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Bill Murray
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn September 21, 1950 (75 years)
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.
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.
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Bill Murray Filmography
| 2025 | Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards · as Cast |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme · as God |
| 2024 | The Friend · as Walter |
| 2024 | Riff Raff · as Lefty |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Peter Venkman |
| 2023 | Asteroid City Location Featurette · as Tab Whitney |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · as Lord Krylar |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever · as The Colonel |
| 2021 | The Now (TV Series) · as Psychotherapist |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Peter Venkman |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch · as Arthur Howitzer, Jr. |
| 2020 | On the Rocks · as Felix |
| 2019 | Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die · as Chief Cliff Robertson |
| 2019 | French Loving · as Phil |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs · as Boss (voice) |
| 2016 | Vice Principals (TV Series) · as Principal Welles |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Martin Heiss |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book · as Baloo (voice) |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Vic Deakins |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah · as Richie Lanz |
| 2015 | Aloha · as Carson Welch |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Mr. Loud |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To · as Ice Pick |
| 2014 | St. Vincent · as Vincent Mackenna |
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge (TV Series) · as Jack Kennison |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel · as M. Ivan |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men · as Sgt. Richard Campbell |
| 2013 | Alpha House (TV Series) · as Senator Vernon Smits |
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson · as Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom · as Mr. Bishop |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Passion Play · as Happy Shannon |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Richard Dawson / Various (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Ballhawks · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Get Low · as Frank Quinn |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox · as Clive Badger (voice) |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control · as American |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation (TV Series) · as Walter Gunderson |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 · as Weekend Update Anchor |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as William Murray |
| 2008 | City of Ember · as Mayor Cole |
| 2008 | Weekend Update (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Get Smart · as Agent 13 |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited · as The Businessman |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties · as Garfield (voice) |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Various Characters (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner · as Various |
| 2005 | The Lost City · as The Writer |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers · as Don Johnston |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou · as Steve Zissou |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie · as Garfield (voice) |
| 2003 | Lost in Translation · as Bob Harris |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes · as Bill Murray (segment "delirium") |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch · as Bill Murray The K. (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex · as Ezri Stovall |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums · as Raleigh St. Clair |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones · as Frank Detorre |
| 2001 | Banzai (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels · as John Bosley |
| 2000 | Hamlet · as Polonius |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies · as Richard Dawson |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock · as Tommy Crickshaw |
| 1999 | Caddyshack: The 19th Hole · as Carl Spackler (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Various |
| 1998 | Rushmore · as Herman Blume |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin · as Various |
| 1998 | With Friends Like These · as Maurice Melnick |
| 1998 | Wild Things · as Kenneth Bowden |
| 1998 | Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little · as Wallace Ritchie |
| 1996 | Larger Than Life · as Jack Corcoran |
| 1996 | Kingpin · as Ernie Mccracken |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Ed Wood · as Bunny Breckinridge |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory · as Frank Milo |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day · as Phil Connors |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash · as Matt |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) |
| 1991 | What About Bob? · as Bob Wiley |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial · as Various |
| 1990 | Quick Change · as Grimm |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Peter Venkman |
| 1988 | Scrooged · as Francis Cross |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Bill Murray (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors · as Arthur Denton |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi · as Various Characters |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge · as Larry Darrell |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever · as Ted Breughel |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Peter Venkman |
| 1982 | Tootsie · as Jeff Slater |
| 1982 | Square Pegs (TV Series) · as Mr. Mcnulty |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me · as Various |
| 1982 | Twilight Theatre · as Lefty In 'first Film' |
| 1981 | Steve Martin's Best Show Ever · as Bytes |
| 1981 | Stripes · as John Winger |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1980 | Caddyshack · as Carl Spackler |
| 1980 | B.C. Rock · as Dragon (voice) |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam · as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
| 1979 | The Dogs · as Cast |
| 1979 | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video · as Man On The Street |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | A Bird for All Seasons · as Cast |
| 1978 | Coming Attractions · as Lefty |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash · as Bill Murray The K. |
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village · as Nick Kessel (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle · as Reporter |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Nixon Voter |
| 2025 | The New Yorker at 100 · as Self - Actor, The French Dispatch |
| 2025 | Christmas in Nashville · as Self |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Self - Snl Cast |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me · as Self |
| 2025 | Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Self |
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| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The Saint of Second Chances · as Self |
| 2022 | Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power · as Self |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2021 | NFL Icons (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's · as Self |
| 2021 | Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam · as Self |
| 2021 | New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization · as Self |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Fantastic Mr. Murray · as Self - Portrait Subject (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap · as Bill Murray |
| 2019 | Cola Wars · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Pizza: A Love Story · as Self - Fan Of New Haven Style Pizza |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | TVTV: Video Revolutionaries · as Self |
| 2018 | For The Fun Of The Game · as Self |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Studio 54 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Bill Murray Experience · as Himself |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas · as Bill Murray |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley · as Self |
| 2015 | Parneviks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | For No Good Reason · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The 2011 Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Scream Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | Crossroads Guitar Festival · as Self |
| 2010 | SXSW Flashback 2010 · as Self |
| 2009 | Caddyshack: The Inside Story · as Self |
| 2009 | Zombieland · as Bill Murray |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Gonzo · as Self - Thompson Memorial Attendee |
| 2008 | Markus Lanz (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2005 | This Is an Adventure · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Starz on the Set: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou · as Self / Steve Zissou |
| 2004 | Iron Chef America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | This Old Cub · as Himself |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2004 | The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2003 | Hollywood on Set (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Reel Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Chopper (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Sweet Spot (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: TV Tales · as Self |
| 2002 | SNL Remembers John Belushi · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Hallo Deutschland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Space Jam · as Bill Murray |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | King of the Ring · as Self |
| 1995 | WWF Hall of Fame · as Self |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | US Squawk Box (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Best of Gilda Radner · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Later with Bob Costas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Best of Chevy Chase · as Self |
| 1986 | College Gameday (TV Series) · as Self (celebrity Guest Picker) |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The David Letterman Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood · as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Things We Did Last Summer · as Self |
| 1978 | heute journal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1976 | Super Bowl · as Himself |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | |
| 2002 | The Sweet Spot (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) |
| 2021 | |
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas · as Executive Producer |
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| 2002 | The Sweet Spot (TV Series) · as Segment Producer |