Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/14/1948
Place of Birth
Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
Bill CrystalΓουίλιαμ Έντουαρντ Κρίσταλبیلی کریستال
Billy Crystal
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.
as Mike (voice)
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Mitch Robbins
Cars
as Mike Car (voice)
Monsters University
as Mike (voice)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
The Princess Bride
as Miracle Max
The Concert for New York City
as Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
Analyze That
as Dr. Ben Sobel
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Harry
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
How Harry Met Sally…
as Self
When Harry Met Sally...
as Harry Burns
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
Standing Up, Falling Down
as Marty
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
as Self
Career Timeline
2025
2021
2020
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Miracle Max
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Miracle Max
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Never Have I Ever
as Himself
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Standing Up, Falling Down
as Marty
2018
2017
2015
2014
2012
2011
2009
2007
2006
2005
2003
2002
2001
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
The Bernie Mac Show
as Self
Monsters, Inc.
as Mike (voice)
The Concert for New York City
as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
America's Sweethearts
as Lee Phillips
Primetime Glick
Role unknown
The Journey
as Self
How Harry Met Sally…
as Self
2000
1999
1998
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
My Giant
as Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self
The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter
as Self - Host
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
1997
1996
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
as The Voice of America (voice)
Friends
as Tim (uncredited)
Baseball
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
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)
The Critic
Role unknown
The Critic
as Gary Grossman (voice)
A Century of Cinema
as Self