Paul Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-09-19 (85 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Community

    Community

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Dexter's Laboratory

    Dexter's Laboratory

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Baby Driver

    Baby Driver

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The New Batman Adventures

    The New Batman Adventures

  • 227

    227

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • The Mask: Animated Series

    The Mask: Animated Series

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • My Little Pony

    My Little Pony

  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

  • The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

  • The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Legend of Prince Valiant

    The Legend of Prince Valiant

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Smokey and the Bandit

    Smokey and the Bandit

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • B. J. and the Bear

    B. J. and the Bear

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes

  • Georgia Rule

    Georgia Rule

  • Firestorm

    Firestorm

  • Solar Crisis

    Solar Crisis

  • Phantom of the Paradise

    Phantom of the Paradise

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Old Gringo

    Old Gringo

  • The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • Nowhere Man

    Nowhere Man

  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

    A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Chill Factor

    Chill Factor

  • Boston Common

    Boston Common

  • Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

    Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

  • Superman: Red Son

    Superman: Red Son

  • Frogs!

    Frogs!

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Smokey and the Bandit II

    Smokey and the Bandit II

  • Frog

    Frog

  • Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

    Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

  • The Rules of Attraction

    The Rules of Attraction

  • The Loved One

    The Loved One

  • Daft Punk Unchained

    Daft Punk Unchained

  • The Night They Saved Christmas

    The Night They Saved Christmas

  • My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina

    My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • The Brady Bunch Hour

    The Brady Bunch Hour

  • Rooster

    Rooster

  • Good Heavens

    Good Heavens

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

    The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

  • Phantom of Winnipeg

    Phantom of Winnipeg

  • The People's Command Performance: '77

    The People's Command Performance: '77

  • When Things Were Rotten

    When Things Were Rotten

  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  • Waiting for Ishtar

    Waiting for Ishtar

  • Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

    Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

  • The Town Santa Forgot

    The Town Santa Forgot

  • Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

    Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

  • Postal Worker

    Postal Worker

  • Paul Williams Still Alive

    Paul Williams Still Alive

  • Phantom 2040

    Phantom 2040

  • The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

    The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

  • The Bandit

    The Bandit

  • Prop Culture

    Prop Culture

  • The Last Halloween

    The Last Halloween

  • Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

  • Nick & Noel

    Nick & Noel

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

    Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

  • Killing Me Softly with His Songs

    Killing Me Softly with His Songs

  • Sam Kinison: Banned

    Sam Kinison: Banned

  • Headless Body in Topless Bar

    Headless Body in Topless Bar

  • Stone Cold Dead

    Stone Cold Dead

  • The Muppet Revue

    The Muppet Revue

  • The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

    The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

  • A Regular Frankie Fan

    A Regular Frankie Fan

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

  • Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

    Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

  • Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit

    Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit

  • The Search for Haunted Hollywood

    The Search for Haunted Hollywood

  • The Paul Williams Comedy Show

    The Paul Williams Comedy Show

  • Puttin' on the Hits

    Puttin' on the Hits

  • Enchanted Musical Playhouse

    Enchanted Musical Playhouse

  • Flight to Holocaust

    Flight to Holocaust

  • Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

    Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators