Bill Murray
Acting
Born: September 21, 1950 (age 75) · 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
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Lord Krylar
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Peter Venkman
Charlie's Angels
John Bosley
The Phoenician Scheme
God
Ghostbusters
Dr. Peter Venkman
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Peter Venkman
Groundhog Day
Phil Connors
Isle of Dogs
Boss (voice)
The Jungle Book
Baloo (voice)
Zombieland
Bill Murray
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Clive Badger (voice)
Lost in Translation
Bob Harris
Ghostbusters
Martin Heiss
Space Jam
Bill Murray
Zombieland: Double Tap
Bill Murray
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Peter Venkman
Dumb and Dumber To
Ice Pick
Get Smart
Agent 13
Garfield
Garfield (voice)
Wild Things
Kenneth Bowden
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Colonel
Little Shop of Horrors
Arthur Denton
The Royal Tenenbaums
Raleigh St. Clair
City of Ember
Mayor Cole
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
Mr. Bishop
St. Vincent
Vincent MacKenna
The Dead Don't Die
Chief Cliff Robertson
The Monuments Men
Sgt. Richard Campbell
The Darjeeling Limited
The Businessman
Rushmore
Herman Blume
Scrooged
Francis Cross
Caddyshack
Carl Spackler
Osmosis Jones
Frank Detorre
Stripes
John Winger
Riff Raff
Lefty
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Wallace Ritchie
Tootsie
Jeff Slater
Quick Change
Grimm
Meatballs
Tripper Harrison
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Steve Zissou
Ed Wood
Bunny Breckinridge
Aloha
Carson Welch
What About Bob?
Bob Wiley
The Friend
Walter
On the Rocks
Felix
Kingpin
Ernie McCracken
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
Broken Flowers
Don Johnston
Mad Dog and Glory
Frank Milo
Rock the Kasbah
Richie Lanz
Passion Play
Happy Shannon
The Limits of Control
American
Hyde Park on Hudson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
She's Having a Baby
Bill Murray (uncredited)
Where the Buffalo Roam
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Saul
Cradle Will Rock
Tommy Crickshaw
The Lost City
The Writer
Larger Than Life
Jack Corcoran
A Very Murray Christmas
Bill Murray
Get Low
Frank Quinn
Speaking of Sex
Ezri Stovall
The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Nick Kessel (uncredited)
Diamond
Jimbo
Hamlet
Polonius
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
Loose Shoes
Lefty
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ted Breughel
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Various
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Bill Murray the K.
DEVO
Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
With Friends Like These
Maurice Melnick
Twilight Theatre
Lefty in 'First Film'
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Man on the Street
The Missing Link
Dragon (voice)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Bytes
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
The Dogs
1978
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Carl Spackler (archive footage)
Fun & Games
1982
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Narrator
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Bill Murray
Cut Flowers
1981
Ballhawks
Narrator
TV Shows (13)
Parks and Recreation
Walter Gunderson · 1 eps
Angie Tribeca
Vic Deakins · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
1981
The Movies That Made Us
Peter Venkman (archive footage) · 1 eps
Vice Principals
Principal Welles · 1 eps
Olive Kitteridge
Jack Kennison · 4 eps
Alpha House
Senator Vernon Smits · 3 eps
Getaway
33 eps
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
9 eps
The Now
Dr. Robert Flaherty · 14 eps
Banzai
26 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
4 eps
Self / Appearances (91)
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
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top 10 Presenter · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Markus Lanz
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Iron Chef America
Self · 214 eps
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self · 1 eps
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Himself · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Self
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
MLB Network Presents
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Parneviks
Self · 1 eps
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self (archive footage)
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Love, Gilda
Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · 1 eps
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Himself
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Mr. Bishop
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Self
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Steve Zissou
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
Ghostbusters 1999
Self - Archive Footage
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
This Old Cub
Himself
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
Spirit of Golf
Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
This Is an Adventure
Self
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Self
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Self
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Self - Businessman
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
An SNL Valentine
Self / Todd (archive footage)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Self (archival footage)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
The Bill Murray Experience
Himself
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
For The Fun Of The Game
Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Self - Garfield (voice)
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Self
Christmas in Nashville
Self
Super Bowl
Himself
