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
Sound 16
2020s
- 2025
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Songs
The Muppet Script
Original Music Composer
- 2021
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Songs
2010s
- 2016
2000s
- 2008
1990s
- 1992
1980s
- 1987
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Flight to Holocaust
Music, Songs
- 1976
- 1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Songs
Acted in 80
2020s
- 2020
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
- 2012
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
Cousin Quilty
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
Movie
1990s
- 1998
Postal Worker
Movie
- 1997
- 1996
Firestorm
Dr. Tangu
- 1995
Headless Body in Topless Bar
Carl Levin
- 1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Duke
- 1993
The Town Santa Forgot
Pomp the Elf
- 1992
Fish Police
Buddy (voice) · 1 episode
- 1991
The Last Halloween
Gleep (Voice)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Frogbrauten
- 1990
Sam Kinison: Banned
Attorney
1980s
- 1989
Old Gringo
Cinematographer
Chill Factor
Clifford White
- 1987
Twelfth Night
Curio
- 1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Grog the Frog (voice)
- 1985
My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
Rep (voice)
- 1984
Puttin' on the Hits
Judge · 1 episode
- 1983
- 1982
Rooster
Rooster Steele
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Michelito Loveless, Jr.
- 1978
- 1977
Flight to Holocaust
Colorado Davis
The Brady Bunch Hour
TV
- 1976
Good Heavens
TV
- 1975
When Things Were Rotten
Guy de Maupassant · 1 episode
- 1974
- 1973
- 1970
Watermelon Man
Employment Office Clerk
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
- 1965
The Loved One
Gunther Fry
Wrote 4
1980s
- 1982
Rooster
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2020
Belsen: Our Story
Cinematography
Produced 1
2010s
- 2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Executive Producer
Art department 1
2000s
- 2008
Appearances31
2020s
- 2025
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Self (uncredited)
- 2022
- 2020
Prop Culture
Self · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
Phantom of Winnipeg
Self
- 2017
Waiting for Ishtar
Self
- 2016
The Bandit
Self
- 2015
- 2014
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
Self
- 2013
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
Himself · 1 episode
- 2011
Paul Williams Still Alive
Self
2000s
- 2006
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
- 2001
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
Himself
- 2000
A Regular Frankie Fan
Narrator
1990s
- 1991
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1980s
- 1989
The Search for Haunted Hollywood
Self
- 1985
The Muppet Revue
Self
- 1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
- 1977
The Beatles Forever
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
- 1976
- 1974
- 1972
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1953
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2014
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
Thanks