Bill Murray
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting

1993
asPhil Connors

2003
asBob Harris

2005
asDon Johnston

2004
asBill Murray (segment "Delirium")

2004
asSteve Zissou

1994
asBunny Breckinridge

1998
asKenneth Bowden

1984
asPeter Venkman

1996
asBill Murray

1991
asBob Wiley

2009
asClive Badger (voice)

2000
asPolonius

1990
asGrimm

1993
asFrank Milo

2007
asThe Businessman

1981
asJohn Winger

1989
asPeter Venkman

1986
asArthur Denton

2000
asJohn Bosley

2002
asSelf (archive footage)

1996
asErnie McCracken

1998
asHerman Blume

2018
asSelf

2008
asAgent 13

1976
asNick Kessel (uncredited)

1976
asHimself

1984
asLarry Darrell

1980
asCarl Spackler

2009
asAmerican

2023
asLord Krylar

2004
asGarfield (voice)

1999
asTommy Crickshaw

1997
asWallace Ritchie

2001
asRaleigh St. Clair

2006
asGarfield (voice)

2001
asFrank Detorre

1982
asJeff Slater

1980
asDr. Hunter S. Thompson

1988
asFrancis Cross

1996
asJack Corcoran

2005
asThe Writer

1976
asSelf

2008
asMayor Cole

1979
asTripper Harrison

2021
asSelf (archive footage)

2010
asFrank Quinn

1978
asLefty

1982
asVarious

2001
asEzri Stovall

1978
asBill Murray the K.

2011
asHappy Shannon

1980
asDragon (voice)

2009
asBill Murray

1980
asSelf

1984
asTed Breughel

2001
asSelf (archival footage)

2012
as(archive footage)

2024
asPeter Venkman
as
2012
asFranklin D. Roosevelt

2010
asNarrator

2018
asSelf

2014
asM. Ivan

1998
asMaurice Melnick

2013
asSaul

2014
asSgt. Richard Campbell

2004
asSelf

2023
as
1982
asLefty in 'First Film'

2005
asSelf

2014
asVincent MacKenna

2012
asMr. Bishop

2010
asSelf - Businessman

1979
asMan on the Street

1999
asSelf

2004
asSelf / Garfield (voice)

1985
asVarious Characters

2015
asRichie Lanz

2014
asIce Pick

1999
asSelf - Archive Footage

2025
asGod

2016
asBaloo (voice)

1981
asBytes

2005
asVarious Characters (archive footage)

2023
asSelf (archive footage)

2015
asCarson Welch

2015
asSelf / Mr. Bishop

2025
asWalter

2015
asBill Murray

2010
asSelf

2015
asSelf

2015
asSelf - Actor
as
2018
asBoss (voice)

2000
asSelf

2016
asMartin Heiss

2025
asLefty

1978
as
2017
asHimself

2016
asSelf
asMime Ringleader

1989
asSelf (archive footage)

1988
asBill Murray (uncredited)

1978
asSelf / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

2005
asSelf

2008
asSelf

2006
asSelf

2003
asBill Murray The K. (archive footage)

2007
asBill Murray

1986
asSelf

2005
asSelf

1999
asCarl Spackler (archive footage)

2019
asChief Cliff Robertson

2018
asHimself

2021
asArthur Howitzer, Jr.

2020
asFelix

1981
as
2018
asSelf (archive footage)

2019
asBill Murray

2004
asHimself

2005
asSelf / Steve Zissou

2019
asNarrator

2021
asPeter Venkman

2019
asSelf - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

1995
asHimself

2010
asRichard Dawson / Various (archive footage)

2000
asSelf

2015
asSelf

2018
asSelf

2020
asSelf (archive footage)

2020
asSelf
asBum

1978
asSelf

2020
asSelf (archive footage)

2018
asSelf (archive footage)

2022
asThe Colonel

2021
asSelf

1979
asHonker
as
asOz Bell

2025
asSelf

2024
asSelf

2025
asSelf

2020
asSelf

2007
asSelf

2010
asSelf

2019
asSelf [Archival Footage]
as
as
as
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
as
as
asSelf
asPrincipal Welles
as
as
asSenator Vernon Smits
asJack Kennison
asHimself (Archive Footage)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Host
asHimself
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
as
as
asVic Deakins
asSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
asSelf
asPeter Venkman (archive footage)
asSelf
asSelf - Various Characters
asSelf
asSelf
asPsychotherapist
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asSelf - Guest
Production
Crew
Directing

1990
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