Bill Murray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1950
- Birthplace
- Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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
- Quiet Land
Quiet Land TBA
as Connor McCluskey
- Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer TBA
as Self
- Epiphany
Epiphany TBA
as Oz Bell, Executive Producer
- The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen TBA
as Cooper County Sheriff
- Bum's Rush
Bum's Rush TBA
as Bum
Twilight Park TBA
as Mime Ringleader
- The King of Counterfeit
The King of Counterfeit TBA
Actor
- Being Mortal
Being Mortal TBA
Actor
Diamond 2026
as Jimbo
Marty, Life Is Short 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas in Nashville 2025
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special 2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Phoenician Scheme 2025
as God
The Friend 2025
as Walter
Riff Raff 2025
as Lefty
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
as Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 2024
as Self
An SNL Thanksgiving 2024
as (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024
as Peter Venkman
DEVO 2024
as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Spirit of Golf 2023
as Self
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023
as Lord Krylar
The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022
as The Colonel
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021
as Peter Venkman
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun 2021
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization 2021
as Self, Producer
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 2020
as Self
On the Rocks 2020
as Felix
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine 2020
as Self
Belushi 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Murray 2019
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Zombieland: Double Tap 2019
as Bill Murray
Cola Wars 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk 2019
as Narrator
The Dead Don't Die 2019
as Chief Cliff Robertson
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries 2018
as Self
For The Fun Of The Game 2018
as Self
Love, Gilda 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Always at The Carlyle 2018
as Self
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man 2018
as Himself
Isle of Dogs 2018
as Boss (voice)
The Bill Murray Experience 2017
as Himself
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History 2016
as Self
Ghostbusters 2016
as Martin Heiss
The Jungle Book 2016
as Baloo (voice)
A Very Murray Christmas 2015
as Bill Murray, Writer, Executive Producer
Rock the Kasbah 2015
as Richie Lanz
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon 2015
as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015
as Self - Actor
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. 2015
as Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' 2015
as Self / Mr. Bishop
Aloha 2015
as Carson Welch
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' 2015
as Self
An SNL Valentine 2015
as Self / Todd (archive footage)
Dumb and Dumber To 2014
as Ice Pick
St. Vincent 2014
as Vincent MacKenna
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
as M. Ivan
The Monuments Men 2014
as Sgt. Richard Campbell
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III 2013
as Saul
Hyde Park on Hudson 2012
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moonrise Kingdom 2012
as Mr. Bishop
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
as (archive footage)
Passion Play 2011
as Happy Shannon
The Women of SNL 2010
as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' 2010
as Self - Businessman
Ballhawks 2010
as Narrator
- Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch 2010
as Self
Get Low 2010
as Frank Quinn
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 2010
as Self
Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
as Clive Badger (voice)
Zombieland 2009
as Bill Murray
The Limits of Control 2009
as American
City of Ember 2008
as Mayor Cole
Get Smart 2008
as Agent 13
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' 2008
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 2007
as Self
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit 2007
as Bill Murray
The Darjeeling Limited 2007
as The Businessman
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 2006
as Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006
as Garfield (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd 2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Lost City 2005
as The Writer
Broken Flowers 2005
as Don Johnston
This Is an Adventure 2005
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal 2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 2005
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live 2005
as Self
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' 2005
as Self / Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
as Steve Zissou
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life 2004
as Self - Garfield (voice)
This Old Cub 2004
as Himself
Garfield 2004
as Garfield (voice)
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
- Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' 2004
as Self
Lost in Translation 2003
as Bob Harris
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles 2003
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time 2002
as Self (archive footage)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson 2001
as Self (archival footage)
Speaking of Sex 2001
as Ezri Stovall
The Royal Tenenbaums 2001
as Raleigh St. Clair
Osmosis Jones 2001
as Frank Detorre
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy 2001
as Self
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels 2001
as Self
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up 2001
as Self
Charlie's Angels 2000
as John Bosley
Hamlet 2000
as Polonius
Michael Jordan to the Max 2000
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore' 2000
as Self
Cradle Will Rock 1999
as Tommy Crickshaw
Saturday Night Live: Christmas 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters 1999 1999
as Self - Archive Footage
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as Self
Making of Wild Things 1999
as Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole 1999
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
Rushmore 1998
as Herman Blume
With Friends Like These 1998
as Maurice Melnick
Wild Things 1998
as Kenneth Bowden
The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997
as Wallace Ritchie
Space Jam 1996
as Bill Murray
Larger Than Life 1996
as Jack Corcoran
Kingpin 1996
as Ernie McCracken
R.E.M.: Rough Cut 1995
as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 1995
as Self
Ed Wood 1994
as Bunny Breckinridge
Confessions of a Hitman 1994
Executive Producer
Mad Dog and Glory 1993
as Frank Milo
Groundhog Day 1993
as Phil
What About Bob? 1991
as Bob Wiley
Quick Change 1990
as Grimm, Director, Producer
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters II 1989
as Dr. Peter Venkman
Scrooged 1988
as Francis Cross
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
Little Shop of Horrors 1986
as Arthur Denton
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 1986
as Self
The Best of John Belushi 1985
as Various Characters
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
Actor
The Razor's Edge 1984
as Larry Darrell, Screenplay
Nothing Lasts Forever 1984
as Ted Breughel
Ghostbusters 1984
as Dr. Peter Venkman
Tootsie 1982
as Jeff Slater
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me 1982
as Various
Twilight Theatre 1982
as Lefty in 'First Film'
The Making of 'Tootsie' 1982
as Self
Fun & Games 1982
Actor
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981
as Bytes
Stripes 1981
as John Winger
Cut Flowers 1981
Actor
Caddyshack 1980
as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray Live from the Second City 1980
as Self, Writer
The Missing Link 1980
as Dragon (voice)
Where the Buffalo Roam 1980
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video 1979
as Man on the Street
Meatballs 1979
as Tripper Harrison
- Perchance to Dream
Perchance to Dream 1979
as Honker
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood 1978
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
The Things We Did Last Summer 1978
as Self
The Dogs 1978
Actor
Loose Shoes 1978
as Lefty
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978
as Bill Murray the K.
Super Bowl 1976
as Himself
Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.