Billy Crystal

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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

Monsters, Inc.

Mike (voice)

Cars

Mike Car (voice)

Monsters University

Mike (voice)

Friends

Tim (uncredited)

The Princess Bride

Miracle Max

When Harry Met Sally...

Harry Burns

Modern Family

Self

Analyze This

Dr. Ben Sobel

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Monsters Funday Football MOVIE	Mike Wazowski (Voice)
2025	Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words MOVIE	Self
2025	FireAid Benefit Concert MOVIE	Self
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night TV	Self
2024	King Kong: Monster and Myth MOVIE	Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024	Before TV	Dr. Eli Adler
2023	It Ain't Over MOVIE	Self
2022	Mr. Saturday Night MOVIE	Buddy Young, Jr.
2022	Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry MOVIE	Self
2021	Back on the Record with Bob Costas TV	Self
2021	Monsters at Work TV	Mike (voice)
2021	Here Today MOVIE	Charlie Burnz
2021	The Story of Late Night TV	Self
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves MOVIE	Self
2021	Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2020	In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover MOVIE	Miracle Max
2020	A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion MOVIE	Miracle Max
2020	AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star MOVIE	Self
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival MOVIE	Self
2020	Never Have I Ever TV	Himself
2020	The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault MOVIE	(archive footage)
2020	Standing Up, Falling Down MOVIE	Marty
2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate MOVIE	Self
2019	Untogether MOVIE	David
2019	Scenes from a Friendship MOVIE	Self
2018	Shut Up and Dribble TV	Self - Entertainer
2018	Andre the Giant MOVIE	Self
2018	Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind MOVIE	Self
2017	This Is Bob Hope... MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2017	Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me MOVIE	Self
2017	City Slickers In Westworld MOVIE	Mitch Robbins
2016	The Comedian MOVIE	Billy Crystal
2015	Kareem: Minority of One MOVIE	Self
2015	Jay Leno's Garage TV	Self
2015	First Pitch MOVIE	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	The Comedians TV	Billy
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self
2014	Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays MOVIE	Self
2014	Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip MOVIE	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	Party Central MOVIE	Mike (voice)
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall MOVIE	Self
2013	Monsters University MOVIE	Mike (voice)
2012	Parental Guidance MOVIE	Artie Decker
2012	12-12-12 \| The Concert for Sandy Relief MOVIE	Self
2012	Small Apartments MOVIE	Burt Walnut
2012	Inside Comedy TV	Self
2011	Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis MOVIE	Self
2011	The Love We Make MOVIE	Self
2011	Web Therapy TV	Garreth Pink
2011	When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren MOVIE	Harry
2011	Pixar 25 Magic Moments MOVIE	Self
2010	I'm Still Here MOVIE	Billy Crystal
2010	Tooth Fairy MOVIE	Jerry (uncredited)
2009	Modern Family TV	Self
2009	The Jay Leno Show TV	Self
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America TV	Self - Host
2009	Studio 42 with Bob Costas TV	Self
2008	Web Therapy TV	Garreth Pink
2008	Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest MOVIE	Self
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project MOVIE	Self
2007	The Pixar Story MOVIE	Self - Mike Wazowski
2007	Sicko MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self
2006	Tony Bennett: An American Classic MOVIE	Self
2006	Comic Relief 2006 MOVIE	Self
2006	Kings of Comedy USA MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2006	Cars MOVIE	Mike Car (voice)
2005	Mantle MOVIE	Self
2005	Costas Now TV	Self
2005	Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found MOVIE	Self
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	The Tony Danza Show TV	Self - Guest
2003	Christmas in Hollywood MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2002	Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute MOVIE	Self
2002	Analyze That MOVIE	Dr. Ben Sobel
2002	Liberty's Kids TV	John Adams (voice)
2002	Mike's New Car MOVIE	Mike (voice)
2001	Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World MOVIE	Self
2001	The Bernie Mac Show TV	Self
2001	Monsters, Inc. MOVIE	Mike (voice)
2001	The Concert for New York City MOVIE	Self
2001	As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' MOVIE	Self
2001	America's Sweethearts MOVIE	Lee Phillips
2001	Primetime Glick TV	Self
2001	The Journey MOVIE	Self
2001	How Harry Met Sally… MOVIE	Self
2000	When It Was a Game 3 MOVIE	Self (voice)
2000	The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle MOVIE	Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
1999	Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1999	American Movie MOVIE	Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
1999	Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special MOVIE	Self
1999	Analyze This MOVIE	Dr. Ben Sobel
1999	Get Bruce! MOVIE	Self
1998	Hollywood Squares TV	Self - Panelist
1998	My Giant MOVIE	Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
1998	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1998	Inside the Golden Statue MOVIE	Self
1998	The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter MOVIE	Self - Host
1998	Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory MOVIE	Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
1997	Deconstructing Harry MOVIE	Larry / The Devil
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1997	Fathers' Day MOVIE	Jack Lawrence
1997	Sports on the Silver Screen MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1997	Stand Tall MOVIE	Self
1996	Hamlet MOVIE	First Gravedigger
1996	Caesar's Writers MOVIE	Self - Host
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1996	Muppets Tonight TV	Self
1995	Forget Paris MOVIE	Mickey Gordon
1994	In Search of Dr. Seuss MOVIE	The Voice of America (voice)
1994	Friends TV	Tim (uncredited)
1994	Baseball TV	Self
1994	Inside the Actors Studio TV	Self
1994	City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold MOVIE	Mitch Robbins
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1994	The Critic TV	Self
1994	The Critic TV	Gary Grossman (voice)
1994	A Century of Cinema MOVIE	Self
1993	Frasier TV	Jack (voice)
1992	Mr. Saturday Night MOVIE	Buddy Young Jr.
1992	The Larry Sanders Show TV	Billy Crystal
1992	When It Was a Game 2 MOVIE	Self (voice)
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self - Guest
1992	Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories TV	Narrator (voice)
1992	Horton Hatches the Egg MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1991	City Slickers MOVIE	Mitch Robbins
1991	Voices That Care MOVIE	Self - Choir Member
1991	Branford Marsalis: Steep MOVIE	Self
1990	Comic Relief '90 MOVIE	Self
1989	Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow MOVIE	Self
1989	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary MOVIE	Self
1989	When Harry Met Sally... MOVIE	Harry Burns
1989	Comic Relief III MOVIE	Self
1988	Flitterabend TV	Self
1988	Memories of Me MOVIE	Abbie
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self
1988	An All-Star Toast to the Improv MOVIE	Self
1988	Grand Slam! MOVIE	Self
1987	Throw Momma from the Train MOVIE	Larry Donner
1987	The Princess Bride MOVIE	Miracle Max
1986	The Best of Comic Relief MOVIE	Self
1986	Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started MOVIE	Self
1986	Running Scared MOVIE	Danny Costanzo
1986	Comic Relief TV	Self - Host
1986	Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special MOVIE	Self
1985	Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain MOVIE	Self
1985	Night of 100 Stars II MOVIE	Self
1984	This Is Spinal Tap MOVIE	Morty the Mime
1984	Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line MOVIE	Self
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre TV	Larry
1982	Doug Henning's World of Magic MOVIE	Self
1980	Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb MOVIE	Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser
1980	Animalympics MOVIE	Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)
1980	Fridays TV	Self - Guest Host
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do MOVIE	Danny Doyle
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do TV	Danny Doyle
1978	Human Feelings MOVIE	Miles Gordon
1978	SST: Death Flight MOVIE	David
1978	Rabbit Test MOVIE	Lionel Carpenter
1977	The Love Boat TV	Newton Weems
1977	Soap TV	Jodie Dallas
1976	Donny & Marie TV	Self
1975	Doug Henning's World of Magic TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Co-Host
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Fernando Lamas
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell TV	Self
1971	All in the Family TV	Al Bender
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self - Guest Host
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self - Co-Host
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1959	The Grammys TV	Self
1953	The Oscars TV	Self - Presenter
	Which Witch? MOVIE	Self
	Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special MOVIE	Self

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