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
asasSelf
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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