Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Billy Crystal
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 7904
IMDb ID: nm0000345
Known for: Acting
Born: March 14, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q186485
Also known as
Bill Crystal • Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρντ Κρίσταλ • بیلی کریستال
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Executive Producer (8)Writer (6)Screenplay (2)Producer (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Billy Crystal.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Billy Crystal.
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
2018 Movie
7.8
Monsters, Inc.
as Mike (voice)
2001 Movie
7.7
The Princess Bride
as Miracle Max
1987 Movie
7.6
American Movie
as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
1999 Movie
7.6
The Pixar Story
as Self - Mike Wazowski
2007 Movie
7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
as Morty the Mime
1984 Movie
7.4
When Harry Met Sally...
as Harry Burns
1989 Movie
7.4
Sicko
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as First Gravedigger
1996 Movie
7.3
Andre the Giant
as Self
2018 Movie
7.3
Deconstructing Harry
as Larry / The Devil
1997 Movie
7.0
Monsters University
as Mike (voice)
2013 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Billy Crystal.
8.4
Friends
as Tim (uncredited) • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.1
Never Have I Ever
as Himself • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Al Bender • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
as Billy Crystal • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Jack (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 6 eps
1962 Series
7.3
The Critic
1994 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.2
Monsters at Work
as Mike (voice) • 20 eps
2021 Series
7.1
The Oscars
Writer • 15 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Writer • 16 eps
1975 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Billy Crystal.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Billy Crystal.
8.4
Friends
as Tim (uncredited) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Writer • 16 eps
1975 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Jack (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 6 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Billy Crystal.
1.0
Mr. Saturday Night
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.9
Here Today
Writer
2021 Movie
6.3
Standing Up, Falling Down
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
8.1
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
Writer
2014 Movie
6.0
Parental Guidance
Producer
2012 Movie
6.9
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
5.6
My Best Friend's Girl
Thanks
2008 Movie
5.8
Analyze That
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
5.7
America's Sweethearts
Screenplay
2001 Movie
6.5
Analyze This
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
5.3
My Giant
Story
1998 Movie
5.3
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Screenplay
1994 Movie
6.5
City Slickers
Executive Producer
1991 Movie
5.1
Memories of Me
Writer
1988 Movie
2.0
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
Writer
1984 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Billy Crystal.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Billy Crystal.
Monsters Funday Football
as Mike Wazowski (Voice)
2025 Movie
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
as Self
2025 Movie
8.7
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
7.3
King Kong: Monster and Myth
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.1
It Ain't Over
as Self
2023 Movie
1.0
Mr. Saturday Night
as Buddy Young, Jr.
2022 Movie
10.0
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
2022 Movie
6.9
Here Today
as Charlie Burnz
2021 Movie
7.5
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2021 Movie
4.5
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
8.0
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Miracle Max
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Billy Crystal.
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Before
as Dr. Eli Adler • 10 eps
2024 Series
6.0
Back on the Record with Bob Costas
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Monsters at Work
as Mike (voice) • 20 eps
2021 Series
6.6
The Story of Late Night
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.1
Never Have I Ever
as Himself • 1 eps
2020 Series
1.0
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Entertainer • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
6.1
The Comedians
as Billy • 13 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series