Bill Murray
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-09-21
Place of Birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Bill Murray
Biography
William James 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.
Also Known For
Groundhog Day
Feb 11, 1993
Lost in Translation
Sep 18, 2003
Broken Flowers
Jul 31, 2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
Mar 12, 2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Dec 10, 2004
Ed Wood
Sep 28, 1994
Wild Things
Mar 20, 1998
Ghostbusters
Jun 08, 1984
Space Jam
Nov 15, 1996
What About Bob?
May 17, 1991
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Oct 14, 2009
Hamlet
May 12, 2000
Quick Change
Jul 13, 1990
Mad Dog and Glory
Mar 05, 1993
The Darjeeling Limited
Sep 07, 2007
Stripes
Jun 26, 1981
Ghostbusters II
Jun 16, 1989
Little Shop of Horrors
Dec 19, 1986
Charlie's Angels
Nov 02, 2000
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Jan 29, 2002
Kingpin
Jul 04, 1996
Rushmore
Dec 11, 1998
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Oct 19, 2018
Get Smart
Jun 19, 2008
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Feb 04, 1976
Super Bowl
Mar 01, 1976
The Razor's Edge
Oct 19, 1984
Caddyshack
Jul 25, 1980
The Limits of Control
May 01, 2009
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Feb 15, 2023
Garfield
Jun 10, 2004
Cradle Will Rock
Dec 10, 1999
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Nov 14, 1997
The Royal Tenenbaums
Oct 05, 2001
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Jun 15, 2006
Osmosis Jones
Aug 10, 2001
Tootsie
Dec 17, 1982
Where the Buffalo Roam
Apr 25, 1980
Scrooged
Nov 22, 1988
Larger Than Life
Jul 26, 1996
The Lost City
Sep 03, 2005
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Mar 30, 1976
City of Ember
Oct 07, 2008
Meatballs
Jun 28, 1979
Live at Mister Kelly's
Sep 17, 2021
Get Low
Jul 30, 2010
Loose Shoes
Sep 01, 1978
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
May 12, 1982
Speaking of Sex
Oct 18, 2001
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Mar 22, 1978
Passion Play
Jan 10, 2011
The Missing Link
May 21, 1980
Zombieland
Oct 02, 2009
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Jan 01, 1980
Nothing Lasts Forever
Sep 06, 1984
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Dec 17, 2001
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Feb 04, 2012
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Mar 20, 2024
Being Mortal
Hyde Park on Hudson
Dec 07, 2012
Ballhawks
Oct 01, 2010
Always at The Carlyle
May 11, 2018
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Feb 26, 2014
With Friends Like These
Sep 10, 1998
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Feb 08, 2013
The Monuments Men
Jan 24, 2014
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Feb 03, 2004
Spirit of Golf
Jul 23, 2023
Twilight Theatre
Feb 13, 1982
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
May 09, 2005
St. Vincent
Oct 09, 2014
Moonrise Kingdom
May 16, 2012
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Oct 12, 2010
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Sep 20, 1979
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Sep 25, 1999
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Oct 19, 2004
The Best of John Belushi
Aug 03, 1985
Rock the Kasbah
Oct 22, 2015
Dumb and Dumber To
Nov 12, 2014
Ghostbusters 1999
Oct 29, 1999
The Phoenician Scheme
May 23, 2025
The Jungle Book
Apr 07, 2016
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Nov 25, 1981
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Sep 06, 2005
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Dec 03, 2023
Aloha
May 29, 2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Sep 22, 2015
The Friend
Mar 28, 2025
A Very Murray Christmas
Dec 04, 2015
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Sep 01, 2010
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Oct 13, 2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Jan 25, 2015
The King of Counterfeit
Isle of Dogs
Mar 23, 2018
Michael Jordan to the Max
May 05, 2000
Ghostbusters
Jul 14, 2016
Riff Raff
Feb 27, 2025
The Dogs
Oct 02, 1978
The Bill Murray Experience
Dec 19, 2017
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Oct 01, 2016
Twilight Park
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Sep 24, 1989
She's Having a Baby
Feb 05, 1988
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Nov 02, 1978
This Is an Adventure
May 10, 2005
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Feb 05, 2008
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Dec 12, 2006
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Aug 16, 2003
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Sep 09, 2007
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Jan 14, 1986
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Feb 20, 2005
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
May 05, 1999
The Dead Don't Die
May 15, 2019
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
May 02, 2018
The French Dispatch
Oct 21, 2021
On the Rocks
Oct 02, 2020
Cut Flowers
Mar 07, 1981
Love, Gilda
Apr 18, 2018
Zombieland: Double Tap
Oct 09, 2019
This Old Cub
Aug 25, 2004
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Jan 15, 2005
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Jun 07, 2019
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Nov 18, 2021
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Oct 20, 2019
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Oct 24, 1995
The Women of SNL
Nov 01, 2010
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Jan 25, 2000
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Feb 17, 2015
For The Fun Of The Game
Oct 17, 2018
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Jan 07, 2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Jun 11, 2020
Bum's Rush
The Things We Did Last Summer
Oct 28, 1978
Belushi
Oct 14, 2020
Studio 54
Jun 15, 2018
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Sep 23, 2022
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Jul 16, 2021
Perchance to Dream
Mar 10, 1979
The Ploughmen
Epiphany
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Feb 14, 2025
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Nov 29, 2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Jan 27, 2025
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Nov 20, 2020
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Dec 07, 2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Jun 26, 2010
Cola Wars
Aug 18, 2019
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
Getaway
May 14, 1992
Iron Chef America
Jan 16, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Oct 09, 2008
Banzai
Jan 18, 2001
The Sweet Spot
Apr 02, 2002
Vice Principals
Jul 17, 2016
Magacine
HBO First Look
Jun 12, 1992
Alpha House
Apr 19, 2013
Olive Kitteridge
Nov 02, 2014
MLB Network Presents
Jan 13, 2015
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Apr 14, 2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Jul 25, 2005
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Jul 07, 2008
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
Sep 20, 1975
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Angie Tribeca
Jan 17, 2016
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
The Movies That Made Us
Nov 29, 2019
Markus Lanz
Jun 03, 2008
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Reunited Apart
Apr 27, 2020
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
The Now
Dec 10, 2021
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Jan 16, 2025
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Aug 30, 1993
