Portrait of Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

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.

Born: March 14, 1948

Place of Birth: Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Monsters Funday Football

as Mike Wazowski (Voice)

2024
King Kong: Monster and Myth

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2024
Before

as Dr. Eli Adler

2023
2022
Mr. Saturday Night

as Buddy Young, Jr.

2021
Monsters at Work

as Mike (voice)

2021
Here Today

as Charlie Burnz

2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)

2020
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2019
Untogether

as David

2018
Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Entertainer

2018
2017
This Is Bob Hope...

as Narrator (voice)

2017
2016
The Comedian

as Billy Crystal

2015
2014
2014
Party Central

as Mike (voice)

2013
Monsters University

as Mike (voice)

2012
Parental Guidance

as Artie Decker

2012
Small Apartments

as Burt Walnut

2012
2011
2011
Web Therapy

as Garreth Pink

2010
I'm Still Here

as Billy Crystal

2010
Tooth Fairy

as Jerry (uncredited)

2009
2008
Web Therapy

as Garreth Pink

2007
The Pixar Story

as Self - Mike Wazowski

2007
Sicko

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Kings of Comedy USA

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Cars

as Mike Car (voice)

2005
Costas Now

as Self

2003
Christmas in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2002
Analyze That

as Dr. Ben Sobel

2002
Liberty's Kids

as John Adams (voice)

2002
Mike's New Car

as Mike (voice)

2001
Monsters, Inc.

as Mike (voice)

2001
America's Sweethearts

as Lee Phillips

2001
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

as Mattress Salesman (uncredited)

1999
American Movie

as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)

1999
Analyze This

as Dr. Ben Sobel

1999
Get Bruce!

as Self

1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
My Giant

as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin

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

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

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 Self

1996
Hamlet

as First Gravedigger

1996
Caesar's Writers

as Self - Host

1996
1996
1995
Forget Paris

as Mickey Gordon

1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss

as The Voice of America (voice)

1994
Friends

as Tim (uncredited)

1994
Baseball

as Self

1994
The Critic

as Gary Grossman (voice)

1993
Frasier

as Jack (voice)

1992
Mr. Saturday Night

as Buddy Young Jr.

1992
The Larry Sanders Show

as Billy Crystal

1992
When It Was a Game 2

as Self (voice)

1992
1991
City Slickers

as Mitch Robbins

1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1989
1988
1988
1987
1987
The Princess Bride

as Miracle Max

1986
Running Scared

as Danny Costanzo

1986
Comic Relief

as Self - Host

1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Morty the Mime

1980
Fridays

as Self

1980
Animalympics

as Rugs Turkell (voice)

1979
1978
1978
Rabbit Test

as Lionel Carpenter

1977
The Love Boat

as Newton Weems

1977
Soap

as Jodie Dallas

1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1971
All in the Family

as Al Bender

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1959
1953
The Oscars

as Self - Presenter