Bill Murray
Acting
Born: September 21, 1950 (age 76) · Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Zombieland
2009
Ghostbusters
1984
Groundhog Day
1993
The Jungle Book
2016
Lost in Translation
2003
Ghostbusters
2016
Space Jam
1996
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Photos (8)
Movies (93)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Ivan
The Phoenician Scheme
God
Isle of Dogs
Boss (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Clive Badger (voice)
Zombieland: Double Tap
Bill Murray
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Peter Venkman
Zombieland
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation
Bob Harris
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
City of Ember
Mayor Cole
Charlie's Angels
John Bosley
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Peter Venkman
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield (voice)
The Monuments Men
Sgt. Richard Campbell
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Peter Venkman
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Colonel
Dumb and Dumber To
Ice Pick
The Jungle Book
Baloo (voice)
Space Jam
Bill Murray
Groundhog Day
Phil
The Royal Tenenbaums
Raleigh St. Clair
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Lord Krylar
Ghostbusters
Dr. Peter Venkman
On the Rocks
Felix
Moonrise Kingdom
Mr. Bishop
St. Vincent
Vincent MacKenna
Garfield
Garfield (voice)
Little Shop of Horrors
Arthur Denton
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Steve Zissou
Ghostbusters
Martin Heiss
Broken Flowers
Don Johnston
Get Smart
Agent 13
The Dead Don't Die
Chief Cliff Robertson
Osmosis Jones
Frank Detorre
Wild Things
Kenneth Bowden
Mad Dog and Glory
Frank Milo
Riff Raff
Lefty
Hyde Park on Hudson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stripes
John Winger
Ed Wood
Bunny Breckinridge
Quick Change
Grimm
Cradle Will Rock
Tommy Crickshaw
The Friend
Walter
The Darjeeling Limited
The Businessman
Speaking of Sex
Ezri Stovall
Meatballs
Tripper Harrison
Kingpin
Ernie McCracken
Scrooged
Francis Cross
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
Caddyshack
Carl Spackler
Rushmore
Herman Blume
Larger Than Life
Jack Corcoran
Where the Buffalo Roam
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Tootsie
Jeff Slater
Aloha
Carson Welch
What About Bob?
Bob Wiley
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Wallace Ritchie
Passion Play
Happy Shannon
Get Low
Frank Quinn
Rock the Kasbah
Richie Lanz
A Very Murray Christmas
Bill Murray
She's Having a Baby
Bill Murray (uncredited)
The Limits of Control
American
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell
The Lost City
The Writer
The Women of SNL
Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Nick Kessel (uncredited)
The Missing Link
Dragon (voice)
Hamlet
Polonius
With Friends Like These
Maurice Melnick
DEVO
Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Saul
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Diamond
Jimbo
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Man on the Street
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Bill Murray the K.
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Bytes
Loose Shoes
Lefty
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
Twilight Theatre
Lefty in 'First Film'
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ted Breughel
Fun & Games
1982
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Narrator
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Various
The Dogs
1978
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Carl Spackler (archive footage)
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Bill Murray
Ballhawks
Narrator
Cut Flowers
1981
TV Shows (13)
Parks and Recreation
Walter Gunderson · 1 eps
Angie Tribeca
Vic Deakins · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Peter Venkman (archive footage) · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Vice Principals
Principal Welles · 1 eps
Alpha House
Senator Vernon Smits · 3 eps
Olive Kitteridge
Jack Kennison · 4 eps
The Now
Dr. Robert Flaherty · 14 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
9 eps
Banzai
26 eps
Getaway
33 eps
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
4 eps
Self / Appearances (93)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top 10 Presenter · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 82 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Markus Lanz
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 7 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Iron Chef America
Self · 214 eps
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Himself · 1 eps
MLB Network Presents
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Parneviks
Self · 1 eps
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage) · 4 eps
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · 1 eps
Love, Gilda
Self (archive footage)
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Self - Garfield (voice)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
For The Fun Of The Game
Self
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Self - Businessman
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Self
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Steve Zissou
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Mr. Bishop
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Self (archival footage)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self (archive footage)
This Old Cub
Himself
This Is an Adventure
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Self
Ghostbusters 1999
Self - Archive Footage
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Self
The Bill Murray Experience
Himself
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self
An SNL Valentine
Self / Todd (archive footage)
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
Spirit of Golf
Self
Christmas in Nashville
Self
Super Bowl
Himself
