Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Casper (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as Torchwood (2011), starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.

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Filmography

2023

Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oz
as Fred Madison (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/15/2023
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh
TV - Released: 10/14/2023

2022

American Horses
American Horses
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/23/2022
This Fool
This Fool
as Curtis
TV - Released: 8/12/2022

2021

Halston
Halston
as David Mahoney
TV - Released: 5/14/2021

2020

The High Note
The High Note
as Max
Movie - Released: 6/10/2020
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/30/2020
Cursed Films
Cursed Films
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/2020

2019

Dark Waters
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler
Movie - Released: 11/22/2019
The Coldest Game
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky
Movie - Released: 11/8/2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
Movie - Released: 5/14/2019
Movie
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/24/2019
Epic Yellowstone
Epic Yellowstone
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/10/2019

2018

Trouble
Trouble
as Ben
Movie - Released: 12/20/2018
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer
Movie - Released: 7/19/2018

2017

LBJ
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough
Movie - Released: 11/3/2017
Walking Out
Walking Out
as Clyde
Movie - Released: 1/21/2017
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown
Movie - Released: 12/15/2017
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
A Thousand Junkies
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman
Movie - Released: 7/24/2017
The Sinner
The Sinner
as Harry Ambrose
TV - Released: 8/2/2017

2016

Brother Nature
Brother Nature
as Jerry Turley
Movie - Released: 9/9/2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore
Movie - Released: 6/22/2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as President Whitmore
Movie - Released: 10/18/2016

2015

Parables of War
Parables of War
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/26/2015
American Ultra
American Ultra
as Krueger
Movie - Released: 8/19/2015

2014

May in the Summer
May in the Summer
as Edward
Movie - Released: 5/7/2014
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
as Sicilius Leonatus
Movie - Released: 9/3/2014
Red Sky
Red Sky
as John Webster
Movie - Released: 3/12/2014
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Brian Plummer
Movie - Released: 9/24/2014

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/20/2013
The Unbelievers
The Unbelievers
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/13/2013

2012

Lola Versus
Lola Versus
as Lenny
Movie - Released: 4/24/2012
The Fruit Hunters
The Fruit Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/23/2012
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/28/2012
1600 Penn
1600 Penn
as President Dale Gilchrist
TV - Released: 12/17/2012

2011

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
as Jamie Dimon
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011
Bringing Up Bobby
Bringing Up Bobby
as Kent
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011
Innocent
Innocent
as Rusty Sabich
Movie - Released: 11/29/2011

2010

Peacock
Peacock
as Edmund French
Movie - Released: 4/20/2010
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker
Movie - Released: 2/19/2010
Rio Sex Comedy
Rio Sex Comedy
as William
Movie - Released: 9/16/2010

2009

Skavlan
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 1/16/2009

2008

Surveillance
Surveillance
as Sam Hallaway
Movie - Released: 2/8/2008
Bottle Shock
Bottle Shock
as Jim Barrett
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008
Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Peter Lichten
Movie - Released: 2/7/2008
Your Name Here
Your Name Here
as William J. Frick
Movie - Released: 6/13/2008

2007

You Kill Me
You Kill Me
as Dave
Movie - Released: 2/9/2007
Nobel Son
Nobel Son
as Det. Max Mariner
Movie - Released: 4/28/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
as Henry Hale
Movie - Released: 4/12/2006
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy
as Morgan Banner
Movie - Released: 4/7/2006
Torchwood
Torchwood
as Oswald Danes
TV - Released: 10/22/2006

2005

Dear Wendy
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby
Movie - Released: 2/4/2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/3/2005
Revelations
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey
TV - Released: 4/13/2005

2004

The Grudge
The Grudge
as Peter Kirk
Movie - Released: 10/22/2004
Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise
as Gary Dolan
Movie - Released: 8/6/2004

2003

Rick
Rick
as Rick O'Lette
Movie - Released: 9/6/2003

2002

Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down
as Jason
Movie - Released: 9/13/2002
Ignition
Ignition
as Conor Gallagher
Movie - Released: 1/17/2002
29 Palms
29 Palms
as The Ticket Clerk
Movie - Released: 7/29/2002

2001

Night Visions
Night Visions
as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
TV - Released: 7/12/2001

2000

Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers
as Detective Pat Lakewood
Movie - Released: 10/27/2000
Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.
as Captain Korso (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/16/2000
The Guilty
The Guilty
as Callum Crane
Movie - Released: 6/1/2000
The Virginian
The Virginian
as The Virginian
Movie - Released: 1/9/2000
A Man Is Mostly Water
A Man Is Mostly Water
as Parking Fascist
Movie - Released: 10/12/2000
Movie

1999

Lake Placid
Lake Placid
as Jack Wells
Movie - Released: 7/15/1999
Spy Games
Spy Games
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Movie - Released: 9/10/1999
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
as Hank Greene
Movie - Released: 8/13/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kurt Moss
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
TV - Released: 3/30/1999

1998

Zero Effect
Zero Effect
as Daryl Zero
Movie - Released: 1/30/1998

1997

Lost Highway
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison
Movie - Released: 1/15/1997
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
as Mike
Movie - Released: 9/12/1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as George Bailey
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/1997

1996

Independence Day
Independence Day
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Movie - Released: 6/25/1996
Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong
as Whitman Crawford
Movie - Released: 2/16/1996
Mistrial
Mistrial
as Steve Donohue
Movie - Released: 11/2/1996
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/30/1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/29/1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping
as Jack Callaghan
Movie - Released: 4/21/1995
Casper
Casper
as Dr. James Harvey
Movie - Released: 5/26/1995

1994

Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Masterson
Movie - Released: 6/24/1994
The Last Seduction
The Last Seduction
as Clay Gregory
Movie - Released: 5/26/1994
The Favor
The Favor
as Peter
Movie - Released: 4/29/1994

1993

Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle
as Walter
Movie - Released: 6/24/1993
Sommersby
Sommersby
as Orin Meecham
Movie - Released: 2/5/1993
Malice
Malice
as Andy Sarafian
Movie - Released: 9/29/1993
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
as Construction Site Foreman
Movie - Released: 10/8/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Rich Thurber
TV - Released: 8/1/1993

1992

Singles
Singles
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Movie - Released: 9/18/1992
Newsies
Newsies
as Bryan Denton
Movie - Released: 4/10/1992
Phone
Phone
as Duke
Movie - Released: 5/12/1992
Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love
as Nick Symonds
Movie - Released: 8/10/1992
Nervous Ticks
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley
Movie - Released: 3/1/1992
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own
as Bob Hinson
Movie - Released: 7/1/1992

1991

Liebestraum
Liebestraum
as Paul Kessler
Movie - Released: 9/13/1991
Going Under
Going Under
as Biff Banner
Movie - Released: 8/23/1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991

1990

Brain Dead
Brain Dead
as Dr. Rex Martin
Movie - Released: 1/16/1990
Bright Angel
Bright Angel
as Bob
Movie - Released: 11/1/1990
Sibling Rivalry
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany
Movie - Released: 10/26/1990

1989

Cold Feet
Cold Feet
as Buck
Movie - Released: 5/19/1989
Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
Movie - Released: 1/29/1989

1988

The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist
as Julian Hedge
Movie - Released: 12/23/1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dennis Alan
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar
as Crow Black
Movie - Released: 9/2/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1987

Spaceballs
Spaceballs
as Lone Starr
Movie - Released: 6/24/1987
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show
as Sheldon Moss
TV - Released: 4/5/1987

1986

Ruthless People
Ruthless People
as Earl James Mott
Movie - Released: 6/26/1986

1982

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
TV - Released: 3/25/1982
Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/1982

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry Tibbetts
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

Killing Faith
Killing Faith
as Ross
Movie
Movie
Famous
Famous
Movie
TV
The Boroughs
as Jack
TV