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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Hornell, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-12-17 |
Movies
threads of despair
as Fred Madison
2024
American Horses
as Narrator (voice)
2022
Yellowstone
as (voice)
2020
The High Note
as Max
2020
2019
Dark Waters
as Harry Dietzler
2019
The Coldest Game
as Joshua Mansky
2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
2019
Trouble
as Ben
2018
The Equalizer 2
as Brian Plummer
2018
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Lefty Brown
2017
LBJ
as Ralph Yarborough
2017
Battle of the Sexes
as Jack Kramer
2017
A Thousand Junkies
as Bill Pullman
2017
Walking Out
as Clyde
2017
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as President Whitmore
2016
Brother Nature
as Jerry Turley
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
as President Whitmore
2016
American Ultra
as Krueger
2015
Parables of War
as Self
2015
The Equalizer
as Brian Plummer
2014
Cymbeline
as Sicilius Leonatus
2014
May in the Summer
as Edward
2014
Red Sky
as John Webster
2014
The Unbelievers
as Self
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Fruit Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
2012
Kingdom Come
as Self
2012
Lola Versus
as Lenny
2012
Innocent
as Rusty Sabich
2011
Bringing Up Bobby
as Kent
2011
Too Big to Fail
as Jamie Dimon
2011
Rio Sex Comedy
as William
2010
Peacock
as Edmund French
2010
The Killer Inside Me
as Billy Boy Walker
2010
Bottle Shock
as Jim Barrett
2008
Your Name Here
as William J. Frick
2008
Surveillance
as Sam Hallaway
2008
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Peter Lichten
2008
Nobel Son
as Det. Max Mariner
2007
You Kill Me
as Dave
2007
Scary Movie 4
as Henry Hale
2006
Alien Autopsy
as Morgan Banner
2006
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
2005
Dear Wendy
as Krugsby
2005
The Grudge
as Peter Kirk
2004
Tiger Cruise
as Gary Dolan
2004
Rick
as Rick O'Lette
2003
Igby Goes Down
as Jason
2002
29 Palms
as The Ticket Clerk
2002
Ignition
as Conor Gallagher
2002
Lucky Numbers
as Detective Pat Lakewood
2000
A Man Is Mostly Water
as Parking Fascist
2000
Titan A.E.
as Captain Korso (voice)
2000
The Guilty
as Callum Crane
2000
The Virginian
as The Virginian
2000
Spy Games
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
1999
Brokedown Palace
as Hank Greene
1999
Lake Placid
as Jack Wells
1999
Zero Effect
as Daryl Zero
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as George Bailey
1997
1997
The End of Violence
as Mike
1997
Lost Highway
as Fred Madison
1997
Mistrial
as Steve Donohue
1996
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self
1996
Independence Day
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
1996
Mr. Wrong
as Whitman Crawford
1996
Casper
as Dr. James Harvey
1995
While You Were Sleeping
as Jack Callaghan
1995
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Masterson
1994
The Last Seduction
as Clay Gregory
1994
The Favor
as Peter
1994
Mr. Jones
as Construction Site Foreman
1993
Malice
as Andy Sarafian
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
as Walter
1993
Sommersby
as Orin Meecham
1993
Singles
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
1992
Crazy in Love
as Nick Symonds
1992
A League of Their Own
as Bob Hinson
1992
Phone
as Duke
1992
Newsies
as Bryan Denton
1992
Nervous Ticks
as York Daley
1992
Liebestraum
as Paul Kessler
1991
Going Under
as Biff Banner
1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
as Himself
1991
Bright Angel
as Bob
1990
Sibling Rivalry
as Nicholas Meany
1990
Brain Dead
as Dr. Rex Martin
1990
Cold Feet
as Buck
1989
Home Fires Burning
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
1989
The Accidental Tourist
as Julian Hedge
1988
Rocket Gibraltar
as Crow Black
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
as Dennis Alan
1988
Spaceballs
as Lone Starr
1987
Ruthless People
as Earl James Mott
1986
