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 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).
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Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer | Self - actor | 2025-11-05 |
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Killing Faith | Ross | 2025-10-03 |
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American Horses | Narrator (voice) | 2022-02-23 |
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The High Note | Max | 2020-06-10 |
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Yellowstone | (voice) | 2020-07-30 |
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Dark Waters | Harry Dietzler | 2019-11-22 |
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Ukryta gra | Joshua Mansky | 2019-11-08 |
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National Theatre Live: All My Sons | Joe Keller | 2019-05-14 |
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Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero | Self | 2019-11-24 |
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Trouble | Ben | 2018-12-20 |
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The Equalizer 2 | Brian Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
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LBJ | Ralph Yarborough | 2017-11-03 |
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Lefty Brown | 2017-12-15 |
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Walking Out | Clyde | 2017-01-21 |
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Battle of the Sexes | Jack Kramer | 2017-09-22 |
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A Thousand Junkies | Bill Pullman | 2017-07-24 |
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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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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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American Ultra | Krueger | 2015-08-19 |
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Parables of War | Self | 2015-04-26 |
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May in the Summer | Edward | 2014-05-07 |
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Cymbeline | Sicilius Leonatus | 2014-09-03 |
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The Equalizer | Brian Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
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Red Sky | John Webster | 2014-03-12 |
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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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The Fruit Hunters | Narrator (voice) | 2012-11-23 |
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Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
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Lola Versus | Lenny | 2012-04-24 |
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Too Big to Fail | Jamie Dimon | 2011-11-25 |
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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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Rio Sex Comedy | William | 2010-09-16 |
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Peacock | Edmund French | 2010-04-20 |
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The Killer Inside Me | Billy Boy Walker | 2010-02-19 |
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Surveillance | Sam Hallaway | 2008-02-08 |
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Bottle Shock | Jim Barrett | 2008-09-05 |
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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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Nobel Son | Max Mariner | 2007-04-28 |
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You Kill Me | Dave | 2007-02-09 |
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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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Dear Wendy | Krugsby | 2005-02-04 |
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Spaceballs: The Documentary | Self | 2005-05-05 |
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John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self | 2005-05-03 |
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The Grudge | Peter Kirk | 2004-10-22 |
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Tiger Cruise | Gary Dolan | 2004-08-06 |
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Rick | Rick O'Lette | 2003-09-06 |
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Igby Goes Down | Jason | 2002-09-13 |
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Ignition | Conor Gallagher | 2002-01-17 |
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29 Palms | The Ticket Clerk | 2002-07-29 |
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Titan A.E. | Korso (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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The Virginian | The Virginian | 2000-01-09 |
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Lucky Numbers | Detective Pat Lakewood | 2000-10-27 |
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Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | 2000-05-23 | |
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A Man Is Mostly Water | Parking Fascist | 2000-10-12 |
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The Guilty | Callum Crane | 2000-06-01 |
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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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Brokedown Palace | Hank Greene | 1999-08-13 |
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Zero Effect | Daryl Zero | 1998-01-30 |
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Lost Highway | Fred Madison | 1997-01-15 |
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Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 1997-10-14 |
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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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The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 1996-06-29 |
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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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Mistrial | Steve Donohue | 1996-11-02 |
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Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | 1996-06-30 |
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Casper | Dr. James Harvey | 1995-05-26 |
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While You Were Sleeping | Jack Callaghan | 1995-04-21 |
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Wyatt Earp | Ed Masterson | 1994-06-24 |
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The Favor | Peter | 1994-04-29 |
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The Last Seduction | Clay Gregory | 1994-05-26 |
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Sleepless in Seattle | Walter | 1993-06-24 |
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Sommersby | Orin Meecham | 1993-02-05 |
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Malice | Andy Sarafian | 1993-09-29 |
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Mr. Jones | Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) | 1993-10-08 |
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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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Crazy in Love | Nick Symonds | 1992-08-10 |
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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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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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Bright Angel | Bob | 1990-11-01 |
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Brain Dead | Dr. Rex Martin | 1990-01-16 |
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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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Rocket Gibraltar | Crow Black | 1988-09-02 |
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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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Spaceballs | Lone Starr | 1987-06-24 |
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Ruthless People | Earl James Mott | 1986-06-26 |
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The Basics of Philosophy | Melvyn Jorrisen | |
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Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Harry | |
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Famous | ||
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A Bridge Between | Bobby Verdun | |
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Spaceballs 2 | Lone Starr |
