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