Paul Williams

Born: 1940-09-19

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


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Released: 1983-08-12

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Released: 1974-10-31

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Voices That Care

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Released: 1986-01-01

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Released: 1985-04-16

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1989 TV documentary looking into the haunted legends of old Hollywood.

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Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

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First aired: 1962-10-01

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Babylon 5

as Taq
First aired: 1994-01-26

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Batman: The Animated Series

as Penguin (voice)
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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1961-12-11

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Dexter's Laboratory

as Professor Williams (voice)
First aired: 1996-04-28

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Goliath

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-10-13

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The Love Boat

as Nelson Hoag
First aired: 1977-09-24

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The Love Boat

as Brian
First aired: 1977-09-24

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First aired: 2009-09-17

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as Kujo (voice)
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Band of Brothers

as Jack Olsen
First aired: 2001-09-09

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Hawaii Five-O

as Tim Powers / Stringer
First aired: 1968-09-20

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Police Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

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Walker, Texas Ranger

as Tumbleweed Tom
First aired: 1993-04-21

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1944-01-20

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1944-01-20

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The Fall Guy

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-04

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The Fall Guy

as Paul Williams (uncredited)
First aired: 1981-11-04

Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble...

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Superman: The Animated Series

as Penguin (voice)
First aired: 1996-09-06

Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from...

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The Odd Couple

as Paul Williams
First aired: 1970-09-24

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The New Batman Adventures

as The Penguin (voice)
First aired: 1997-09-13

The New Batman Adventures is a continuation of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series....

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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-30

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The Mask: Animated Series

as Dr. Byron (voice)
First aired: 1995-08-12

Insecure bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss uses an ancient mask to gain superpowers while taking on the...

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227

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-14

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Baretta

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-17

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

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Gimme a Break!

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-10-29

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as Paul Williams
First aired: 1990-07-08

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The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman
First aired: 1976-09-05

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
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The Legend of Prince Valiant

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-03

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The Midnight Special

as Self
First aired: 1972-08-19

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The Midnight Special

as Host
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Dinah!

as Self
First aired: 1974-10-21

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B. J. and the Bear

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-02-10

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Boston Common

as Father Rooney
First aired: 1996-03-21

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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My Little Pony

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-09-15

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Perversions of Science

as Dr. Mueller
First aired: 1997-06-07

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First aired: 1997-09-27

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Donny & Marie

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-23

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Good Heavens

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-29

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Phantom 2040

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

as Self
First aired: 1980-11-18

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The Brady Bunch Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-23

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The Captain and Tennille

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First aired: 1976-09-20

Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series...

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