Bill Pullman

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Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor.

Contents

1 Biography

1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life

2 Filmography
3 External links

Biography

Early life

Pullman was born in Hornell, New York to James Pullman (a physician) and Johanna Blaas. He attended the State University of New York at Delhi and the State University of New York at Oneonta in the 1970s. He eventually received his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts.

Pullman taught theater at Delhi and Montana State. When he was 28, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Career

In the 1980s, he primarily worked with theatre companies around New York and Los Angeles, California. His first prominent movie role was in the film Ruthless People, starring Danny DeVito.

Other notable films included the lead in Spaceballs (1987), The Serpent and the Rainbow (opposite Zakes Mokae), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Independence Day (1996), and Lost Highway (1997). Pullman continues to act in both theatre and in movies, independent and big budget.

From Feb 16, 2002-Sep 1, 2002, Bill starred, along with Mercedes Ruehl, in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? on Broadway. The play won several awards: 2002 [Tony Award][link] for Best Play; 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play; 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Mr. Pullman was nominated, but did not win, the 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play.

Personal life

Pullman is married to dancer Tamara Hurwitz, and has three children. He lost his sense of smell in college after an injury left him in a coma for two days. Pullman co-owns a cattle ranch with his brother in Montana.[link]

Filmography

Alien Autopsy (2006) ....
Scary Movie 4 (2006) .... Spoofs William Hurt's character from The Village.
"Revelations (2005 miniseries)" (2004) TV Series .... Richard Massey
Dear Wendy (2005) .... Officer Krugsby
The Grudge (2004) .... Peter Kirk
Tiger Cruise (2004) (TV) .... Cmdr. Dolan
Rick (2003) .... Rick
29 Palms (2002) .... The Ticket Clerk
Igby Goes Down (2002) .... Jason Slocumb
Ignition (2001) .... Conor Gallagher
A Man Is Mostly Water (2001) .... Parking Fascist
(2000) (TV) .... Co-Host
Lucky Numbers (2000) .... Det. Pat Lakewood
Titan A.E. (2000) (voice) .... Capt. Joseph Korso
The Guilty (2000) .... Callum Crane
The Virginian (2000) (TV) .... The Virginian
History Is Made at Night (1999) .... Harry Howe/Ernie Halliday
Brokedown Palace (1999) .... 'Yankee' Hank Green
Lake Placid (1999) .... Jack Wells
Zero Effect (1998) .... Daryl Zero
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) (TV) .... George Bailey
The End of Violence (1997) .... Mike Max
Lost Highway (1997) .... Fred Madison
Mistrial (1996) (TV) .... Steve Donohue
Independence Day (1996) .... President Thomas J. Whitmore
Mr. Wrong (1996) .... Whitman Crawford
Casper (1995) .... Dr. James Harvey
While You Were Sleeping (1995) .... Jack Callaghan
The Last Seduction (1994) .... Clay Gregory
Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Ed Masterson
The Favor (1994) .... Peter
Mr. Jones (1993) (uncredited) .... Construction Site Foreman
Malice (1993) .... Andy Safian
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) .... Walter
Sommersby (1993) .... Orin Meecham
Nervous Ticks (1992) .... York Daley
Singles (film) (1992) .... Doctor Jamison
Crazy in Love (1992) (TV) .... Nick Symonds
A League of Their Own (1992) .... Bob Hinson
Newsies (1992) .... Bryan Denton
Liebestraum (1991) .... Paul Kessler
Bright Angel (1991) .... Bob
Going Under (1990) .... Capt. Biff Banner
Sibling Rivalry (1990) .... Nicholas Meany
Brain Dead (1990) .... Dr. Rex Martin
Cold Feet (1989) .... Buck Latham
Home Fires Burning (1989) (TV) .... Lieutenant Henry Tibbetts
The Accidental Tourist (1988) .... Julian
Rocket Gibraltar (1988) .... Crow Black
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) .... Dennis Alan
Spaceballs (1987) .... Lone Starr
Ruthless People (1986) .... Earl Mott

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