Bill Murray
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.
Movies (151)
Diamond
2026
Christmas in Nashville
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
The Friend
2025
Riff Raff
2025
Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
DEVO
2024
Spirit of Golf
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
On the Rocks
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
Belushi
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
Cola Wars
2019
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019
The Dead Don't Die
2019
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
For The Fun Of The Game
2018
Studio 54
2018
Always at The Carlyle
2018
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018
Love, Gilda
2018
Isle of Dogs
2018
The Bill Murray Experience
2017
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
The Jungle Book
2016
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
Rock the Kasbah
2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015
Aloha
2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
St. Vincent
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
The Monuments Men
2014
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
2013
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Passion Play
2011
The Women of SNL
2010
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010
Ballhawks
2010
Get Low
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Zombieland
2009
The Limits of Control
2009
City of Ember
2008
Get Smart
2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
The Lost City
2005
Broken Flowers
2005
This Is an Adventure
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004
This Old Cub
2004
Garfield
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Lost in Translation
2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001
Speaking of Sex
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
Osmosis Jones
2001
Charlie's Angels
2000
Hamlet
2000
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
Rushmore
1998
With Friends Like These
1998
Wild Things
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Space Jam
1996
Larger Than Life
1996
Kingpin
1996
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
Ed Wood
1994
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
Groundhog Day
1993
What About Bob?
1991
Quick Change
1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Ghostbusters II
1989
Scrooged
1988
She's Having a Baby
1988
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
The Best of John Belushi
1985
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Razor's Edge
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
Ghostbusters
1984
Tootsie
1982
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982
Twilight Theatre
1982
Fun & Games
1982
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Stripes
1981
Cut Flowers
1981
Caddyshack
1980
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
1980
The Missing Link
1980
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Meatballs
1979
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
The Dogs
1978
Loose Shoes
1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
Super Bowl
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
Twilight Park
TV Shows (42)
The Now
2021
Reunited Apart
2020
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Vice Principals
2016
Angie Tribeca
2016
Parneviks
2015
Hot Ones
2015
MLB Network Presents
2015
Olive Kitteridge
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Alpha House
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Parks and Recreation
2009
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
Markus Lanz
2008
The Graham Norton Show
2007
El hormiguero
2006
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
2005
Iron Chef America
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Banzai
2001
The View
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Getaway
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
The Oscars
1953