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Bill Pullman

Acting 72 years old Hornell, New York, USA ★ 3.6
Born: December 17, 1953

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).

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Known For

Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 Henry Hale 2006
Independence Day
Independence Day President Thomas J. Whitmore 1996
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Brian Plummer 2014
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2 Brian Plummer 2018
Spaceballs
Spaceballs Lone Starr 1987

Jimmy's Seen (4)

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence President Whitmore 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence President Whitmore 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence President Whitmore 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence President Whitmore 2016

Filmography

Acting Credits (131)

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

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