What is Bill Pullman’s Net Worth?

Bill Pullman, an American actor, has a net worth of $20 million. He is well-known for his roles in popular films such as “Spaceballs,” “While You Were Sleeping,” “Independence Day,” and “Lost Highway.”

Pullman has also appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and TV shows like “1600 Penn” and “The Sinner.” He boasts a significant stage career, having acted in multiple Broadway productions.

Early Life and Education

Bill Pullman was born on December 17, 1953 in Hornell, New York to Johanna and James. He graduated from Hornell High School in 1971 and went on to attend the State University of New York at Delhi and the State University of New York at Oneonta. Pullman earned his MFA degree in theater from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He initially pursued a career in academia, teaching theater at SUNY Delhi and serving as an adjunct professor at Montana State University’s film school.

Career in Acting

In the 1980s, Pullman began focusing on acting and worked with theater companies in New York and Los Angeles. He made his feature film debut in the 1986 black comedy “Ruthless People,” starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler. That same year, Pullman appeared in an episode of the police procedural television series “Cagney & Lacey.”

Bill Pullman’s Acting Career Highlights

Bill Pullman landed his first leading role in Mel Brooks’ “Star Wars” parody “Spaceballs” in 1987. He had another leading role the next year in Wes Craven’s horror film “The Serpent and the Rainbow.” Throughout the 90s, Pullman had starring roles in various films, including “Newsies,” “A League of Their Own,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Casper,” “Independence Day,” and “Lost Highway.” He also appeared in several comedies, dramas, and horror films during this time.

Bill Pullman’s Film Career

Bill Pullman has appeared in numerous films throughout his career. In the early 2000s, he starred in “The Guilty,” “Lucky Numbers,” “A Man is Mostly Water,” and “Titan A.E.” He also had roles in “Ignition,” “29 Palms,” “Igby Goes Down,” “Rick,” “The Grudge,” “Dear Wendy,” “Scary Movie 4,” “Alien Autospy,” “Nobel Son,” and “You Kill Me.”

In the late 2000s, Pullman appeared in “Surveillance,” “Bottle Shock,” “Your Name Here,” and “Phoebe in Wonderland.” He continued to act in films throughout the early 2010s, including “Peacock,” “The Killer Inside Me,” “Rio Sex Comedy,” “Bringing Up Bobby,” and “Lola Versus.” He also appeared in the documentary “The Unbelievers.”

More recent credits include “Cymbeline,” “The Equalizer,” “American Ultra,” “Independence Day: Resurgence,” “LBJ,” “Brother Nature,” “Walking Out,” “The Ballad of Lefty Brown,” “Trouble,” “Battle of the Sexes,” “The Coldest Game,” “Dark Waters,” and “The High Note.”

Bill Pullman’s Television Career

Throughout his television career, Bill Pullman has appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and series. He began with “Home Fires Burning” and “Crazy in Love,” and went on to be featured in “The Tracey Ullman Show” and “Fallen Angels.” Pullman continued to act in television films such as “Mistrial,” “Merry Christmas, George Bailey,” “The Virginian,” “Tiger Cruise,” “Nathan vs. Nature,” “Too Big to Fail,” and “Innocent.”

In 2005, Pullman appeared in the series “Revelations,” and in 2011, he had a memorable role as a child killer and pedophile in the fourth series of the show “Torchwood.” He had one of his biggest television roles from 2012 to 2013, playing the fictional President of the United States Dale Gilchrist on the sitcom “1600 Penn.”

Later, in 2017, Pullman landed another main role as Detective Harry Ambrose on the police procedural anthology series “The Sinner.” In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Netflix streaming series “Halston,” portraying businessman David J. Mahoney.

Bill Pullman’s Stage Career

Bill Pullman made his Broadway debut in 2002, starring in Edward Albee’s “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” opposite Mercedes Ruehl. He was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his performance. Pullman went on to star in another Albee play, “Peter and Jerry,” at the off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre in 2008, receiving another Drama Desk nomination. He returned to Broadway in 2009 for David Mamet’s “Oleanna.”

Other stage credits for Pullman include “The Other Place,” “The Jacksonian,” and “All My Sons.” In addition to acting, he wrote the play “Expedition 6,” about the International Space Station mission of the same name. The play premiered in San Francisco in 2007.

Personal Life

Bill Pullman married dancer Tamara Hurwitz in 1987 and they have three children together: Jack, Maesa, and Lewis.

Aside from acting, Pullman co-owns a cattle ranch in Montana with his brother and resides there part-time. He also received an honorary doctorate from Montana State University in 2018, where he previously taught.

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