Bill Murray
Born September 21, 1950 (Age: 75)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
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as God
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Age: 74
The Friend
2025
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as Walter
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Age: 74
Riff Raff
2025
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as Lefty
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Age: 74
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
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as Self
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Age: 74
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
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as Self
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Age: 74
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
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as Peter Venkman
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Age: 73
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
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as Lord Krylar
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Age: 72
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
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as The Colonel
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Age: 72
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
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as Peter Venkman
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Age: 71
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
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as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
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Age: 71
On the Rocks
2020
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as Felix
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Age: 70
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
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as Bill Murray
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Age: 69
The Dead Don't Die
2019
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as Chief Cliff Robertson
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Age: 68
Isle of Dogs
2018
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as Boss (voice)
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Age: 67
Ghostbusters
2016
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as Martin Heiss
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Age: 65
The Jungle Book
2016
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as Baloo (voice)
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Age: 65
Rock the Kasbah
2015
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as Richie Lanz
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Age: 65
Aloha
2015
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as Carson Welch
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Age: 64
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
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as Ice Pick
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Age: 64
St. Vincent
2014
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as Vincent MacKenna
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Age: 64
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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as M. Ivan
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Age: 63
The Monuments Men
2014
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as Sgt. Richard Campbell
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Age: 63
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
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as Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Age: 62
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
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as Mr. Bishop
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Age: 61
Passion Play
2011
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as Happy Shannon
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Age: 60
Get Low
2010
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as Frank Quinn
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Age: 59
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
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as Clive Badger (voice)
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Age: 59
Zombieland
2009
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as Bill Murray
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Age: 59
City of Ember
2008
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as Mayor Cole
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Age: 58
Get Smart
2008
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as Agent 13
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Age: 57
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
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as The Businessman
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Age: 56
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
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as Garfield (voice)
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Age: 55
The Lost City
2005
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as The Writer
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Age: 54
Broken Flowers
2005
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as Don Johnston
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Age: 54
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
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as Steve Zissou
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Age: 54
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004
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as Self / Garfield (voice)
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Age: 54
Garfield
2004
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as Garfield (voice)
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Age: 53
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
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as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
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Age: 53
Lost in Translation
2003
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as Bob Harris
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Age: 52
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
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as Raleigh St. Clair
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Age: 51
Osmosis Jones
2001
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as Frank Detorre
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Age: 50
Charlie's Angels
2000
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as John Bosley
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Age: 50
Hamlet
2000
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as Polonius
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Age: 49
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
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as Self
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Age: 49
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 49
Cradle Will Rock
1999
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as Tommy Crickshaw
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Age: 49
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
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as Self - Archive Footage
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Age: 49
Rushmore
1998
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as Herman Blume
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Age: 48
Wild Things
1998
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as Kenneth Bowden
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Age: 47
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
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as Wallace Ritchie
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Age: 47
Space Jam
1996
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as Bill Murray
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Age: 46
Larger Than Life
1996
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as Jack Corcoran
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Age: 45
Kingpin
1996
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as Ernie McCracken
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Age: 45
Ed Wood
1994
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as Bunny Breckinridge
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Age: 44
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
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as Frank Milo
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Age: 42
Groundhog Day
1993
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as Phil Connors
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Age: 42
What About Bob?
1991
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as Bob Wiley
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Age: 40
Quick Change
1990
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as Grimm
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Age: 39
Ghostbusters II
1989
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as Peter Venkman
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Age: 38
Scrooged
1988
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as Francis Cross
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Age: 38
She's Having a Baby
1988
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as Bill Murray (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
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as Arthur Denton
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Age: 36
The Razor's Edge
1984
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as Larry Darrell
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Age: 34
Ghostbusters
1984
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as Peter Venkman
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Age: 33
Tootsie
1982
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as Jeff Slater
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Age: 32
No Image
Fun & Games
1982
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as
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Age: 31
Stripes
1981
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as John Winger
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Age: 30
Caddyshack
1980
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as Carl Spackler
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Age: 29
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
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as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Age: 29
No Image
Perchance to Dream
1979
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as Honker
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Age: 28