2001)
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
as Himself
(2000)
A Regular Frankie Fan
as Narrator
(1998)
(1996)
Firestorm
as Dr. Tangu
(1995)
Headless Body in Topless Bar
as Carl Levin
(1994)
A Million to Juan
as Jenkins
(1994)
(1993)
Nick & Noel
as Barnaby (voice)
(1993)
The Town Santa Forgot
as Pomp the Elf
(1992)
Solar Crisis
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
(1991)
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
(1991)
The Last Halloween
as Gleep (Voice)
(1991)
The Doors
as Warhol PR
(1991)
Frogs!
as Gus
(1990)
People Like Us
as Ezzie Fenwick
(1990)
Sam Kinison: Banned
as Attorney
(1989)
Chill Factor
as Clifford White
(1989)
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
as Himself
(1989)
Old Gringo
as Cinematographer
(1987)
Frog
as Gus
(1987)
Twelfth Night
as Curio
(1986)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Grog the Frog (voice)
(1985)
The Muppet Revue
as Self
(1985)
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
as Rep (voice)
(1984)
(1983)
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as Little Enos
(1982)
Rooster
as Rooster Steele
(1980)
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Little Enos Burdette
(1979)
Stone Cold Dead
as Julius Kurtz
(1979)
The Wild Wild West Revisited
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
(1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Pianist
(1978)
The Cheap Detective
as Boy
(1977)
Smokey and the Bandit
as Little Enos
(1977)
(1977)
The Beatles Forever
as Self
(1977)
Flight to Holocaust
as Colorado Davis
(1974)
Phantom of the Paradise
as Swan
(1973)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Virgil
(1970)
Watermelon Man
as Employment Office Clerk
(1966)
The Chase
as Seymour
(1965)
The Loved One
as Gunther Fry
Crew
(2025)
The Muppet Script
Original Music Composer
(2021)
(2016)
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dialogue Editor
(2012)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Executive Producer
(2008)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Songs, Story, Teleplay
(2008)
The Happening
Construction Coordinator
(1992)
(1987)
Ishtar
Songs
(1982)
Rooster
Writer
(1982)
The Secret of NIMH
Lyricist
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
Original Music Composer, Songs
(1978)
The End
Original Music Composer
(1977)
Flight to Holocaust
Music, Songs
(1977)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Songs, Music
(1976)
Bugsy Malone
Original Music Composer, Songs
(1976)
A Star Is Born
Songs
(1974)
Phantom of the Paradise
Original Music Composer, Songs
(1974)