Acting

Billy Crystal

born 1948 · Acting

63.2avg grm

12titles

#212best rank

11honors

best title · #212 on siteMonsters, Inc.2001 · as Mike79.8

Honors

11

1992MTV Movie Award — Best Comedic Performance

2013Disney Legends

1990Emmy — Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

2007Mark Twain Prize — American Humor

2005Drama Desk Award — Outstanding One-Person Show

Bio

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

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2020s3 titles

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words2025 · as Self58.7 S

The Story of Late Night2021 · as Self · series63.9 M

Monsters at Work2021 · as Mike · series60.1

2010s2 titles

Monsters University2013 · as Mike53.1 I

Inside Comedy2012 · as Self · series64.0

2000s4 titles

Who Needs Sleep?2006 · as Self58.1 L

Liberty's Kids2002 · as John Adams · series64.2 M

Monsters, Inc.2001 · as Mike79.8 M

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World2001 · as Self59.0

1990s1 title

The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live1998 · as Lew Goldman58.4

1980s1 title

When Harry Met Sally...1989 · as Harry Burns75.2

1970s1 title

Soap1977 · as Jodie Dallas · series63.8

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Billy Crystal

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born1948

known forActing

titles on site12

best title rank#212 · Monsters, Inc. (2001)

avg GRM63.2

honors11 · MTV Movie Award — Best Comedic Performance, 1992

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

ranked on this site

2020s

3 titles

58.7Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words2025 · as Self S

63.9The Story of Late Night2021 · as Self · series M

60.1Monsters at Work2021 · as Mike · series

2010s

2 titles

53.1Monsters University2013 · as Mike I

64.0Inside Comedy2012 · as Self · series

2000s

4 titles

58.1Who Needs Sleep?2006 · as Self L

64.2Liberty's Kids2002 · as John Adams · series M

79.8Monsters, Inc.2001 · as Mike M

59.0Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World2001 · as Self

1990s

1 title

58.4The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live1998 · as Lew Goldman

1980s

1 title

75.2When Harry Met Sally...1989 · as Harry Burns

1970s

1 title

63.8Soap1977 · as Jodie Dallas · series

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