1953-12-17 Hornell, New York, USA
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.
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Lynch/Oz | Fred Madison (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
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American Horses | Narrator (voice) | 2022-02-23 |
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Yellowstone | (voice) | 2020-07-30 |
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The High Note | Max | 2020-06-10 |
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National Theatre Live: All My Sons | Joe Keller | 2019-05-14 |
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Dark Waters | Harry Dietzler | 2019-11-22 |
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The Coldest Game | Joshua Mansky | 2019-11-08 |
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Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero | Self | 2019-11-24 |
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The Equalizer 2 | Brian Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
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Trouble | Ben | 2018-12-20 |
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A Thousand Junkies | Bill Pullman | 2017-07-24 |
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Battle of the Sexes | Jack Kramer | 2017-09-22 |
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Walking Out | Clyde | 2017-01-21 |
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Lefty Brown | 2017-12-15 |
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LBJ | Ralph Yarborough | 2017-11-03 |
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Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self | 2016-06-18 |
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Brother Nature | Jerry Turley | 2016-09-09 |
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Independence Day: Resurgence | President Whitmore | 2016-06-22 |
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The War of 1996: A United World News Special | President Whitmore | 2016-10-18 |
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American Ultra | Krueger | 2015-08-19 |
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Parables of War | Self | 2015-04-26 |
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Cymbeline | Sicilius Leonatus | 2014-09-03 |
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Red Sky | John Webster | 2014-03-12 |
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The Equalizer | Brian Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
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May in the Summer | Edward | 2014-05-07 |
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-20 |
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The Unbelievers | Self | 2013-12-13 |
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Lola Versus | Lenny | 2012-04-24 |
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Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
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The Fruit Hunters | Narrator (voice) | 2012-11-23 |
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Bringing Up Bobby | Kent | 2011-11-25 |
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Innocent | Rusty Sabich | 2011-11-29 |
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Too Big to Fail | Jamie Dimon | 2011-11-25 |
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Rio Sex Comedy | William | 2010-09-16 |
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The Killer Inside Me | Billy Boy Walker | 2010-02-19 |
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Peacock | Edmund French | 2010-04-20 |
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Surveillance | Sam Hallaway | 2008-02-08 |
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Your Name Here | William J. Frick | 2008-06-13 |
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Phoebe in Wonderland | Peter Lichten | 2008-02-07 |
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Bottle Shock | Jim Barrett | 2008-09-05 |
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You Kill Me | Dave | 2007-02-09 |
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Nobel Son | Det. Max Mariner | 2007-04-28 |
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Alien Autopsy | Morgan Banner | 2006-04-07 |
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Scary Movie 4 | Henry Hale | 2006-04-12 |
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John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self | 2005-05-03 |
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Dear Wendy | Krugsby | 2005-02-04 |
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Tiger Cruise | Gary Dolan | 2004-08-06 |
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The Grudge | Peter Kirk | 2004-10-22 |
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Rick | Rick O'Lette | 2003-09-06 |
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29 Palms | The Ticket Clerk | 2002-07-29 |
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Ignition | Conor Gallagher | 2002-01-17 |
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Igby Goes Down | Jason | 2002-09-13 |
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Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | 2000-05-23 | |
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The Guilty | Callum Crane | 2000-06-01 |
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Lucky Numbers | Detective Pat Lakewood | 2000-10-27 |
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The Virginian | The Virginian | 2000-01-09 |
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Titan A.E. | Captain Korso (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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A Man Is Mostly Water | Parking Fascist | 2000-10-12 |
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Brokedown Palace | Hank Greene | 1999-08-13 |
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Spy Games | Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday | 1999-09-10 |
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Lake Placid | Jack Wells | 1999-07-15 |
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Zero Effect | Daryl Zero | 1998-01-30 |
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Merry Christmas, George Bailey! | George Bailey | 1997-12-25 |
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The End of Violence | Mike | 1997-09-12 |
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Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 1997-10-14 |
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Lost Highway | Fred Madison | 1997-01-15 |
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Mistrial | Steve Donohue | 1996-11-02 |
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The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 1996-06-29 |
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | 1996-06-30 |
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Independence Day | President Thomas J. Whitmore | 1996-06-25 |
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Mr. Wrong | Whitman Crawford | 1996-02-16 |
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While You Were Sleeping | Jack Callaghan | 1995-04-21 |
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Casper | Dr. James Harvey | 1995-05-26 |
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The Last Seduction | Clay Gregory | 1994-05-26 |
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The Favor | Peter | 1994-04-29 |
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Wyatt Earp | Ed Masterson | 1994-06-24 |
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Malice | Andy Sarafian | 1993-09-29 |
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Sommersby | Orin Meecham | 1993-02-05 |
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Mr. Jones | Construction Site Foreman | 1993-10-08 |
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Sleepless in Seattle | Walter | 1993-06-24 |
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Singles | Dr. Jeffrey Jamison | 1992-09-18 |
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Newsies | Bryan Denton | 1992-04-10 |
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Crazy in Love | Nick Symonds | 1992-08-10 |
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A League of Their Own | Bob Hinson | 1992-07-01 |
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Nervous Ticks | York Daley | 1992-03-01 |
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Phone | Duke | 1992-05-12 |
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Liebestraum | Paul Kessler | 1991-09-13 |
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Going Under | Biff Banner | 1991-08-23 |
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Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Self | 1991-01-01 |
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Brain Dead | Dr. Rex Martin | 1990-01-16 |
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Bright Angel | Bob | 1990-11-01 |
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Sibling Rivalry | Nicholas Meany | 1990-10-26 |
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Home Fires Burning | Lt. Henry Tibbettes | 1989-01-29 |
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Cold Feet | Buck | 1989-05-19 |
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The Serpent and the Rainbow | Dennis Alan | 1988-02-05 |
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The Accidental Tourist | Julian Hedge | 1988-12-23 |
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Rocket Gibraltar | Crow Black | 1988-09-02 |
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Spaceballs | Lone Starr | 1987-06-24 |
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Ruthless People | Earl James Mott | 1986-06-26 |
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Killing Faith | Ross | |
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Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Harry | |
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