From Cagney & Lacey to Space Balls, We're Looking Back at Bill Pullman's Greatest Roles
BillPullman's memorable first TV gig was playing Dr. Giordano on the show Cagney & Lacey in 1986. “My father was a doctor and so I wore his shoes to play off of,” he recalls. “And that was really helpful to me.” Here are 10 of Bill Pullman's best movie roles.
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1. Space Balls (1987)
Lone Starr in Space Balls is tasked with saving the universe in Mel Brooks’ hilarious send-up of Star Wars.
2. Brain Dead (1990)
Rex Martin goes head to head in a showdown of man versus machine.
3. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Walter sneezes a lot and doesn’t get the girl in Sleepless in Seattle.
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4. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Jack wins the heart of Lucy (Sandra Bullock) in While You Were Sleeping.
5. Independence Day (1996)
President Thomas J. Whitmore in Independence Day finds that being leader of the free world isn’t easy, especially when it’s being invaded by homicidal space aliens. He comes back and (spoiler!) dies saving the day in the sequel (2016).
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6. Lost Highway (1997)
Fred Madison in Lost Highway is dragged through a warped reality of murder and altered identities in this David Lynch mind-bender.
7. Lake Placid (1999)
Jack Wells is the local fish and game officer in the wild monster flick Lake Placid, starring a giant crocodile that is lovingly fed a blindfolded cow by Betty White.
8. Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Jack Kramer in Battle of the Sexes is a sexist tennis exec who does everything in his power to stand in the way of Billie Jean King’s fight for equal pay.
9. The Sinner (2017—)
Harry Ambrose in The Sinner is a dogged detective who’s scary-good at uncovering people’s darkest secrets, but not so great at handling his own.
