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

1993
asWalter

1987
asLone Starr

1993
asOrin Meecham

1995
asJack Callaghan

1996
asPresident Thomas J. Whitmore

1997
asFred Madison

1993
asAndy Sarafian

2004
asPeter Kirk

2008
asSam Hallaway

2000
asDetective Pat Lakewood

2005
asKrugsby

2006
asHenry Hale

1992
asDr. Jeffrey Jamison

1990
asDr. Rex Martin

1988
asJulian Hedge

2000
asKorso (voice)

2010
asEdmund French

1988
asDennis Alan

2007
asDave

1995
asDr. James Harvey

1986
asEarl James Mott

1994
asEd Masterson

1994
asClay Gregory

2006
asMorgan Banner

1999
asJack Wells

2002
asJason

2003
asRick O'Lette

2008
asJim Barrett

2013
asSelf (archive footage)

2010
asBilly Boy Walker

1992
asBryan Denton

1991
asPaul Kessler

1999
asHarry Howe / Ernie Halliday

2007
asMax Mariner

2015
asSelf

1992
asDuke

1998
asDaryl Zero

2011
asJamie Dimon

1997
asMike

1996
asWhitman Crawford

1999
asHank Greene

2008
asPeter Lichten

2010
asWilliam

1994
asPeter

2004
asGary Dolan

2011
asKent

2011
asRusty Sabich

2000
asCallum Crane

2002
asConor Gallagher

1988
asCrow Black

2002
asThe Ticket Clerk

1990
asBob

2012
asLenny

1989
asBuck

1992
asNick Symonds

1990
asNicholas Meany

2012
asNarrator (voice)

2014
asEdward

2008
asWilliam J. Frick

2012
asSelf

2022
asNarrator (voice)

1991
asBiff Banner

2000
asThe Virginian

1992
asYork Daley

2014
asSicilius Leonatus

2014
asJohn Webster

2014
asBrian Plummer

2016
asJerry Turley

1997
asGeorge Bailey

2016
asPresident Whitmore

1996
asSteve Donohue

2016
asSelf

2015
asKrueger

2013
asSelf

2017
asRalph Yarborough

1993
asConstruction Site Foreman (uncredited)

1989
asLt. Henry Tibbettes

2025
asRoss

2017
asClyde

2017
asLefty Brown

2018
asBen

2017
asJack Kramer

2017
asBill Pullman

2018
asBrian Plummer

1991
asSelf

1997
asSelf

2019
asHarry Dietzler

2019
asJoshua Mansky

2019
asJoe Keller

2020
asMax

1996
asSelf

1996
asSelf

2005
asSelf

2016
asPresident Whitmore

2019
asSelf

2020
as(voice)

1992
asBob Hinson

2000
asParking Fascist
asHarry
as
2000
as
asBobby Verdun
asLone Starr

2005
asSelf
asMelvyn Jorrisen

2025
asSelf - actor
asOswald Danes
asKurt Moss
as
asMajor Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
asHenry Tibbetts
asDr. Richard Massey
asSelf
asPresident Dale Gilchrist
asSelf - Host
asSelf - Guest
asSelf - Guest
asNarrator (voice)
asHarry Ambrose
asAlex Murdaugh
asSelf
asSelf
asRich Thurber
asNarrator (voice)
asSelf - Guest
asJack
asCurtis
asDavid Mahoney
Production
Crew

2009
asDirecting

2000
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