Acting
Bill Murray
EN, DE, FR, HU cinema · 169 credits
Born
21 September 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Also known as Billy Murray · William James Murray · Вільям Джеймс Мюррей
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
Filmography
Twilight Park
as Mime Ringleader
The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen
as Cooper County Sheriff
Epiphany
Epiphany
as Oz Bell, Executive Producer
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self
Quiet Land
Quiet Land
as Connor McCluskey
Diamond
as Jimbo
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
The Friend
as Walter
Riff Raff
as Lefty
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Peter Venkman
DEVO
as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Lord Krylar
Franz Klammer – Der Skikaiser wird 70
2023
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as The Colonel
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Peter Venkman
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
as Self, Producer
On the Rocks
as Felix
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self (archive footage)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
The Dead Don't Die
as Chief Cliff Robertson
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Bill Murray
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
as Narrator
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
Isle of Dogs
as Boss (voice)
Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
The Bill Murray Experience
as Himself
The Jungle Book
as Baloo (voice)
Ghostbusters
as Martin Heiss
Rock the Kasbah
as Richie Lanz
Aloha
as Carson Welch
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Mr. Bishop
A Very Murray Christmas
as Bill Murray, Writer, Executive Producer
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor
An SNL Valentine
as Self / Todd (archive footage)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Ivan
The Monuments Men
as Sgt. Richard Campbell
St. Vincent
as Vincent MacKenna
Dumb and Dumber To
as Ice Pick
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moonrise Kingdom
as Mr. Bishop
Passion Play
as Happy Shannon
Get Low
as Frank Quinn
Ballhawks
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
as Self - Businessman
The Women of SNL
as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Clive Badger (voice)
The Limits of Control
as American
Zombieland
as Bill Murray
Get Smart
as Agent 13
City of Ember
as Mayor Cole
The Darjeeling Limited
as The Businessman
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
as Bill Murray
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Garfield (voice)
Broken Flowers
as Don Johnston
The Lost City
as The Writer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Steve Zissou
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Steve Zissou
Garfield
as Garfield (voice)
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
as Self - Garfield (voice)
This Old Cub
as Himself
Lost in Translation
as Bob Harris
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
as Self (archive footage)
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Raleigh St. Clair
Osmosis Jones
as Frank Detorre
Speaking of Sex
as Ezri Stovall
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self (archival footage)
Hamlet
as Polonius
Charlie's Angels
as John Bosley
Cradle Will Rock
as Tommy Crickshaw
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self - Archive Footage
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Things
as Kenneth Bowden
Rushmore
as Herman Blume
With Friends Like These
as Maurice Melnick
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Wallace Ritchie
Space Jam
as Bill Murray
Kingpin
as Ernie McCracken
Larger Than Life
as Jack Corcoran
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
as Himself
Ed Wood
as Bunny Breckinridge
Confessions of a Hitman
Executive Producer
Groundhog Day
as Phil
Mad Dog and Glory
as Frank Milo
What About Bob?
as Bob Wiley
Quick Change
as Grimm, Director, Producer
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Peter Venkman
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Scrooged
as Francis Cross
She's Having a Baby
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
Little Shop of Horrors
as Arthur Denton
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Peter Venkman
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell, Screenplay
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Ted Breughel
Tootsie
as Jeff Slater
Twilight Theatre
as Lefty in 'First Film'
Stripes
as John Winger
Caddyshack
as Carl Spackler
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
The Missing Link
as Dragon (voice)
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
as Self, Writer
Meatballs
as Tripper Harrison
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Man on the Street
Loose Shoes
as Lefty
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Bill Murray the K.
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
Super Bowl
as Himself
