Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 169
Movies 115
self 99
TV Shows 54
Voice 6
Producer 4
Director 2
Narrator 1
Writer 1
Self
It Ain't Over (2023)
Movie
Buddy Young, Jr. / Executive Producer
Mr. Saturday Night (2022)
Movie
Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022)
Movie
Self
Back on the Record with Bob Costas (2021)
TV
Mike
Monsters at Work (2021)
TV
5.5
Charlie Burnz
Here Today (2021)
Movie
Self
The Story of Late Night (2021)
TV
Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony (2021)
Movie
Self - Narrated by
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)
Movie
Miracle Max
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
Movie
Miracle Max
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
Movie
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star (2020)
Movie
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Movie
Himself
Never Have I Ever (2020)
TV
6.42
Marty
Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
Movie
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
Movie
David
Untogether (2019)
Movie
Self
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
TV
Self
Andre the Giant (2018)
Movie
Self
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Movie
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
Movie
Mitch Robbins
City Slickers In Westworld (2017)
Movie
Billy Crystal
The Comedian (2016)
Movie
Self
Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016)
Movie
Self
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
Movie
Self
Jay Leno's Garage (2015)
TV
Self
First Pitch (2015)
Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV
2
Billy Crystal
The Comedians (2015)
TV
3.5
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
TV
9.5
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Movie
Self
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays (2014)
Movie
Actor
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip (2014)
Movie
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
TV
3.5
Mike
Party Central (2014)
Movie
6.38
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
TV
6.58
Self - Nine-Time Oscar Host
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Comic Relief Zero (2013)
Movie
Mike Wazowski (voice)
Monsters University (2013)
Movie
7.21
Artie Decker
Parental Guidance (2012)
Movie
6
Mezz Mezzrow
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)
Movie
Burt Walnut
Small Apartments (2012)
Movie
Self
Inside Comedy (2012)
TV
Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
Movie
Self
The Love We Make (2011)
Movie
Billy Crystal / Harry Burns
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (2011)
Movie
Self
Pixar 25 Magic Moments (2011)
Movie
10
Billy Crystal
I'm Still Here (2010)
Movie
Self
Des McAnuff: A Life in Stages (2010)
Movie
Jerry (uncredited)
Tooth Fairy (2010)
Movie
5.75
Himself
Modern Family (2009)
TV
7.18
Self
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
TV
5.78
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Garreth Pink
Web Therapy (2008)
TV
Self
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest (2008)
Movie
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Movie
Self / Mike Wazowski (voice)
The Pixar Story (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sicko (2007)
Movie
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s (2007)
Movie
Mike
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)
Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Self - Speaker
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
Movie
Comic Relief 2006 (2006)
Movie
Self
Kings of Comedy USA (2006)
Movie
Mike Car (voice)
Cars (2006)
Movie
7.34
Self
Mantle (2005)
Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
Movie
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
TV
6.08
Self - Guest
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
TV
Self
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
Movie
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
TV
6.5
Self
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
Movie
Ben Sobel
Analyze That (2002)
Movie
4.5
John Adams
Liberty's Kids (2002)
TV
Mike
Mike's New Car (2002)
Movie
7.43
Animalympics Characters
The Making of TRON (2002)
Movie
Self
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World (2001)
Movie
Mike
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Movie
8.37
Self
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Movie
Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
Movie
Lee Phillips
America's Sweethearts (2001)
Movie
5
Primetime Glick (2001)
TV
Self
The Journey (2001)
Movie
Director / Executive Producer
61* (2001)
Movie
Self / Harry
How Harry Met Sally… (2001)
Movie
Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
Movie
Narrator
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales (1999)
Movie
Dr. Ben Sobel / Executive Producer
Analyze This (1999)
Movie
6
Self
Get Bruce! (1999)
Movie
Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares (1998)
TV
Sammy
My Giant (1998)
Movie
Lew Goldman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (1998)
Movie
9
Self - Host
The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter (1998)
Movie
Self
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
Movie
Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
Movie
Larry / The Devil
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Movie
6
Self - Guest
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Jack Lawrence
Fathers' Day (1997)
Movie
5.62
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Movie
Himself
Stand Tall (1997)
Movie
First Gravedigger
Hamlet (1996)
Movie
Self
The Daily Show (1996)
TV
6.75
Himself
Muppets Tonight (1996)
TV
1
Mickey
Forget Paris (1995)
Movie
The Voice of America (voice)
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
Movie
Tim
Friends (1994)
TV
7.38
Self
Baseball (1994)
TV
Self
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
TV
Mitch Robbins
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
Movie
6.5
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Movie
Self
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Movie
Jack (voice)
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Buddy Young Jr.
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Movie
Billy Crystal
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
TV
5.75
Narrator (Voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
TV
Mitch Robbins
City Slickers (1991)
Movie
6.31
Self
Branford Marsalis: Steep (1991)
Movie
Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care (1990)
Movie
Self
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (1990)
Movie
Self
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow (1989)
Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Movie
Harry Burns
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Movie
5.8
Self
Flitterabend (1988)
TV
Abbie
Memories of Me (1988)
Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
TV
Self
Later with Bob Costas (1988)
TV
Self
Grand Slam! (1988)
Movie
Larry Donner
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Movie
3.5
Miracle Max
The Princess Bride (1987)
Movie
8.4
Self - Guest
The Wil Shriner Show (1987)
TV
Self / Fernando / Sammy Davis Jr
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (1986)
Movie
Danny Costanzo
Running Scared (1986)
Movie
6
Himself - Host
Comic Relief (1986)
TV
Self - Witness
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Movie
Morty the Mime
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Movie
5.81
Self
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line (1984)
Movie
Larry
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982)
TV
Paddy
Darkroom (1981)
TV
Lieutenant Jacob 'Jake' Beser
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
Movie
Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica
Animalympics (1980)
Movie
Danny Doyle
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
Movie
Self
All Star Secrets (1979)
TV
Miles Gordon
Human Feelings (1978)
Movie
Lionel Carpenter
Rabbit Test (1978)
Movie
Newton Weems
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Jodie Dallas
Soap (1977)
TV
4.75
David
SST: Death Flight (1977)
Movie
Self
Donny & Marie (1976)
TV
Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic (1975)
TV
Self - Various Characters / Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975)
TV
Al Bender
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Writer
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Self
Comic Relief III
Movie
Actor
Which Witch?
Movie
Director
61*
TV
Eli / Executive Producer
Before
TV
Director
Likely Stories, Vol. 3
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.2
Based on 5.68 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1991
2001
1993
2023
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1948-03-14 (76 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Edward Crystal
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
Height168.3-centimeter
ChildrenJennifer Crystal Foley
FatherJack Crystal
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesPacific Palisades, United States of America
Also Known AsBill Crystal, Μπίλυ Κρίσταλ, Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρντ Κρίσταλ
AwardsDrama League Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, Disney Legends, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Audie Award for Narration by the Author, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, GLAAD Excellence in Media Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
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