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Bill Pullman

Biography

William James "Bill" Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Pullman made his film debut in the supporting role of Earl Mott in the 1986 film Ruthless People. He has since gone on to star in other films, including Spaceballs, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Casper and Scary Movie 4. He has starred in a number of plays and is also a Jury Member for Filmaka.

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William James "Bill" Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Pullman made his film debut in the supporting role of Earl Mott in the 1986 film Ruthless People. He has since gone on to star in other films, including Spaceballs, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Casper and Scary Movie 4. He has starred in a number of plays and is also a Jury Member for Filmaka.

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Personal Info

Known For Acting

Gender Male

Known Credits 98

Birthday 1953-12-17

Place of Birth Hornell, New York, U.S.A.

Official Site -

Also Known As

  • William Pullman

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Acting TV ShowsMovies

— Dry Run
2019 National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Joe Keller
2019 The Coldest Game as Joshua Mansky
2018 The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer
2017 The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Lefty Brown
2017 LBJ as Ralph Yarborough
2017 Battle of the Sexes as Jack Kramer
2017 The Sinner (16 episodes) as Harry Ambrose
2017 A Thousand Junkies
2017 Trouble as Ben
2017 Walking Out as Clyde
2016 Brother Nature as Jerry Turley
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore
2015 American Ultra as Krueger
2014 The Equalizer as Brian Plummer
2014 Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
2014 Red Sky as John Webster
2013 The Unbelievers as Himself
2013 May in the Summer as Edward
2012 1600 Penn (13 episodes) as President Dale Gilchrist
2012 The Fruit Hunters as Himself
2012 Lola Versus as Lenny
2011 Innocent as Rusty Sabich
2011 Bringing Up Bobby as Kent
2011 Too Big to Fail as Jamie Dimon
2011 Kingdom Come as Himself
2010 Rio Sex Comedy as William
2010 Peacock as Edmund French
2010 The Killer Inside Me as Billy Boy Walker
2008 Bottle Shock as Jim Barrett
2008 Your Name Here as William J. Frick
2008 Surveillance as Sam Hallaway
2008 Phoebe in Wonderland as Peter Lichten
2007 Nobel Son as Det. Max Mariner
2007 You Kill Me as Dave
2006 Torchwood (10 episodes) as Oswald Danes
2006 Scary Movie 4 as Henry Hale
2006 Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
2005 Spaceballs: The Documentary as Himself
2005 Revelations (6 episodes) as Dr. Richard Massey
2005 Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan
2005 Dear Wendy as Krugsby
2004 The Grudge as Peter Kirk
2003 Rick as Rick O'Lette
2002 Igby Goes Down as Jason Slocumb
2002 29 Palms as The Ticket Clerk
2002 Ignition as Conor Gallagher
2001 Night Visions (1 episode)
2000 Lucky Numbers as Detective Pat Lakewood
2000 Titan A.E. as Captain Korso
2000 The Guilty as Callum Crane
2000 The Virginian as The Virginian
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode)
1999 Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
1999 Brokedown Palace as Hank Greene
1999 Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square as Himself
1999 Lake Placid as Jack Wells
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2 episodes)
1998 Zero Effect as Daryl Zero
1997 Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Himself
1997 The End of Violence as Mike Max
1997 Lost Highway as Fred Madison
1996 Mistrial as Steve Donohue
1996 Independence Day as President Thomas J. Whitmore
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 episode)
1996 Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
1995 Casper as Dr. James Harvey
1995 While You Were Sleeping as Jack Callaghan
1994 Wyatt Earp as Ed Masterson
1994 The Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
1994 The Favor as Peter
1993 Mr. Jones as Construction Site Foreman
1993 Malice as Andy Sarafian
1993 Sleepless in Seattle as Walter
1993 Sommersby as Orin Meecham
1992 Singles as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
1992 Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
1992 A League of Their Own as Bob Hinson
1992 Newsies as Bryan Denton
1992 Nervous Ticks as York Daley
1991 Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
1991 Going Under as Biff Banner
1990 Bright Angel as Bob
1990 Sibling Rivalry as Nicholas Meany
1990 Brain Dead as Dr. Rex Martin
1989 Cold Feet as Buck Latham
1989 Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
1988 The Accidental Tourist as Julian
1988 Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dennis Alan
1987 Spaceballs as Lone Starr
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show (81 episodes) as Sheldon Moss
1986 Ruthless People as Earl James Mott
1983 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1 episode)
1982 Cagney & Lacey (1 episode)
1975 Saturday Night Live (1 episode)
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode)

Directing

2001 Night Visions (1 episode) … Director
2000 The Virginian … Director

Crew

2009 The Cove … Thanks

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