Paul Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

115

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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Dexter's Laboratory

    Dexter's Laboratory

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Community

    Community

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Baby Driver

    Baby Driver

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The New Batman Adventures

    The New Batman Adventures

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Georgia Rule

    Georgia Rule

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

  • The Mask: Animated Series

    The Mask: Animated Series

  • 227

    227

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

    The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • B. J. and the Bear

    B. J. and the Bear

  • Phantom of the Paradise

    Phantom of the Paradise

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Nowhere Man

    Nowhere Man

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

  • The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

  • My Little Pony

    My Little Pony

  • Frog

    Frog

  • The Town Santa Forgot

    The Town Santa Forgot

  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

  • Daft Punk Unchained

    Daft Punk Unchained

  • The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • The Legend of Prince Valiant

    The Legend of Prince Valiant

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

    Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

  • Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Boston Common

    Boston Common

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Prop Culture

    Prop Culture

  • Smokey and the Bandit

    Smokey and the Bandit

  • Frogs!

    Frogs!

  • Phantom of Winnipeg

    Phantom of Winnipeg

  • Phantom 2040

    Phantom 2040

  • The Rules of Attraction

    The Rules of Attraction

  • Old Gringo

    Old Gringo

  • The Brady Bunch Hour

    The Brady Bunch Hour

  • Nick & Noel

    Nick & Noel

  • When Things Were Rotten

    When Things Were Rotten

  • Sam Kinison: Banned

    Sam Kinison: Banned

  • Smokey and the Bandit II

    Smokey and the Bandit II

  • Superman: Red Son

    Superman: Red Son

  • Good Heavens

    Good Heavens

  • The Muppet Revue

    The Muppet Revue

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Postal Worker

    Postal Worker

  • The Bandit

    The Bandit

  • The Loved One

    The Loved One

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  • Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

    Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

  • Solar Crisis

    Solar Crisis

  • Enchanted Musical Playhouse

    Enchanted Musical Playhouse

  • The Paul Williams Comedy Show

    The Paul Williams Comedy Show

  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

    A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

  • The Night They Saved Christmas

    The Night They Saved Christmas

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

    Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • Rooster

    Rooster

  • The People's Command Performance: '77

    The People's Command Performance: '77

  • Puttin' on the Hits

    Puttin' on the Hits

  • Paul Williams Still Alive

    Paul Williams Still Alive

  • Firestorm

    Firestorm

  • Killing Me Softly with His Songs

    Killing Me Softly with His Songs

  • Flight to Holocaust

    Flight to Holocaust

  • The Wild Wild West Revisited

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

  • Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

    Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

  • The Last Halloween

    The Last Halloween

  • Headless Body in Topless Bar

    Headless Body in Topless Bar

  • My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina

    My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina

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

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

  • Stone Cold Dead

    Stone Cold Dead

  • A Regular Frankie Fan

    A Regular Frankie Fan

  • Chill Factor

    Chill Factor

  • The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

    The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • The Search for Haunted Hollywood

    The Search for Haunted Hollywood

  • Waiting for Ishtar

    Waiting for Ishtar

  • Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

    Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

  • Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

    Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

  • The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

    The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

  • Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

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

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