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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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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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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National Theatre Live: All My Sons | Joe Keller | 2019-05-14 |
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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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The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Lefty Brown | 2017-12-15 |
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LBJ | Ralph Yarborough | 2017-11-03 |
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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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Brother Nature | Jerry Turley | 2016-09-09 |
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The War of 1996: A United World News Special | President Whitmore | 2016-10-18 |
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Independence Day: Resurgence | President Whitmore | 2016-06-22 |
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Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self | 2016-06-18 |
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Parables of War | Self | 2015-04-26 |
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American Ultra | Krueger | 2015-08-19 |
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The Equalizer | Brian Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
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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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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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Too Big to Fail | Jamie Dimon | 2011-05-22 |
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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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The Killer Inside Me | Billy Boy Walker | 2010-02-19 |
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Peacock | Edmund French | 2010-04-20 |
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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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Surveillance | Sam Hallaway | 2008-02-08 |
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Phoebe in Wonderland | Peter Lichten | 2008-02-07 |
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Nobel Son | Det. Max Mariner | 2007-04-28 |
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You Kill Me | Dave | 2007-02-09 |
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Scary Movie 4 | Henry Hale | 2006-04-12 |
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Alien Autopsy | Morgan Banner | 2006-04-07 |
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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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Igby Goes Down | Jason | 2002-09-13 |
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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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Titan A.E. | Captain Korso (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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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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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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Brokedown Palace | Hank Greene | 1999-08-13 |
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Lake Placid | Jack Wells | 1999-07-15 |
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Spy Games | Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday | 1999-09-10 |
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Zero Effect | Daryl Zero | 1998-01-30 |
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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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The End of Violence | Mike | 1997-05-11 |
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Merry Christmas, George Bailey! | George Bailey | 1997-12-25 |
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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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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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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 Favor | Peter | 1994-04-29 |
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The Last Seduction | Clay Gregory | 1994-05-26 |
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Wyatt Earp | Ed Masterson | 1994-06-24 |
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Mr. Jones | Construction Site Foreman | 1993-10-08 |
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Malice | Andy Sarafian | 1993-09-29 |
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Sommersby | Orin Meecham | 1993-02-05 |
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Sleepless in Seattle | Walter | 1993-06-24 |
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Crazy in Love | Nick Symonds | 1992-08-10 |
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Newsies | Bryan Denton | 1992-04-10 |
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Phone | Duke | 1992-05-12 |
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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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Singles | Dr. Jeffrey Jamison | 1992-09-18 |
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Going Under | Biff Banner | 1991-08-23 |
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Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Himself | 1991-01-01 |
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Liebestraum | Paul Kessler | 1991-09-13 |
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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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The Serpent and the Rainbow | Dennis Alan | 1988-02-05 |
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Rocket Gibraltar | Crow Black | 1988-09-02 |
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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 |
