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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 sal…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Bill Murray's Filmography
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Diamond
as Jimbo
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas in Nashville
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
The Phoenician Scheme
as God
The Friend
as Walter
Riff Raff
as Lefty
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Peter Venkman
DEVO
as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
as Self (archive footage)
Spirit of Golf
as Self
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Lord Krylar
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as The Colonel
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Peter Venkman
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
On the Rocks
as Felix
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Bill Murray
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
as Narrator
The Dead Don't Die
as Chief Cliff Robertson
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
For The Fun Of The Game
as Self
Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
as Himself
Isle of Dogs
as Boss (voice)
The Bill Murray Experience
as Himself
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
Ghostbusters
as Martin Heiss
The Jungle Book
as Baloo (voice)
A Very Murray Christmas
as Bill Murray
Rock the Kasbah
as Richie Lanz
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Mr. Bishop
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
as Self
Aloha
as Carson Welch
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
as Self
An SNL Valentine
as Self / Todd (archive footage)
Dumb and Dumber To
as Ice Pick
St. Vincent
as Vincent MacKenna
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Ivan
The Monuments Men
as Sgt. Richard Campbell
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
as Saul
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moonrise Kingdom
as Mr. Bishop
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Passion Play
as Happy Shannon
The Women of SNL
as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
as Self - Businessman
Ballhawks
as Narrator
No Poster
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
Get Low
as Frank Quinn
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Clive Badger (voice)
Zombieland
as Bill Murray
The Limits of Control
as American
City of Ember
as Mayor Cole
Get Smart
as Agent 13
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
as Bill Murray
The Darjeeling Limited
as The Businessman
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Garfield (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Lost City
as The Writer
Broken Flowers
as Don Johnston
This Is an Adventure
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Steve Zissou
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
as Self - Garfield (voice)
This Old Cub
as Himself
Garfield
as Garfield (voice)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
No Poster
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
as Self
Lost in Translation
as Bob Harris
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
as Self (archive footage)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self (archival footage)
Speaking of Sex
as Ezri Stovall
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Raleigh St. Clair
Osmosis Jones
as Frank Detorre
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
as Self
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
as Self
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
as Self
Charlie's Angels
as John Bosley
Hamlet
as Polonius
Michael Jordan to the Max
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
Cradle Will Rock
as Tommy Crickshaw
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self - Archive Footage
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
Rushmore
as Herman Blume
With Friends Like These
as Maurice Melnick
Wild Things
as Kenneth Bowden
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Wallace Ritchie
Space Jam
as Bill Murray
Larger Than Life
as Jack Corcoran
Kingpin
as Ernie McCracken
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self
Ed Wood
as Bunny Breckinridge
Mad Dog and Glory
as Frank Milo
Groundhog Day
as Phil
What About Bob?
as Bob Wiley
Quick Change
as Grimm
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Peter Venkman
Scrooged
as Francis Cross
She's Having a Baby
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
Little Shop of Horrors
as Arthur Denton
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Ted Breughel
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Peter Venkman
Tootsie
as Jeff Slater
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
as Various
Twilight Theatre
as Lefty in 'First Film'
The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
Fun & Games
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Bytes
Stripes
as John Winger
Cut Flowers
Caddyshack
as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
as Self
The Missing Link
as Dragon (voice)
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Man on the Street
Meatballs
as Tripper Harrison
No Poster
Perchance to Dream
as Honker
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
The Things We Did Last Summer
as Self
The Dogs
Loose Shoes
as Lefty
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Bill Murray the K.
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
Super Bowl
as Himself
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
Twilight Park
as Mime Ringleader
No Poster
The Ploughmen
as Cooper County Sheriff
No Poster
Epiphany
as Oz Bell
No Poster
Quiet Land
as Connor McCluskey
No Poster
The King of Counterfeit
No Poster
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self
No Poster
Bum's Rush
as Bum
No Poster