Bill Pullman
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Bill Pullman

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Biography

William 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).

Films Featuring Bill Pullman

Sleepless in Seattle

19936.7

Spaceballs

19876.9

Sommersby

19936.4

While You Were Sleeping

19957.0

Independence Day

19966.9

Lost Highway

19977.5

Malice

19936.3

The Grudge

20045.9

Surveillance

20086.0

Lucky Numbers

20005.1

Scary Movie 4

20065.5

Dear Wendy

20055.8

Singles

19926.4

Brain Dead

19905.6

The Accidental Tourist

19886.3

Titan A.E.

20006.6

Peacock

20106.1

The Serpent and the Rainbow

19886.4

You Kill Me

20076.1

Casper

19956.3

Ruthless People

19866.6

Wyatt Earp

19946.8

The Last Seduction

19946.8

Alien Autopsy

20065.7

Lake Placid

19995.9

Igby Goes Down

20026.6

Rick

20035.0

Bottle Shock

20086.4

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

20138.1

The Killer Inside Me

20105.8

Newsies

19926.7

Liebestraum

19915.4

Spy Games

19994.6

Nobel Son

20076.0

Parables of War

2015

Phone

19927.5

Zero Effect

19986.3

Too Big to Fail

20116.9

The End of Violence

19975.4

Mr. Wrong

19964.0

Brokedown Palace

19996.4

Phoebe in Wonderland

20087.2

Rio Sex Comedy

20104.6

The Favor

19944.9

Tiger Cruise

20046.0

Bringing Up Bobby

20114.9

Innocent

20115.7

The Guilty

20005.7

Ignition

20024.4

Rocket Gibraltar

19886.0

29 Palms

20024.7

Bright Angel

19904.8

Lola Versus

20125.0

Cold Feet

19894.1

Crazy in Love

19924.6

Sibling Rivalry

19905.2

The Fruit Hunters

20126.7

May in the Summer

20145.9

Your Name Here

20083.3

Kingdom Come

20126.2

American Horses

202210.0

Going Under

19913.9

The Virginian

20005.4

Nervous Ticks

19924.5

Cymbeline

20143.9

Red Sky

20144.4

The Equalizer

20147.3

Brother Nature

20165.1

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

19976.0

Independence Day: Resurgence

20165.4

Mistrial

19965.3

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

20167.0

American Ultra

20156.1

The Unbelievers

20136.4

LBJ

20176.4

Mr. Jones

19935.8

Home Fires Burning

19896.5

Killing Faith

20255.9

Walking Out

20175.9

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

20176.3

Trouble

20185.0

Battle of the Sexes

20176.8

A Thousand Junkies

20177.2

The Equalizer 2

20186.8

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

19918.5

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

19977.2

Dark Waters

20197.5

The Coldest Game

20196.2

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

20198.5

The High Note

20207.0

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

19966.6

The Making of 'Independence Day'

19966.1

John Candy: Comic Spirit

John Candy: Comic Spirit

20056.0

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

2016

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

20197.7

Yellowstone

20208.8

A League of Their Own

19927.2

A Man Is Mostly Water

20004.3

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

2026

Famous

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

20009.0

A Bridge Between

A Bridge Between

Spaceballs: The New One

2027

Spaceballs: The Documentary

2005

The Basics of Philosophy

2026

Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer

20257.0

Charlie Russell's Old West

2020