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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-17 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Hornell, New York, USA

Bill Pullman

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2023

Lynch/Oz as Fred Madison (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

American Horses as Narrator (voice)
This Fool as Curtis

2021

Halston as David Mahoney

2020

Yellowstone as (voice)
Cursed Films as Self

2019

Dark Waters as Harry Dietzler
The Coldest Game as Joshua Mansky
Epic Yellowstone as Narrator (voice)

2018

Trouble as Ben
The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer

2017

LBJ as Ralph Yarborough
Walking Out as Clyde
Battle of the Sexes as Jack Kramer
A Thousand Junkies as Bill Pullman
The Sinner as Harry Ambrose

2016

Brother Nature as Jerry Turley
Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore

2015

American Ultra as Krueger

2014

Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
Red Sky as John Webster
The Equalizer as Brian Plummer

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)

2012

Lola Versus as Lenny
The Fruit Hunters as Narrator (voice)
Kingdom Come as Self
1600 Penn as President Dale Gilchrist

2011

Too Big to Fail as Jamie Dimon
Innocent as Rusty Sabich

2010

Peacock as Edmund French
The Killer Inside Me as Billy Boy Walker
Rio Sex Comedy as William

2009

Skavlan as Self - Guest

2008

Surveillance as Sam Hallaway
Bottle Shock as Jim Barrett
Phoebe in Wonderland as Peter Lichten
Your Name Here as William J. Frick

2007

You Kill Me as Dave
Nobel Son as Det. Max Mariner
The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest

2006

Scary Movie 4 as Henry Hale
Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
Torchwood as Oswald Danes

2005

Dear Wendy as Krugsby
Revelations as Dr. Richard Massey

2004

The Grudge as Peter Kirk
Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan

2003

Rick as Rick O'Lette

2002

Ignition as Conor Gallagher
29 Palms as The Ticket Clerk

2001

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

2000

Lucky Numbers as Detective Pat Lakewood
Titan A.E. as Captain Korso (voice)
The Guilty as Callum Crane
The Virginian as The Virginian
A Man Is Mostly Water as Parking Fascist

1999

Lake Placid as Jack Wells
Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Brokedown Palace as Hank Greene

1998

Zero Effect as Daryl Zero

1997

Lost Highway as Fred Madison

1996

Independence Day as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
Mistrial as Steve Donohue

1995

While You Were Sleeping as Jack Callaghan
Casper as Dr. James Harvey

1994

Wyatt Earp as Ed Masterson
The Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
The Favor as Peter

1993

Sommersby as Orin Meecham
Malice as Andy Sarafian
Mr. Jones as Construction Site Foreman
Fallen Angels as Rich Thurber

1992

Singles as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Newsies as Bryan Denton
Phone as Duke
Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
Nervous Ticks as York Daley
A League of Their Own as Bob Hinson

1991

Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
Going Under as Biff Banner

1990

Brain Dead as Dr. Rex Martin
Sibling Rivalry as Nicholas Meany

1989

Cold Feet as Buck
Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes

1988

The Accidental Tourist as Julian Hedge
Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black

1987

Spaceballs as Lone Starr
The Tracey Ullman Show as Sheldon Moss

1986

Ruthless People as Earl James Mott

1982

Nature as Narrator (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Tibbetts

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The Boroughs as Jack

Directing

2001

Night Visions as Director

2000

The Virginian as Director

Crew

2009

The Cove as Thanks