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Billy Dee Williams married famous 'Sanford and Son' actress. But their marriage fell apart

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May 02, 2018
12:27 P.M.

- As AmoMama learned from 'I Love Old School Music,' Lando Calrissian of the 'Star Wars' film franchise apparently tied the knot with the 'Sanford and Son' actress.

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- The beautiful actress, Marlene Clark, as to how the 'Old Schoolers' described her, married Billy Dee Williams in 1968, but apparently, they got divorced in 1971.

- Billy Dee Williams and Marlene Clark were married for 3 years, and she's his 2nd wife, as his first wife was Audrey Sellers.

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The New York native actor is now 81 years old who was born as William December 'Billy Dee' Wiliams Jr. on April 6, 1937.

He just celebrated his 81st birthday last April 6th.

In his 81 years, he was married 3 times and has 2 children.

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He is best known for his role in the 'Star Wars' film franchise, as evident in the picture above, he's pictured with Harrison Ford, a 'Star Wars' lead star.

Billy was well-known for his role as Lando Calrissian, as he also proudly shares on his Instagram page.

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Aside from 'Star Wars,' he also starred in different films and one of his latest flicks was 'The Lego Batman Movie,' according to his 'Wikipedia' bio.

He also starred in the television show 'Dirty Dancing' among other television shows he appeared in.

He was married thrice, and his first wife was Audrey Sellers who he tied the knot in 1959 and divorced in 1963.

Together, they were blessed with a son, Corey Williams.

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After a few years, he met the 'Sanford & Son' actress, Marlene Clark, and married the latter in 1968 until 1971.

She became Corey's stepmother for about 3 years.

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Today, Billy Dee Williams is married to his wife of 46 years, Teruko Nakagami, as they tied the knot in 1972.

Their union was blessed with 1 child who they named as Hanako Williams.

What was the most notable role you can remember with Billy Dee Williams?

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