Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

70 · Born: Dec 17, 1953

Personal Details

Born Dec 17, 1953 Hornell, New York, USA
Parents
  • Johanna Pullman (Blaas)
  • James Pullman
Relatives
  • Sibling (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)
  • Jay Pullman (Sibling)
  • Joe Pullman (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)

Biography

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.

Career

2023
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie as Alex Murdaugh
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2022
Nature
Nature as Narrator
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2021
Halston
Halston as David Mahoney
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2020
The High Note
The High Note as Max
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2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Joe Keller
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Dark Waters
Dark Waters as Harry Dietzler
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The Coldest Game
The Coldest Game as Joshua Mansky
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Epic Yellowstone
Epic Yellowstone as Narrator (voice)
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2018
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer
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Trouble
Trouble as Ben
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2017
LBJ
LBJ as Ralph Yarborough
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A Thousand Junkies
A Thousand Junkies as Bill Pullman
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Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes as Jack Kramer
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Walking Out
Walking Out as Clyde
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown
The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Lefty Brown
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The Sinner
The Sinner as Harry Ambrose
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2016
Brother Nature
Brother Nature as Jerry Turley
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Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore
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2015
American Ultra
American Ultra as Krueger
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2014
The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Brian Plummer
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May in the Summer
May in the Summer as Edward
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Red Sky
Red Sky as John Webster
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Cymbeline
Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
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2012
Lola Versus
Lola Versus as Lenny
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1600 Penn
1600 Penn as President Dale Gilchrist
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2011
Innocent
Innocent as Rusty Sabich
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Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail as Jamie Dimon
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Bringing Up Bobby
Bringing Up Bobby as Kent
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Torchwood
Torchwood as Oswald Danes
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2010
Rio Sex Comedy
Rio Sex Comedy as William
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Peacock
Peacock as Edmund French
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The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me as Billy Boy Walker
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2008
Your Name Here
Your Name Here as William J. Frick
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Bottle Shock
Bottle Shock as Jim Barrett
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Surveillance
Surveillance as Sam Hallaway
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Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland as Peter Lichten
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2007
You Kill Me
You Kill Me as Dave
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Nobel Son
Nobel Son as Det. Max Mariner
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kurt Moss
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2006
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 as Henry Hale
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Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
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2005
Dear Wendy
Dear Wendy as Krugsby
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Revelations
Revelations as Dr. Richard Massey
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2004
The Grudge
The Grudge as Peter Kirk
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Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan
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2003
Rick
Rick as Rick O'Lette
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2002
29 Palms
29 Palms as The Ticket Clerk
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Ignition
Ignition as Conor Gallagher
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Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down as Jason Slocumb
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2000
Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers as Detective Pat Lakewood
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The Virginian
The Virginian as The Virginian
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Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. as Captain Korso (voice)
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The Guilty
The Guilty as Callum Crane
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A Man Is Mostly Water
A Man Is Mostly Water as Parking Fascist
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1999
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace as Hank Greene
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Spy Games
Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
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Lake Placid
Lake Placid as Jack Wells
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1998
Zero Effect
Zero Effect as Daryl Zero
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1997
The End of Violence
The End of Violence as Mike
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Lost Highway
Lost Highway as Fred Madison
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1996
Independence Day
Independence Day as President Thomas J. Whitmore
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Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
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Mistrial
Mistrial as Steve Donohue
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1995
While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping as Jack Callaghan
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Casper
Casper as Dr. James Harvey
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1994
The Last Seduction
The Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
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The Favor
The Favor as Peter
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1993
Sommersby
Sommersby as Orin Meecham
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Malice
Malice as Andy Sarafian
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Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle as Walter
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1992
Newsies
Newsies as Bryan Denton
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Singles
Singles as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
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Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
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Nervous Ticks
Nervous Ticks as York Daley
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1991
Liebestraum
Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
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Going Under
Going Under as Biff Banner
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1990
Brain Dead
Brain Dead as Dr. Rex Martin
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Bright Angel
Bright Angel as Bob
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Sibling Rivalry
Sibling Rivalry as Nicholas Meany
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1989
Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
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Cold Feet
Cold Feet as Buck
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1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black
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The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist as Julian Hedge
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dennis Alan
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1987
Spaceballs
Spaceballs as Lone Starr
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The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show as Sheldon Moss
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1986
Ruthless People
Ruthless People as Earl James Mott
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2015
Parables of War
Parables of War
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2012
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
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The Fruit Hunters
The Fruit Hunters
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2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
1997
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
2000
The Virginian
The Virginian as Director
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