Bill Pullman

William Pullman 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. He made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Casper (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as Torchwood (2011), starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.

17 December 1953

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Anthony Wood (antiquary) • Cal Ripken Sr. • Eddie Kendricks • Eknath Easwaran • James Booker • Jordan Rankin • Jules de Goncourt • Loren Murchison • Matt Murley • Nikki McCray-Penson • Sergejus Jovaiša • Tim Wiese • Vanessa Zima • Willard Libby • Émilie du Châtelet

Born in the same month (December 1953): Betty Wright • Charlie Pierce • Chris Bury • Daniel T. Barry • Elliot Easton • Geoff Hoon • Ian Turnbull (ice hockey) • John Malkovich • Kevin Beattie • Martha Wash • Rafael Septién • Rebecca Forstadt • René Eespere • Rick Middleton • Robert Charles Wilson • Sam Kinison • Steve Yates (footballer, born 1953) • Tatsumi Fujinami • Timothy Carhart • Tom Hulce • Vijay Amritraj