<Li> Teruko Nakagami (m . 1972) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, and singer . Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise, first appearing in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 . Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like Brian's Song (1971), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany (1975), Nighthawks (1981), and Batman (1989), in which he portrayed Harvey Dent . </P> <P> Williams was born in New York City, the son of Loretta Anne (1915--2016), a West Indian - born elevator operator from Montserrat, and William December Williams, Sr. (1910--2008), an African - American caretaker from Texas . He has a twin sister, Loretta, and grew up in Harlem, where he was raised by his maternal grandmother while his parents worked at several jobs . Williams graduated from The High School of Music & Art (later merged with the High School of Performing Arts to become the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art) in Manhattan, where he was a classmate of Diahann Carroll, who would later play the wife of his character Brady Lloyd on the 1980s prime - time soap opera Dynasty . </P>

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