Fred MacMurray
Acting
- Born:
- 1908-08-30
- Died:
- 1991-11-05
- Place of birth:
- Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Biography
Fredrick Martin 'Fred' MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor and musician. He was educated at Carroll College, Wisconsin, and played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935. He was raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from the age of 5, eventually graduating from Beaver Dam High School (currently the site of Beaver Dam Middle School), where he was a 3-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. He retained a special place in his heart for his small-town Wisconsin upbringing, referring at any opportunity in magazine articles or interviews to the lifelong friends and cherished memories of Beaver Dam, even including mementos of his childhood in several of his films. In 'Pardon my Past' (1945), he and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.
Known For
Filmography
This Is Bob Hope...
Inside 'The Apartment'
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
The Swarm
Inside 'the Swarm'
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Joys
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
People's Choice Awards
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dinah!
The Chadwick Family
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Charley and the Angel
The Movie Orgy
The Happiest Millionaire
Follow Me, Boys!
Kisses for My President
The Hollywood Palace
Son of Flubber
Bon Voyage!
The Absent-Minded Professor
My Three Sons
The Apartment
Gala Day at Disneyland
The Oregon Trail
Disneyland '59
Face of a Fugitive
The Shaggy Dog
Good Day for a Hanging
Day of the Badman
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Quantez
Gun for a Coward
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Steve Allen Show
There's Always Tomorrow
At Gunpoint
The Rains of Ranchipur
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Screen Director's Playhouse
The Far Horizons
The Wonderful World of Disney
December Bride
The George Gobel Show
Woman's World
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Pushover
The Caine Mutiny
The Moonlighter
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
Fair Wind to Java
This Is Your Life
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Callaway Went Thataway
A Millionaire for Christy
The Jack Benny Program
Lux Video Theatre
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Never a Dull Moment
The Bob Hope Show
Borderline
What's My Line?
Father Was a Fullback
Family Honeymoon
An Innocent Affair
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Miracle of the Bells
On Our Merry Way
Singapore
The Egg and I
Suddenly It's Spring
Smoky
Pardon My Past
Murder, He Says
Captain Eddie
Where Do We Go from Here?
Practically Yours
Double Indemnity
And the Angels Sing
Golden Globe Awards
Standing Room Only
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Above Suspicion
Show-Business at War
Flight for Freedom
No Time for Love
Breakdowns of 1942
The Forest Rangers
Take a Letter, Darling
Star Spangled Rhythm
The Lady Is Willing
New York Town
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Dive Bomber
One Night In Lisbon
Virginia
Rangers of Fortune
Too Many Husbands
Little Old New York
Remember the Night
Honeymoon in Bali
Invitation to Happiness
Cafe Society
Sing, You Sinners
Men with Wings
Cocoanut Grove
True Confession
Exclusive
Swing High, Swing Low
Maid of Salem
Champagne Waltz
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
The Texas Rangers
The Princess Comes Across
13 Hours by Air
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Bride Comes Home
Hands Across the Table
Alice Adams
Men Without Names
Car 99
The Gilded Lily
Grand Old Girl
Tiger Rose
Girls Gone Wild