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Bill Pullman
Known for: ActingWilliam 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).
Filmography 85
The Equalizer
as Brian Plummer 
The Sinner
as Harry Ambrose 
Torchwood
as Oswald Danes 
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer 
Spaceballs
as Lone Starr 
Independence Day
as President Thomas J. Whitmore 
Scary Movie 4
as Henry Hale 
Sleepless in Seattle
as Walter 
Casper
as Dr. Harvey 
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler 
Singles
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison 
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison 
The Grudge
as Peter Kirk 
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore 
Lake Placid
as Jack Wells 
The High Note
as Max 
While You Were Sleeping
as Jack Callaghan 
1600 Penn
as President Dale Gilchrist 
American Ultra
as Krueger 
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer 
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Masterson 
Titan A.E.
as Korso (voice) 
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky 
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dennis Alan 
Ruthless People
as Earl James Mott 
The Last Seduction
as Clay Gregory 
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey 
Too Big to Fail
as Jamie Dimon 
Brokedown Palace
as Hank Greene 
Malice
as Andy Sarafian 
Sommersby
as Orin Meecham 
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker 
Killing Faith
as Ross 
Spaceballs: The New One
as Lone Starr 
The Guilty
as Callum Crane 
Mr. Jones
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) 
Nobel Son
as Max Mariner 
The End of Violence
as Mike 
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh 
Zero Effect
as Daryl Zero 
Lola Versus
as Lenny 
Newsies
as Bryan Denton 
You Kill Me
as Dave 
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown 
Lucky Numbers
as Detective Pat Lakewood 
The Accidental Tourist
as Julian Hedge 
Epic Yellowstone
as Narrator (voice) 
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby 
Bottle Shock
as Jim Barrett 
Igby Goes Down
as Jason 
Tiger Cruise
as Gary Dolan 
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough 
Brain Dead
as Dr. Rex Martin 
Peacock
as Edmund French 
The Favor
as Peter 
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany 
Alien Autopsy
as Morgan Banner 
Cymbeline
as Sicilius Leonatus 
Red Sky
as John Webster 
Walking Out
as Clyde 
Spy Games
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday 
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Peter Lichten 
29 Palms
as The Ticket Clerk 
Surveillance
as Sam Hallaway 
Mr. Wrong
as Whitman Crawford 
Rocket Gibraltar
as Crow Black 
Brother Nature
as Jerry Turley 
Ignition
as Conor Gallagher 
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman 
The Unbelievers
as Self 
May in the Summer
as Edward 
Innocent
as Rusty Sabich 
Bringing Up Bobby
as Kent 
Mistrial
as Steve Donohue 
Going Under
as Biff Banner 
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes 
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage) 
Cold Feet
as Buck 
The Virginian
as The Virginian 
Bright Angel
as Bob 
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley 
American Horses
as Narrator (voice) 
Trouble
as Ben 
Kingdom Come
as Self