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Bill Murray
Bill Murray

Bill Murray

ActingBorn September 21, 1950 (age 75)Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Biography

William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch. He has earned numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille (1921–1988), a mail-room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman. He was raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic family. His paternal grandfather was from County Cork, while his maternal ancestors were from County Galway. Three of his siblings, John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray, are also actors. Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, where he studied pre-med for a year. He dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. In 1973, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. He joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour, and later appeared in the National Lampoon stage show Lemmings. In 1977, Murray joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He quickly became one of the show's most popular cast members, known for his deadpan delivery and his ability to improvise. He left the show in 1980 to pursue a film career. Murray's first major film role was in the 1979 comedy Meatballs. He went on to star in a number of successful comedies, including Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He has also starred in a number of critically acclaimed dramas, such as Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Murray is known for his eccentric and unpredictable behavior. He has been known to disappear from sets and film projects, and he has often been quoted as saying that he doesn't like to work. However, he is also known for his generosity and his willingness to help out his fellow actors.

Filmography

2026Movie
2025Movie
2025
John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City

Movie
2025Movie
2025Movie
2025
The Friend

as Walter

Movie
2025
Riff Raff

as Lefty

Movie
2024Movie
2024
DEVO

as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2023Movie
2023Movie
2023Movie
2022Movie
2021
The Now

as Dr. Robert Flaherty

TV
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Peter Venkman

Movie
2020
On the Rocks

as Felix

Movie
2020
Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020TV
2020Movie
2019
The Movies That Made Us

as Peter Venkman (archive footage)

TV
2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray

as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Cola Wars

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The Dead Don't Die

as Chief Cliff Robertson

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Love, Gilda

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Isle of Dogs

as Boss (voice)

Movie
2017Movie
2016
Vice Principals

as Principal Welles

TV
2016
Ghostbusters

as Martin Heiss

Movie
2016
The Jungle Book

as Baloo (voice)

Movie
2016
Angie Tribeca

as Vic Deakins

TV
2015Movie
2015
Rock the Kasbah

as Richie Lanz

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Aloha

as Carson Welch

Movie
2015
Parneviks

as Self

TV
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

TV
2015Movie
2015
MLB Network Presents

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2014Movie
2014
Olive Kitteridge

as Jack Kennison

TV
2014
St. Vincent

as Vincent MacKenna

Movie
2014Movie
2014TV
2014
The Monuments Men

as Sgt. Richard Campbell

Movie
2013
Alpha House

as Senator Vernon Smits

TV
2012
Hyde Park on Hudson

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Movie
2012
Moonrise Kingdom

as Mr. Bishop

Movie
2012Movie
2011
Passion Play

as Happy Shannon

Movie
2010
The Women of SNL

as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Ballhawks

as Narrator

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Get Low

as Frank Quinn

Movie
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox

as Clive Badger (voice)

Movie
2009
Zombieland

as Bill Murray

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Parks and Recreation

as Walter Gunderson

TV
2008
City of Ember

as Mayor Cole

Movie
2008
Get Smart

as Agent 13

Movie
2008TV
2007Movie
2007
The Darjeeling Limited

as The Businessman

Movie
2006
El hormiguero

as Self - Guest

TV
2006Movie
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Movie
2005
The Lost City

as The Writer

Movie
2005
Broken Flowers

as Don Johnston

Movie
2005Movie
2005TV
2004Movie
2004
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life

as Self - Garfield (voice)

Movie
2004
This Old Cub

as Himself

Movie
2004
Garfield

as Garfield (voice)

Movie
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes

as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")

Movie
2003
Lost in Translation

as Bob Harris

Movie
2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2002TV
2002
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as Self (archival footage)

Movie
2001
Speaking of Sex

as Ezri Stovall

Movie
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums

as Raleigh St. Clair

Movie
2001
Osmosis Jones

as Frank Detorre

Movie
2001TV
2000
Charlie's Angels

as John Bosley

Movie
2000
Hamlet

as Polonius

Movie
2000Movie
1999
Cradle Will Rock

as Tommy Crickshaw

Movie
1999
Ghostbusters 1999

as Self - Archive Footage

Movie
1999
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

as Carl Spackler (archive footage)

Movie
1998
Rushmore

as Herman Blume

Movie
1998
With Friends Like These

as Maurice Melnick

Movie
1998
Wild Things

as Kenneth Bowden

Movie
1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little

as Wallace Ritchie

Movie
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

TV
1996
Space Jam

as Bill Murray

Movie
1996
Larger Than Life

as Jack Corcoran

Movie
1996TV
1996
Kingpin

as Ernie McCracken

Movie
1995Movie
1995Movie
1994
Ed Wood

as Bunny Breckinridge

Movie
1993TV
1993TV
1993
Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Top 10 Presenter

TV
1993
Mad Dog and Glory

as Frank Milo

Movie
1993
Groundhog Day

as Phil Connors

Movie
1992TV
1991
What About Bob?

as Bob Wiley

Movie
1990
Quick Change

as Grimm

Movie
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1989
Ghostbusters II

as Peter Venkman

Movie
1988
Scrooged

as Francis Cross

Movie
1988
She's Having a Baby

as Bill Murray (uncredited)

Movie
1986
Little Shop of Horrors

as Arthur Denton

Movie
1985
The Best of John Belushi

as Various Characters

Movie
1984
The Razor's Edge

as Larry Darrell

Movie
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever

as Ted Breughel

Movie
1984
Ghostbusters

as Peter Venkman

Movie
1982
Tootsie

as Jeff Slater

Movie
1982
Twilight Theatre

as Lefty in 'First Film'

Movie
1982TV
1982Movie
1982Movie
1981
Stripes

as John Winger

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Caddyshack

as Carl Spackler

Movie
1980
The Missing Link

as Dragon (voice)

Movie
1980
Where the Buffalo Roam

as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Movie
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

as Man on the Street

Movie
1979
Meatballs

as Tripper Harrison

Movie
1979Movie
1978
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Loose Shoes

as Lefty

Movie
1978Movie
1976Movie
1976
Super Bowl

as Himself

Movie
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

as Nick Kessel (uncredited)

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

TV
1975TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Movie
Twilight Park

as Mime Ringleader

Movie
Movie
The Ploughmen

as Cooper County Sheriff

Movie
Epiphany

as Oz Bell

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 21, 1950
Place of BirthWilmette, Illinois, USA
Popularity2.0
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