logo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-17 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Hornell, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Pullman

Билл Пуллмэн

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

1987

Spaceballs

as

Lone Starr

Sommersby

1993

Sommersby

as

Orin Meecham

While You Were Sleeping

1995

While You Were Sleeping

as

Jack Callaghan

Independence Day

1996

Independence Day

as

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Lost Highway

1997

Lost Highway

as

Fred Madison

Malice

1993

Malice

as

Andy Sarafian

The Grudge

2004

The Grudge

as

Peter Kirk

Surveillance

2008

Surveillance

as

Sam Hallaway

Lucky Numbers

2000

Lucky Numbers

as

Detective Pat Lakewood

Dear Wendy

2005

Dear Wendy

as

Krugsby

Scary Movie 4

2006

Scary Movie 4

as

Henry Hale

Singles

1992

Singles

as

Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

Brain Dead

1990

Brain Dead

as

Dr. Rex Martin

The Accidental Tourist

1988

The Accidental Tourist

as

Julian Hedge

Titan A.E.

2000

Titan A.E.

as

Korso (voice)

Peacock

2010

Peacock

as

Edmund French

You Kill Me

2007

You Kill Me

as

Dave

Casper

1995

Casper

as

Dr. James Harvey

Ruthless People

1986

Ruthless People

as

Earl James Mott

Wyatt Earp

1994

Wyatt Earp

as

Ed Masterson

The Last Seduction

1994

The Last Seduction

as

Clay Gregory

Alien Autopsy

2006

Alien Autopsy

as

Morgan Banner

Lake Placid

1999

Lake Placid

as

Jack Wells

Igby Goes Down

2002

Igby Goes Down

as

Jason

Rick

2003

Rick

as

Rick O'Lette

Bottle Shock

2008

Bottle Shock

as

Jim Barrett

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as

Self (archive footage)

The Killer Inside Me

2010

The Killer Inside Me

as

Billy Boy Walker

Newsies

1992

Newsies

as

Bryan Denton

Liebestraum

1991

Liebestraum

as

Paul Kessler

Spy Games

1999

Spy Games

as

Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

Nobel Son

2007

Nobel Son

as

Max Mariner

Parables of War

2015

Parables of War

as

Self

Phone

1992

Phone

as

Duke

Zero Effect

1998

Zero Effect

as

Daryl Zero

Too Big to Fail

2011

Too Big to Fail

as

Jamie Dimon

Mr. Wrong

1996

Mr. Wrong

as

Whitman Crawford

Brokedown Palace

1999

Brokedown Palace

as

Hank Greene

Phoebe in Wonderland

2008

Phoebe in Wonderland

as

Peter Lichten

Rio Sex Comedy

2010

Rio Sex Comedy

as

William

The Favor

1994

The Favor

as

Peter

Tiger Cruise

2004

Tiger Cruise

as

Gary Dolan

Innocent

2011

Innocent

as

Rusty Sabich

The Guilty

2000

The Guilty

as

Callum Crane

Ignition

2002

Ignition

as

Conor Gallagher

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

Rocket Gibraltar

as

Crow Black

29 Palms

2002

29 Palms

as

The Ticket Clerk

Bright Angel

1990

Bright Angel

as

Bob

Lola Versus

2012

Lola Versus

as

Lenny

Cold Feet

1989

Cold Feet

as

Buck

Crazy in Love

1992

Crazy in Love

as

Nick Symonds

Sibling Rivalry

1990

Sibling Rivalry

as

Nicholas Meany

The Fruit Hunters

2012

The Fruit Hunters

as

Narrator (voice)

May in the Summer

2014

May in the Summer

as

Edward

Your Name Here

2008

Your Name Here

as

William J. Frick

Kingdom Come

2012

Kingdom Come

as

Self

American Horses

2022

American Horses

as

Narrator (voice)

Going Under

1991

Going Under

as

Biff Banner

The Virginian

2000

The Virginian

as

The Virginian

Nervous Ticks

1992

Nervous Ticks

as

York Daley

Cymbeline

2014

Cymbeline

as

Sicilius Leonatus

Red Sky

2014

Red Sky

as

John Webster

The Equalizer

2014

The Equalizer

as

Brian Plummer

Brother Nature

2016

Brother Nature

as

Jerry Turley

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

as

President Whitmore

Mistrial

1996

Mistrial

as

Steve Donohue

American Ultra

2015

American Ultra

as

Krueger

The Unbelievers

2013

The Unbelievers

as

Self

LBJ

2017

LBJ

as

Ralph Yarborough

Mr. Jones

1993

Mr. Jones

as

Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Home Fires Burning

1989

Home Fires Burning

as

Lt. Henry Tibbettes

Killing Faith

2025

Killing Faith

as

Ross

Walking Out

2017

Walking Out

as

Clyde

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2017

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

as

Lefty Brown

Trouble

2018

Trouble

as

Ben

Battle of the Sexes

2017

Battle of the Sexes

as

Jack Kramer

A Thousand Junkies

2017

A Thousand Junkies

as

Bill Pullman

The Equalizer 2

2018

The Equalizer 2

as

Brian Plummer

Dark Waters

2019

Dark Waters

as

Harry Dietzler

The Coldest Game

2019

The Coldest Game

as

Joshua Mansky

The High Note

2020

The High Note

as

Max

Yellowstone

2020

Yellowstone

as

(voice)

A League of Their Own

1992

A League of Their Own

as

Bob Hinson

A Man Is Mostly Water

2000

A Man Is Mostly Water

as

Parking Fascist

A Bridge Between

A Bridge Between

as

Bobby Verdun

Spaceballs 2

Spaceballs 2

as

Lone Starr

The Basics of Philosophy

The Basics of Philosophy

as

Melvyn Jorrisen

Torchwood

Torchwood

as

Oswald Danes

Night Visions

Night Visions

as

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

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Henry Tibbetts

Revelations

Revelations

as

Dr. Richard Massey

1600 Penn

1600 Penn

as

President Dale Gilchrist

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Skavlan

Skavlan

as

Self - Guest

Nature

Nature

as

Narrator (voice)

The Sinner

The Sinner

as

Harry Ambrose

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Rich Thurber

Epic Yellowstone

Epic Yellowstone

as

Narrator (voice)

This Fool

This Fool

as

Curtis

Halston

Halston

as

David Mahoney

Production

Crew

The Cove

2009

The Cove

as

Directing