Bill Murray
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
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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Zombieland
2009
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Ghostbusters
1984
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Groundhog Day
1993
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The Jungle Book
2016
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Lost in Translation
2003
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Ghostbusters
2016
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Space Jam
1996
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Moonrise Kingdom
2012
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Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
Acting
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
as God
2025
The Friend
as Walter
2025
Riff Raff
as Lefty
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
2025
Christmas in Nashville
as Self
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Peter Venkman
2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
2024
DEVO
as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Lord Krylar
2023
Spirit of Golf
as Self
2023
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as The Colonel
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Peter Venkman
2021
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
as Self
2021
The Now
as Dr. Robert Flaherty
(14 episodes)
2020
On the Rocks
as Felix
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
2020
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
2020
Reunited Apart
as Self
(1 episode)
2019
The Dead Don't Die
as Chief Cliff Robertson
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Bill Murray
2019
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
as Narrator
2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
2019
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Movies That Made Us
as Peter Venkman (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
2018
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018
Isle of Dogs
as Boss (voice)
2018
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
as Himself
2018
Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage)
2018
For The Fun Of The Game
as Self
2018
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Bill Murray Experience
as Himself
2016
The Jungle Book
as Baloo (voice)
2016
Ghostbusters
as Martin Heiss
2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
2016
Vice Principals
as Principal Welles
(1 episode)
2016
Angie Tribeca
as Vic Deakins
(1 episode)
2015
Rock the Kasbah
as Richie Lanz
2015
Aloha
as Carson Welch
2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Mr. Bishop
2015
A Very Murray Christmas
as Bill Murray
2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor
2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
as Self
2015
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
as Self
2015
MLB Network Presents
as Self (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
(1 episode)
2015
Parneviks
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Ivan
2014
The Monuments Men
as Sgt. Richard Campbell
2014
St. Vincent
as Vincent MacKenna
2014
Dumb and Dumber To
as Ice Pick
2014
Olive Kitteridge
as Jack Kennison
(4 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
2013
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
as Saul
2013
Alpha House
as Senator Vernon Smits
(3 episodes)
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as Self
(1 episode)
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
as Mr. Bishop
2011
Passion Play
as Happy Shannon
2010
Get Low
as Frank Quinn
2010
Ballhawks
as Narrator
2010
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
as Self - Businessman
2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
2010
The Women of SNL
as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Clive Badger (voice)
2009
The Limits of Control
as American
2009
Zombieland
as Bill Murray
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2009
Parks and Recreation
as Walter Gunderson
(1 episode)
2008
Get Smart
as Agent 13
2008
City of Ember
as Mayor Cole
2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
2008
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self
(1 episode)
2008
Markus Lanz
as Self
(1 episode)
2007
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
as Bill Murray
2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Garfield (voice)
2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self
2006
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2005
Broken Flowers
as Don Johnston
2005
The Lost City
as The Writer
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
This Is an Adventure
as Self
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Steve Zissou
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
Iron Chef America
as Self
(214 episodes)
2005
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
as Himself
(1 episode)
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Steve Zissou
2004
Garfield
as Garfield (voice)
2004
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
as Self
2004
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
as Self / Garfield (voice)
2004
This Old Cub
as Himself
2003
Lost in Translation
as Bob Harris
2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
(5 episodes)
2002
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Sweet Spot
as Self
(6 episodes)
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Raleigh St. Clair
2001
Osmosis Jones
as Frank Detorre
2001
Speaking of Sex
as Ezri Stovall
2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self (archival footage)
2001
Banzai
2000
Hamlet
as Polonius
2000
Charlie's Angels
as John Bosley
2000
Michael Jordan to the Max
as Self
2000
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self
1999
Cradle Will Rock
as Tommy Crickshaw
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
Ghostbusters 1999
as Self - Archive Footage
1999
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self
1998
Wild Things
as Kenneth Bowden
1998
Rushmore
as Herman Blume
1998
With Friends Like These
as Maurice Melnick
1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Wallace Ritchie
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
1996
Space Jam
as Bill Murray
1996
Kingpin
as Ernie McCracken
1996
Larger Than Life
as Jack Corcoran
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
(1 episode)
1995
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
as Himself
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self
1994
Ed Wood
as Bunny Breckinridge
1993
Groundhog Day
as Phil Connors
1993
Mad Dog and Glory
as Frank Milo
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
(3 episodes)
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self
(1 episode)
1992
Getaway
1991
What About Bob?
as Bob Wiley
1990
Quick Change
as Grimm
1989
Ghostbusters II
as Peter Venkman
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Scrooged
as Francis Cross
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(1 episode)
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as Arthur Denton
1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self
1985
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
1984
Ghostbusters
as Peter Venkman
1984
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Ted Breughel
1984
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1982
Tootsie
as Jeff Slater
1982
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
as Various
1982
Twilight Theatre
as Lefty in 'First Film'
1982
Fun & Games
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1981
Stripes
as John Winger
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Bytes
1981
Cut Flowers
1981
Entertainment Tonight
1980
Caddyshack
as Carl Spackler
1980
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
1980
The Missing Link
as Dragon (voice)
1980
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
as Self
1979
Meatballs
as Tripper Harrison
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Man on the Street
1979
Perchance to Dream
as Honker
1978
Loose Shoes
as Lefty
1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Bill Murray the K.
1978
The Dogs
1978
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
1978
The Things We Did Last Summer
as Self
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
1976
Super Bowl
as Himself
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(5 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
(82 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self
(1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
(1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
as Self
(2 episodes)
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Being Mortal
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The King of Counterfeit
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Twilight Park
as Mime Ringleader
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Bum's Rush
as Bum
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The Ploughmen
as Cooper County Sheriff
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Epiphany
as Oz Bell
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Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self
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Diamond
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Magacine
Directing
1990
Quick Change
Director
Writing
2015
A Very Murray Christmas
Writer
1984
The Razor's Edge
Screenplay
1980
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Writer
1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
Writer
1975
Saturday Night Live
Writer
Production
2021
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Producer
2015
A Very Murray Christmas
Executive Producer
1990
Quick Change
Producer
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Epiphany
Executive Producer