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Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 17, 1953 (71)
Birthplace Hornell, New York, USA
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 (1 ... 987), 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) Description above from the Wikipedia article William Pullman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The High Note

The High Note

2020

as Max

The Coldest Game

The Coldest Game

2019

as Joshua Mansky

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

2019

as Harry Dietzler

Trouble

Trouble

2018

as Ben

The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

2018

as Brian Plummer

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2017

as Lefty Brown

Walking Out

Walking Out

2017

as Clyde

A Thousand Junkies

A Thousand Junkies

2017

as Bill Pullman

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

2017

as Jack Kramer

LBJ

LBJ

2017

as Ralph Yarborough

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

as President Whitmore

Brother Nature

Brother Nature

2016

as Jerry Turley

American Ultra

American Ultra

2015

as Krueger

May in the Summer

May in the Summer

2014

as Edward

Red Sky

Red Sky

2014

as John Webster

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

2014

as Brian Plummer

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

2014

as Sicilius Leonatus

The Fruit Hunters

The Fruit Hunters

2012

as Narrator (voice)

Lola Versus

Lola Versus

2012

as Lenny

Innocent

Innocent

2011

as Rusty Sabich

Bringing Up Bobby

Bringing Up Bobby

2011

as Kent

Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

2011

as Jamie Dimon

Rio Sex Comedy

Rio Sex Comedy

2010

as William

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

2010

as Billy Boy Walker

Peacock

Peacock

2010

as Edmund French

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

2008

as William J. Frick

Surveillance

Surveillance

2008

as Sam Hallaway

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

2008

as Jim Barrett

Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland

2008

as Peter Lichten

You Kill Me

You Kill Me

2007

as Dave

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

2007

as Det. Max Mariner

Alien Autopsy

Alien Autopsy

2006

as Morgan Banner

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006

as Henry Hale

Dear Wendy

Dear Wendy

2005

as Krugsby

Tiger Cruise

Tiger Cruise

2004

as Gary Dolan

The Grudge

The Grudge

2004

as Peter Kirk

Rick

Rick

2003

as Rick O'Lette

Ignition

Ignition

2002

as Conor Gallagher

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002

as Jason

29 Palms

29 Palms

2002

as The Ticket Clerk

The Virginian

The Virginian

2000

as The Virginian

The Guilty

The Guilty

2000

as Callum Crane

Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

2000

as Korso (voice)

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

2000

as Detective Pat Lakewood

A Man Is Mostly Water

A Man Is Mostly Water

2000

as Parking Fascist

Spy Games

Spy Games

1999

as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

Lake Placid

Lake Placid

1999

as Jack Wells

Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace

1999

as Hank Greene

Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998

as Daryl Zero

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997

as Mike

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

1997

as George Bailey

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

1997

as Fred Madison

Mistrial

Mistrial

1996

as Steve Donohue

Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

1996

as Whitman Crawford

Independence Day

Independence Day

1996

as President Thomas J. Whitmore

While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995

as Jack Callaghan

Casper

Casper

1995

as Dr. James Harvey

The Favor

The Favor

1994

as Peter

The Last Seduction

The Last Seduction

1994

as Clay Gregory

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994

as Ed Masterson

Sommersby

Sommersby

1993

as Orin Meecham

Malice

Malice

1993

as Andy Sarafian

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

as Walter

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Nervous Ticks

Nervous Ticks

1992

as York Daley

Newsies

Newsies

1992

as Bryan Denton

Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love

1992

as Nick Symonds

Phone

Phone

1992

as Duke

Singles

Singles

1992

as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

1992

as Bob Hinson

Going Under

Going Under

1991

as Biff Banner

Liebestraum

Liebestraum

1991

as Paul Kessler

Brain Dead

Brain Dead

1990

as Dr. Rex Martin

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

1990

as Nicholas Meany

Bright Angel

Bright Angel

1990

as Bob

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

1989

as Buck

Home Fires Burning

Home Fires Burning

1989

as Lt. Henry Tibbettes

The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

as Dennis Alan

Rocket Gibraltar

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

as Crow Black

The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

1988

as Julian Hedge

Spaceballs

Spaceballs

1987

as Lone Starr

Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986

as Earl James Mott

The Cove

The Cove

2009

Thanks

The Virginian

The Virginian

2000

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Tracey Ullman Show

as Sheldon Moss

Episodes: 81

First Aired: Apr 05, 1987

The Sinner

as Harry Ambrose

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Aug 02, 2017

1600 Penn

as President Dale Gilchrist

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 17, 2012

Torchwood

as Oswald Danes

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 22, 2006

Revelations

as Dr. Richard Massey

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 13, 2005

Epic Yellowstone

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 10, 2019

Halston

as David Mahoney

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 14, 2021

Murdaugh Murders: The Movie

as Alex Murdaugh

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2023

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Kurt Moss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Night Visions

as Major Ben Darnell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2001

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry Tibbetts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1982

Fallen Angels

as Rich Thurber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1993

The Boroughs

as Jack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

This Fool

as Curtis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2022

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 30, 1999

Cagney & Lacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 2009

Cursed Films

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2020

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 29 42 15
2024 7 39 64 19
2024 8 31 92 17
2024 9 24 40 15
2024 10 22 36 14
2024 11 22 39 14
2024 12 26 43 17
2025 1 35 44 24
2025 2 25 39 3
2025 3 8 27 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 4 6 1
2025 6 4 7 2
2025 7 2 4 2
2025 8 4 5 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 935 829
2025 1 568 209
2025 2 359 2
2025 3 569 520
2025 6 519 445
2025 7 589 537
2025 8 551 501

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