Acting credits
129
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Bill Pullman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 104Series: 26Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 8984
IMDb ID: nm0000597
Known for: Acting
Born: December 17, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Hornell, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2027
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.24
Wikidata: Q315763
Also known as
William Pullman • William James Pullman
Other jobs
Director (2)Thanks (1)
Biography
William James 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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bill Pullman.
Apr 22, 2027
Spaceballs: The New One
as Lone Starr
2027 Movie
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
as Harry
2026 Movie
The Basics of Philosophy
as Melvyn Jorrisen
2026 Movie
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
as Self - actor
2025 Movie
Killing Faith
as Ross
2025 Movie
American Horses
as Narrator (voice)
2022 Movie
Charlie Russell's Old West
as Charles M. Russell
2020 Movie
Yellowstone
as (voice)
2020 Movie
The High Note
as Max
2020 Movie
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler
2019 Movie
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky
2019 Movie
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
2019 Movie
Trouble
as Ben
2018 Movie
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer
2018 Movie
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown
2017 Movie
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough
2017 Movie
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer
2017 Movie
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman
2017 Movie
Walking Out
as Clyde
2017 Movie
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as President Whitmore
2016 Movie
Brother Nature
as Jerry Turley
2016 Movie
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore
2016 Movie
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
as Self
2016 Movie
American Ultra
as Krueger
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bill Pullman.
The Boroughs
as Jack Willard • 2 eps
2026 Series
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor • 1 eps
2026 Series
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh • 2 eps
2023 Series
This Fool
as Curtis • 1 eps
2022 Series
Halston
as David Mahoney • 3 eps
2021 Series
Cursed Films
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Epic Yellowstone
as Narrator (voice) • 4 eps
2019 Series
Steve
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
The Sinner
as Harry Ambrose • 32 eps
2017 Series
1600 Penn
as President Dale Gilchrist • 13 eps
2012 Series
Skavlan
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2007 Series
Torchwood
as Oswald Danes • 10 eps
2006 Series
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey • 6 eps
2005 Series
Night Visions
as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window") • 1 eps
2001 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kurt Moss • 1 eps
1999 Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self • 2 eps
1999 Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Fallen Angels
as Rich Thurber • 1 eps
1993 Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1988 Series
Nature
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1982 Series
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
1982 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series