Paul Williams Biography (1940-)

Full name, Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr.; born September 19, 1940, in Bennington (some sources cite Omaha), NE; son of Paul Hamilton (an architectural engineer) and Bertha Mae (a homemaker; maiden name, Burnside) Williams; married Katie Clinton, 1971 (divorced); married Hilda Keenan Wynn (a talent agent), April 16, 1993; children: (first marriage) Cole, Sarah. Addresses: Office: 8545 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069-1410; Tugboat Productions, Lazy Creek Productions, 4508 Noeline Ave., Encino, CA 91436-3336.; Agent: Sutton, Barth & Vennari, 145 South Fairfax Ave., Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, singer, actor
Birth Details: September 19, 1940; Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Paul H. Williams) Gunther Fry, The Loved One, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
The Chase, Columbia, 1966
Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Employment office clerk, Watermelon Man, Columbia, 1970
Himself, On the Line (documentary), 1971
Virgil, Battle for the Planet of the Apes (also known as Colonization of the Planet of the Apes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Swan, The Phantom of the Paradise (also known as Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Little Enos Burdette, Smokey and the Bandit, Universal, 1977
Boy, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The CheapDetective), Columbia, 1978
El Sleezo pianist, The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distributors,1979
Dana's lawyer, This Lady Is a Tramp (also known as The Lady Isa Tramp and The Tramp), Cal-Vista International Pictures, 1980
Julius Katz, Stone Cold Dead, Canadian, 1980
Little Enos, Smokey and the Bandit II (also known as Smokey andthe Bandit Ride Again), Universal, 1980
Little Enos, Smokey and the Bandit, Part Three, Universal, 1983
Zee's husband, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, Virgin Vision, 1983
Curio, Twelfth Night, 1987
Cinematographer, Old Gringo, Columbia, 1989
Clifford White, Chill Factor, 1990
Voice of Freddy the Bomb, Solar Crisis (also known as Kuraishisu niju-goju nen), Trimark, 1990
Andy Warhol's public relations representative, The Doors, Trimark,1991
Jenkins, A Million to Juan (also known as A Million to One), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
Paul Skelton, Police Rescue (also known as Police Rescue: The Movie), 1994
Carl Levin, Headless Body in a Topless Bar, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1995
Dr. Tangu, Firestorm (also known as Markus 4), 1995
Narrator, A Regular Frankie Fan (documentary; also known as A Regular Frankie Fan: Rocky Horror Lives On), Liberty International Entertainment, 2000
The Seventh Veil, Big Guy Productions/Heron International, 2000
The Gospel according to Philip K. Dick, First Run Features, 2001
Film Work
(Music supervisor) A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
(Executive music producer) Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
(Song conductor) Man on the Moon, Universal, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Paul Hamilton/Marvin the Martian, The Paul Williams Show, NBC, 1979
Voice of Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin, Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, c. 1992-1995
Voice of Mr. Cairo, Phantom 2040 (animated; also known as Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks), syndicated, 1994-1996
Voice of Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin, Batman: Gotham Knights (animated), The WB, 1997-1999
Bailey, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS, 1998
Movies
Colorado Davis, Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Jr., The Wild Wild West Revisited, CBS, 1979
Ed, The Night They Saved Christmas, ABC, 1984
Dr. Tony Masters, Sky Trackers, The Disney Channel, 1990
Duke, Hart to Hart: Hart to Hart Returns, NBC, 1993
Duke, Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die, NBC, 1994
Miniseries
Ezzie Fenwick, People Like Us, NBC, 1990
Specials
The Flip Wilson Special, NBC, 1974
Himself, Barbra: With One More Look at You (also known as The Making of "A Star Is Born"), 1976
American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary, ABC, 1977
Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1977
Host, The Mouseketeers Reunion, NBC, 1980
We Dare You!, ABC, 1982
Voice of Gus, Frog, PBS, 1988
Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit, Discovery Channel, 1989
The 56th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1989
The Search for Haunted Hollywood, syndicated, 1989
Voice of Gleep, The Last Halloween, CBS, 1991
Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
Welcome Home, America!--A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters, PBS, 1997
Celebrating the Hitmakers II, TNN, 1999
Episodic
Himself, "The Paul Williams Story," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974
Sandy, "Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues," Baretta, ABC, 1975
"The House Band," When Things Were Rotten, ABC, 1975
Himself/Arnold Stockman, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1976
Alison Troy, "Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula: Parts 1 & 2," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977
Himself, The Brady Bunch Hour, ABC, 1977
Nelson, "Musical Cabins," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
Stringer, "Stringer," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1979
Brian, "Burl of My Dreams/Meet the Author/Rhymes, Riddles and Romance," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
Captain Jerk, "Joey's Hero," Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1987
Stan, "Play It Again, Stan," 227, NBC, 1989
Harvey the Troll, "Curiosity Killed the Kravitz," She-Wolf of London, syndicated, 1991
Benjamin Weedon, "Cold Spell," Picket Fences, CBS, 1994
Taq, "Acts of Sacrifice," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1995
Voice of the Mother of Invention, "Leonardo da Vinci and his Fightin' Genius Time Commandos!," The Tick (animated), Fox, 1995
Father Rooney, "Gobble, Gobble, Aggch!," Boston Common, NBC, 1996
Dr. Mueller, "Given the Heir," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Voice characterization, "Just an Old-Fashioned Lab Song ... ," Dexter's Laboratory (animated), The Cartoon Network, 1998
Koru, "Virtuoso," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 2000
Also appeared as himself, The Bobby Vinton Show, syndicated; as acohost, The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated; hosted multiple episodes ofThe Midnight Special, NBC; appeared in episodes of Dinah! & Friends, syndicated; The Jonathan Winters Show, NBC and CBS; TheMerv Griffin Show, NBC, syndicated, and CBS; and The Tonight Show,NBC. Appeared in a local series with Mort Sahl, Los Angeles, c. 1960s.
Pilots
Sparrow, CBS, 1978
Paul Hamilton, The Paul Williams Show, NBC, 1979
Himself, "The Fall Guy," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
Rooster Steele, Rooster, ABC, 1982
Voice of Grog the Frog, The Blinkins, syndicated, 1986

Television Work
Series
(Musical supervisor) Sugar Time!, ABC, 1977-1978
(Theme song performer) Another Day, CBS, 1978
(Theme song performer) It Takes Two, ABC, 1982-1983
Theme Song Performer; Movies
The Girls of Huntington House, ABC, 1973
Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
Title Song Performer; Movies
No Place to Run, ABC, 1972
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (also known as Today Is Forever), ABC, 1976
Song Performer; Movies
Trouble Comes to Town, ABC, 1973
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, ABC, 1976
Pilots
(Theme song performer) Sparrow, CBS, 1978
(Creator [with Pat McCormick] and producer [with Glen A. Larson]) Rooster, ABC, 1982
Stage Appearances
Tin Pan South (songwriters' showcase), Nashville, TN, 1996
Appeared in Lil' Abner, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and AThousand Clowns, all with the Albuquerque Community Theatre, Albuquerque, NM; appeared in Irma La Douce and Of Mice and Men, both withthe Studio 58 company, Long Beach, CA. Appeared in summer stock productions.
Stage Work
Set designer for productions of the Albuquerque Community Theatre, Albuquerque, NM, including Lil' Abner, A Midsummer Night's Dream, andA Thousand Clowns.
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With the Holy Mackerel) The Holy Mackerel, Reprise Records, 1968
Someday Man, Warner Bros., 1970
Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song, A & M Records, 1971
Life Goes On, A & M Records, 1972
Here Comes Inspiration, A & M Records, 1974
A Little Bit of Love, A & M Records, 1974
Ordinary Fools, A & M Records, 1975
Classics, A & M Records, 1977
A Little on the Windy Side, Portrait Records, 1979
Crazy for Loving You, Firstline Records, 1981
The Best of Paul Williams, A & M Records, 1983
Back to Love Again, Pioneer Records, 1997
Music Videos
"Voices That Care," 1991
WRITINGS
Film Scores
The Getaway, National General, 1972
(With John Williams) The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
(With Williams) Cinderella Liberty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
(With Kenny Ascher) The Phantom of the Paradise (also known as Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
The Day of the Locust, Paramount, 1975
Bugsy Malone, Paramount, 1976
(With Ascher) A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
(With Charles Fox) One on One, Warner Bros., 1977
The End, United Artists, 1978
Agatha, Warner Bros., 1979
(With Ascher) The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
(With Jerry Goldsmith) The Secret of NIMH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
Film Music
Additional Music
Lifeguard, 1976
Songs
(With composer John Williams) "(You're So) Nice to Be Around," Cinderella Liberty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
"The Hell of It," The Phantom of the Paradise (also known as Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
(With Barbara Streisand) "Evergreen," A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
(With composer Williams) "My Fair Share," One on One, Warner Bros., 1977
(With Kenny Ascher) "The Rainbow Connection," The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
Worth Winning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992
Several of Paul Williams's songs have been featured in other films.
Television Scores
Series
Bert D'Angelo, Superstar, 1976
The McLean Stevenson Show, NBC, 1976-1977
Another Day, CBS, 1978
The Paul Williams Show, NBC, 1979
Television Theme Songs
Series
Bert D'Angelo, Superstar, 1976
The McLean Stevenson Show, NBC, 1976-1977
Sugar Time!, ABC, 1977-1978
The Love Boat, ABC, 1977-1986
Another Day, CBS, 1978
It Takes Two, ABC, 1982-1983
Condo, ABC, 1983
(Lyrics only) The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998-1999
Television Scores
Movies
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, ABC, 1976
Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
The Night They Saved Christmas, ABC, 1984
Television Theme Songs
Movies
No Place to Run, ABC, 1972
The Girls of Huntington House, ABC, 1973
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (also known as Today Is Forever), ABC, 1976
Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
Television Scores
Specials
Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, ABC, 1980
Television Pilots
Scores and Theme Songs
Sparrow, CBS, 1978
Teleplays
Series
Writer for a local series with Mort Sahl, Los Angeles, c. 1960s.
Episodes
"Stringer," Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1979
Pilots
The Paul Williams Show, NBC, 1979
Rooster, ABC, 1982
Albums
(With the Holy Mackerel) The Holy Mackerel, Reprise Records, 1968
Someday Man, Warner Bros., 1970
Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song, A & M Records, 1971
Life Goes On, A & M Records, 1972
Here Comes Inspiration, A & M Records, 1974
A Little Bit of Love, A & M Records, 1974
Ordinary Fools, A & M Records, 1975
Classics, A & M Records, 1977
A Little on the Windy Side, Portrait Records, 1979
Crazy for Loving You, Firstline Records, 1981
The Best of Paul Williams, A & M Records, 1983
Back to Love Again, Pioneer Records, 1997
Songs
(With Biff Rose) "Fill Your Heart" (B side of "Tiptoe through the Tulips"), 1968
(With Roger Nichols) "Out in the Country," 1969
(With Craig Doerge) "Cried Like a Baby," 1970
"Talk It Over in the Morning," 1970
"We've Only Just Begun," 1970
(With Jack S. Conrad) "Family of Man," 1971
"Rainy Days and Mondays," 1971
"Just an Old Fashioned Love Song," 1972
"Let Me Be the One," 1972
(With Michel Colombier) "Wings," 1977
Other songs include "I Never Had It So Good," "I Won't Last a Day withoutYou," "Party On," "Waking Up Alone," and (with Jon Vezner) "You're Gone."
Song Compilations
For You and Me: Love Songs (booklet), Hallmark, 1975
You and Me against the World: Poetic Selections from His Songs, edited by Susan Polis Schutz, illustrated by Stephen Schutz, Blue Mountain Press, 1979

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 26, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Billboard, February 13, 1999, p. 65
People Weekly, December 21, 1998, p. 133

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