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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).
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 23rd, 2027 | Spaceballs: The New One | Lone Starr | TBD | |
February 13th, 2026 | Everybody Digs Bill Evans | Harry | TBD | |
November 5th, 2025 | Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer | Self - actor | 8 | |
October 3rd, 2025 | Killing Faith | Ross | 5.5 | |
February 23rd, 2022 | American Horses | Narrator (voice) | 10 | |
July 30th, 2020 | Yellowstone | (voice) | 8.8 | |
June 10th, 2020 | The High Note | Max | 7 | |
November 24th, 2019 | Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero | Self | 7.7 | |
November 22nd, 2019 | Dark Waters | Harry Dietzler | 7.5 | |
November 8th, 2019 | The Coldest Game | Joshua Mansky | 6.2 | |
May 14th, 2019 | National Theatre Live: All My Sons | Joe Keller | 8.5 | |
December 20th, 2018 | Trouble | Ben | 5 | |
July 19th, 2018 | The Equalizer 2 | Brian Plummer | 6.8 | |
December 15th, 2017 | The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Lefty Brown | 6.3 | |
November 3rd, 2017 | LBJ | Ralph Yarborough | 6.4 | |
September 22nd, 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Jack Kramer | 6.8 | |
July 24th, 2017 | A Thousand Junkies | Bill Pullman | 7.2 | |
January 21st, 2017 | Walking Out | Clyde | 5.9 | |
October 18th, 2016 | The War of 1996: A United World News Special | President Whitmore | TBD | |
September 9th, 2016 | Brother Nature | Jerry Turley | 5.1 | |
June 22nd, 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | President Whitmore | 5.4 | |
June 18th, 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self | 7 | |
August 19th, 2015 | American Ultra | Krueger | 6.1 | |
April 26th, 2015 | Parables of War | Self | TBD | |
September 24th, 2014 | The Equalizer | Brian Plummer | 7.3 | |
September 3rd, 2014 | Cymbeline | Sicilius Leonatus | 3.9 | |
May 7th, 2014 | May in the Summer | Edward | 5.9 | |
March 12th, 2014 | Red Sky | John Webster | 4.4 | |
December 13th, 2013 | The Unbelievers | Self | 6.5 | |
May 20th, 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 8.2 | |
November 23rd, 2012 | The Fruit Hunters | Narrator (voice) | 6.7 | |
April 28th, 2012 | Kingdom Come | Self | 6.2 | |
April 24th, 2012 | Lola Versus | Lenny | 5 | |
November 29th, 2011 | Innocent | Rusty Sabich | 5.7 | |
November 25th, 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Jamie Dimon | 7 | |
November 25th, 2011 | Bringing Up Bobby | Kent | 4.9 | |
September 16th, 2010 | Rio Sex Comedy | William | 4.6 | |
April 20th, 2010 | Peacock | Edmund French | 6.1 | |
February 19th, 2010 | The Killer Inside Me | Billy Boy Walker | 5.8 | |
September 5th, 2008 | Bottle Shock | Jim Barrett | 6.4 | |
June 13th, 2008 | Your Name Here | William J. Frick | 3.3 | |
February 8th, 2008 | Surveillance | Sam Hallaway | 6 | |
February 7th, 2008 | Phoebe in Wonderland | Peter Lichten | 7.2 | |
April 28th, 2007 | Nobel Son | Max Mariner | 6.1 | |
February 9th, 2007 | You Kill Me | Dave | 6.1 | |
April 12th, 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Henry Hale | 5.5 | |
April 7th, 2006 | Alien Autopsy | Morgan Banner | 5.7 | |
May 5th, 2005 | Spaceballs: The Documentary | Self | TBD | |
May 3rd, 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self | 6 | |
February 4th, 2005 | Dear Wendy | Krugsby | 5.8 | |
October 22nd, 2004 | The Grudge | Peter Kirk | 5.9 | |
August 6th, 2004 | Tiger Cruise | Gary Dolan | 6 | |
September 6th, 2003 | Rick | Rick O'Lette | 5 | |
September 13th, 2002 | Igby Goes Down | Jason | 6.6 | |
July 29th, 2002 | 29 Palms | The Ticket Clerk | 4.7 | |
January 17th, 2002 | Ignition | Conor Gallagher | 4.4 | |
October 27th, 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Detective Pat Lakewood | 5.1 | |
October 12th, 2000 | A Man Is Mostly Water | Parking Fascist | 4.3 | |
June 16th, 2000 | Titan A.E. | Korso (voice) | 6.6 | |
June 1st, 2000 | The Guilty | Callum Crane | 5.7 | |
May 23rd, 2000 | Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | TBD | 9 | |
January 9th, 2000 | The Virginian | The Virginian | 5.4 | |
September 10th, 1999 | Spy Games | Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday | 4.6 | |
August 13th, 1999 | Brokedown Palace | Hank Greene | 6.4 | |
July 15th, 1999 | Lake Placid | Jack Wells | 5.9 | |
January 30th, 1998 | Zero Effect | Daryl Zero | 6.2 | |
December 25th, 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | George Bailey | 6 | |
October 14th, 1997 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 7.2 | |
September 12th, 1997 | The End of Violence | Mike | 5.4 | |
January 15th, 1997 | Lost Highway | Fred Madison | 7.5 | |
November 2nd, 1996 | Mistrial | Steve Donohue | 5.3 | |
June 30th, 1996 | Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Self | 6.6 | |
June 29th, 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self | 6.1 | |
June 25th, 1996 | Independence Day | President Thomas J. Whitmore | 6.9 | |
February 16th, 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Whitman Crawford | 4 | |
May 26th, 1995 | Casper | Dr. James Harvey | 6.3 | |
April 21st, 1995 | While You Were Sleeping | Jack Callaghan | 7 | |
June 24th, 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Ed Masterson | 6.8 | |
May 26th, 1994 | The Last Seduction | Clay Gregory | 6.8 | |
April 29th, 1994 | The Favor | Peter | 4.9 | |
October 8th, 1993 | Mr. Jones | Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
September 29th, 1993 | Malice | Andy Sarafian | 6.3 | |
June 24th, 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Walter | 6.7 | |
February 5th, 1993 | Sommersby | Orin Meecham | 6.4 | |
September 18th, 1992 | Singles | Dr. Jeffrey Jamison | 6.4 | |
August 10th, 1992 | Crazy in Love | Nick Symonds | 4.6 | |
July 1st, 1992 | A League of Their Own | Bob Hinson | 7.2 | |
May 12th, 1992 | Phone | Duke | 7.5 | |
April 10th, 1992 | Newsies | Bryan Denton | 6.7 | |
March 1st, 1992 | Nervous Ticks | York Daley | 4.5 | |
September 13th, 1991 | Liebestraum | Paul Kessler | 5.4 | |
August 23rd, 1991 | Going Under | Biff Banner | 3.9 | |
January 1st, 1991 | Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Self | 8.5 | |
November 1st, 1990 | Bright Angel | Bob | 4.9 | |
October 26th, 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Nicholas Meany | 5.2 | |
January 16th, 1990 | Brain Dead | Dr. Rex Martin | 5.6 | |
May 19th, 1989 | Cold Feet | Buck | 4.1 | |
January 29th, 1989 | Home Fires Burning | Lt. Henry Tibbettes | 6.5 | |
December 23rd, 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Julian Hedge | 6.3 | |
September 2nd, 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | Crow Black | 6 | |
February 5th, 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | Dennis Alan | 6.4 | |
June 24th, 1987 | Spaceballs | Lone Starr | 6.9 | |
June 26th, 1986 | Ruthless People | Earl James Mott | 6.6 | |
TBD | Famous | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | A Bridge Between | Bobby Verdun | TBD | |
TBD | The Basics of Philosophy | Melvyn Jorrisen | TBD |