Bill Murray
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-09-21
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
A Course Called Ireland
Diamond
Marty, Life Is Short
Christmas in Nashville
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
John Candy: I Like Me
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
The Phoenician Scheme
The Friend
Riff Raff
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
An SNL Thanksgiving
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
DEVO
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Spirit of Golf
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Now
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
On the Rocks
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Belushi
Reunited Apart
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
The Movies That Made Us
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Zombieland: Double Tap
Cola Wars
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
The Dead Don't Die
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
For The Fun Of The Game
Love, Gilda
Studio 54
Always at The Carlyle
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Isle of Dogs
The Bill Murray Experience
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Vice Principals
Ghostbusters
The Jungle Book
Angie Tribeca
A Very Murray Christmas
Rock the Kasbah
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Aloha
Parneviks
Hot Ones
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
An SNL Valentine
MLB Network Presents
Dumb and Dumber To
Olive Kitteridge
St. Vincent
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Monuments Men
Alpha House
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Hyde Park on Hudson
Moonrise Kingdom
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Passion Play
The Women of SNL
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Ballhawks
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Get Low
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Zombieland
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Limits of Control
Parks and Recreation
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
City of Ember
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Get Smart
Markus Lanz
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
The Darjeeling Limited
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
The Graham Norton Show
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
El hormiguero
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
The Lost City
Broken Flowers
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
This Is an Adventure
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Iron Chef America
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
This Old Cub
Garfield
Coffee and Cigarettes
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Lost in Translation
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Sweet Spot
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Speaking of Sex
The Royal Tenenbaums
Osmosis Jones
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Banzai
Charlie's Angels
Hamlet
Michael Jordan to the Max
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Cradle Will Rock
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Ghostbusters 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Rushmore
With Friends Like These
Wild Things
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The View
Space Jam
E! True Hollywood Story
Larger Than Life
The Daily Show
Kingpin
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Ed Wood
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Mad Dog and Glory
Groundhog Day
Getaway
What About Bob?
Quick Change
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Ghostbusters II
Scrooged
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
She's Having a Baby
Little Shop of Horrors
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
The Best of John Belushi
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
The Razor's Edge
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ghostbusters
Tootsie
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Twilight Theatre
Late Night with David Letterman
Fun & Games
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Entertainment Tonight
Stripes
Cut Flowers
Caddyshack
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
The Missing Link
Where the Buffalo Roam
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Meatballs
Perchance to Dream
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
The Things We Did Last Summer
The Dogs
Loose Shoes
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Super Bowl
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
The Oscars
Being Mortal
The King of Counterfeit
Twilight Park
Bum's Rush
The Ploughmen
Epiphany
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Quiet Land
Magacine