Billy Crystal
Known for Acting · 186 credits
- Born
- 1948-03-14 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bill Crystal · Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρντ Κρίσταλ · بیلی کریستال
Biography
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom “Soap” and became a Hollywood film star during the 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When “Harry Met Sally...” and “City Slickers.” He is also known for his role as Mike in the “Monsters Inc.” franchise, and roles in “The Princess Bride,” “Analyze This,” and “Throw Momma From the Train.” He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (62)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Tim (uncredited)
Modern Family
2009
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Jack (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Co-Host / Fernando Lamas / Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Newton Weems
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Never Have I Ever
2020
as Himself
All in the Family
1971
as Al Bender
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Billy Crystal
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Monsters at Work
2021
as Mike (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Soap
1977
as Jodie Dallas
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Larry
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
Web Therapy
2008
as Garreth Pink
The Critic
1994
as Gary Grossman (voice)
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Self
Fridays
1980
as Self - Guest Host
Web Therapy
2011
as Garreth Pink
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Before
2024
as Dr. Eli Adler
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Liberty's Kids
2002
as John Adams (voice)
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Self
Baseball
1994
as Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Darkroom
1981
as Paddy
The Comedians
2015
as Billy
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Danny Doyle
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
as Self - Entertainer
Flitterabend
1988
as Self
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
2009
as Self
The Story of Late Night
2021
as Self
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009
as Self - Host
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Back on the Record with Bob Costas
2021
as Self
Costas Now
2005
as Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Movies (124)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Mike (voice)
Monsters University
2013
as Mike (voice)
Cars
2006
as Mike Car (voice)
The Princess Bride
1987
as Miracle Max
When Harry Met Sally...
1989
as Harry Burns
Tooth Fairy
2010
as Jerry (uncredited)
Deconstructing Harry
1997
as Larry / The Devil
City Slickers
1991
as Mitch Robbins
Standing Up, Falling Down
2020
as Marty
American Movie
1999
as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Morty the Mime
Analyze This
1999
as Dr. Ben Sobel
Analyze That
2002
as Dr. Ben Sobel
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Party Central
2014
as Mike (voice)
Small Apartments
2012
as Burt Walnut
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
as Larry Donner
America's Sweethearts
2001
as Lee Phillips
The Journey
2001
as Self
Hamlet
1996
as First Gravedigger
I'm Still Here
2010
as Billy Crystal
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self - Mike Wazowski
Parental Guidance
2012
as Artie Decker
King Kong: Monster and Myth
2024
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
Here Today
2021
as Charlie Burnz
Sicko
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Mike's New Car
2002
as Mike (voice)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
as Self
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self
Fathers' Day
1997
as Jack Lawrence
Untogether
2019
as David
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Animalympics
1980
as Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)
Running Scared
1986
as Danny Costanzo
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
Memories of Me
1988
as Abbie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Forget Paris
1995
as Mickey Gordon
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
as Self
The Comedian
2016
as Billy Crystal
The Hollywood Rabbi
2026
as Himself
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
as Self
SST: Death Flight
1978
as David
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1982
as Self
Kings of Comedy USA
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Monsters Funday Football
2025
as Mike Wazowski (Voice)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Miracle Max
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Comic Relief '90
1990
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Self (voice)
When It Was a Game 2
1992
as Self (voice)
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self
The Love We Make
2011
as Self
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
as Buddy Young Jr.
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
1982
as Self
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Rabbit Test
1978
as Lionel Carpenter
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
2011
as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Which Witch?
Human Feelings
1978
as Miles Gordon
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Mitch Robbins
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
as The Voice of America (voice)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
The Best of Comic Relief
1986
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
The T.V. Show
1979
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
as Self
Comic Relief 2006
2006
Caesar's Writers
1996
as Self - Host
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
as Self
Comic Relief VII
1995
as Self - Host
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Scenes from a Friendship
2019
as Self
My Giant
1998
as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser
It Ain't Over
2023
as Self
Horton Hatches the Egg
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
as Self
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
1984
as Self
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002
as Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013
as Self
Comic Relief III
1989
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
1988
as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
2014
as Self
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2008
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Harry
Mr. Saturday Night
2022
as Buddy Young, Jr.
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
as Narrator (voice)
How Harry Met Sally…
2001
as Self
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Danny Doyle
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
as Self
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001
as Self
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Miracle Max
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017
as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Comic Relief VI
1994
as Self - Host
Stand Tall
1997
as Self
First Pitch
2015
Mantle
2005
as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow
1989
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986
as Self
About Billy Crystal
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom “Soap” and became a Hollywood film star during the 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When “Harry Met Sally...” and “City Slickers.” He is also known for his role as Mike in the “Monsters Inc.” franchise, and roles in “The Princess Bride,” “Analyze This,” and “Throw Momma From the Train.” He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times. With 186 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Billy Crystal has appeared in 124 films and 62 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Crystal Movies
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) — as Mike (voice)
- Monsters University (2013) — as Mike (voice)
- Cars (2006) — as Mike Car (voice)
- The Princess Bride (1987) — as Miracle Max
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989) — as Harry Burns
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