Billy Crystal
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Modern Family
Self
2009
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Series
Friends
Tim (uncredited)
1994
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Fernando Lamas
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Frasier
Jack (voice)
1993
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
The Love Boat
Newton Weems
1977
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
All in the Family
Al Bender
1971
Series
The Bernie Mac Show
Self
2001
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Never Have I Ever
Himself
2020
Film
Monsters, Inc.
Mike (voice)
2001
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Billy Crystal
1992
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
Soap
Jodie Dallas
1977
Series
Monsters at Work
Mike (voice)
2021
Series
Web Therapy
Garreth Pink
2008
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Larry
1982
Film
Cars
Mike Car (voice)
2006
Film
Monsters University
Mike (voice)
2013
Series
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
Series
Fridays
Self - Guest Host
1980
Film
The Princess Bride
Miracle Max
1987
Series
The Critic
1994
Series
The Critic
Gary Grossman (voice)
1994
Film
When Harry Met Sally...
Harry Burns
1989
Series
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
Web Therapy
Garreth Pink
2011
Series
Before
Dr. Eli Adler
2024
Series
Liberty's Kids
John Adams (voice)
2002
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Series
Baseball
Self
1994
Series
Primetime Glick
2001
Film
This Is Spinal Tap
Morty the Mime
1984
Flitterabend
Self
1988
Series
Darkroom
Paddy
1981
Series
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Series
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Film
Analyze This
Dr. Ben Sobel
1999
Film
Tooth Fairy
Jerry (uncredited)
2010
Film
Hamlet
First Gravedigger
1996
Series
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
Self
2009
Film
City Slickers
Mitch Robbins
1991
Film
Analyze That
Dr. Ben Sobel
2002
Series
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Entertainer
2018
Film
Throw Momma from the Train
Larry Donner
1987
Series
The Comedians
Billy
2015
Film
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Mattress Salesman (uncredited)
2000
Series
The Story of Late Night
Self
2021
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Running Scared
Danny Costanzo
1986
Film
I'm Still Here
Billy Crystal
2010
Film
Deconstructing Harry
Larry / The Devil
1997
Film
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Mitch Robbins
1994
Film
Fathers' Day
Jack Lawrence
1997
Film
Man of the Year
Turkey (archive footage)
2006
Film
America's Sweethearts
Lee Phillips
2001
Series
Comic Relief
Self - Host
1986
Film
Sicko
Self (archive footage)
2007
Series
Back on the Record with Bob Costas
Self
2021
Film
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self
2018
Film
The Pixar Story
Self - Mike Wazowski
2007
Series
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Self - Host
2009
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Standing Up, Falling Down
Marty
2020
Film
Parental Guidance
Artie Decker
2012
Film
Mike's New Car
Mike (voice)
2002
Film
Small Apartments
Burt Walnut
2012
Film
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Series
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
Film
Party Central
Mike (voice)
2014
Film
Here Today
Charlie Burnz
2021
Series
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Danny Doyle
1979
Film
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Film
Forget Paris
Mickey Gordon
1995
Series
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
1975
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Film
Mr. Saturday Night
Buddy Young Jr.
1992
Film
American Movie
Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
1999
Film
King Kong: Monster and Myth
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024
Film
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
Animalympics
Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)
1980
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Andre the Giant
Self
2018
Film
The Comedian
Billy Crystal
2016
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Untogether
David
2019
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Film
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Self
2022
Film
My Giant
Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
1998
Film
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Film
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Beser
1980
Film
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
2006
Film
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Miracle Max
2020
Film
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
2001
Film
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Film
Christmas from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Film
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
2013
Film
This Is Bob Hope...
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Scenes from a Friendship
Self
2019
Series
Costas Now
Self
2005
Film
It Ain't Over
Self
2023
Film
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Film
Memories of Me
Abbie
1988
Film
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Narrator (voice)
1999
Film
The Love We Make
Self
2011
Film
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Film
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Self
2026
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
How Harry Met Sally…
Self
2001
Film
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
Self
1988
Film
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
2015
Film
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Film
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
2014
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Laughter")
1998
Film
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Self
2025
Film
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Self
2002
Film
SST: Death Flight
David
1978
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
1998
The Hollywood Rabbi
Himself
2026
Film
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
Film
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Harry
2011
Film
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
Film
Comic Relief VII
Self - Host
1995
Film
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Film
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
1982
Film
Kings of Comedy USA
Self (archive footage)
2006
Monsters, Inc. 3
Mike (voice)
Film
When It Was a Game 2
Self (voice)
1992
Film
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2008
Film
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow
Self
1989
Film
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986
Film
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Mezzy Mezzrow (voice)
2012
Film
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
2017
Horton Hatches the Egg
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Self
1986
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
2020
Film
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
1982
Film
Comic Relief VI
Self - Host
1994
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
1985
Film
City Slickers In Westworld
Mitch Robbins
2017
Film
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
Self
2014
Film
The Journey
Self
2001
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Rabbit Test
Lionel Carpenter
1978
When It Was a Game 3
Self (voice)
2000
Film
The T.V. Show
1979
Film
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
Self
2011
Film
Comic Relief 2006
2006
Film
The Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter
Self - Host
1998
Film
Monsters Funday Football
Mike Wazowski (Voice)
2025
Film
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self
1991
Film
Mantle
Self
2005
Film
Mr. Saturday Night
Buddy Young, Jr.
2022
Film
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
Self
1984
Film
Comic Relief III
1989
The Best of Comic Relief
Self
1986
Comic Relief '90
Self
1990
Film
Caesar's Writers
Self - Host
1996
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Danny Doyle
1979
Film
In Search of Dr. Seuss
The Voice of America (voice)
1994
Film
Grand Slam!
Self
1988
Film
First Pitch
2015
Human Feelings
Miles Gordon
1978
Film
Stand Tall
Self
1997
Film
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Miracle Max
2020