Billy Crystal
Born: 1948-03-14 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom “Soap” and became a Hollywood film star during the 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When “Harry Met Sally...” and “City Slickers.” He is also known for his role as Mike in the “Monsters Inc.” franchise, and roles in “The Princess Bride,” “Analyze This,” and “Throw Momma From the Train.” He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.
Filmography
2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- Monsters Funday Football as Mike Wazowski (Voice)
- FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words as Self
2024
- Before as Dr. Eli Adler
- King Kong: Monster and Myth as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2023
- It Ain't Over as Self
2022
- Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young, Jr.
- Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry as Self
2021
- Monsters at Work as Mike (voice)
- Here Today as Charlie Burnz
- Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
- Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
- The Story of Late Night as Self
- Back on the Record with Bob Costas as Self
2020
- Never Have I Ever as Himself
- Standing Up, Falling Down as Marty
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! as Narrator (voice)
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Miracle Max
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star as Self
- In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Miracle Max
2019
- Untogether as David
- Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2018
- Andre the Giant as Self
- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
- Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Entertainer
2017
- This Is Bob Hope... as Narrator (voice)
- City Slickers In Westworld as Mitch Robbins
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
2016
- The Comedian as Billy Crystal
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- The Comedians as Billy
- Kareem: Minority of One as Self
- First Pitch
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Party Central as Mike (voice)
- Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays as Self
- Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip as Self
2013
- Monsters University as Mike (voice)
- The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self
2012
- Parental Guidance as Artie Decker
- Small Apartments as Burt Walnut
- Inside Comedy as Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
2011
- When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Harry
- Web Therapy as Garreth Pink
- Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
- Pixar 25 Magic Moments as Self
- The Love We Make as Self
2010
- Tooth Fairy as Jerry (uncredited)
- I'm Still Here as Billy Crystal
2009
- Modern Family as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- Studio 42 with Bob Costas as Self
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America as Self - Host
2008
- Web Therapy as Garreth Pink
- My Best Friend's Girl ... (Thanks)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Sicko as Self (archive footage)
- The Pixar Story as Self - Mike Wazowski
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Cars as Mike Car (voice)
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self
- Comic Relief 2006
- Kings of Comedy USA as Self (archive footage)
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- Costas Now as Self
- Mantle as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Analyze That as Dr. Ben Sobel
- Mike's New Car as Mike (voice)
- Liberty's Kids as John Adams (voice)
- Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute as Self
2001
- Monsters, Inc. as Mike (voice)
- The Bernie Mac Show as Self
- Primetime Glick
- America's Sweethearts as Lee Phillips
- 61* ... (Director)
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- The Concert for New York City as Self
- How Harry Met Sally… as Self
- Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World as Self
- The Journey as Self
2000
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
- When It Was a Game 3 as Self (voice)
1999
- Analyze This as Dr. Ben Sobel
- American Movie as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Narrator (voice)
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
- My Giant as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
- The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter as Self - Host
- Inside the Golden Statue as Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage)
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- Deconstructing Harry as Larry / The Devil
- Stand Tall as Self
- Fathers' Day as Jack Lawrence
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Hamlet as First Gravedigger
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- Caesar's Writers as Self - Host
1995
- Forget Paris as Mickey Gordon
1994
- Friends as Tim (uncredited)
- The Critic
- Baseball as Self
- City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Mitch Robbins
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- A Century of Cinema as Self
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Voice of America (voice)
1993
- Frasier as Jack (voice)
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
- The Larry Sanders Show as Billy Crystal
- When It Was a Game 2 as Self (voice)
- Mr. Saturday Night as Buddy Young Jr.
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
- Horton Hatches the Egg as Narrator (voice)
1991
- City Slickers as Mitch Robbins
- Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- Branford Marsalis: Steep as Self
1990
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
1989
- When Harry Met Sally... as Harry Burns
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow as Self
- Comic Relief III
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- Flitterabend as Self
- Memories of Me as Abbie
- An All-Star Toast to the Improv as Self
- Grand Slam! as Self
1987
- The Princess Bride as Miracle Max
- Throw Momma from the Train as Larry Donner
1986
- Running Scared as Danny Costanzo
- Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started as Self
- Comic Relief as Self - Host
- The Best of Comic Relief as Self
1985
- Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- This Is Spinal Tap as Morty the Mime
- Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line as Self
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Larry
- Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
1980
- Fridays as Self
- Animalympics as Rugs Turkell (voice)
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser
1979
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do as Danny Doyle
1978
- Rabbit Test as Lionel Carpenter
- Human Feelings as Miles Gordon
- SST: Death Flight as David
1977
- The Love Boat as Newton Weems
- Soap as Jodie Dallas
1976
- Donny & Marie as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
- Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
1971
- All in the Family as Al Bender
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959
- The Grammys as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Presenter