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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
+7
as Brian Plummer 
The Sinner
as Harry Ambrose 
The Equalizer 2
+11
as Brian Plummer 
Torchwood
as Oswald Danes 
Spaceballs
+9
as Lone Starr 
Independence Day
+6
as President Thomas J. Whitmore 
Scary Movie 4
+4
as Henry Hale 
Sleepless in Seattle
+6
as Walter 
Casper
+5
as Dr. Harvey 
Dark Waters
+2
as Harry Dietzler 
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison 
Singles
+2
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison 
The Grudge
+3
as Peter Kirk 
Independence Day: Resurgence
+3
as President Whitmore 
Lake Placid
+8
as Jack Wells 
The High Note
+2
as Max 
While You Were Sleeping
+2
as Jack Callaghan 
1600 Penn
as President Dale Gilchrist 
American Ultra
+1
as Krueger 
Battle of the Sexes
+4
as Jack Kramer 
Titan A.E.
+3
as Korso (voice) 
Wyatt Earp
+2
as Ed Masterson 
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky 
The Serpent and the Rainbow
+1
as Dennis Alan 
Ruthless People
+2
as Earl James Mott 
The Last Seduction
+2
as Clay Gregory 
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey 
Too Big to Fail
+2
as Jamie Dimon 
Brokedown Palace
+3
as Hank Greene 
Malice
+2
as Andy Sarafian 
Sommersby
+5
as Orin Meecham 
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker 
Killing Faith
+1
as Ross 
Spaceballs: The New One
as Lone Starr 
The Guilty
as Callum Crane 
Mr. Jones
+2
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) 
Nobel Son
+3
as Max Mariner 
The End of Violence
as Mike 
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh 
Zero Effect
+1
as Daryl Zero 
Lola Versus
+3
as Lenny 
Newsies
+3
as Bryan Denton 
You Kill Me
as Dave 
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown 
Lucky Numbers
+2
as Detective Pat Lakewood 
The Accidental Tourist
+3
as Julian Hedge 
Bottle Shock
as Jim Barrett 
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby 
Igby Goes Down
+3
as Jason 
Tiger Cruise
as Gary Dolan 
Brain Dead
as Dr. Rex Martin 
Peacock
as Edmund French 
The Favor
as Peter 
Epic Yellowstone
as Narrator (voice) 
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany 
Alien Autopsy
+3
as Morgan Banner 
Cymbeline
+3
as Sicilius Leonatus 
Red Sky
as John Webster 
Walking Out
+2
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 
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough 
Mr. Wrong
+1
as Whitman Crawford 
Rocket Gibraltar
+1
as Crow Black 
Brother Nature
+2
as Jerry Turley 
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman 
The Unbelievers
as Self 
May in the Summer
as Edward 
Innocent
+5
as Rusty Sabich 
Bringing Up Bobby
+3
as Kent 
Mistrial
+2
as Steve Donohue 
Going Under
as Biff Banner 
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes 
Ignition
as Conor Gallagher 
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage) 
Cold Feet
+2
as Buck 
The Virginian
as The Virginian 
Bright Angel
as Bob 
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley 
American Horses
as Narrator (voice) 
Trouble
+2
as Ben 
Kingdom Come
as Self