William Pullman was born on December 17, 1953 in Hornell, New York. He is an American film and television actor.

His first prominent movie role was in the film Ruthless People. Other notable films included the lead in Spaceballs (1987), The Serpent and the Rainbow, While You Were Sleeping (1995), Independence Day (1996), and Lost Highway (1997).

His more recent films have been The Grudge and Scary Movie 4. Currently, Pullman can be seen in Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre in New York.

Pullman is married to dancer Tamara Hurwitz.

Filmography

• Bottle Shock (2008)
• Surveillance (2008)
• Your Name Here (2008)
• Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
• Nobel Son (2007)
• You Kill Me (2007)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006)
• Alien Autopsy (2006)
• "Revelations" (2005)
• Dear Wendy (2005)
• The Orphan King (2005)
• The Grudge (2004)
• Tiger Cruise (2004)
• Rick (2003)
• 29 Palms (2002)
• Igby Goes Down (2002)
• "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2001)
• Ignition (2001)
• Lucky Numbers (2000)
• A Man Is Mostly Water (2000)
• Titan A.E. (2000)
• The Guilty (2000)
• The Virginian (2000)
• History Is Made at Night (1999)
• Brokedown Palace (1999)
• Lake Placid (1999)
• Zero Effect (1998)
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
• The End of Violence (1997)
• Lost Highway (1997)
• Mistrial (1996)
• Independence Day (1996)
• Mr. Wrong (1996)
• "Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1995)
• Casper (1995)
• While You Were Sleeping (1995)
• The Last Seduction (1994)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• The Favor (1994)
• Mr. Jones (1993)
• Malice (1993)
• Nervous Ticks (1993)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
• Sommersby (1993)
• Phone (1993)
• Singles (1992)
• Crazy in Love (1992)
• A League of Their Own (1992)
• Newsies (1992)
• Liebestraum (1991)
• Bright Angel (1991)
• Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square (1991)
• Sibling Rivalry (1990)
• "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1 episode, 1990)
• Brain Dead (1990)
• Going Under (1990)
• Cold Feet (1989)
• Home Fires Burning (1989)
• The Accidental Tourist (1988)
• Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• Ruthless People (1986)
• "Cagney & Lacey" (1 episode, 1986)