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Bill Murray
Known for: ActingWilliam 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.
Filmography 84
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr. 
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Garfield (voice) 
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Ivan 
Zombieland
as Bill Murray 
The Monuments Men
as Sgt. Richard Campbell 
Isle of Dogs
as Boss (voice) 
City of Ember
as Mayor Cole 
Charlie's Angels
as John Bosley 
Space Jam
as Bill Murray 
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City 
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Clive Badger (voice) 
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Peter Venkman 
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Peter Venkman 
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Raleigh St. Clair 
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Lord Krylar 
The Jungle Book
as Baloo (voice) 
Groundhog Day
as Phil 
Lost in Translation
as Bob Harris 
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Peter Venkman 
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Peter Venkman 
Garfield
as Garfield (voice) 
The Phoenician Scheme
as God 
St. Vincent
as Vincent MacKenna 
Dumb and Dumber To
as Ice Pick 
Little Shop of Horrors
as Arthur Denton 
Ghostbusters
as Martin Heiss 
Olive Kitteridge
as Jack Kennison 
Moonrise Kingdom
as Mr. Bishop 
Meatballs
as Tripper Harrison 
Get Smart
as Agent 13 
The Dead Don't Die
as Chief Cliff Robertson 
On the Rocks
as Felix 
Kingpin
as Ernie McCracken 
Wild Things
as Kenneth Bowden 
The Darjeeling Limited
as The Businessman 
The Now
as Dr. Robert Flaherty 
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as The Colonel 
Stripes
as John Winger 
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Steve Zissou 
Broken Flowers
as Don Johnston 
Quick Change
as Grimm 
Osmosis Jones
as Frank Detorre 
Rushmore
as Herman Blume 
The Friend
as Walter 
Scrooged
as Francis Cross 
Get Low
as Frank Quinn 
Riff Raff
as Lefty 
Tootsie
as Jeff Slater 
Caddyshack
as Carl Spackler 
Ed Wood
as Bunny Breckinridge 
Aloha
as Carson Welch 
What About Bob?
as Bob Wiley 
Mad Dog and Glory
as Frank Milo 
Speaking of Sex
as Ezri Stovall 
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Wallace Ritchie 
Cradle Will Rock
as Tommy Crickshaw 
The Limits of Control
as American 
Passion Play
as Happy Shannon 
Rock the Kasbah
as Richie Lanz 
Larger Than Life
as Jack Corcoran 
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Franklin D. Roosevelt 
A Very Murray Christmas
as Bill Murray 
The Lost City
as The Writer 
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell 
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage) 
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor 
Hamlet
as Polonius 
Michael Jordan to the Max
as Self 
With Friends Like These
as Maurice Melnick 
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Man on the Street 
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self 
Loose Shoes
as Lefty 
Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage) 
This Old Cub
as Himself 
The Bill Murray Experience
as Himself 
For The Fun Of The Game
as Self 
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self 
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
as Narrator