Bill Murray
Acting
🎂 1950-09-21
William James 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.
Cast credits(185)
Self - Guest
1993
Self
1996
Self
2014
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self
2007
Self - Guest
1997
1988
Self - Guest
1993
1992
Self
2015
God
2025
Himself
2005
Self
2008
Vic Deakins
2016
Self - Host
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Self - Various Characters
1975
Self
1975
Peter Venkman (archive footage)
2019
Self
2005
Self
1953
Principal Welles
2016
Jack Kennison
2014
Senator Vernon Smits
2013
Self
2020
Psychotherapist
2021
1981
2001
2008
1992
Lord Krylar
2023
Bill Murray
2009
Peter Venkman
1984
Self
2013
Himself (Archive Footage)
2015
Peter Venkman
2021
Peter Venkman
2024
M. Ivan
2014
1996
Baloo (voice)
2016
Garfield (voice)
2004
The Colonel
2022
Bill Murray
1996
Phil Connors
1993
Bob Harris
2003
Clive Badger (voice)
2009
Martin Heiss
2016
Self
2025
Bill Murray
2019
Peter Venkman
1989
John Bosley
2000
Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
2021
Boss (voice)
2018
Ice Pick
2014
Raleigh St. Clair
2001
Carl Spackler
1980
Carson Welch
2015
Mr. Bishop
2012
1975
Sgt. Richard Campbell
2014
Agent 13
2008
Vincent MacKenna
2014
Frank Detorre
2001
Kenneth Bowden
1998
John Winger
1981
The Businessman
2007
Walter
2025
Chief Cliff Robertson
2019
Garfield (voice)
2006
Steve Zissou
2004
Mayor Cole
2008
Francis Cross
1988
Felix
2020
Ernie McCracken
1996
Arthur Denton
1986
Bob Wiley
1991
Herman Blume
1998
Tripper Harrison
1979
Jeff Slater
1982
Bunny Breckinridge
1994
Lefty
2025
Wallace Ritchie
1997
Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
2004
Grimm
1990
Bill Murray (uncredited)
1988
Saul
2013
Self
2002
Frank Milo
1993
Don Johnston
2005
Self
2025
Tommy Crickshaw
1999
Self
2025
Bill Murray
2015
Richie Lanz
2015
Self
2008
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Writer
2005
American
2009
(archive footage)
2012
Frank Quinn
2010
Jack Corcoran
1996
Self
2018
Ezri Stovall
2001
Self
1999
Happy Shannon
2011
Self - Actor
2015
Polonius
2000
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
2019
Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
2010
Self (archive footage)
2020
Self
2015
Dragon (voice)
1980
Nick Kessel (uncredited)
1976
Man on the Street
1979
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
1980
Larry Darrell
1984
Maurice Melnick
1998
Lefty
1978
Bill Murray
2007
Self [Archival Footage]
2019
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2012
Self
2007
Bill Murray the K.
1978
Ted Breughel
1984
Self
2005
Self (archive footage)
2020
Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
Self (archive footage)
1989
Self (archive footage)
2018
Self (archive footage)
2002
Various Characters
1985
Self / Mr. Bishop
2015
Himself
2004
Self
2010
Self
2024
Self
2016
Bytes
1981
Self
1976
Self
2000
Lefty in 'First Film'
1982
Narrator
2019
Self (archive footage)
2021
Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
2003
Self (archival footage)
2001
Self
2020
Self
2000
Self
1986
Self
2010
Mime Ringleader
Self
2005
Self
2015
Self
1978
Self
2005
Self - Archive Footage
1999
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
1978
Carl Spackler (archive footage)
1999
Self
2018
Self
2006
1978
Self / Steve Zissou
2005
Self - Businessman
2010
Self
2004
Self
1980
Self
2008
Self
2021
Himself
2017
Himself
2018
Self
2020
Oz Bell
Self / Garfield (voice)
2004
Various
1982
Himself
1976
2023
Narrator
2010
1981
Self
2018
Bum
Self (archive footage)
2023
Honker
1979
Himself
1995