Bill Pullman
ActingAlso Known As
William Pullman, Билл Пуллмэн
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).
Movies
(106 total)
Independence Day
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
The Equalizer
as Brian Plummer
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer
Casper
as Dr. James Harvey
Scary Movie 4
as Henry Hale
Spaceballs
as Lone Starr
The Grudge
as Peter Kirk
American Ultra
as Krueger
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison
Sleepless in Seattle
as Walter
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler
While You Were Sleeping
as Jack Callaghan
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer
A League of Their Own
as Bob Hinson
Lake Placid
as Jack Wells
Titan A.E.
as Korso (voice)
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Masterson
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dennis Alan
TV Shows
(23 total)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kurt Moss
The Sinner
as Harry Ambrose
Torchwood
as Oswald Danes
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Halston
as David Mahoney
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
This Fool
as Curtis
Cursed Films
as Self
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey
Night Visions
as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
1600 Penn
as President Dale Gilchrist
Fallen Angels
as Rich Thurber
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry Tibbetts
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh