Bill Murray
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Bill Murray

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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.

Films Featuring Bill Murray

Groundhog Day

19937.6

Lost in Translation

20037.4

Broken Flowers

20056.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

20046.9

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

20047.1

Ed Wood

19947.5

Wild Things

19986.4

Ghostbusters

19847.5

Space Jam

19966.8

What About Bob?

19916.9

Fantastic Mr. Fox

20097.8

Hamlet

20005.8

Quick Change

19906.7

Mad Dog and Glory

19936.0

Stripes

19816.6

The Darjeeling Limited

20077.1

Ghostbusters II

19896.6

Little Shop of Horrors

19867.0

Charlie's Angels

20005.9

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

20026.5

Rushmore

19987.4

Kingpin

19966.5

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

20188.0

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

19766.4

Get Smart

20086.2

Super Bowl

1976

The Razor's Edge

19846.4

Caddyshack

19806.6

The Limits of Control

20096.0

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

20236.2

Garfield

20045.7

Cradle Will Rock

19996.5

The Man Who Knew Too Little

19976.4

The Royal Tenenbaums

20017.5

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

20065.6

Osmosis Jones

20016.5

Tootsie

19827.2

Where the Buffalo Roam

19805.9

Scrooged

19886.8

Larger Than Life

19965.5

The Lost City

20056.2

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

19766.3

City of Ember

20086.4

Meatballs

19795.8

Get Low

20106.7

Loose Shoes

19783.9

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

19828.0

Speaking of Sex

20015.4

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

19786.8

Passion Play

20114.7

The Missing Link

19804.9

Zombieland

20097.3

Bill Murray Live from the Second City

198010.0

Nothing Lasts Forever

19846.3

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

20017.0

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

20127.5

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

20246.4

Being Mortal

Being Mortal

Hyde Park on Hudson

20125.3

Ballhawks

2010

Always at The Carlyle

20186.7

The Grand Budapest Hotel

20148.0

With Friends Like These

19986.5

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

20134.1

The Monuments Men

20146.1

Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'

Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'

20048.4

Spirit of Golf

2023

Twilight Theatre

1982

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

20056.4

St. Vincent

20147.1

Moonrise Kingdom

20127.7

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

20107.0

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

19795.3

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

19996.9

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life

2004

The Best of John Belushi

19857.5

Rock the Kasbah

20155.4

Dumb and Dumber To

20145.6

Ghostbusters 1999

19996.7

The Phoenician Scheme

20256.5

The Jungle Book

20166.9

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

19817.6

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

20058.1

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

2023

Aloha

20155.5

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

20156.1

The Friend

20256.7

A Very Murray Christmas

20155.2

Behind Jim Jarmusch

Behind Jim Jarmusch

2010

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

20155.6

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

20156.7

The King of Counterfeit

The King of Counterfeit

Isle of Dogs

20187.8

Michael Jordan to the Max

20007.5

Ghostbusters

20165.3

Riff Raff

20255.8

The Dogs

1978

The Bill Murray Experience

20176.5

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

20168.2

Twilight Park

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

19897.8

She's Having a Baby

19885.9

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

19787.1

This Is an Adventure

20056.8

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

20086.0

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

20067.2

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

20035.8

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

20074.5

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

19867.2

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

20057.9

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

19997.6

The Dead Don't Die

20195.4

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man

20186.8

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

20217.0

On the Rocks

20206.1

Cut Flowers

1981

Love, Gilda

20187.2

Zombieland: Double Tap

20196.9

This Old Cub

20047.0

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

20056.2

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk

20196.5

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

20217.3

Fantastic Mr. Murray

20196.2

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

19956.5

The Women of SNL

20105.2

The Making of 'Rushmore'

20006.2

"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

20157.3

For The Fun Of The Game

2018

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

20206.9

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2020

Bum's Rush

Bum's Rush

The Things We Did Last Summer

19784.8

Belushi

20207.0

Studio 54

20186.5

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

20227.5

New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization

2021

Perchance to Dream

Perchance to Dream

1979

The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

Epiphany

Epiphany

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

20256.4

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

20248.0

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

20257.7

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019

20209.0

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

20077.1

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

20108.3

Cola Wars

20197.8

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

2025

John Candy: I Like Me

20257.9

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

Fun & Games

1982

Diamond

20265.7

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

199510.0

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

20058.0

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007

Christmas in Nashville

20259.0

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

19849.5

DEVO

20247.7

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

19995.6

Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.

201510.0

The Making of 'Tootsie'

19826.0

Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up

2001

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

2001

Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy

2001

Marty, Life Is Short

20267.9