FrameThrower · Actors · Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2001–2002
Born 14 March 1948 · Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
William Edward "Billy" Crystal 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2001–2002
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program1998
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series1992
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series1991
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program1991
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series1990
- Disney Legends2013
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor2007
- GLAAD Excellence in Media Award2005
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show2005
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance1992
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award1991
- Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors
How their films are shot
Measured across 129 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Billy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 51% natural — the look of the work Billy takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 129 frames from Billy Crystal's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.