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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
+6
as Brian Plummer 
The Sinner
+3
as Harry Ambrose 
Torchwood
+1
as Oswald Danes 
Spaceballs
+16
as Lone Starr 
The Equalizer 2
+8
as Brian Plummer 
Independence Day
+8
as President Thomas J. Whitmore 
Lake Placid
+8
as Jack Wells 
Scary Movie 4
+8
as Henry Hale 
Sleepless in Seattle
+8
as Walter 
Singles
+5
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison 
Dark Waters
+2
as Harry Dietzler 
Casper
+7
as Dr. Harvey 
The Grudge
+2
as Peter Kirk 
American Ultra
+7
as Krueger 
The High Note
+4
as Max 
Lost Highway
+1
as Fred Madison 
Independence Day: Resurgence
+4
as President Whitmore 
While You Were Sleeping
+3
as Jack Callaghan 
1600 Penn
+1
as President Dale Gilchrist 
Killing Faith
+4
as Ross 
Bottle Shock
+14
as Jim Barrett 
Battle of the Sexes
+4
as Jack Kramer 
Wyatt Earp
+3
as Ed Masterson 
Titan A.E.
+4
as Korso (voice) 
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky 
Revelations
as Dr. Richard Massey 
The Serpent and the Rainbow
+2
as Dennis Alan 
Ruthless People
+2
as Earl James Mott 
Nobel Son
+11
as Max Mariner 
The Last Seduction
+13
as Clay Gregory 
Too Big to Fail
+4
as Jamie Dimon 
Brokedown Palace
+2
as Hank Greene 
Malice
+5
as Andy Sarafian 
Sommersby
+7
as Orin Meecham 
The Killer Inside Me
+4
as Billy Boy Walker 
Spaceballs: The New One
as Lone Starr 
The Guilty
+9
as Callum Crane 
Mr. Jones
+5
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) 
The End of Violence
+9
as Mike 
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Alex Murdaugh 
Lola Versus
+6
as Lenny 
Newsies
+3
as Bryan Denton 
You Kill Me
+6
as Dave 
Alien Autopsy
+6
as Morgan Banner 
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
+3
as Lefty Brown 
Mistrial
+2
as Steve Donohue 
Zero Effect
+2
as Daryl Zero 
Lucky Numbers
+2
as Detective Pat Lakewood 
The Accidental Tourist
+9
as Julian Hedge 
Igby Goes Down
+7
as Jason 
Tiger Cruise
+2
as Gary Dolan 
LBJ
+14
as Ralph Yarborough 
Peacock
+17
as Edmund French 
The Favor
+7
as Peter 
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby 
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany 
Cymbeline
as Sicilius Leonatus 
Red Sky
as John Webster 
Walking Out
+13
as Clyde 
Epic Yellowstone
+6
as Narrator (voice) 
Spy Games
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday 
Brain Dead
+9
as Dr. Rex Martin 
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Peter Lichten 
Going Under
+1
as Biff Banner 
29 Palms
+9
as The Ticket Clerk 
Surveillance
+11
as Sam Hallaway 
Rocket Gibraltar
+3
as Crow Black 
Brother Nature
+3
as Jerry Turley 
A Thousand Junkies
+2
as Bill Pullman 
The Unbelievers
as Self 
May in the Summer
+2
as Edward 
Innocent
+10
as Rusty Sabich 
Bringing Up Bobby
+7
as Kent 
Mr. Wrong
+2
as Whitman Crawford 
Ignition
+1
as Conor Gallagher 
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes 
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
+1
as Self (archive footage) 
Cold Feet
+3
as Buck 
The Virginian
+1
as The Virginian 
Bright Angel
+5
as Bob 
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley 
American Horses
+1
as Narrator (voice) 
Kingdom Come
as Self 
Trouble
+1
as Ben