Bill Pullman
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1953-12-17 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Hornell, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William Pullman · William James Pullman
Biography
William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting.
Pullman made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist and The Serpent and the Rainbow (both 1988), Newsies (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He also voiced Captain Joseph Korso in Titan A.E. (2000). He has also appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Since the 21st century began, Pullman has also acted in miniseries and regular series such as Torchwood (2011), playing starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.
Pullman also has a long stage-acting career. He has appeared on Broadway several times, including in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2002).
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kurt Moss
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Boroughs
2026
as Jack Willard
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
The Sinner
2017
as Harry Ambrose
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Torchwood
2006
as Oswald Danes
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Fallen Angels
1993
as Rich Thurber
Steve
2017
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Night Visions
2001
as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
1600 Penn
2012
as President Dale Gilchrist
This Fool
2022
as Curtis
Halston
2021
as David Mahoney
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Henry Tibbetts
Cursed Films
2020
as Self
Revelations
2005
as Dr. Richard Massey
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Actor
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
2023
as Alex Murdaugh
Epic Yellowstone
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (106)
The Equalizer
2014
as Brian Plummer
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Henry Hale
Independence Day
1996
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Brian Plummer
Spaceballs
1987
as Lone Starr
Killing Faith
2025
as Ross
Casper
1995
as Dr. James Harvey
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Ed Masterson
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as President Whitmore
A League of Their Own
1992
as Bob Hinson
Lost Highway
1997
as Fred Madison
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Jack Callaghan
The Grudge
2004
as Peter Kirk
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Walter
Dark Waters
2019
as Harry Dietzler
Singles
1992
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
American Ultra
2015
as Krueger
Lake Placid
1999
as Jack Wells
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Jack Kramer
Sommersby
1993
as Orin Meecham
Malice
1993
as Andy Sarafian
Titan A.E.
2000
as Korso (voice)
Ruthless People
1986
as Earl James Mott
Brokedown Palace
1999
as Hank Greene
The Coldest Game
2019
as Joshua Mansky
Bottle Shock
2008
as Jim Barrett
LBJ
2017
as Ralph Yarborough
The Last Seduction
1994
as Clay Gregory
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Detective Pat Lakewood
The High Note
2020
as Max
Brain Dead
1990
as Dr. Rex Martin
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Jamie Dimon
The Guilty
2000
as Callum Crane
Newsies
1992
as Bryan Denton
Nobel Son
2007
as Max Mariner
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dennis Alan
Peacock
2010
as Edmund French
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Jason
Mr. Jones
1993
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Cymbeline
2014
as Sicilius Leonatus
Dear Wendy
2005
as Krugsby
Zero Effect
1998
as Daryl Zero
Spaceballs: The New One
2027
as Lone Starr
29 Palms
2002
as The Ticket Clerk
The Favor
1994
as Peter
Lola Versus
2012
as Lenny
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Billy Boy Walker
Walking Out
2017
as Clyde
Mr. Wrong
1996
as Whitman Crawford
Alien Autopsy
2006
as Morgan Banner
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Crow Black
Liebestraum
1991
as Paul Kessler
Spy Games
1999
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Bright Angel
1990
as Bob
Mistrial
1996
as Steve Donohue
The Accidental Tourist
1988
as Julian Hedge
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
2026
as Harry
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
2019
as Self
Brother Nature
2016
as Jerry Turley
Red Sky
2014
as John Webster
Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Nicholas Meany
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
as Kent
Tiger Cruise
2004
as Gary Dolan
The End of Violence
1997
as Mike
Surveillance
2008
as Sam Hallaway
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017
as Lefty Brown
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
You Kill Me
2007
as Dave
Innocent
2011
as Rusty Sabich
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Peter Lichten
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019
as Joe Keller
Ignition
2002
as Conor Gallagher
Nervous Ticks
1992
as York Daley
Going Under
1991
as Biff Banner
Cold Feet
1989
as Buck
The Unbelievers
2013
as Self
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as George Bailey
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016
as President Whitmore
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as William
A Man Is Mostly Water
2000
as Parking Fascist
The Virginian
2000
as The Virginian
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
Famous
Your Name Here
2008
as William J. Frick
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
as Self
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
Crazy in Love
1992
as Nick Symonds
Trouble
2018
as Ben
The Fruit Hunters
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Phone
1992
as Duke
Rick
2003
as Rick O'Lette
May in the Summer
2014
as Edward
The Basics of Philosophy
as Melvyn Jorrisen
American Horses
2022
as Narrator (voice)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
as Self
A Bridge Between
as Bobby Verdun
Home Fires Burning
1989
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005
as Self
A Thousand Junkies
2017
as Bill Pullman
Yellowstone
2020
as (voice)
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
as Self - actor
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
Parables of War
2015
as Self
About Bill Pullman
William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. Pullman made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist and The Serpent and the Rainbow (both 1988), Newsies (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He a… With 131 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Bill Pullman has appeared in 106 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Pullman Movies
- The Equalizer (2014) — as Brian Plummer
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Henry Hale
- Independence Day (1996) — as President Thomas J. Whitmore
- The Equalizer 2 (2018) — as Brian Plummer
- Spaceballs (1987) — as Lone Starr
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