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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Spaceballs: The New One | Lone Starr | 2027-04-23 |
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Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Harry | 2026-02-13 |
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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: The Cost of Being a Hero | Self | 2019-11-24 |
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Ukryta gra | Joshua Mansky | 2019-11-08 |
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Dark Waters | Harry Dietzler | 2019-11-22 |
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National Theatre Live: All My Sons | Joe Keller | 2019-05-14 |
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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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LBJ | Ralph Yarborough | 2017-11-03 |
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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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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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Innocent | Rusty Sabich | 2011-11-29 |
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Bringing Up Bobby | Kent | 2011-11-25 |
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Peacock | Edmund French | 2010-04-20 |
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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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Your Name Here | William J. Frick | 2008-06-13 |
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Bottle Shock | Jim Barrett | 2008-09-05 |
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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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You Kill Me | Dave | 2007-02-09 |
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Nobel Son | Max Mariner | 2007-04-28 |
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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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Dear Wendy | Krugsby | 2005-02-04 |
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John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self | 2005-05-03 |
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Spaceballs: The Documentary | Self | 2005-05-05 |
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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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Ignition | Conor Gallagher | 2002-01-17 |
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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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Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | 2000-05-23 | |
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Lucky Numbers | Detective Pat Lakewood | 2000-10-27 |
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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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The Guilty | Callum Crane | 2000-06-01 |
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A Man Is Mostly Water | Parking Fascist | 2000-10-12 |
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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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Brokedown Palace | Hank Greene | 1999-08-13 |
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Zero Effect | Daryl Zero | 1998-01-30 |
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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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Merry Christmas, George Bailey | George Bailey | 1997-12-25 |
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Lost Highway | Fred Madison | 1997-01-15 |
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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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The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 1996-06-29 |
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Mistrial | Steve Donohue | 1996-11-02 |
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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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Mr. Jones | Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) | 1993-10-08 |
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Malice | Andy Sarafian | 1993-09-29 |
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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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A League of Their Own | Bob Hinson | 1992-07-01 |
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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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Nervous Ticks | York Daley | 1992-03-01 |
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Phone | Duke | 1992-05-12 |
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Singles | Dr. Jeffrey Jamison | 1992-09-18 |
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Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Self | 1991-01-01 |
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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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Bright Angel | Bob | 1990-11-01 |
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Sibling Rivalry | Nicholas Meany | 1990-10-26 |
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Brain Dead | Dr. Rex Martin | 1990-01-16 |
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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 Accidental Tourist | Julian Hedge | 1988-12-23 |
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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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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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A Bridge Between | Bobby Verdun | |
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