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"Star Wars actor Billy Dee Williams is to appear on Modern Family. The 75-year-old is best known for playing Lando Calrissian in the sci-fi movie franchise.   Williams will appear as himself in the 13th episode of Modern Family&amp;#039;s current season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. &amp;#039;New Year&amp;#039;s Eve&amp;#039; will see Jay (Ed O&amp;#039;Neill) face off against Williams in a game of cards while on a family trip to Palm Springs. In addition to his Star Wars role, Williams has appeared in such films as 1981&amp;#039;s Nighthawks and 1989&amp;#039;s Batman. The star has focused more on television work in recent years, with guest roles on NCIS and White Collar. Modern Family continues on Wednesdays at 9/8c on ABC and airs on Fridays at 8pm on Sky1 in the UK. &amp;gt; Ariel Winter returns to Modern Family filming after custody battle &amp;gt; Modern Family casts The Dictator star Jason Mantzoukas Watch a promo for the fourth season of Modern Family below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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