Bill Pullman

Actor

Born December 17, 1953 in Hornell, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

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Spaceballs: The New One

Lone Starr

Coming soon

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

Yellowstone

(voice)

The High Note

Max

Cursed Films

Self

Dark Waters

Harry Dietzler

The Coldest Game

Joshua Mansky

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

The Killer Inside Me

Billy Boy Walker

The Cove

Skavlan

Self - Guest

Bottle Shock

Jim Barrett

Your Name Here

William J. Frick

Surveillance

Sam Hallaway

Phoebe in Wonderland

Peter Lichten

Nobel Son

Max Mariner

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest

You Kill Me

Dave

Torchwood

Oswald Danes

Scary Movie 4

Henry Hale

Alien Autopsy

Morgan Banner

Spaceballs: The Documentary

Self

Revelations

Dr. Richard Massey

Dear Wendy

Krugsby

The Grudge

Peter Kirk

Tiger Cruise

Gary Dolan

Rick

Rick O'Lette

Igby Goes Down

Jason

29 Palms

The Ticket Clerk

Ignition

Conor Gallagher

Night Visions

Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")

Lucky Numbers

Detective Pat Lakewood

A Man Is Mostly Water

Parking Fascist

Titan A.E.

Korso (voice)

The Guilty

Callum Crane

The Virginian

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Kurt Moss

Spy Games

Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

Brokedown Palace

Hank Greene

Lake Placid

Jack Wells

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self

Zero Effect

Daryl Zero

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

George Bailey

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Self

The End of Violence

Mike

Lost Highway

Fred Madison

Mistrial

Steve Donohue

Independence Day

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Self

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self

Mr. Wrong

Whitman Crawford

Casper

Dr. James Harvey

While You Were Sleeping

Jack Callaghan

Wyatt Earp

Ed Masterson

The Last Seduction

Clay Gregory

The Favor

Peter

Mr. Jones

Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Malice

Andy Sarafian

Fallen Angels

Rich Thurber

Sleepless in Seattle

Walter

Sommersby

Orin Meecham

Singles

Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

Crazy in Love

Nick Symonds

A League of Their Own

Bob Hinson

Phone

Duke

Newsies

Bryan Denton

Nervous Ticks

York Daley

Liebestraum

Paul Kessler

Going Under

Biff Banner

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

Self

Bright Angel

Bob

Sibling Rivalry

Nicholas Meany

Brain Dead

Dr. Rex Martin

Cold Feet

Buck

Home Fires Burning

Lt. Henry Tibbettes

The Accidental Tourist

Julian Hedge

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Rocket Gibraltar

Crow Black

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Dennis Alan

Spaceballs

Lone Starr

Ruthless People

Earl James Mott

Nature

Narrator (voice)

Cagney & Lacey

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Oscars

Self - Presenter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Henry Tibbetts