Billy Crystal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-03-14 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Bill Crystal
  • Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρντ Κρίσταλ
  • بیلی کریستال

Billy Crystal

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.

Known For

Monsters, Inc.
7.8%

Monsters, Inc.

Nov 1, 2001

Cars
7.0%

Cars

Jun 8, 2006

Monsters University
7.0%

Monsters University

Jun 19, 2013

Friends
8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

The Princess Bride
7.7%

The Princess Bride

Sep 25, 1987

When Harry Met Sally...
7.4%

When Harry Met Sally...

Jul 21, 1989

Modern Family
7.9%

Modern Family

Sep 23, 2009

Tooth Fairy
5.5%

Tooth Fairy

Jan 14, 2010

Analyze This
6.5%

Analyze This

Mar 5, 1999

Never Have I Ever
8.1%

Never Have I Ever

Apr 27, 2020

This Is Spinal Tap
7.4%

This Is Spinal Tap

Mar 2, 1984

Monsters at Work
7.2%

Monsters at Work

Jul 7, 2021

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Acting

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

Crew

2008
My Best Friend's Girl as Thanks

Directing

2021
Here Today as Director
2001
61* as Director
1995
Forget Paris as Director
1992
Mr. Saturday Night as Director
1986
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started as Director

Production

Which Witch? as Producer
2024
Before as Executive Producer
2022
Mr. Saturday Night as Executive Producer
2021
Here Today as Producer
2020
Standing Up, Falling Down as Executive Producer
2015
The Comedians as Executive Producer
2012
Parental Guidance as Producer
2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Executive Producer
2002
Analyze That as Executive Producer
2001
America's Sweethearts as Producer
2001
61* as Executive Producer
1999
Analyze This as Executive Producer
1998
My Giant as Producer
1995
Forget Paris as Producer
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Producer
1992
Mr. Saturday Night as Producer
1991
City Slickers as Executive Producer

Writing

Which Witch? as Screenplay
2022
Mr. Saturday Night as Writer
2021
Here Today as Writer
2014
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays as Writer
2001
America's Sweethearts as Screenplay
1998
My Giant as Story
1995
Forget Paris as Screenplay
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Screenplay
1992
Mr. Saturday Night as Writer
1988
Memories of Me as Writer
1984
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line as Writer
1953
The Oscars as Writer
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