Bill Pullman
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.
Known For
Walter
Sleepless in Seattle
Lone Starr
Spaceballs
Orin Meecham
Sommersby
Jack Callaghan
While You Were Sleeping
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Independence Day
Fred Madison
Lost Highway
Andy Sarafian
Malice
Peter Kirk
The Grudge
Sam Hallaway
Surveillance
Detective Pat Lakewood
Lucky Numbers
Krugsby
Dear Wendy
Henry Hale
Scary Movie 4
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Singles
Dr. Rex Martin
Brain Dead
Julian Hedge
The Accidental Tourist
Captain Korso (voice)
Titan A.E.
Edmund French
Peacock
Dennis Alan
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dave
You Kill Me
Dr. James Harvey
Casper
Earl James Mott
Ruthless People
Ed Masterson
Wyatt Earp
Clay Gregory
The Last Seduction
Morgan Banner
Alien Autopsy
Jack Wells
Lake Placid
Jason
Igby Goes Down
Rick O'Lette
Rick
Jim Barrett
Bottle Shock
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Billy Boy Walker
The Killer Inside Me
Bryan Denton
Newsies
Paul Kessler
Liebestraum
Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Spy Games
Det. Max Mariner
Nobel Son
Self
Parables of War
Duke
Phone
Daryl Zero
Zero Effect
Jamie Dimon
Too Big to Fail
Mike
The End of Violence
Whitman Crawford
Mr. Wrong
Hank Greene
Brokedown Palace
Peter Lichten
Phoebe in Wonderland
William
Rio Sex Comedy
Peter
The Favor
Gary Dolan
Tiger Cruise
Kent
Bringing Up Bobby
Rusty Sabich
Innocent
Callum Crane
The Guilty
Conor Gallagher
Ignition
Crow Black
Rocket Gibraltar
The Ticket Clerk
29 Palms
Bob
Bright Angel
Lenny
Lola Versus
Buck
Cold Feet
Nick Symonds
Crazy in Love
Nicholas Meany
Sibling Rivalry
Narrator (voice)
The Fruit Hunters
Edward
May in the Summer
William J. Frick
Your Name Here
Self
Kingdom Come
Narrator (voice)
American Horses
Biff Banner
Going Under
The Virginian
The Virginian
York Daley
Nervous Ticks
Sicilius Leonatus
Cymbeline
John Webster
Red Sky
Brian Plummer
The Equalizer
Jerry Turley
Brother Nature
George Bailey
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
President Whitmore
Independence Day: Resurgence
Steve Donohue
Mistrial
Self
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Krueger
American Ultra
Self
The Unbelievers
Ralph Yarborough
LBJ
Construction Site Foreman
Mr. Jones
Lt. Henry Tibbettes
Home Fires Burning
Ross
Killing Faith
Clyde
Walking Out
Lefty Brown
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Ben
Trouble
Jack Kramer
Battle of the Sexes
Bill Pullman
A Thousand Junkies
Brian Plummer
The Equalizer 2
Self
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Self
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Harry Dietzler
Dark Waters
Joshua Mansky
The Coldest Game
Joe Keller
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Max
The High Note
Self
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit
President Whitmore
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
Self
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
(voice)
Yellowstone
Bob Hinson
A League of Their Own
Parking Fascist
A Man Is Mostly Water
Harry
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Famous
Fred Madison (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lynch/Oz
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-12-17
Place of Birth
Hornell, New York, USA
Also Known As
William Pullman