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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

194

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-09-21 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Billy Murray

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William James "Bill" Murray

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William James Murray

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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

Groundhog Day

1993

Groundhog Day

as

Phil Connors

Lost in Translation

2003

Lost in Translation

as

Bob Harris

Broken Flowers

2005

Broken Flowers

as

Don Johnston

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

as

Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")

Ed Wood

1994

Ed Wood

as

Bunny Breckinridge

Wild Things

1998

Wild Things

as

Kenneth Bowden

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters

as

Peter Venkman

Space Jam

1996

Space Jam

as

Bill Murray

What About Bob?

1991

What About Bob?

as

Bob Wiley

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

as

Clive Badger (voice)

Hamlet

2000

Hamlet

as

Polonius

Quick Change

1990

Quick Change

as

Grimm

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

Mad Dog and Glory

as

Frank Milo

The Darjeeling Limited

2007

The Darjeeling Limited

as

The Businessman

Stripes

1981

Stripes

as

John Winger

Ghostbusters II

1989

Ghostbusters II

as

Peter Venkman

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

as

Arthur Denton

Charlie's Angels

2000

Charlie's Angels

as

John Bosley

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

2002

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

as

Self (archive footage)

Kingpin

1996

Kingpin

as

Ernie McCracken

Rushmore

1998

Rushmore

as

Herman Blume

Get Smart

2008

Get Smart

as

Agent 13

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

as

Nick Kessel (uncredited)

Super Bowl

1976

Super Bowl

as

Himself

The Razor's Edge

1984

The Razor's Edge

as

Larry Darrell

Caddyshack

1980

Caddyshack

as

Carl Spackler

The Limits of Control

2009

The Limits of Control

as

American

Garfield

2004

Garfield

as

Garfield (voice)

Cradle Will Rock

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as

Tommy Crickshaw

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

The Man Who Knew Too Little

as

Wallace Ritchie

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

The Royal Tenenbaums

as

Raleigh St. Clair

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

as

Garfield (voice)

Osmosis Jones

2001

Osmosis Jones

as

Frank Detorre

Tootsie

1982

Tootsie

as

Jeff Slater

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

as

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Scrooged

1988

Scrooged

as

Francis Cross

Larger Than Life

1996

Larger Than Life

as

Jack Corcoran

The Lost City

2005

The Lost City

as

The Writer

City of Ember

2008

City of Ember

as

Mayor Cole

Meatballs

1979

Meatballs

as

Tripper Harrison

Live at Mister Kelly's

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's

as

Self (archive footage)

Get Low

2010

Get Low

as

Frank Quinn

Loose Shoes

1978

Loose Shoes

as

Lefty

Speaking of Sex

2001

Speaking of Sex

as

Ezri Stovall

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as

Bill Murray the K.

Passion Play

2011

Passion Play

as

Happy Shannon

The Missing Link

1980

The Missing Link

as

Dragon (voice)

Zombieland

2009

Zombieland

as

Bill Murray

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

Nothing Lasts Forever

as

Ted Breughel

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

2001

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as

Self (archival footage)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as

Peter Venkman

Hyde Park on Hudson

2012

Hyde Park on Hudson

as

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Ballhawks

2010

Ballhawks

as

Narrator

With Friends Like These

1998

With Friends Like These

as

Maurice Melnick

The Monuments Men

2014

The Monuments Men

as

Sgt. Richard Campbell

Twilight Theatre

1982

Twilight Theatre

as

Lefty in 'First Film'

St. Vincent

2014

St. Vincent

as

Vincent MacKenna

Moonrise Kingdom

2012

Moonrise Kingdom

as

Mr. Bishop

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

as

Man on the Street

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life

2004

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life

as

Self / Garfield (voice)

The Best of John Belushi

1985

The Best of John Belushi

as

Various Characters

Rock the Kasbah

2015

Rock the Kasbah

as

Richie Lanz

Dumb and Dumber To

2014

Dumb and Dumber To

as

Ice Pick

Ghostbusters 1999

1999

Ghostbusters 1999

as

Self - Archive Footage

The Jungle Book

2016

The Jungle Book

as

Baloo (voice)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as

Various Characters (archive footage)

Aloha

2015

Aloha

as

Carson Welch

The Friend

2025

The Friend

as

Walter

A Very Murray Christmas

2015

A Very Murray Christmas

as

Bill Murray

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as

Self - Actor

Isle of Dogs

2018

Isle of Dogs

as

Boss (voice)

Ghostbusters

2016

Ghostbusters

as

Martin Heiss

Riff Raff

2025

Riff Raff

as

Lefty

The Dogs

1978

The Dogs

as

Twilight Park

Twilight Park

as

Mime Ringleader

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as

Self (archive footage)

She's Having a Baby

1988

She's Having a Baby

as

Bill Murray (uncredited)

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

as

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2003

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

as

Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

2007

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

as

Bill Murray

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

1999

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

as

Carl Spackler (archive footage)

The Dead Don't Die

2019

The Dead Don't Die

as

Chief Cliff Robertson

The French Dispatch

2021

The French Dispatch

as

Arthur Howitzer, Jr.

On the Rocks

2020

On the Rocks

as

Felix

Love, Gilda

2018

Love, Gilda

as

Self (archive footage)

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019

Zombieland: Double Tap

as

Bill Murray

This Old Cub

2004

This Old Cub

as

Himself

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as

Peter Venkman

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019

Fantastic Mr. Murray

as

Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

1995

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

as

Himself

The Women of SNL

2010

The Women of SNL

as

Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)

Belushi

2020

Belushi

as

Self (archive footage)

Studio 54

2018

Studio 54

as

Self (archive footage)

Perchance to Dream

1979

Perchance to Dream

as

Honker

Epiphany

Epiphany

as

Oz Bell

Cola Wars

2019

Cola Wars

as

Self [Archival Footage]

Vice Principals

Vice Principals

as

Principal Welles

Alpha House

Alpha House

as

Senator Vernon Smits

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

as

Jack Kennison

MLB Network Presents

MLB Network Presents

as

Himself (Archive Footage)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

as

Vic Deakins

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

as

Peter Venkman (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Various Characters

The Now

The Now

as

Psychotherapist

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing