Bill Pullman
Acting
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).
TV Shows(24)
The Boroughs
Jack
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor
2026
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Alex Murdaugh
2023
This Fool
Curtis
2022
Halston
David Mahoney
2021
Cursed Films
Self
2020
Epic Yellowstone
Narrator (voice)
2019
The Sinner
Harry Ambrose
2017
1600 Penn
President Dale Gilchrist
2012
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Torchwood
Oswald Danes
2006
Revelations
Dr. Richard Massey
2005
Night Visions
Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kurt Moss
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Fallen Angels
Rich Thurber
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Tibbetts
1951
Movies(106)
Spaceballs: The New One
Lone Starr
2027
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Harry
2026
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
Self - actor
2025
Killing Faith
Ross
2025
American Horses
Narrator (voice)
2022
Yellowstone
(voice)
2020
The High Note
Max
2020
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Self
2019
Dark Waters
Harry Dietzler
2019
The Coldest Game
Joshua Mansky
2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
2019
Trouble
Ben
2018
The Equalizer 2
Brian Plummer
2018
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Lefty Brown
2017
LBJ
Ralph Yarborough
2017
Battle of the Sexes
Jack Kramer
2017
A Thousand Junkies
Bill Pullman
2017
Walking Out
Clyde
2017
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
President Whitmore
2016
Brother Nature
Jerry Turley
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
President Whitmore
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2016
American Ultra
Krueger
2015
Parables of War
Self
2015
The Equalizer
Brian Plummer
2014
Cymbeline
Sicilius Leonatus
2014
May in the Summer
Edward
2014
Red Sky
John Webster
2014
The Unbelievers
Self
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Fruit Hunters
Narrator (voice)
2012
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
Lola Versus
Lenny
2012
Innocent
Rusty Sabich
2011
Too Big to Fail
Jamie Dimon
2011
Bringing Up Bobby
Kent
2011
Rio Sex Comedy
William
2010
Peacock
Edmund French
2010
The Killer Inside Me
Billy Boy Walker
2010
Bottle Shock
Jim Barrett
2008
Your Name Here
William J. Frick
2008
Surveillance
Sam Hallaway
2008
Phoebe in Wonderland
Peter Lichten
2008
Nobel Son
Max Mariner
2007
You Kill Me
Dave
2007
Scary Movie 4
Henry Hale
2006
Alien Autopsy
Morgan Banner
2006
Spaceballs: The Documentary
Self
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
2005
Dear Wendy
Krugsby
2005
The Grudge
Peter Kirk
2004
Tiger Cruise
Gary Dolan
2004
Rick
Rick O'Lette
2003
Igby Goes Down
Jason
2002
29 Palms
The Ticket Clerk
2002
Ignition
Conor Gallagher
2002
Lucky Numbers
Detective Pat Lakewood
2000
A Man Is Mostly Water
Parking Fascist
2000
Titan A.E.
Korso (voice)
2000
The Guilty
Callum Crane
2000
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
The Virginian
The Virginian
2000
Spy Games
Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
1999
Brokedown Palace
Hank Greene
1999
Lake Placid
Jack Wells
1999
Zero Effect
Daryl Zero
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
George Bailey
1997
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Self
1997
The End of Violence
Mike
1997
Lost Highway
Fred Madison
1997
Mistrial
Steve Donohue
1996
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
1996
Independence Day
President Thomas J. Whitmore
1996
Mr. Wrong
Whitman Crawford
1996
Casper
Dr. James Harvey
1995
While You Were Sleeping
Jack Callaghan
1995
Wyatt Earp
Ed Masterson
1994
The Last Seduction
Clay Gregory
1994
The Favor
Peter
1994
Mr. Jones
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1993
Malice
Andy Sarafian
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Walter
1993
Sommersby
Orin Meecham
1993
Singles
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
1992
Crazy in Love
Nick Symonds
1992
A League of Their Own
Bob Hinson
1992
Phone
Duke
1992
Newsies
Bryan Denton
1992
Nervous Ticks
York Daley
1992
Liebestraum
Paul Kessler
1991
Going Under
Biff Banner
1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Self
1991
Bright Angel
Bob
1990
Sibling Rivalry
Nicholas Meany
1990
Brain Dead
Dr. Rex Martin
1990
Cold Feet
Buck
1989
Home Fires Burning
Lt. Henry Tibbettes
1989
The Accidental Tourist
Julian Hedge
1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Crow Black
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dennis Alan
1988
Spaceballs
Lone Starr
1987
Ruthless People
Earl James Mott
1986
Famous
A Bridge Between
Bobby Verdun
The Basics of Philosophy
Melvyn Jorrisen