Acting · Wilmette, Illinois, USA · Born September 21, 1950
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.
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2026
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2025
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MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
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MovieNot So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
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2025
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2025
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2025
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MovieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
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MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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MovieEric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024
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MovieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
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MovieDEVO
2024
as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
2023
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2023
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MovieAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
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MovieThe Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
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TVThe Now
2021
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MovieGhostbusters: Afterlife
2021
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2021
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2021
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MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
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MovieOn the Rocks
2020
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MoviePicture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
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MovieBelushi
2020
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TVReunited Apart
2020
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MovieCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
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TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Peter Venkman (archive footage)
MovieFantastic Mr. Murray
2019
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
MovieZombieland: Double Tap
2019
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MovieCola Wars
2019
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MovieLoopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019
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MovieThe Dead Don't Die
2019
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MovieTVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
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MovieFor The Fun Of The Game
2018
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MovieStudio 54
2018
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MovieAlways at The Carlyle
2018
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MovieThe Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018
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MovieLove, Gilda
2018
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MovieIsle of Dogs
2018
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MovieThe Bill Murray Experience
2017
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Movie'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
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TVVice Principals
2016
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MovieGhostbusters
2016
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2016
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2016
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2015
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2015
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MovieThank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
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2015
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MovieMoonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015
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MovieAloha
2015
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TVParneviks
2015
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TVHot Ones
2015
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Movie"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
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2015
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TVMLB Network Presents
2015
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MovieDumb and Dumber To
2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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MovieThe Monuments Men
2014
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TVAlpha House
2013
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TVAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
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MovieA Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
2013
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MovieHyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
MovieMoonrise Kingdom
2012
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MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
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MoviePassion Play
2011
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MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
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MovieThe Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010
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MovieBallhawks
2010
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Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
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MovieGet Low
2010
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MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
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MovieFantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Clive Badger (voice)
MovieZombieland
2009
as Bill Murray
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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MovieThe Limits of Control
2009
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TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Walter Gunderson
TVSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
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2008
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TVElvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
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MovieGet Smart
2008
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TVMarkus Lanz
2008
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MovieA Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008
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MovieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
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MovieFCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
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2007
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MovieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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MovieBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
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TVEl hormiguero
2006
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MovieGarfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
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MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
MovieThe Lost City
2005
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MovieBroken Flowers
2005
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2005
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MovieThis Is an Adventure
2005
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MovieMatthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
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MovieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
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MovieLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
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TVIron Chef America
2005
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MovieOn the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005
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MovieThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Steve Zissou
MovieGarfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004
as Self - Garfield (voice)
MovieThis Old Cub
2004
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MovieGarfield
2004
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MovieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
2004
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MovieLost in Translation
2003
as Bob Harris
MovieCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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The Sweet Spot
2002
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MovieGroundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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MovieAngelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001
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TVBanzai
2001
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2000
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2000
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2000
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2000
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MovieCradle Will Rock
1999
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1999
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MovieGhostbusters 1999
1999
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MovieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
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MovieCaddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
MovieRushmore
1998
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MovieWith Friends Like These
1998
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MovieWild Things
1998
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MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
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TVThe View
1997
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MovieSpace Jam
1996
as Bill Murray
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieLarger Than Life
1996
as Jack Corcoran
TVThe Daily Show
1996
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MovieKingpin
1996
as Ernie McCracken
MovieR.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
MovieWWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
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1994
as Bunny Breckinridge
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieMad Dog and Glory
1993
as Frank Milo
MovieGroundhog Day
1993
as Phil Connors
TVGetaway
1992
MovieWhat About Bob?
1991
as Bob Wiley
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1990
as Grimm
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGhostbusters II
1989
as Peter Venkman
MovieScrooged
1988
as Francis Cross
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MovieShe's Having a Baby
1988
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
MovieLittle Shop of Horrors
1986
as Arthur Denton
MovieLooney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
MovieThe Best of John Belushi
1985
as Various Characters
MovieOn the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
MovieThe Razor's Edge
1984
as Larry Darrell
MovieNothing Lasts Forever
1984
as Ted Breughel
MovieGhostbusters
1984
as Peter Venkman
MovieTootsie
1982
as Jeff Slater
MovieThe Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982
as Various
MovieTwilight Theatre
1982
as Lefty in 'First Film'
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieFun & Games
1982
MovieThe Making of 'Tootsie'
1982
as Self
MovieSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Bytes
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
MovieStripes
1981
as John Winger
MovieCut Flowers
1981
MovieCaddyshack
1980
as Carl Spackler
MovieBill Murray Live from the Second City
1980
as Self
MovieThe Missing Link
1980
as Dragon (voice)
MovieWhere the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
MovieMr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Man on the Street
MovieMeatballs
1979
as Tripper Harrison
Perchance to Dream
1979
as Honker
MovieFear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
MovieThe Things We Did Last Summer
1978
as Self
MovieThe Dogs
1978
MovieLoose Shoes
1978
as Lefty
MovieThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
as Bill Murray the K.
MovieTVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
MovieSuper Bowl
1976
as Himself
MovieNext Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVSaturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Being Mortal
The King of Counterfeit
MovieTwilight Park
as Mime Ringleader
Bum's Rush
as Bum
The Ploughmen
as Cooper County Sheriff
Epiphany
as Oz Bell
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
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