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Acting · age 86

Paul Williams

Best rated: Phantom of the Paradise (7.3)

Films
9
Avg rating
5.70
Peak run
1973’83
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Paul Williams, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1973 to 1983, 5.7034567819751980198519901995200020052010Phantom of the Paradise 7.3Smokey and the Bandit Par… 3.5Career avg 5.70

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Paul Williams's career barcodecoolhot
19739 films2012
Current formLast 5: 5.70 vs career 5.70 (0.00)
  1. LBattle for the Planet of the Apes1973 · 5.4−0.3
  2. WPhantom of the Paradise1974 · 7.3+1.6
  3. WSmokey and the Bandit1977 · 7.0+1.3
  4. LSmokey and the Bandit II1980 · 5.3−0.4
  5. LSmokey and the Bandit Part 31983 · 3.5−2.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Paul by the numbers

Average
5.70
5 rated films
Vote weighted
5.76
bigger films count more
Median
5.4
half are better
Consistency
±1.53
rating spread
Career
40y
1973 to 2012
Total votes
161K
across every film
Best
7.3
Phantom of the Paradise
Worst
3.5
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2012The Ghastly Love of Johnny XCousin Quilty·546
1996FirestormDr. Tangu·258
1995Headless Body in Topless BarCarl Levin·279
1983Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 posterSmokey and the Bandit Part 3Little Enos Burdette3.510,428
1980Smokey and the Bandit II posterSmokey and the Bandit IILittle Enos5.319,396
1979Stone Cold DeadJulius Kurtz·764
1977Smokey and the Bandit posterSmokey and the BanditLittle Enos7.063,849
1974Phantom of the Paradise posterPhantom of the ParadiseSwan7.326,740
1973Battle for the Planet of the Apes posterBattle for the Planet of the ApesVirgil5.438,313
Takes

On Paul Williams

6 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1980
    Song Score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1980
    Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
    Nominated
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1977
    Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1977
    Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
    Won
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1975
    Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1974
    Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Paul Williams
    Nominated

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