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Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Acting December 17, 1953 (72 years old) Hornell, New York, USA

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).

Movies 108

The Equalizer 7.3

The Equalizer

as Brian Plummer

2014
Independence Day 6.9

Independence Day

as President Thomas J. Whitmore

1996
Casper 6.4

Casper

as Dr. Harvey

1995
The Equalizer 2 6.8

The Equalizer 2

as Brian Plummer

2018
Spaceballs 6.9

Spaceballs

as Lone Starr

1987
Lost Highway 7.6

Lost Highway

as Fred Madison

1997
Independence Day: Resurgence 5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

as President Whitmore

2016
Sleepless in Seattle 6.7

Sleepless in Seattle

as Walter

1993
Scary Movie 4 5.5

Scary Movie 4

as Henry Hale

2006
Battle of the Sexes 6.7

Battle of the Sexes

as Jack Kramer

2017
While You Were Sleeping 7.0

While You Were Sleeping

as Jack Callaghan

1995
Dark Waters 7.5

Dark Waters

as Harry Dietzler

2019
The Grudge 5.9

The Grudge

as Peter Kirk

2004
A League of Their Own 7.2

A League of Their Own

as Bob Hinson

1992
Lake Placid 6.0

Lake Placid

as Jack Wells

1999
Titan A.E. 6.6

Titan A.E.

as Korso (voice)

2000
American Ultra 6.1

American Ultra

as Krueger

2015
Wyatt Earp 6.8

Wyatt Earp

as Ed Masterson

1994
Malice 6.3

Malice

as Andy Sarafian

1993
Sommersby 6.4

Sommersby

as Orin Meecham

1993
Spaceballs: The New One

Spaceballs: The New One

as Lone Starr

2027
The Killer Inside Me 5.8

The Killer Inside Me

as Billy Boy Walker

2010
The Last Seduction 6.7

The Last Seduction

as Clay Gregory

1994
Killing Faith 6.4

Killing Faith

as Ross

2025
The Serpent and the Rainbow 6.4

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dennis Alan

1988
Ruthless People 6.6

Ruthless People

as Earl James Mott

1986
The High Note 7.0

The High Note

as Max

2020
Too Big to Fail 6.9

Too Big to Fail

as Jamie Dimon

2011
Singles 6.4

Singles

as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

1992
Newsies 6.7

Newsies

as Bryan Denton

1992
Brokedown Palace 6.4

Brokedown Palace

as Hank Greene

1999
Everybody Digs Bill Evans 4.0

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

as Harry

2026
The End of Violence 5.4

The End of Violence

as Mike

1997
Bottle Shock 6.4

Bottle Shock

as Jim Barrett

2008
The Coldest Game 6.2

The Coldest Game

as Joshua Mansky

2019
Igby Goes Down 6.6

Igby Goes Down

as Jason

2002
Red Sky 4.3

Red Sky

as John Webster

2014
Surveillance 6.0

Surveillance

as Sam Hallaway

2008
Peacock 6.1

Peacock

as Edmund French

2010
The Ballad of Lefty Brown 6.3

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

as Lefty Brown

2017
The Basics of Philosophy 5.8

The Basics of Philosophy

as Melvyn Jorrisen

2026
Mr. Jones 5.8

Mr. Jones

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

1993
LBJ 6.4

LBJ

as Ralph Yarborough

2017
The Accidental Tourist 6.3

The Accidental Tourist

as Julian Hedge

1988
The Favor 4.9

The Favor

as Peter

1994
You Kill Me 6.1

You Kill Me

as Dave

2007
The Guilty 5.7

The Guilty

as Callum Crane

2000
Liebestraum 5.5

Liebestraum

as Paul Kessler

1991
Mistrial 5.3

Mistrial

as Steve Donohue

1996
Tiger Cruise 6.0

Tiger Cruise

as Gary Dolan

2004
Walking Out 5.9

Walking Out

as Clyde

2017
Brain Dead 5.6

Brain Dead

as Dr. Rex Martin

1990
Innocent 5.7

Innocent

as Rusty Sabich

2011
Lucky Numbers 5.2

Lucky Numbers

as Detective Pat Lakewood

2000
Nobel Son 6.0

Nobel Son

as Max Mariner

2007
Alien Autopsy 5.7

Alien Autopsy

as Morgan Banner

2006
Phoebe in Wonderland 7.2

Phoebe in Wonderland

as Peter Lichten

2008
Rocket Gibraltar 6.0

Rocket Gibraltar

as Crow Black

1988
The Virginian 5.4

The Virginian

as The Virginian

2000
Cymbeline 3.9

Cymbeline

as Sicilius Leonatus

2014
Zero Effect 6.3

Zero Effect

as Daryl Zero

1998
Ignition 4.6

Ignition

as Conor Gallagher

2002
Lola Versus 5.0

Lola Versus

as Lenny

2012
The Unbelievers 6.5

The Unbelievers

as Self

2013
Mr. Wrong 4.1

Mr. Wrong

as Whitman Crawford

1996
The Making of 'Independence Day' 6.1

The Making of 'Independence Day'

as Self

1996
Phone 5.7

Phone

as Duke

1992
May in the Summer 5.9

May in the Summer

as Edward

2014
Spy Games 4.6

Spy Games

as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

1999
Dear Wendy 5.8

Dear Wendy

as Krugsby

2005
Brother Nature 5.0

Brother Nature

as Jerry Turley

2016
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion 6.6

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

as Self

1996
Famous

Famous

Bringing Up Bobby 4.9

Bringing Up Bobby

as Kent

2011
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 8.1

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Merry Christmas, George Bailey 6.0

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

as George Bailey

1997
29 Palms 4.7

29 Palms

as The Ticket Clerk

2002
Bright Angel 4.8

Bright Angel

as Bob

1990
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch 7.2

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

as Self

1997
Sibling Rivalry 5.2

Sibling Rivalry

as Nicholas Meany

1990
Nervous Ticks 4.8

Nervous Ticks

as York Daley

1992
Going Under 4.1

Going Under

as Biff Banner

1991
Crazy in Love 4.6

Crazy in Love

as Nick Symonds

1992
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' 7.0

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

as Self

2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

as President Whitmore

2016
Your Name Here 3.5

Your Name Here

as William J. Frick

2008
A Man Is Mostly Water 4.3

A Man Is Mostly Water

as Parking Fascist

2000
Rio Sex Comedy 4.5

Rio Sex Comedy

as William

2010
Kingdom Come 6.2

Kingdom Come

as Self

2012
Playmates

Playmates

as Hugh Hefner

National Theatre Live: All My Sons 8.5

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

as Joe Keller

2019
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero 7.7

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

as Self

2019
Home Fires Burning 6.5

Home Fires Burning

as Lt. Henry Tibbettes

1989
Cold Feet 4.1

Cold Feet

as Buck

1989
A Thousand Junkies 7.2

A Thousand Junkies

as Bill Pullman

2017
Charlie Russell's Old West

Charlie Russell's Old West

as Charles M. Russell

2020
Rick 5.0

Rick

as Rick O'Lette

2003
Trouble 5.0

Trouble

as Ben

2018
John Candy: Comic Spirit 6.0

John Candy: Comic Spirit

as Self

2005
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live 9.0

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

2000
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square 8.5

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

as Self

1991
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer 7.0

Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer

as Self - actor

2025
American Horses 10.0

American Horses

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Spaceballs: The Documentary

Spaceballs: The Documentary

as Self

2005
Parables of War

Parables of War

as Self

2015
Yellowstone 8.8

Yellowstone

as (voice)

2020
The Fruit Hunters 6.7

The Fruit Hunters

as Narrator (voice)

2012
A Bridge Between

A Bridge Between

as Bobby Verdun

TV Shows 26

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