Bill Pullman

ActorCrewDirector Dec 17 (age 72) Hornell, New York, USA 1953–2027 (74 year career)

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Biography

William 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 …

Known For

Film

The Equalizer

Brian Plummer

Film

Independence Day

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Film

Lost Highway

Fred Madison

Film

The Equalizer 2

Brian Plummer

Film

Dark Waters

Harry Dietzler

Film

Spaceballs

Lone Starr

Film

Casper

Dr. James Harvey

Film

The Sinner

Harry Ambrose

Filmography

Acting (130)

Movies (106)

Spaceballs 2

2027 Upcoming

as Lone Starr

Apr 23

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

2026

as Harry

Killing Faith

2025

as Ross

5.3

Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer

as Self - actor

American Horses

as Narrator (voice)

The High Note

as Max

Yellowstone

as (voice)

The Coldest Game

as Joshua Mansky

Dark Waters

as Harry Dietzler

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

2019

as Self

7.6

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

as Joe Keller

The Equalizer 2

as Brian Plummer

Trouble

as Ben

LBJ

as Ralph Yarborough

Battle of the Sexes

as Jack Kramer

Walking Out

as Clyde

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

as Lefty Brown

A Thousand Junkies

as Bill Pullman

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

as President Whitmore

5.4

Brother Nature

2016

as Jerry Turley

5.1

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

2016

as President Whitmore

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

as Self

American Ultra

as Krueger

Parables of War

as Self

The Equalizer

as Brian Plummer

Cymbeline

as Sicilius Leonatus

Red Sky

as John Webster

May in the Summer

as Edward

The Unbelievers

as Self

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Lola Versus

as Lenny

Kingdom Come

as Self

The Fruit Hunters

as Narrator (voice)

Too Big to Fail

as Jamie Dimon

Innocent

as Rusty Sabich

Bringing Up Bobby

as Kent

Peacock

as Edmund French

The Killer Inside Me

as Billy Boy Walker

Rio Sex Comedy

as William

Your Name Here

as William J. Frick

Phoebe in Wonderland

as Peter Lichten

Bottle Shock

as Jim Barrett

Surveillance

as Sam Hallaway

You Kill Me

as Dave

Nobel Son

as Max Mariner

Scary Movie 4

as Henry Hale

Alien Autopsy

as Morgan Banner

Dear Wendy

as Krugsby

Spaceballs: The Documentary

2005

as Self

John Candy: Comic Spirit

as Self

The Grudge

as Peter Kirk

Tiger Cruise

as Gary Dolan

Rick

as Rick O'Lette

Igby Goes Down

as Jason

Ignition

as Conor Gallagher

29 Palms

as The Ticket Clerk

Titan A.E.

as Korso (voice)

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

The Guilty

as Callum Crane

Lucky Numbers

as Detective Pat Lakewood

5.1

The Virginian

2000

as The Virginian

4.9

A Man Is Mostly Water

as Parking Fascist

Lake Placid

as Jack Wells

Brokedown Palace

as Hank Greene

Spy Games

as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

Zero Effect

as Daryl Zero

The End of Violence

as Mike

Lost Highway

as Fred Madison

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

1997

as Self

7.1

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

1997

as George Bailey

5.0

Independence Day

1996

as President Thomas J. Whitmore

Mistrial

as Steve Donohue

Mr. Wrong

as Whitman Crawford

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

1996

as Self

6.5

The Making of 'Independence Day'

as Self

Casper

as Dr. James Harvey

While You Were Sleeping

as Jack Callaghan

Wyatt Earp

as Ed Masterson

The Last Seduction

as Clay Gregory

The Favor

as Peter

Sleepless in Seattle

as Walter

Malice

as Andy Sarafian

Mr. Jones

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

5.8

Sommersby

1993

as Orin Meecham

6.3

A League of Their Own

as Bob Hinson

Newsies

as Bryan Denton

Singles

as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

Phone

as Duke

Crazy in Love

as Nick Symonds

Nervous Ticks

as York Daley

Going Under

as Biff Banner

Liebestraum

as Paul Kessler

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

as Self

Brain Dead

as Dr. Rex Martin

Sibling Rivalry

as Nicholas Meany

Bright Angel

as Bob

Home Fires Burning

as Lt. Henry Tibbettes

6.4

Cold Feet

1989

as Buck

3.8

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Dennis Alan

Rocket Gibraltar

as Crow Black

The Accidental Tourist

as Julian Hedge

Spaceballs

as Lone Starr

Ruthless People

as Earl James Mott

The Basics of Philosophy

as Melvyn Jorrisen

Famous

A Bridge Between

as Bobby Verdun

Television (24)

The Boroughs

2026 Upcoming

as Jack

May 21

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

2026

as Self - Actor

7.3

Murdaugh Murders: The Movie

as Alex Murdaugh

This Fool

as Curtis

Halston

as David Mahoney

Cursed Films

as Self

Epic Yellowstone

as Narrator (voice)

The Sinner

as Harry Ambrose

1600 Penn

as President Dale Gilchrist

4.6

Skavlan

2009

as Self - Guest

5.0

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Torchwood

as Oswald Danes

Revelations

as Dr. Richard Massey

5.7

Night Visions

2001

as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")

7.2

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Kurt Moss

7.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

as Self

4.6

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Fallen Angels

as Rich Thurber

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Cagney & Lacey

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Henry Tibbetts

8.6

Crew (3)

Movies (2)

The Cove

Thanks

The Virginian

Director

Television (1)

Night Visions

2001

Director

7.2