Bill Murray
Born: 1950-09-21 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- The Phoenician Scheme as God
- The Friend as Walter
- John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- Riff Raff as Lefty
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special as Self (archive footage)
- Christmas in Nashville as Self
2024
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Peter Venkman
- DEVO as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 as Self
2023
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Lord Krylar
- Spirit of Golf as Self
- Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 as Self (archive footage)
2022
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever as The Colonel
2021
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Peter Venkman
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
- The Now as Dr. Robert Flaherty
- New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization as Self
2020
- Reunited Apart as Self
- On the Rocks as Felix
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self (archive footage)
- Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine as Self
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 as Self
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Peter Venkman (archive footage)
- Zombieland: Double Tap as Bill Murray
- The Dead Don't Die as Chief Cliff Robertson
- Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
- Fantastic Mr. Murray as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
- Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk as Narrator
2018
- Isle of Dogs as Boss (voice)
- 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
- For The Fun Of The Game as Self
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2017
- The Bill Murray Experience as Himself
2016
- Angie Tribeca as Vic Deakins
- The Jungle Book as Baloo (voice)
- Vice Principals as Principal Welles
- Ghostbusters as Martin Heiss
- '85: The Greatest Team in Football History as Self
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- Aloha as Carson Welch
- MLB Network Presents as Self (archive footage)
- Parneviks as Self
- Rock the Kasbah as Richie Lanz
- A Very Murray Christmas as Bill Murray
- Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Mr. Bishop
- Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor
- "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' as Self
- Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- The Grand Budapest Hotel as M. Ivan
- Olive Kitteridge as Jack Kennison
- Dumb and Dumber To as Ice Pick
- St. Vincent as Vincent MacKenna
- The Monuments Men as Sgt. Richard Campbell
2013
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
- Alpha House as Senator Vernon Smits
- A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III as Saul
2012
- Moonrise Kingdom as Mr. Bishop
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- Hyde Park on Hudson as Franklin D. Roosevelt
2011
- Passion Play as Happy Shannon
2010
- Get Low as Frank Quinn
- The Women of SNL as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
- The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' as Self - Businessman
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 as Self
- Behind Jim Jarmusch as Self
- Ballhawks as Narrator
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Parks and Recreation as Walter Gunderson
- Zombieland as Bill Murray
- Fantastic Mr. Fox as Clive Badger (voice)
- The Limits of Control as American
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Get Smart as Agent 13
- City of Ember as Mayor Cole
- Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
- Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
- A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Darjeeling Limited as The Businessman
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 as Self
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit as Bill Murray
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Garfield (voice)
- Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
2005
- Iron Chef America as Self
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations as Himself
- Broken Flowers as Don Johnston
- The Lost City as The Writer
- On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' as Self / Steve Zissou
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- This Is an Adventure as Self
- Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal as Self
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2004
- Garfield as Garfield (voice)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Steve Zissou
- Coffee and Cigarettes as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
- Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life as Self - Garfield (voice)
- This Old Cub as Himself
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Lost in Translation as Bob Harris
- Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
2002
- The Sweet Spot as Self
- Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time as Self (archive footage)
2001
- The Royal Tenenbaums as Raleigh St. Clair
- Osmosis Jones as Frank Detorre
- Banzai
- Speaking of Sex as Ezri Stovall
- With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson as Self (archival footage)
2000
- Charlie's Angels as John Bosley
- Hamlet as Polonius
- Michael Jordan to the Max as Self
- The Making of 'Rushmore' as Self
1999
- Cradle Will Rock as Tommy Crickshaw
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- Caddyshack: The 19th Hole as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
- Ghostbusters 1999 as Self - Archive Footage
1998
- Wild Things as Kenneth Bowden
- Rushmore as Herman Blume
- With Friends Like These as Maurice Melnick
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- The Man Who Knew Too Little as Wallace Ritchie
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Space Jam as Bill Murray
- Kingpin as Ernie McCracken
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Larger Than Life as Jack Corcoran
1995
- WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 as Self
- R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
1994
- Ed Wood as Bunny Breckinridge
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Groundhog Day as Phil Connors
- Mad Dog and Glory as Frank Milo
1992
1991
- What About Bob? as Bob Wiley
1990
- Quick Change as Grimm
1989
- Ghostbusters II as Peter Venkman
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- Scrooged as Francis Cross
- She's Having a Baby as Bill Murray (uncredited)
1986
- Little Shop of Horrors as Arthur Denton
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary as Self
1985
- The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1984
- Ghostbusters as Peter Venkman
- The Razor's Edge as Larry Darrell
- Nothing Lasts Forever as Ted Breughel
- On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Tootsie as Jeff Slater
- Twilight Theatre as Lefty in 'First Film'
- The Making of 'Tootsie' as Self
- Fun & Games
- The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me as Various
1981
- Entertainment Tonight
- Stripes as John Winger
- Cut Flowers
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Bytes
1980
- Caddyshack as Carl Spackler
- Where the Buffalo Roam as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
- The Missing Link as Dragon (voice)
- Bill Murray Live from the Second City as Self
1979
- Meatballs as Tripper Harrison
- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video as Man on the Street
- Perchance to Dream as Honker
1978
- The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Bill Murray the K.
- Loose Shoes as Lefty
- Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
- The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
- The Dogs
1976
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
- TVTV Looks at the Oscars as Self
- Super Bowl as Himself
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1953
- The Oscars as Self