William James "Bill" Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor.
Early life
Pullman was born in
Hornell, New York, the son of Johanna (
née Blaas), a
nurse, and James Pullman, a physician. His father's family descends from England and his maternal grandparents were immigrants from
Netherland.
[1] After graduating from Hornell High School in 1971, 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 at Amherst. Pullman taught theater at
SUNY Delhi and
Montana State University (where he was convinced by his students to attempt film). When he was 40, he moved to Hornell to pursue an acting career.
