| Movie | 1989 | Batman | Harvey Dent | |
| Movie | 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Lando Calrissian | |
| Movie | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Lando Calrissian | |
| Movie | 1975 | Mahogany | Brian | |
| Movie | 1981 | Nighthawks | Matthew Fox | |
| Movie | 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Louis McKay | |
| Movie | 1975 | Carter's Army | Pvt. Lewis | |
| Movie | 1997 | Steel Sharks | Adm. Jim Perry | |
| Movie | 1991 | Driving Me Crazy | Max | |
| Movie | 2003 | Epoch Evolution | Ferguson | |
| Movie | 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Fanboys | Judge Reinhold | |
| Movie | 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Bingo | |
| Movie | 2000 | Fear Runs Silent | Sheriff Hammond | |
| Movie | 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Pastor Charlie | |
| Movie | 2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | Alien Intruder | Commander Skyler | |
| Movie | 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | |
| Movie | 2007 | Constellation | Helms Boxer | |
| Movie | 2000 | The Ladies Man | Lester | |
| Movie | 1971 | Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | |
| Movie | 1984 | Fear City | Al Wheeler | |
| Movie | 1995 | Triplecross | Agent Oscar Pierce | |
| Movie | 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice) | |
| Movie | 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Narrator (voice) / Self | |
| Movie | 1972 | The Final Comedown | Johnny Johnson | |
| Movie | 1973 | Hit! | Nick Allen | |
| Movie | 1999 | The Contract | Senator Harmon | |
| Movie | 1977 | Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin | |
| Movie | 1987 | Deadly Illusion | Hamberger | |
| Movie | 1993 | Marked for Murder | Capt. Jack Reilly | |
| Movie | 1996 | Mask of Death | Agent Jeffries | |
| Movie | 1995 | Falling For You | Lieutenant Frank Lazaro | |
| Movie | 1986 | Courage | Bobby Jay | |
| Movie | 1998 | Hard Time | Leo Barker | |
| Movie | 1996 | Moving Target | Detective Don Racine | |
| Movie | 1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Det. Hazeltine | |
| Movie | 1984 | Time Bomb | Jake Calahan | |
| Movie | 2021 | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Secret Agent 00 Soul | Secret Agent Zero | |
| Movie | 1986 | Oceans of Fire | Jim McKinley | |
| Movie | 1985 | Marvin & Tige | Richard Davis | |
| Movie | 1972 | The Glass House | Lennox | |
| Movie | 1970 | Lost Flight | Merle Barnaby | |
| Movie | 2006 | Giraffes Can't Dance | | |
| Movie | 2022 | LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation | Lando Calrissian (voice) | |
| Movie | 1993 | Message from Nam | Felix | |
| Movie | 1980 | The Hostage Tower | Clarence Whitlock | |
| Movie | 2025 | STZ | Broadcaster (voice) | |
| Movie | 1959 | The Last Angry Man | Josh Quincy | |
| Movie | 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2014 | The Lego Movie | Lando (voice) | |
| Movie | 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Ralph Tate | |
| Movie | 1983 | Shooting Stars | Douglas Hawk | |
| Movie | 2001 | Good Neighbor | Sgt. Paul Davidson | |
| Movie | 1974 | The Take | Sneed | |
| Movie | 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self | |
| Movie | 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | |
| Movie | 1974 | The Conversation | Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2015 | The Man in 3B | Cain | |
| Movie | 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | The Return of Desperado | Daniel Lancaster | |
| Movie | 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk | |
| Movie | 2023 | Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount | Himself | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Prince | | |
| Movie | N/A | Brown Sugar | Host - Narrator | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Ace Millstone | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Two-Face (voice) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Lando Calrissian (voice) | |
| Movie | 1997 | Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2017 | Dirty Dancing | Tito | |
| Movie | 1979 | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Homer Smith | |
| Movie | 2010 | Barry Munday | Lonnie Green | |
| Movie | 1983 | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Self | |
| Movie | 1980 | Children of Divorce | Walter Williams | |
| Movie | 1998 | Woo | Himself | |
| Movie | 2002 | Undercover Brother | Gen. Warren Boutwell | |
| Movie | 2008 | iMurders | Robert Delgado | |
| Movie | 1986 | Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary | Self | |
| Movie | 1986 | The Right of the People | Mike Trainor | |
| Movie | 1990 | Dangerous Passion | Lou | |
| Movie | 2010 | 3 Ways to Get a Husband | William | |
| Movie | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lando Calrissian | |
| Movie | 2003 | Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2017 | Batman Is Just Not That Into You | Two-Face (voice) | |
| Movie | 2018 | Quincy | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Visit | Henry | |
| Movie | 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Giant Steps | Slate Thompson | |
| Movie | 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom | Uncle Bo | |
| Movie | 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Lando Calrissian / Man (voice) | |
| Movie | 2020 | LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Lando Calrissian (voice) | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Impostor | Matthew Raines | |
| Movie | 2017 | Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | Two-Face (voice) | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Last Place on Earth | Dr. Davis | |
| Movie | 2008 | Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Fourth King | Gasparre | |
| TV Show | 1998 | That '70s Show | Pastor Dan | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | Martin | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Half & Half | Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | The F.B.I. | Edward Tobin | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | The Jeffersons | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Comic Book Men | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Mind of Mencia | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1981 | Dynasty | Brady Lloyd | 29 |
| TV Show | 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | | 24 |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Mod Squad | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Private Practice | Henry | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Lost | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1966 | Mission: Impossible | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | In Living Color | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Scrubs | Billy Dee Williams | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | The Hughleys | | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Bring Back... | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1987 | Wiseguy | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | The New People | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Street Time | Charles White | 2 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | | 2 |
| TV Show | 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Burton Hardesty | 44 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Defenders | Private Austin George | 1 |
| TV Show | 1953 | The Oscars | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Black in the 80s | | 3 |
| TV Show | 1985 | North and South | Francis Cardozo | 3 |
| TV Show | 2003 | NCIS | Leroy Jethro Moore | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | White Collar | Ford / Bradford Toman | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Billy Dee Williams (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2021 | And Just Like That… | Lawrence Todd | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | The F.B.I. | Nate Phelps | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | The F.B.I. | James Borden | 1 |
| TV Show | 2014 | The Rebels | Coach Paysinger | 1 |
| TV Show | 1985 | Double Dare | Billy Diamond | 7 |
| TV Show | 1983 | Chiefs | Tyler Watts | 3 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 3 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Dinah! | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1987 | A Different World | Langston Paige | 1 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles | Lindo Calrissian (voice) | 2 |
| TV Show | 2015 | LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2 |
| TV Show | 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 2 |
| TV Show | 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Titan Maximum | Adm. Bitchface (voice) | 5 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Glee | Andy Collins | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Modern Family | Himself | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Berry Gordy | 2 |
| TV Show | N/A | Star Wars Detours | Lando Calrissian (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Landolorian (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Key & Peele | Billy Dee Williams | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Icons Unearthed: Batman | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Robot Chicken | Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1 |
