Paul Williams
Sound
Born: Sep 19, 1940
From: Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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) …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing Me Softly with His Songs | Self | 2022 | 5.0 |
| Waiting for Ishtar | Self | 2017 | — |
| Daft Punk Unchained | Self | 2015 | 7.207 |
| The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | Cousin Quilty | 2012 | 6.3 |
| Paul Williams Still Alive | Self | 2011 | 6.8 |
| The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick | Himself | 2001 | 3.714 |
| Firestorm | Dr. Tangu | 1996 | 5.143 |
| Solar Crisis | Freddy the Bomb (voice) | 1992 | 4.314 |
| Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991 | 8.667 |
| The Last Halloween | Gleep (Voice) | 1991 | 6.111 |
| The Doors | Warhol PR | 1991 | 7.111 |
| Chill Factor | Clifford White | 1989 | 4.2 |
| Frog | Gus | 1987 | 5.167 |
| Twelfth Night | Curio | 1987 | 6.333 |
| The Muppet Revue | Self | 1985 | — |
| The Night They Saved Christmas | Ed | 1984 | 5.673 |
| Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Little Enos | 1983 | 4.432 |
| Smokey and the Bandit II | Little Enos Burdette | 1980 | 5.551 |
| Stone Cold Dead | Julius Kurtz | 1979 | 5.917 |
| The Wild Wild West Revisited | Michelito Loveless, Jr. | 1979 | 5.382 |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979 | 6.25 |
| The Muppet Movie | El Sleazo Pianist | 1979 | 7.211 |
| The Cheap Detective | Boy | 1978 | 6.35 |
| Smokey and the Bandit | Little Enos | 1977 | 6.974 |
| The People's Command Performance: '77 | Self | 1977 | — |
| The Beatles Forever | Self | 1977 | — |
| Flight to Holocaust | Colorado Davis | 1977 | 6.0 |
| Phantom of the Paradise | Swan | 1974 | 7.459 |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Virgil | 1973 | 5.7 |
| The Loved One | Gunther Fry | 1965 | 6.158 |
| Known for | Sound |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, … |