Bill Pullman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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 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
Acting
Spaceballs 2
as Lone Starr
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
as Harry
A Bridge Between
as Bobby Verdun
(2025)
Killing Faith
as Ross
(2022)
American Horses
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
The High Note
as Max
(2020)
Yellowstone
as (voice)
(2019)
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler
(2019)
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky
(2019)
(2019)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
(2018)
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer
(2018)
Trouble
as Ben
(2017)
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough
(2017)
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown
(2017)
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer
(2017)
Walking Out
as Clyde
(2017)
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman
(2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore
(2016)
Brother Nature
as Jerry Turley
(2016)
(2016)
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as President Whitmore
(2015)
American Ultra
as Krueger
(2015)
Parables of War
as Self
(2014)
The Equalizer
as Brian Plummer
(2014)
Cymbeline
as Sicilius Leonatus
(2014)
Red Sky
as John Webster
(2014)
May in the Summer
as Edward
(2013)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
The Unbelievers
as Self
(2012)
Lola Versus
as Lenny
(2012)
The Fruit Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
Kingdom Come
as Self
(2011)
Bringing Up Bobby
as Kent
(2011)
Too Big to Fail
as Jamie Dimon
(2011)
Innocent
as Rusty Sabich
(2010)
Peacock
as Edmund French
(2010)
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker
(2010)
Rio Sex Comedy
as William
(2008)
Surveillance
as Sam Hallaway
(2008)
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Peter Lichten
(2008)
Bottle Shock
as Jim Barrett
(2008)
Your Name Here
as William J. Frick
(2007)
Nobel Son
as Max Mariner
(2007)
You Kill Me
as Dave
(2006)
Scary Movie 4
as Henry Hale
(2006)
Alien Autopsy
as Morgan Banner
(2005)
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby
(2005)
Spaceballs: The Documentary
as Self
(2005)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
(2004)
The Grudge
as Peter Kirk
(2004)
Tiger Cruise
as Gary Dolan
(2003)
Rick
as Rick O'Lette
(2002)
Ignition
as Conor Gallagher
(2002)
Igby Goes Down
as Jason
(2002)
29 Palms
as The Ticket Clerk
(2000)
The Virginian
as The Virginian
(2000)
Titan A.E.
as Korso (voice)
(2000)
Lucky Numbers
as Detective Pat Lakewood
(2000)
The Guilty
as Callum Crane
(2000)
A Man Is Mostly Water
as Parking Fascist
(2000)
(1999)
Brokedown Palace
as Hank Greene
(1999)
Lake Placid
as Jack Wells
(1999)
Spy Games
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
(1998)
Zero Effect
as Daryl Zero
(1997)
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison
(1997)
(1997)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as George Bailey
(1997)
The End of Violence
as Mike
(1996)
Independence Day
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
(1996)
Mr. Wrong
as Whitman Crawford
(1996)
Mistrial
as Steve Donohue
(1996)
(1996)
(1995)
Casper
as Dr. James Harvey
(1995)
While You Were Sleeping
as Jack Callaghan
(1994)
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Masterson
(1994)
The Favor
as Peter
(1994)
The Last Seduction
as Clay Gregory
(1993)
Sleepless in Seattle
as Walter
(1993)
Sommersby
as Orin Meecham
(1993)
Malice
as Andy Sarafian
(1993)
Mr. Jones
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
(1992)
Newsies
as Bryan Denton
(1992)
A League of Their Own
as Bob Hinson
(1992)
Singles
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
(1992)
Crazy in Love
as Nick Symonds
(1992)
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley
(1992)
Phone
as Duke
(1991)
Going Under
as Biff Banner
(1991)
Liebestraum
as Paul Kessler
(1991)
(1990)
Bright Angel
as Bob
(1990)
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany
(1990)
Brain Dead
as Dr. Rex Martin
(1989)
Cold Feet
as Buck
(1989)
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
(1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dennis Alan
(1988)
Rocket Gibraltar
as Crow Black
(1988)
The Accidental Tourist
as Julian Hedge
(1987)
Spaceballs
as Lone Starr
(1986)
Ruthless People
as Earl James Mott
Crew
(2009)
The Cove
Thanks
(2000)
The Virginian
Director