Bill Pullman Biography (1953?-)

Full name, William Pullman; born December 17, 1953 (some sources cite 1954),in Hornell (some sources cite Delhi), NY; father, a physician; mother, a nurse; married Tamara Hurwitz (a dancer), 1987; children: Maisa, Jack, Louis. Addresses: Office: Big Town Productions, 6201 Sunset Blvd., Suite 80, LosAngeles, CA 90028-8704.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer
Birth Details: December 17, 1953?; New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Earl Mott, Ruthless People, Touchstone, 1986
Captain Lone Starr, Spaceballs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Dennis Alan, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Universal, 1988
Crow Black, Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
Julian Hedge, The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1989
Nicholas "Nick" Meany, Sibling Rivalry, Columbia, 1990
Buck Latham, Cold Feet, Avenue Pictures, 1990
Dr. Rex Martin, Brain Dead (also known as Paranoia), Concorde, 1990
Paul Kessler, Liebestraum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Captain Biff Banner, Going Under, Warner Home Video, 1991
Bob, Bright Angel, Hemdale Releasing, 1991
Dr. Jamison, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
Bryan Denton, Newsies (also known as News Boys), Buena Vista, 1992
Bob Hinson, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992
Phone, 1992
Orin Meecham, Sommersby, Warner Bros., 1993
Walter, Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1993
York Daley, Nervous Ticks, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1993
(Uncredited) Construction site foreman, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
Andy Safian, Malice, Columbia, 1993
Peter, The Favor (also known as The Indecent Favour), Orion, 1994
Ed Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
Jack Callaghan, While You Were Sleeping, Buena Vista, 1995
Dr. James Harvey, Casper, Universal, 1995
Whitman Crawford, Mr. Wrong, Buena Vista, 1996
President Thomas J. Whitmore, Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Mike Max, The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt and Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt), Buena Vista, 1997
Fred Madison, Lost Highway, PolyGram, 1997
Daryl Zero, Zero Effect, Columbia, 1998
Meter maid, A Man Is Mostly Water, Dog Park Productions, 1999
Harry Howe/Ernie Halliday, History Is Made at Night (also known asSpy Games and Historiaa tehdaeaen oeisin), Trimark Pictures, 1999
Callum Crane, The Guilty, J&M Entertainment, 1999
Jack Wells, Lake Placid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
"Yankee Hank" Greene, Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Voice of Joe Corso, Titan A.E. (also known as Planet Ice and Titan: After Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Lakewood, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
Conor Gallagher, Ignition, Saturn Home Entertainment, 2001

Jason Slocumb, Igby Goes Down, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,2002
Bus clerk, 29 Palms, Alliance Atlantic Communications, 2002
Title role, Rick, Big Bus LLC, 2003
Also appeared in Dive!
Television Appearances
Movies
Lieutenant Henry Tibbets, "Home Fires Burning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1989
Nick Symonds, Crazy in Love, TNT, 1992
Clay Gregory, The Last Seduction, HBO, 1994
Steve Donohue, Mistrial, HBO, 1996
Title role, The Virginian, TNT, 2000
Episodic
Doctor, "A Safe Place," Cagney & Lacey, 1986
Sheldon Moss, "Segment: The Word," The Tracey Ullman Show, 1990
ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
Rich Thurber, "Tomorrow I Die," Fallen Angels, 1995
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1996
Major Ben Darnell, "A View through the Window," Night Visions, Fox, 2001
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002
Specials
Interviewee, Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion, Fox, 1996
The Making of "Independence Day," 1996
The Sci-Fi Channel's Invasion of Independence Day, Sci-Fi Channel,1996
George Bailey, Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
Pretty As a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, 1997
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (also known as To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill), 1997
Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 1999
Voice of Edward S. Curtis, "Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians," American Masters, PBS, 2000
Cohost, Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live, Fox, 2000
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1997
Presenter, The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
Presenter, The 15th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2000
Television Work
Movies
Producer and director, The Virginian, TNT, 2000
Television Director
Episodic
"A View through a Window," Night Visions, Fox, 2001
Stage Appearances
(As William Pullman) The Rover, Folger Theatre Group, Washington,DC, 1981
Ah, Wilderness!, GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1983
Robinson, The Old Flag, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1983
Reuben, "Simon of Cyrene," in Dramathon '84, Quaigh Theatre, New York City, 1985
Chris Keller, All My Sons, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1986
Title role, Barabbas, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1986
Demon Wine, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1989
Control Freaks, Met Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1993
The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill on the Eve of Killing His Wife Killer's Head/Action, Signature Theatre Company, New York City, 1997
Martin, The Goat; or, Who Is Sylvia? (one-act), Broadway, 2002
Also appeared in Curse of the Starving Class and Life and Limb, both off-Broadway productions; and Nanawatai, Los Angeles production; has appeared with Playwrights Horizons Theatre and Ensemble Studio Theatre, both New York City.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice, Independence Day, 1997
WRITINGS
Film Music
Song, "Cold and Dark in My Heart," Zero Effect, Columbia, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, August, 1995, p. 102
Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 1996, p. 7
Esquire, October, 1998, p. 62
Movieline, Volume 7, number 10, 1996, pp. 46, 47, 50-52, 85
People Weekly, May 8, 1995, p. 248; March 11, 1996, p. 116
Premiere, March, 1998, pp. 52-53
Starlog, July, 1995

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