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Bill Pullman
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American actor (born 1953)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Rick
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Film & TV
Acting · 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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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 334
- Total plays
- 2,744
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,639x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,244x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 8,992x
- Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 6,014x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,477x
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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
- Official website
- www.billpullman.org
- Image
- Bill Pullmann at Berlinale 2026-2.jpg
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- Bill Pullman
- date of birth
- 1953-12-17
- birth name
- ויליאם ג'יימס פולמן
- name in native language
- Bill Pullman
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
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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.