Lando Calrissian is a character in the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He also appears frequently in the Star Wars "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books and video games, including a series of novels in which he is the protagonist.
Billy Dee Williams considered the role of Calrissian to be the turning point in his career, as...
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Lando Calrissian is a character in the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He also appears frequently in the Star Wars "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books and video games, including a series of novels in which he is the protagonist.
Billy Dee Williams considered the role of Calrissian to be the turning point in his career, as he appeared in a racially-mixed box office smash.
Lando Calrissian first appears in The Empire Strikes Back, in which Darth Vader coerces Lando into giving his old friend Han Solo over to the bounty hunter Boba Fett. In the ensuing evacuation of Cloud City, he helps Chewbacca, Princess Leia Organa, R2-D2 and C-3PO escape. He assists Leia in rescuing a maimed Luke Skywalker from the underside of Cloud City. He then joins the Rebel Alliance.
In Return of the Jedi, Calrissian goes undercover to help Luke Skywalker rescue Solo from Jabba the Hutt...
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