Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Known for
Acting
Born
March 14, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Monsters, Inc. 3

Monsters, Inc. 3

Movie · as Mike (voice)

2026
The Hollywood Rabbi

The Hollywood Rabbi

Movie · as Himself

2026
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later poster

9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later

Movie · as Self

2025
FireAid Benefit Concert poster

FireAid Benefit Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words poster

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Movie · as Self

2025
Monsters Funday Football poster

Monsters Funday Football

Movie · as Mike Wazowski (Voice)

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
King Kong: Monster and Myth poster

King Kong: Monster and Myth

Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2024
Before poster

Before

TV · as Dr. Eli Adler · 10 eps

2023
It Ain't Over poster

It Ain't Over

Movie · as Self

2022
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry poster

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Movie · as Self

2022
Mr. Saturday Night poster

Mr. Saturday Night

Movie · as Buddy Young, Jr.

2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony poster

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Here Today poster

Here Today

Movie · as Charlie Burnz

2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves poster

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Movie · as Self

2021
The Story of Late Night poster

The Story of Late Night

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2021
Back on the Record with Bob Costas poster

Back on the Record with Bob Costas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Monsters at Work poster

Monsters at Work

TV · as Mike (voice) · 20 eps

2020
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! poster

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2020
Standing Up, Falling Down poster

Standing Up, Falling Down

Movie · as Marty

2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival poster

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Movie · as Self

2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star poster

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

Movie · as Self

2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion poster

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Movie · as Miracle Max

2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover poster

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

Movie · as Miracle Max

2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault poster

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Movie · as (archive footage)

2020
Never Have I Ever poster

Never Have I Ever

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2019
Untogether poster

Untogether

Movie · as David

2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate poster

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Movie · as Self

2019
Scenes from a Friendship poster

Scenes from a Friendship

Movie · as Self

2018
Andre the Giant poster

Andre the Giant

Movie · as Self

2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind poster

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Movie · as Self

2018
Shut Up and Dribble poster

Shut Up and Dribble

TV · as Self - Entertainer · 2 eps

2017
City Slickers In Westworld poster

City Slickers In Westworld

Movie · as Mitch Robbins

2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me poster

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Movie · as Self

2017
This Is Bob Hope... poster

This Is Bob Hope...

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Comedian poster

The Comedian

Movie · as Billy Crystal

2015
Kareem: Minority of One poster

Kareem: Minority of One

Movie · as Self

2015
First Pitch poster

First Pitch

Movie

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps

2015
The Comedians poster

The Comedians

TV · as Billy · 13 eps

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Jay Leno's Garage poster

Jay Leno's Garage

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Party Central poster

Party Central

Movie · as Mike (voice)

2014
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays poster

Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays

Movie · as Self

2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip poster

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Monsters University poster

Monsters University

Movie · as Mike (voice)

2013
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall poster

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

Movie · as Self

2012
Small Apartments poster

Small Apartments

Movie · as Burt Walnut

2012
Parental Guidance poster

Parental Guidance

Movie · as Artie Decker

2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief poster

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Movie · as Self

2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America poster

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America

Movie · as Mezzy Mezzrow (voice)

2012
Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Pixar 25 Magic Moments poster

Pixar 25 Magic Moments

Movie · as Self

2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis poster

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Movie · as Self

2011
The Love We Make poster

The Love We Make

Movie · as Self

2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren poster

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

Movie · as Harry

2011
Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy

TV · as Garreth Pink · 3 eps

2010
I'm Still Here poster

I'm Still Here

Movie · as Billy Crystal

2010
Tooth Fairy poster

Tooth Fairy

Movie · as Jerry (uncredited)

2009
The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Studio 42 with Bob Costas poster

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America poster

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2008
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest poster

Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest

Movie

2008
Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy

TV · as Garreth Pink · 2 eps

2007
Sicko poster

Sicko

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Movie · as Self

2007
The Pixar Story poster

The Pixar Story

Movie · as Self - Mike Wazowski

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Comic Relief 2006 poster

Comic Relief 2006

Movie

2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic poster

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Movie · as Self

2006
Cars poster

Cars

Movie · as Mike Car (voice)

2006
Kings of Comedy USA poster

Kings of Comedy USA

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Man of the Year poster

Man of the Year

Movie · as Turkey (archive footage)

2005
Mantle poster

Mantle

Movie · as Self

2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found poster

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Movie · as Self

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Costas Now poster

Costas Now

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
Christmas from Hollywood poster

Christmas from Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 9 eps

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2002
Analyze That poster

Analyze That

Movie · as Dr. Ben Sobel

2002
Mike's New Car poster

Mike's New Car

Movie · as Mike (voice)

2002
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute poster

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Movie · as Self

2002
Liberty's Kids poster

Liberty's Kids

TV · as John Adams (voice) · 40 eps

2001
Monsters, Inc. poster

Monsters, Inc.

Movie · as Mike (voice)

2001
America's Sweethearts poster

America's Sweethearts

Movie · as Lee Phillips

2001
The Journey poster

The Journey

Movie · as Self

2001
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World poster

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Movie · as Self

2001
The Concert for New York City poster

The Concert for New York City

Movie · as Self

2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' poster

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

Movie · as Self

2001
How Harry Met Sally… poster

How Harry Met Sally…

Movie · as Self

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · 1 ep

2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle poster

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Movie · as Mattress Salesman (uncredited)

2000
When It Was a Game 3

When It Was a Game 3

Movie · as Self (voice)

1999
Analyze This poster

Analyze This

Movie · as Dr. Ben Sobel

1999
Get Bruce! poster

Get Bruce!

Movie · as Self

1999
American Movie poster

American Movie

Movie · as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)

1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1998
My Giant poster

My Giant

Movie · as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin

1998
Inside the Golden Statue poster

Inside the Golden Statue

Movie · as Self

1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1998
The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter poster

The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter

Movie · as Self - Host

1998
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory poster

Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory

Movie · as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps

1997
Deconstructing Harry poster

Deconstructing Harry

Movie · as Larry / The Devil

1997
Fathers' Day poster

Fathers' Day

Movie · as Jack Lawrence

1997
Sports on the Silver Screen poster

Sports on the Silver Screen

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1997
Stand Tall poster

Stand Tall

Movie · as Self

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1996
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as First Gravedigger

1996
Caesar's Writers poster

Caesar's Writers

Movie · as Self - Host

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1995
Forget Paris poster

Forget Paris

Movie · as Mickey Gordon

1995
Comic Relief VII poster

Comic Relief VII

Movie · as Self - Host

1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold poster

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Movie · as Mitch Robbins

1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss poster

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Movie · as The Voice of America (voice)

1994
A Century of Cinema poster

A Century of Cinema

Movie · as Self

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
Comic Relief VI poster

Comic Relief VI

Movie · as Self - Host

1994
The Critic poster

The Critic

TV · as Gary Grossman (voice)

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Tim (uncredited) · 1 ep

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Baseball poster

Baseball

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Jack (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Mr. Saturday Night poster

Mr. Saturday Night

Movie · as Buddy Young Jr.

1992
When It Was a Game 2 poster

When It Was a Game 2

Movie · as Self (voice)

1992
Horton Hatches the Egg

Horton Hatches the Egg

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Billy Crystal · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories poster

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1991
City Slickers poster

City Slickers

Movie · as Mitch Robbins

1991
Voices That Care poster

Voices That Care

Movie · as Self - Choir Member

1991
Branford Marsalis: Steep poster

Branford Marsalis: Steep

Movie · as Self

1990
Comic Relief '90

Comic Relief '90

Movie · as Self

1989
When Harry Met Sally... poster

When Harry Met Sally...

Movie · as Harry Burns

1989
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow poster

Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow

Movie · as Self

1989
Comic Relief III poster

Comic Relief III

Movie

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1988
Memories of Me poster

Memories of Me

Movie · as Abbie

1988
Grand Slam! poster

Grand Slam!

Movie · as Self

1988
An All-Star Toast to the Improv poster

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

Movie · as Self

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Flitterabend

Flitterabend

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
The Princess Bride poster

The Princess Bride

Movie · as Miracle Max

1987
Throw Momma from the Train poster

Throw Momma from the Train

Movie · as Larry Donner

1986
Running Scared poster

Running Scared

Movie · as Danny Costanzo

1986
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started poster

Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

Movie · as Self

1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Movie · as Self

1986
The Best of Comic Relief

The Best of Comic Relief

Movie · as Self

1986
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

1985
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain poster

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Movie · as Self

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1984
This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap

Movie · as Morty the Mime

1984
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line poster

Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line

Movie · as Self

1982
Doug Henning's World of Magic poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Movie · as Self

1982
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special poster

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Larry · 1 ep

1981
Darkroom poster

Darkroom

TV · as Paddy · 1 ep

1980
Animalympics poster

Animalympics

Movie · as Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)

1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb poster

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Movie · as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser

1980
Fridays poster

Fridays

TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep

1979
The T.V. Show poster

The T.V. Show

Movie

1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Movie · as Danny Doyle

1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do poster

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

TV · as Danny Doyle · 2 eps

1978
Rabbit Test poster

Rabbit Test

Movie · as Lionel Carpenter

1978
Human Feelings

Human Feelings

Movie · as Miles Gordon

1978
SST: Death Flight poster

SST: Death Flight

Movie · as David

1977
Soap poster

Soap

TV · as Jodie Dallas · 85 eps

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Newton Weems · 1 ep

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Co-Host, Fernando Lamas, Self - Host · 17 eps

1975
Doug Henning's World of Magic poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell poster

Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell

TV · 4 eps

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Al Bender · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 7 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps