Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 17, 1953
Place of Birth
Hornell, New York, USA
Credits
134 titles
Bill 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
Filmography
Spaceballs: The New One
Lone Starr
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Harry
The Boroughs
Jack Willard
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
Self - actor
Killing Faith
Ross
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Alex Murdaugh
This Fool
Curtis
American Horses
Narrator (voice)
Halston
David Mahoney
Charlie Russell's Old West
Charles M. Russell
Yellowstone
(voice)
The High Note
Max
Cursed Films
Self
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Self
Dark Waters
Harry Dietzler
The Coldest Game
Joshua Mansky
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
Epic Yellowstone
Narrator (voice)
Trouble
Ben
The Equalizer 2
Brian Plummer
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Lefty Brown
LBJ
Ralph Yarborough
Battle of the Sexes
Jack Kramer
Steve
Self
The Sinner
Harry Ambrose
A Thousand Junkies
Bill Pullman
Walking Out
Clyde
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
President Whitmore
Brother Nature
Jerry Turley
Independence Day: Resurgence
President Whitmore
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
American Ultra
Krueger
Parables of War
Self
The Equalizer
Brian Plummer
Cymbeline
Sicilius Leonatus
May in the Summer
Edward
Red Sky
John Webster
The Unbelievers
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
1600 Penn
President Dale Gilchrist
The Fruit Hunters
Narrator (voice)
Kingdom Come
Self
Lola Versus
Lenny
Innocent
Rusty Sabich
Too Big to Fail
Jamie Dimon
Bringing Up Bobby
Kent
Rio Sex Comedy
William
Peacock
Edmund French