Bill Murray
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
Credits
- 2024 · Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Peter Venkman
- 2023 · Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Lord Krylar
- 2022 · The Greatest Beer Run Ever as The Colonel
- 2021 · The Now as Psychotherapist
- 2021 · Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Peter Venkman
- 2021 · The French Dispatch as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
- 2020 · On the Rocks as Felix
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Peter Venkman (archive footage)
- 2019 · Zombieland: Double Tap as Bill Murray
- 2019 · The Dead Don't Die as Chief Cliff Robertson
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Boss (voice)
- 2016 · '85: The Greatest Team in Football History as Self
- 2016 · Vice Principals as Principal Welles
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Martin Heiss
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Baloo (voice)
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Vic Deakins
- 2015 · A Very Murray Christmas as Bill Murray
- 2015 · Rock the Kasbah as Richie Lanz
- 2015 · Aloha as Carson Welch
- 2014 · Dumb and Dumber To as Ice Pick
- 2014 · Olive Kitteridge as Jack Kennison
- 2014 · St. Vincent as Vincent MacKenna
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as M. Ivan
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Monuments Men as Sgt. Richard Campbell
- 2013 · Alpha House as Senator Vernon Smits
- 2013 · Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
- 2013 · A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III as Saul
- 2012 · Moonrise Kingdom as Mr. Bishop
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Passion Play as Happy Shannon
- 2010 · Get Low as Frank Quinn
- 2009 · Fantastic Mr. Fox as Clive Badger (voice)
- 2009 · Zombieland as Bill Murray
- 2009 · The Limits of Control as American
- 2008 · City of Ember as Mayor Cole
- 2008 · Get Smart as Agent 13
- 2008 · Markus Lanz as Self
- 2007 · The Darjeeling Limited as The Businessman
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Garfield (voice)
- 2005 · The Lost City as The Writer
- 2005 · Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations as Himself
- 2005 · Iron Chef America as
- 2004 · The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Steve Zissou
- 2004 · Garfield as Garfield (voice)
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
- 2003 · Lost in Translation as Bob Harris
- 2001 · The Royal Tenenbaums as Raleigh St. Clair
- 2001 · Osmosis Jones as Frank Detorre
- 2000 · Charlie's Angels as John Bosley
- 2000 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1998 · Rushmore as Herman Blume
- 1998 · Wild Things as Kenneth Bowden
- 1997 · The Man Who Knew Too Little as Wallace Ritchie
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Space Jam as Bill Murray
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Larger Than Life as Jack Corcoran
- 1996 · Kingpin as Ernie McCracken
- 1994 · Ed Wood as Bunny Breckinridge
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Mad Dog and Glory as Frank Milo
- 1993 · Groundhog Day as Phil Connors
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · What About Bob? as Bob Wiley
- 1990 · Quick Change as Grimm
- 1989 · Ghostbusters II as Peter Venkman
- 1988 · Scrooged as Francis Cross
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as Bill Murray (uncredited)
- 1986 · Little Shop of Horrors as Arthur Denton
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Peter Venkman
- 1982 · Tootsie as Jeff Slater
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as
- 1981 · Stripes as John Winger
- 1980 · Caddyshack as Carl Spackler
- 1980 · Where the Buffalo Roam as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
- 1979 · Meatballs as Tripper Harrison
- 1978 · Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Phoenician Scheme as
- 2025 · Twilight Park as Mime Ringleader
- 2024 · Riff Raff as Lefty
- 2024 · The Friend as Walter
- 2023 · Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Spirit of Golf as
- 2021 · Live at Mister Kelly's as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization as Self
- 2020 · Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine as Self
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Fantastic Mr. Murray as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
- 2019 · Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk as Narrator
- 2018 · TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
- 2018 · For The Fun Of The Game as Self
- 2018 · Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self
- 2018 · The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man as Himself
- 2018 · Love, Gilda as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · The Bill Murray Experience as Himself
- 2017 · David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2016 · Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2015 · Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2015 · Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Mr. Bishop
- 2015 · "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' as Self
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self / Nick Ocean
- 2015 · Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self / Actor
- 2015 · MLB Network Presents as Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2012 · Hyde Park on Hudson as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' as Self / Businessman
- 2010 · Ballhawks as Narrator
- 2010 · Behind Jim Jarmusch as Self
- 2008 · Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday as
- 2008 · Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
- 2008 · A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' as Self
- 2007 · FCU: Fact Checkers Unit as Bill Murray
- 2006 · Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
- 2005 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
- 2005 · Broken Flowers as Don Johnston
- 2005 · This Is an Adventure as Self
- 2005 · Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal as Self
- 2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2005 · On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' as Self / Steve Zissou
- 2004 · Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life as Garfield
- 2004 · This Old Cub as Himself
- 2004 · Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' as Self
- 2003 · The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Sweet Spot as Self
- 2002 · Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson as Self (archival footage)
- 2001 · Speaking of Sex as Ezri Stovall
- 2001 · Banzai as
- 2000 · Michael Jordan to the Max as Self
- 2000 · The Making of 'Rushmore' as Self
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Tommy Crickshaw
- 1999 · Ghostbusters 1999 as Self - Archive Footage
- 1998 · With Friends Like These... as Maurice Melnick
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
- 1992 · Getaway as
- 1989 · Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985 · The Best of John Belushi as Various characters
- 1984 · The Razor's Edge as Larry Darrell
- 1984 · Nothing Lasts Forever as Ted Breughel
- 1982 · The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me as Various
- 1980 · The Missing Link as Dragon (voice)
- 1980 · Bill Murray Live from the Second City as Self
- 1979 · Mr. Mike's Mondo Video as Man on the Street
- 1978 · The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Bill Murray the K.
- 1976 · Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell as
- 1975 · Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle! as Reporter (voice)
- Future · Magacine as
- 1999 · Caddyshack: The 19th Hole as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
- 1982 · Twilight Theatre as Lefty in 'First Film'
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Bytes
- 1978 · The Things We Did Last Summer as Himself
- 1978 · Loose Shoes as Lefty
- Future · The King of Counterfeit as
- Future · Being Mortal as
- 1981 · Cut Flowers as
- 1978 · The Dogs as
- 1976 · TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Self
- 1976 · Super Bowl as Himself
- Future · Bum's Rush as Bum