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 Boroughs
2026
as Jack Willard
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
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
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
1600 Penn
2012
as President Dale Gilchrist
Night Visions
2001
as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
Halston
2021
as David Mahoney
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
This Fool
2022
as Curtis
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
Independence Day
1996
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Henry Hale
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Brian Plummer
Spaceballs
1987
as Lone Starr
Killing Faith
2025
as Ross
Casper
1995
as Dr. James Harvey
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as President Whitmore
Lost Highway
1997
as Fred Madison
The Grudge
2004
as Peter Kirk
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Walter
Dark Waters
2019
as Harry Dietzler
A League of Their Own
1992
as Bob Hinson
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Jack Callaghan
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Ed Masterson
Lake Placid
1999
as Jack Wells
American Ultra
2015
as Krueger
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Jack Kramer
Brokedown Palace
1999
as Hank Greene
Sommersby
1993
as Orin Meecham
Malice
1993
as Andy Sarafian
Titan A.E.
2000
as Korso (voice)
Singles
1992
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
The Last Seduction
1994
as Clay Gregory
The High Note
2020
as Max
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dennis Alan
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Jamie Dimon
Newsies
1992
as Bryan Denton
The Guilty
2000
as Callum Crane
Peacock
2010
as Edmund French
Mr. Jones
1993
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Ruthless People
1986
as Earl James Mott
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Jason
Cymbeline
2014
as Sicilius Leonatus
Brain Dead
1990
as Dr. Rex Martin
The Coldest Game
2019
as Joshua Mansky
Bottle Shock
2008
as Jim Barrett
Spaceballs: The New One
2027
as Lone Starr
The Accidental Tourist
1988
as Julian Hedge
29 Palms
2002
as The Ticket Clerk
Nobel Son
2007
as Max Mariner
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Billy Boy Walker
Alien Autopsy
2006
as Morgan Banner
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Detective Pat Lakewood
LBJ
2017
as Ralph Yarborough
Dear Wendy
2005
as Krugsby
Red Sky
2014
as John Webster
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017
as Lefty Brown
Walking Out
2017
as Clyde
Mistrial
1996
as Steve Donohue
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
2026
as Harry
Zero Effect
1998
as Daryl Zero
Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Nicholas Meany
Tiger Cruise
2004
as Gary Dolan
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
2019
as Self
Liebestraum
1991
as Paul Kessler
The Favor
1994
as Peter
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
as Kent
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
The End of Violence
1997
as Mike
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019
as Joe Keller
Bright Angel
1990
as Bob
Surveillance
2008
as Sam Hallaway
Brother Nature
2016
as Jerry Turley
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Peter Lichten
You Kill Me
2007
as Dave
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as George Bailey
Lola Versus
2012
as Lenny
Mr. Wrong
1996
as Whitman Crawford
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Crow Black
Innocent
2011
as Rusty Sabich
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as William
The Virginian
2000
as The Virginian
Cold Feet
1989
as Buck
Spy Games
1999
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Rick
2003
as Rick O'Lette
Ignition
2002
as Conor Gallagher
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
Famous
Crazy in Love
1992
as Nick Symonds
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
as Self
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016
as President Whitmore
Going Under
1991
as Biff Banner
Nervous Ticks
1992
as York Daley
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Your Name Here
2008
as William J. Frick
Phone
1992
as Duke
The Unbelievers
2013
as Self
May in the Summer
2014
as Edward
The Basics of Philosophy
as Melvyn Jorrisen
Home Fires Burning
1989
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
as Self
Trouble
2018
as Ben
A Man Is Mostly Water
2000
as Parking Fascist
American Horses
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Fruit Hunters
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
as Self - actor
A Thousand Junkies
2017
as Bill Pullman
Yellowstone
2020
as (voice)
A Bridge Between
as Bobby Verdun
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005
as Self
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
- Independence Day (1996) — as President Thomas J. Whitmore
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Henry Hale
- The Equalizer 2 (2018) — as Brian Plummer
- Spaceballs (1987) — as Lone Starr
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