Paul Williams
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- September 19, 1940
- Birthplace
- Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol 2025
as Self (uncredited), Songs
The Muppet Script 2025
Original Music Composer
Killing Me Softly with His Songs 2022
as Self
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas 2021
Songs
Superman: Red Son 2020
as Brainiac (voice)
Belsen: Our Story 2020
Cinematography
Phantom of Winnipeg 2019
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar 2017
as Self
Baby Driver 2017
as The Butcher
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016
Dialogue Editor
The Bandit 2016
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained 2015
as Self
- Paul Williams: Soul Inspiration
Paul Williams: Soul Inspiration 2014
Actor
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams 2014
as Self, Thanks
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 2012
Executive Producer
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X 2012
as Cousin Quilty
Paul Williams Still Alive 2011
as Self
Valentine's Day 2010
as Romeo Midnight (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 2008
as Elf, Songs, Story, Teleplay
The Happening 2008
Construction Coordinator
Georgia Rule 2007
as Mr. Wells
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit 2006
as Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' 2006
as Himself
- Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow 2005
as Self
Nowhere Man 2005
as Bar Patron
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004
as Lord Harmony
The Rules of Attraction 2002
as Duty Doctor
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters 2002
Actor
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick 2001
as Himself
A Regular Frankie Fan 2000
as Narrator
Postal Worker 1998
Actor
Firestorm 1996
as Dr. Tangu
Headless Body in Topless Bar 1995
as Carl Levin
A Million to Juan 1994
as Jenkins
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die 1994
as Duke
The Town Santa Forgot 1993
as Pomp the Elf
Nick & Noel 1993
as Barnaby (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992
Songs
Solar Crisis 1992
as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
The Last Halloween 1991
as Gleep (Voice)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier 1991
as Frogbrauten
The Doors 1991
as Warhol PR
Voices That Care 1991
as Self - Choir Member
Frogs! 1991
as Gus
People Like Us 1990
as Ezzie Fenwick
Sam Kinison: Banned 1990
as Attorney
The Search for Haunted Hollywood 1989
as Self
Old Gringo 1989
as Cinematographer
Chill Factor 1989
as Clifford White
Twelfth Night 1987
as Curio
Ishtar 1987
Songs
Frog 1987
as Gus
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard 1986
as Grog the Frog (voice)
The Muppet Revue 1985
as Self
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina 1985
as Rep (voice)
The Night They Saved Christmas 1984
as Ed
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 1983
as Little Enos
Rooster 1982
as Rooster Steele, Writer
The Secret of NIMH 1982
Lyricist
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980
as Little Enos
Stone Cold Dead 1979
as Julius Kurtz
The Muppet Movie 1979
as El Sleazo Pianist, Original Music Composer, Songs
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
as Self
The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979
as Michelito Loveless, Jr.
The Cheap Detective 1978
as Boy
The End 1978
Original Music Composer
- Sparrow
Sparrow 1978
Original Music Composer
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 1977
Songs, Music
The Beatles Forever 1977
as Self
Smokey and the Bandit 1977
as Little Enos
The People's Command Performance: '77 1977
as Self
Flight to Holocaust 1977
as Colorado Davis, Music, Songs
A Star Is Born 1976
Songs
Bugsy Malone 1976
Original Music Composer, Songs
Phantom of the Paradise 1974
as Swan, Original Music Composer, Songs
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1974
Songs
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me 1974
Songs
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973
as Virgil
Watermelon Man 1970
as Employment Office Clerk
The Chase 1966
as Seymour
The Loved One 1965
as Gunther Fry
Credits from TMDB.