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Bill Pullman
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American actor (born 1953)
Film & TV
Hornell, New York, USA
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),…
Known for
- Spaceballs: The New One — Lone Starr2027
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans — Harry2026
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Actor2026
- The Boroughs — Jack Willard2026
- Killing Faith — Ross2025
- Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer — Self - actor2025
- Murdaugh Murders: The Movie — Alex Murdaugh2023
- American Horses — Narrator (voice)2022
- This Fool — Curtis2022
- Halston — David Mahoney2021
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Key facts
- Born
- William Pullman , ( 1953-12-17 ) December 17, 1953 (age 72) , Hornell, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- SUNY Delhi , SUNY Oneonta ( BA ), University of Massachusetts Amherst ( MFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouse
- Tamara Hurwitz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Children
- 3, including Lewis
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bill Pullman.org
Bill Pullman is an international star of the stage and screen. Find out what he's currently up to and learn more about his incredible, unique and varied career.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hornell
- Child
- Lewis Pullman
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Employer
- Montana State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.billpullman.org
- Image
- Bill Pullmann at Berlinale 2026-2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bill Pullman
- date of birth
- 1953-12-17
- ethnic group
- English Americans
- birth name
- ויליאם ג'יימס פולמן
- name in native language
- Bill Pullman
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
William Pullman (born 17 December 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.
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), Casper, While You Were Sleeping (both 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.
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