Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatility across various genres. He gained prominence for his roles in films like 'Independence Day' and 'While You Were Sleeping.' Pullman is respected for his commanding presence and distinctive voice, often portraying characters that embody both... Read More
Known for
Independence Day (1996)
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major...
Casper (1995)
Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his...
The Equalizer (2014)
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri,...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 |
Spaceballs: The New OneDescribed as "a non-prequel non-reboot sequel part two but with reboot elements franchise expansion film". Plot TBA. |
Lone Starr | |
| 2026 |
The BoroughsIn a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one... |
Jack Willard | |
| 2026 |
Everybody Digs Bill EvansJune 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass... |
Harry | |
| 2026 |
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio explore the life and legacy of Mel Brooks, one of the most enduring comedic... |
Self - Actor | |
| 2025 |
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, WeltenerbauerRoland Emmerich himself and many of his companions provide insights into his life. With films such as Independence Day, 2012,... |
Self - actor | |
| 2025 |
Killing FaithIn the summer of 1859, a widowed physician reluctantly agrees to take a recently freed slave and her mysterious Caucasian... |
Ross | |
| 2023 |
Murdaugh Murders: The MovieSouth Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh becomes the prime suspect in the double homicide of his wife and son. |
Alex Murdaugh | |
| 2022 |
This FoolJulio Lopez has a heart of gold and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Julio attempts... |
Curtis | |
| 2022 |
American HorsesAmerican horses are icons. Mustang. Appaloosa. Morgan. Quarter Horse. Each breed has a unique story to tell, and each story... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2021 |
HalstonHis name built an empire. His style defined an era. American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life... |
David Mahoney | |
| 2020 |
YellowstoneThis documentary is in fact the theatrically released episode of 'Epic Yellowstone: Return of the Predators'. For decades, Yellowstone National... |
(voice) | |
| 2020 |
The High NoteSet in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent,... |
Max | |
| 2020 |
Cursed FilmsA documentary series exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a HeroThis piece examines real-life Rob Bilott’s sacrifices to take down a powerful corporation and how a single individual can impact... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
Dark WatersA tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's... |
Harry Dietzler | |
| 2019 |
The Coldest GameWarsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is... |
Joshua Mansky | |
| 2019 |
National Theatre Live: All My SonsAmerica, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built... |
Joe Keller | |
| 2019 |
Epic YellowstoneBill Pullman introduces and narrates this four-part documentary on the world's first national park, Yellowstone. |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2018 |
TroubleA feuding brother and sister entangle the fate of an old friend. |
Ben | |
| 2018 |
The Equalizer 2Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance... |
Brian Plummer | |
| 2017 |
The Ballad of Lefty BrownAging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is... |
Lefty Brown | |
| 2017 |
LBJThe story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House. |
Ralph Yarborough | |
| 2017 |
Battle of the SexesThe true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler... |
Jack Kramer | |
| 2017 |
SteveAfter ending his Chicago-based show, Steve Harvey heads to Los Angeles to host a new weekday syndicated program aiming to... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
The SinnerIn a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own... |
Harry Ambrose | |
| 2017 |
A Thousand JunkiesThings grow more and more desperate, and ridiculous, as three heroin addicts drive all over Los Angeles in search of... |
Bill Pullman | |
| 2017 |
Walking OutA city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, only for the strained trip to become... |
Clyde | |
| 2016 |
The War of 1996: A United World News SpecialA faux news documentary about the 20 years that have passed between the first and second "Independence Day" movies. |
President Whitmore | |
| 2016 |
Brother NatureRoger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything... |
Jerry Turley | |
| 2016 |
Independence Day: ResurgenceWe always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense... |
President Whitmore | |
| 2016 |
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Interviews about the making of the film and behind the scenes footage |
Self | |
| 2015 |
American UltraMike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to... |
Krueger | |
| 2015 |
Parables of WarThree men, one an actor, one a dancer and the other a soldier, are all casualties of war in some... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
The EqualizerMcCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But... |
Brian Plummer | |
| 2014 |
CymbelineWar erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire. |
Sicilius Leonatus | |
| 2014 |
May in the SummerA bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted... |
Edward | |
| 2014 |
Red SkyDisgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a... |
John Webster | |
| 2013 |
The UnbelieversScientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief. |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseMel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 |
1600 Penn1600 Penn is an American single camera television comedy series about a dysfunctional family living in the White House. |
President Dale Gilchrist | |
| 2012 |
The Fruit HuntersThe Fruit Hunters explores the little known subculture and history of rare fruit hunters who travel the globe in an... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 |
Kingdom ComeThe documentary, Kingdom Come follows a first-time director (Daniel Gillies) as he tries to raise a million dollars to finance... |
Self | |
| 2012 |
Lola VersusJust three weeks before her wedding, Lola's longtime fiance, Luke, dumps her. With her 30th birthday looming and being forced... |
Lenny | |
| 2011 |
InnocentJudge Rusty Sabich is charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was... |
Rusty Sabich | |
| 2011 |
Too Big to FailAn intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate... |
Jamie Dimon | |
| 2011 |
Bringing Up BobbyBringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in... |
Kent | |
| 2010 |
Rio Sex ComedyA group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential... |
William | |
| 2010 |
PeacockA minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk. |
Edmund French | |
| 2010 |
The Killer Inside MeDeputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful.... |
Billy Boy Walker | |
| 2009 |
SkavlanSkavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2008 |
Bottle ShockParis-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind... |
Jim Barrett | |
| 2008 |
Your Name HereThe lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of... |
William J. Frick | |
| 2008 |
SurveillanceAn FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom... |
Sam Hallaway | |
| 2008 |
Phoebe in WonderlandThe fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes... |
Peter Lichten | |
| 2007 |
Nobel SonSoon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a... |
Max Mariner | |
| 2007 |
The Graham Norton ShowEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2007 |
You Kill MeWhile drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in... |
Dave | |
| 2006 |
TorchwoodThe exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial. |
Oswald Danes | |
| 2006 |
Scary Movie 4Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to... |
Henry Hale | |
| 2006 |
Alien AutopsyHumouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell... |
Morgan Banner | |
| 2005 |
Spaceballs: The DocumentaryThe cast and crew of Spaceballs looks back at the making of the movie. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
John Candy: Comic SpiritA tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
RevelationsSet just before the start of Armageddon, the series will follow two central characters, a physicist and a nun, who... |
Dr. Richard Massey | |
| 2005 |
Dear WendyIn a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led... |
Krugsby | |
| 2004 |
The GrudgeAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person... |
Peter Kirk | |
| 2004 |
Tiger CruiseOn its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly "tiger cruise"... |
Gary Dolan | |
| 2003 |
Rick"Rigoletto" retold at Christmas time in Manhattan's corporate world. Rick, an executive at Image, is a jerk to a woman... |
Rick O'Lette | |
| 2002 |
Igby Goes DownIgby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he... |
Jason | |
| 2002 |
29 PalmsWhen a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he... |
The Ticket Clerk | |
| 2002 |
IgnitionA web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on... |
Conor Gallagher | |
| 2001 |
Night VisionsHorror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark... |
Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window") | |
| 2000 |
Lucky NumbersRuss Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial... |
Detective Pat Lakewood | |
| 2000 |
A Man Is Mostly WaterThe lives of two unambitious duplex neighbors, divorced father, hot-tempered, blues-obsessed documentarian Roper and wealthy golf-playing wastrel Andy, are compared.... |
Parking Fascist | |
| 2000 |
Titan A.E.A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race,... |
Korso (voice) | |
| 2000 |
The GuiltyCallum Crane, a lawyer and would-be federal judge, jeopardizes his chances at a judgeship by forcing himself on his secretary.... |
Callum Crane | |
| 2000 |
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: LiveExcavations in Egypt's Valley of the Golden Mummies reveal a king's untouched tomb. |
Unknown character | |
| 2000 |
The VirginianA cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice and alienating the... |
The Virginian | |
| 1999 |
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate... |
Kurt Moss | |
| 1999 |
Spy GamesCIA Agent Harry Howe and SVR Agent Natasha Scriabina team up to save the world, their lives and secret love... |
Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday | |
| 1999 |
Brokedown PalaceBest friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating... |
Hank Greene | |
| 1999 |
Lake PlacidWhen a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from... |
Jack Wells | |
| 1999 |
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornCraig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily... |
Self | |
| 1998 |
Zero EffectDaryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a... |
Daryl Zero | |
| 1997 |
Merry Christmas, George BaileyPerformance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pasadena Playhouse as... |
George Bailey | |
| 1997 |
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchAn in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
The End of ViolenceIn Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after... |
Mike | |
| 1997 |
Lost HighwayA tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation... |
Fred Madison | |
| 1996 |
MistrialWhen a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he... |
Steve Donohue | |
| 1996 |
Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionA "mockumentary" of the alien invasion during Independence Day. Barry Nolan hosts the programme, the first 9 minutes of which... |
Self | |
| 1996 |
The Making of 'Independence Day'We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996). Jeff Goldblum is our... |
Self | |
| 1996 |
Independence DayStrange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events... |
President Thomas J. Whitmore | |
| 1996 |
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowThe Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell.... |
Self | |
| 1996 |
Mr. WrongA single and lonely woman finds the seemingly perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged and... |
Whitman Crawford | |
| 1995 |
CasperCasper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate... |
Dr. James Harvey | |
| 1995 |
While You Were SleepingA transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks... |
Jack Callaghan | |
| 1994 |
Wyatt EarpFrom Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than... |
Ed Masterson | |
| 1994 |
The Last SeductionA devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the... |
Clay Gregory | |
| 1994 |
The FavorOn the eve of her high school reunion, bored housewife Kathy convinces her single best friend Emily to seduce her... |
Peter | |
| 1993 |
Mr. JonesThe story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than... |
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) | |
| 1993 |
MaliceA tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor.... |
Andy Sarafian | |
| 1993 |
Fallen AngelsA neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of... |
Rich Thurber | |
| 1993 |
Sleepless in SeattleAfter the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father... |
Walter | |
| 1993 |
SommersbySet in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without... |
Orin Meecham | |
| 1992 |
SinglesA group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love... |
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison | |
| 1992 |
Crazy in LoveThree generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom... |
Nick Symonds | |
| 1992 |
A League of Their OwnAs America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up... |
Bob Hinson | |
| 1992 |
PhoneOne late Saturday night In Los Angeles a phone call embroils two couples in an uncanny stalking match over a... |
Duke | |
| 1992 |
NewsiesA week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer,... |
Bryan Denton | |
| 1992 |
Nervous TicksA man is on the run after his mistress confesses to her husband that the two of them have been... |
York Daley | |
| 1991 |
LiebestraumA man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed. |
Paul Kessler | |
| 1991 |
Going UnderAn American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine. |
Biff Banner | |
| 1991 |
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie SquareWashed up actor Don Knotts shows up on the back lot of Universal Studios in Hollywood, California in hopes of... |
Self | |
| 1990 |
Bright AngelIn Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the... |
Bob | |
| 1990 |
Sibling RivalryMarjorie Turner is suffocating in her marriage and day to day life. An extramarital affair with a stranger seems to... |
Nicholas Meany | |
| 1990 |
Brain DeadIn a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves... |
Dr. Rex Martin | |
| 1989 |
Cold FeetThree criminals run into complications when they attempt to smuggle emeralds across the Mexican border. |
Buck | |
| 1989 |
Home Fires BurningWhen a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his... |
Lt. Henry Tibbettes | |
| 1988 |
The Accidental TouristAfter the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is... |
Julian Hedge | |
| 1988 |
LIVE with Kelly and MarkA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus... |
Self - Guest | |
| 1988 |
Rocket GibraltarA man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he... |
Crow Black | |
| 1988 |
The Serpent and the RainbowA Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to... |
Dennis Alan | |
| 1987 |
SpaceballsWhen the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr... |
Lone Starr | |
| 1986 |
Ruthless PeopleSam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a... |
Earl James Mott | |
| 1982 |
NatureConsistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 |
Cagney & LaceyMary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and... |
Unknown character | |
| 1975 |
Saturday Night LiveA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary... |
Self - Host | |
| 1953 |
The OscarsAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy... |
Self - Presenter | |
| 1951 |
Hallmark Hall of FameLong-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,... |
Henry Tibbetts | |
| TBA |
FamousLance Dunkquist has one asset that’s about to change his life—he has the face of a movie star. And not... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
A Bridge BetweenAnthony Hodges is a young basketball player recovering from a devastating car accident that leaves him physically injured and mentally... |
Bobby Verdun | |
| TBA |
The Basics of PhilosophyA repressed philosophy professor grapples with lingering guilt over a decision from his past when the victim suddenly returns to... |
Melvyn Jorrisen |
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Got a question about Bill Pullman?
Bill Pullman's career highlights include starring roles in blockbuster films like 'Independence Day' and 'Spaceballs,' as well as critically acclaimed performances in 'The Sinner' and 'Lost Highway.'
Bill Pullman has received nominations for several awards including the Primetime Emmy Award and the Saturn Award, but he has not won an Oscar.
Bill Pullman's first film was 'The Liar' in 1981, marking the beginning of his long and varied acting career.
Some of Bill Pullman's most successful films include 'Independence Day,' 'While You Were Sleeping,' and 'Spaceballs,' each showcasing his range and appeal as an actor.
Bill Pullman is married to Tamara Hurwitz, and they have three children together. He is known for being private about his family life.
Bill Pullman's estimated net worth is around $18 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
Milestones in Bill Pullman's filmography include his breakthrough role in 'Spaceballs' (1987) and his iconic performance in 'Independence Day' (1996), which solidified his status in Hollywood.
Yes, Bill Pullman has worked extensively in television, with notable roles in series such as 'The Sinner' and 'The Outer Limits,' showcasing his versatility as an actor.