Billy Crystal
March 14, 1948 (76 years old) in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · It Ain't Over as Self
- 2022 · Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry as Self
- 2021 · Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
- 2021 · Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Miracle Max
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · Standing Up, Falling Down as Marty
- 2019 · Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as
- 2019 · Untogether as David
- 2017 · This Is Bob Hope... as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Comedian as Billy Crystal
- 2015 · Kareem: Minority of One as Self
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 · Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip as Self
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
- 2011 · The Love We Make as Self
- 2011 · When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren as Harry
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · How Harry Met Sally… as Self
- 2000 · The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1998 · My Giant as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
- 1998 · Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
- 1996 · Caesar's Writers as Self - Host
- 1994 · In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Voice of America (voice)
- 1994 · A Century of Cinema as Self
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young Jr.
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1989 · Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 1986 · Comic Relief as Himself - Host
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1980 · Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser
- 1980 · Animalympics as Rugs Turkell (voice)
- 1979 · Breaking Up Is Hard to Do as Danny Doyle
- 1977 · SST: Death Flight as David
- 1975 · Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
- Future · Before as Eli
- 2022 · Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young, Jr.
- 2021 · Back on the Record with Bob Costas as Self
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Mike (voice)
- 2021 · Here Today as Charlie Burnz
- 2021 · The Story of Late Night as Self
- 2020 · Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Miracle Max
- 2020 · AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star as Self
- 2020 · Never Have I Ever as Himself
- 2018 · Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Entertainer
- 2018 · Andre the Giant as Self
- 2018 · Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
- 2017 · Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- 2017 · City Slickers In Westworld as Mitch Robbins
- 2015 · Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- 2015 · First Pitch as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Comedians as Billy
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays as
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Party Central as Mike (voice)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self
- 2013 · Monsters University as Mike Wazowski (voice)
- 2012 · Parental Guidance as Artie Decker
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Burt Walnut
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · Pixar 25 Magic Moments as Himself
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Billy Crystal
- 2010 · Tooth Fairy as Jerry (uncredited)
- 2009 · Modern Family as Himself
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Web Therapy as Garreth Pink
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as Self / Mike Wazowski (voice)
- 2007 · Sicko as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self
- 2006 · Comic Relief 2006 as
- 2006 · Kings of Comedy USA as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Cars as Mike Car (voice)
- 2005 · Mantle as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute as Himself
- 2002 · Analyze That as Dr. Ben Sobel
- 2002 · Liberty's Kids as
- 2002 · Mike's New Car as Mike (voice)
- 2001 · Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World as Self
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Billy Crystal
- 2001 · Monsters, Inc. as Mike (voice)
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2001 · America's Sweethearts as Lee Phillips
- 2001 · Primetime Glick as
- 2001 · The Journey as Himself
- 1999 · Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Narrator
- 1999 · Analyze This as Dr. Ben Sobel
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Inside the Golden Statue as Self
- 1998 · The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter as Himself - Host
- 1997 · Deconstructing Harry as Larry / The Devil
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Jack Lawrence
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Stand Tall as Himself
- 1996 · Hamlet as First Gravedigger
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1995 · Forget Paris as Mickey Gordon
- 1994 · Friends as Tim (uncredited)
- 1994 · Baseball as Self
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Mitch Robbins
- 1994 · Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · The Critic as
- 1993 · Frasier as Jack (voice)
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Billy Crystal
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (Voice)
- 1991 · City Slickers as Mitch Robbins
- 1991 · Branford Marsalis: Steep as
- 1989 · Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow as himself
- 1989 · When Harry Met Sally... as Harry Burns
- 1988 · Flitterabend as Self
- 1988 · Memories of Me as Abbie
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Grand Slam! as Self
- 1987 · Throw Momma from the Train as Larry Donner
- 1987 · The Princess Bride as Miracle Max
- 1986 · Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started as himself
- 1986 · Running Scared as Danny Costanzo
- 1986 · Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- 1985 · Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
- 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap as Morty the Mime
- 1984 · Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line as Himself
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Larry
- 1982 · Doug Henning's World of Magic as
- 1978 · Human Feelings as Miles Gordon
- 1978 · Rabbit Test as Lionel Carpenter
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Newton Weems
- 1977 · Soap as Jodie Dallas
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell as
- 1971 · All in the Family as Al Bender
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Future · Which Witch? as
- Future · Comic Relief III as