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Bill Pullman
Born · December 17, 1953 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hornell, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Alex Murdaugh · (2 episodes)
7.0
2023
This Fool
Curtis · (1 episode)
7.6
2022
American Horses
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2022
Halston
David Mahoney · (3 episodes)
7.1
2021
Yellowstone
(voice)
8.8
2020
The High Note
Max
7.0
2020
Cursed Films
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
2020
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Self
7.6
2019
Dark Waters
Harry Dietzler
7.5
2019
The Coldest Game
Joshua Mansky
6.2
2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
8.5
2019
Epic Yellowstone
Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
10.0
2019
Trouble
Ben
5.7
2018
The Equalizer 2
Brian Plummer
6.8
2018
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Lefty Brown
6.2
2017
LBJ
Ralph Yarborough
6.4
2017
Battle of the Sexes
Jack Kramer
6.8
2017
The Sinner
Harry Ambrose · (32 episodes)
7.5
2017
A Thousand Junkies
Bill Pullman
7.2
2017
Walking Out
Clyde
5.8
2017
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
President Whitmore
0.0
2016
Brother Nature
Jerry Turley
5.2
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
President Whitmore
5.3
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
0.0
2016
American Ultra
Krueger
6.1
2015
Parables of War
Self
0.0
2015
The Equalizer
Brian Plummer
7.3
2014
Cymbeline
Sicilius Leonatus
3.9
2014
May in the Summer
Edward
6.1
2014
Red Sky
John Webster
4.5
2014
The Unbelievers
Self
6.4
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
8.2
2013
1600 Penn
President Dale Gilchrist · (13 episodes)
4.8
2012
The Fruit Hunters
Narrator (voice)
6.7
2012
Kingdom Come
Self
6.2
2012
Lola Versus
Lenny
5.0
2012
Innocent
Rusty Sabich
5.6
2011
Too Big to Fail
Jamie Dimon
7.0
2011
Bringing Up Bobby
Kent
5.1
2011
Rio Sex Comedy
William
4.6
2010
Peacock
Edmund French
6.2
2010
The Killer Inside Me
Billy Boy Walker
5.8
2010
Skavlan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
Bottle Shock
Jim Barrett
6.4
2008
Your Name Here
William J. Frick
4.5
2008
Surveillance
Sam Hallaway
6.0
2008
Phoebe in Wonderland
Peter Lichten
7.2
2008
Nobel Son
Det. Max Mariner
6.1
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
You Kill Me
Dave
6.1
2007
Torchwood
Oswald Danes · (10 episodes)
7.3
2006
Scary Movie 4
Henry Hale
5.5
2006
Alien Autopsy
Morgan Banner
5.6
2006
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
6.0
2005
Revelations
Dr. Richard Massey · (6 episodes)
5.7
2005
Dear Wendy
Krugsby
5.8
2005
The Grudge
Peter Kirk
5.9
2004
Tiger Cruise
Gary Dolan
6.0
2004
Rick
Rick O'Lette
5.0
2003
Igby Goes Down
Jason
6.6
2002
29 Palms
The Ticket Clerk
4.9
2002
Ignition
Conor Gallagher
4.1
2002
Night Visions
Major Ben Darnell · (1 episode)
7.2
2001
Lucky Numbers
Detective Pat Lakewood
5.1
2000
A Man Is Mostly Water
Parking Fascist
2.0
2000
Titan A.E.
Captain Korso (voice)
6.6
2000
The Guilty
Callum Crane
5.6
2000
The Virginian
The Virginian
4.4
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kurt Moss · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Spy Games
Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
4.6
1999
Brokedown Palace
Hank Greene
6.4
1999
Lake Placid
Jack Wells
5.9
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · (2 episodes)
4.2
1999
Zero Effect
Daryl Zero
6.2
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
George Bailey
0.0
1997
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Self
7.0
1997
The End of Violence
Mike
5.3
1997
Lost Highway
Fred Madison
7.6
1997
Mistrial
Steve Donohue
4.8
1996
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
6.4
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
5.8
1996
Independence Day
President Thomas J. Whitmore
6.9
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1996
Mr. Wrong
Whitman Crawford
4.0
1996
Casper
Dr. James Harvey
6.3
1995
While You Were Sleeping
Jack Callaghan
7.0
1995
Wyatt Earp
Ed Masterson
6.8
1994
The Last Seduction
Clay Gregory
6.8
1994
The Favor
Peter
4.8
1994
Mr. Jones
Construction Site Foreman
5.7
1993
Malice
Andy Sarafian
6.3
1993
A League of Their Own
Bob Hinson
7.2
1992
Nervous Ticks
York Daley
4.0
1992
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Self
8.2
1991
Home Fires Burning
Lt. Henry Tibbettes
6.4
1989
Killing Faith
Ross
0.0
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Harry
0.0
Famous
0.0
Fallen Angels
Rich Thurber · (1 episode)
5.5
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Walter
6.7
1993
Sommersby
Orin Meecham
6.4
1993
Singles
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
6.4
1992
Crazy in Love
Nick Symonds
4.4
1992
Phone
Duke
8.0
1992
Newsies
Bryan Denton
6.8
1992
Liebestraum
Paul Kessler
5.7
1991
Going Under
Biff Banner
3.7
1991
Bright Angel
Bob
4.6
1990
Sibling Rivalry
Nicholas Meany
5.1
1990
Brain Dead
Dr. Rex Martin
5.7
1990
Cold Feet
Buck
3.8
1989
The Accidental Tourist
Julian Hedge
6.2
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Crow Black
5.9
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dennis Alan
6.4
1988
Spaceballs
Lone Starr
6.8
1987
The Tracey Ullman Show
Sheldon Moss · (81 episodes)
7.0
1987
Ruthless People
Earl James Mott
6.6
1986
Nature
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.1
1982
Cagney & Lacey
(1 episode)
6.9
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Tibbetts · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
The Boroughs
Jack · (1 episode)
0.0