Bill Murray
- Acting
- September 21, 1950 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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
Filmography
- A Course Called Ireland · Self
- Diamond · Jimbo
- Marty, Life Is Short · Self
- Christmas in Nashville · Self
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line · Self
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special · Self
- The Phoenician Scheme · God
- The Friend · Walter
- Riff Raff · Lefty
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Self
- Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 · Self
- An SNL Thanksgiving · (archive footage)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · Peter Venkman
- DEVO · Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 · Self
- Spirit of Golf · Self
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · Lord Krylar
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever · The Colonel
- The Now · Dr. Robert Flaherty
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Peter Venkman
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun · Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
- New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization · Self, Producer
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 · Self
- On the Rocks · Felix
- Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine · Self
- Belushi · Self
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters · Self
- The Movies That Made Us · Peter Venkman (archive footage)
- Fantastic Mr. Murray · Self
- Zombieland: Double Tap · Bill Murray
- Cola Wars · Self
- Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk · Narrator
- The Dead Don't Die · Chief Cliff Robertson
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries · Self
- For The Fun Of The Game · Self
- Love, Gilda · Self
- Studio 54 · Self
- Always at The Carlyle · Self
- The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man · Self
- Isle of Dogs · Boss (Voice)
- The Bill Murray Experience · Self
- '85: The Greatest Team in Football History · Self
- Vice Principals · Principal Welles
- Ghostbusters · Martin Heiss
- The Jungle Book · Baloo (Voice)
- Angie Tribeca · Vic Deakins
- A Very Murray Christmas · Bill Murray, Writer
- Rock the Kasbah · Richie Lanz
- Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon · Self
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' · Self / Mr. Bishop
- Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. · Self
- Aloha · Carson Welch
- Parneviks · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' · Self
- An SNL Valentine · Self / Todd (archive footage)
- MLB Network Presents · Self
- Dumb and Dumber To · Ice Pick
- Olive Kitteridge · Jack Kennison
- St. Vincent · Vincent MacKenna
- The Grand Budapest Hotel · M. Ivan
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Monuments Men · Sgt. Richard Campbell
- Alpha House · Senator Vernon Smits
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown · Self
- A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III · Saul
- Hyde Park on Hudson · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Moonrise Kingdom · Mr. Bishop
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · (archive footage)
- Passion Play · Happy Shannon
- The Women of SNL · Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
- The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' · Self
- Ballhawks · Narrator
- Behind Jim Jarmusch · Self
- Get Low · Frank Quinn