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