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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-09-21
Place of birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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Cast
Groundhog Day
1993
7.60
Lost in Translation
2003
7.38
Broken Flowers
2005
6.92
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
6.92
Ed Wood
1994
7.50
Wild Things
1998
6.37
Ghostbusters
1984
7.49
Space Jam
1996
6.81
What About Bob?
1991
6.86
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
7.81
Hamlet
2000
5.80
Quick Change
1990
6.68
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
6.02
Stripes
1981
6.55
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
7.16
Ghostbusters II
1989
6.59
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
6.90
Charlie's Angels
2000
5.84
Rushmore
1998
7.40
Kingpin
1996
6.50
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
0.00
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
6.40
Get Smart
2008
6.20
Super Bowl
1976
0.00
The Razor's Edge
1984
6.37
Caddyshack
1980
6.60
The Limits of Control
2009
6.00
Garfield
2004
5.72
Cradle Will Rock
1999
6.50
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
6.38
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
7.47
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
5.59
Osmosis Jones
2001
6.50
Tootsie
1982
7.21
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
5.98
Scrooged
1988
6.79
Larger Than Life
1996
5.51
The Lost City
2005
6.11
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
6.00
City of Ember
2008
6.34
Meatballs
1979
5.81
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
0.00
Get Low
2010
6.71
Loose Shoes
1978
3.46
Speaking of Sex
2001
5.60
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
6.75
Passion Play
2011
4.78
The Missing Link
1980
5.19
Zombieland
2009
7.26
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
6.30
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001
5.00
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
7.54
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
6.49
Being Mortal
0.00
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
5.20
Ballhawks
2010
0.00
Always at The Carlyle
2018
6.81
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
8.00
With Friends Like These
1998
5.00
The Monuments Men
2014
6.06
Spirit of Golf
2023
0.00
Twilight Theatre
1982
0.00
St. Vincent
2014
7.11
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
7.70
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
4.96
The Best of John Belushi
1985
6.00
Rock the Kasbah
2015
5.39
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
5.56
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
6.00
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
7.00
The Jungle Book
2016
6.86
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
6.70
Aloha
2015
5.52
The Friend
2025
6.46
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
5.25
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
0.00
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
6.60
Isle of Dogs
2018
7.85
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
7.30
Ghostbusters
2016
5.35
Riff Raff
2025
5.77
The Dogs
1978
0.00
The Bill Murray Experience
2017
6.50
Twilight Park
2025
0.00
She's Having a Baby
1988
5.90
This Is an Adventure
2005
6.50
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
7.20
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003
5.58
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
4.50
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
7.80
The Dead Don't Die
2019
5.40
The French Dispatch
2021
7.03
On the Rocks
2020
6.10
Cut Flowers
1981
0.00
Love, Gilda
2018
7.17
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
6.92
This Old Cub
2004
0.00
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019
6.50
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
7.34
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
6.20
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
5.00
The Women of SNL
2010
7.30
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
6.00
For The Fun Of The Game
2018
0.00
Bum's Rush
0.00
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
4.00
Belushi
2020
6.90
Studio 54
2018
6.41
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
7.60
Perchance to Dream
1979
0.00
The Ploughmen
0.00
Epiphany
0.00
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
8.20
Cola Wars
2019
7.50