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Paul Williams

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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  • BIRTH 19/09/1940
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 16
  • MOVIES 25
  • SCRIPT 1

Shows (16)

Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
Jack Olsen / Pvt. Jack Olsen
Community
Community
Britta's Contact
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Penguin (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Koru
Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Taq
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
The Penguin (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Tumbleweed Tom
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
Paul Williams (uncredited)
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Brian / Nelson Hoag
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Tim Powers / Stringer
The Mask
The Mask
Dr. Byron (voice)
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
Prop Culture
Prop Culture
Himself
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Paul Williams
Boston Common
Boston Common
Father Rooney

Movies (25)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Virgil
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Red Son
Brainiac (voice)
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
Mr. Wells
The Doors
The Doors
Warhol PR
Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise
Swan
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
El Sleazo Pianist
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
Little Enos
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II
Little Enos Burdette
Daft Punk Unchained
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction
Doctor
Firestorm
Firestorm
Dr. Tangu
The Wild Wild West Revisited
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Michelito Loveless, Jr.
Nick & Noel
Nick & Noel
Barnaby (voice)
The Chase
The Chase
Seymour
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Elf
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom…
Himself
The Night They Saved Christmas
The Night They Saved Christmas
Ed
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
Freddy the Bomb (voice)
The Last Halloween
The Last Halloween
Gleep (Voice)
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
Cousin Quilty
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Grog the Frog (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
Boy
The Chase
The Chase
Seymour
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
Rep (voice)

Script

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa