Paul Williams
Born September 19, 1940 (Age: 85)
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Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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
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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Filmography
Baby Driver
2017
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as The Butcher
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Age: 76
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
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as Self
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Age: 70
Valentine's Day
2010
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as Romeo Midnight (voice)
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Age: 69
Georgia Rule
2007
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as Mr. Wells
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Age: 66
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
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as Himself
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Age: 65
No Image
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
2005
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as Self
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Age: 65
Nowhere Man
2005
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as Bar Patron
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Age: 64
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
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as Lord Harmony
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Age: 63
The Rules of Attraction
2002
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as Duty Doctor
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Age: 62
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
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as
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Age: 61
A Regular Frankie Fan
2000
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as Narrator
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Age: 59
Postal Worker
1998
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as
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Age: 58
Firestorm
1996
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as Dr. Tangu
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Age: 55
A Million to Juan
1994
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as Jenkins
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Age: 53
The Town Santa Forgot
1993
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as Pomp the Elf
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Age: 53
Nick & Noel
1993
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as Barnaby (voice)
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Age: 53
Solar Crisis
1992
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as Freddy the Bomb (voice)
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Age: 51
The Last Halloween
1991
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as Gleep (Voice)
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Age: 51
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1991
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as Frogbrauten
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Age: 51
The Doors
1991
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as Warhol PR
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Age: 50
Voices That Care
1991
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as Self - Choir Member
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Age: 50
Frogs!
1991
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as Gus
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Age: 50
People Like Us
1990
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as Ezzie Fenwick
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Age: 49
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
1989
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as Self
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Age: 49
Old Gringo
1989
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as Cinematographer
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Age: 48
Chill Factor
1989
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as Clifford White
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Age: 48
Twelfth Night
1987
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as Curio
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Age: 46
Frog
1987
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as Gus
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Age: 46
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
1985
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as Rep (voice)
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Age: 44
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
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as Little Enos
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Age: 42
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
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as Little Enos Burdette
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Age: 39
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as El Sleazo Pianist
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Age: 38
The Cheap Detective
1978
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as Boy
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Age: 37
The Beatles Forever
1977
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as Self
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Age: 37
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
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as Little Enos
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Age: 36
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
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as Self
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Age: 36
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
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as Swan
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Age: 34
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
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as Virgil
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Age: 32
Watermelon Man
1970
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as Employment Office Clerk
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Age: 29
The Chase
1966
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as Seymour
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Age: 25
The Loved One
1965
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as Gunther Fry
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Age: 25