Bill Murray
Born
September 21, 1950 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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.
The Phoenician Scheme
God
2025
The Friend
Walter
2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Peter Venkman
2024
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Self (archive footage)
2023
Spirit of Golf
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Lord Krylar
2023
Live at Mister Kelly's
Self (archive footage)
2021
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
2018
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Isle of Dogs
Boss (voice)
2018
The Jungle Book
Baloo (voice)
2016
A Very Murray Christmas
Bill Murray
2015
Rock the Kasbah
Richie Lanz
2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Mr. Bishop
2015
Aloha
Carson Welch
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
2015
Dumb and Dumber To
Ice Pick
2014
St. Vincent
Vincent MacKenna
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Ivan
2014
The Monuments Men
Sgt. Richard Campbell
2014
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Saul
2013
Hyde Park on Hudson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Mr. Bishop
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Passion Play
Happy Shannon
2011
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Self - Businessman
2010
Ballhawks
Narrator
2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
2010
Get Low
Frank Quinn
2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Clive Badger (voice)
2009
Zombieland
Bill Murray
2009
The Limits of Control
American
2009
City of Ember
Mayor Cole
2008
Get Smart
Agent 13
2008
The Darjeeling Limited
The Businessman
2007
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield (voice)
2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
The Lost City
The Writer
2005
Broken Flowers
Don Johnston
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Steve Zissou
2004
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Self / Garfield (voice)
2004
Garfield
Garfield (voice)
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
2004
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Self
2004
Lost in Translation
Bob Harris
2003
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self (archive footage)
2002
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Self (archival footage)
2001
Speaking of Sex
Ezri Stovall
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
Raleigh St. Clair
2001
Osmosis Jones
Frank Detorre
2001
Charlie's Angels
John Bosley
2000
Hamlet
Polonius
2000
Cradle Will Rock
Tommy Crickshaw
1999
Ghostbusters 1999
Self - Archive Footage
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Rushmore
Herman Blume
1998
With Friends Like These
Maurice Melnick
1998
Wild Things
Kenneth Bowden
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Wallace Ritchie
1997
Space Jam
Bill Murray
1996
Larger Than Life
Jack Corcoran
1996
Kingpin
Ernie McCracken
1996
Ed Wood
Bunny Breckinridge
1994
Mad Dog and Glory
Frank Milo
1993
Groundhog Day
Phil Connors
1993
What About Bob?
Bob Wiley
1991
Quick Change
Grimm
1990
Ghostbusters II
Peter Venkman
1989
Scrooged
Francis Cross
1988
Little Shop of Horrors
Arthur Denton
1986
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
1985
The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ted Breughel
1984
Ghostbusters
Peter Venkman
1984
Tootsie
Jeff Slater
1982
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Various
1982
Twilight Theatre
Lefty in 'First Film'
1982
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Bytes
1981
Stripes
John Winger
1981
Caddyshack
Carl Spackler
1980
The Missing Link
Dragon (voice)
1980
Where the Buffalo Roam
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
1980
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Self
1980
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Bill Murray the K.
1978
Being Mortal
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Man on the Street
1979
Meatballs
Tripper Harrison
1979
Loose Shoes
Lefty
1978
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
Super Bowl
Himself
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Nick Kessel (uncredited)
1976
The King of Counterfeit
Riff Raff
Lefty
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Colonel
2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Peter Venkman
2021
The French Dispatch
Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
2021
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Self
2021
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
On the Rocks
Felix
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self (archive footage)
2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Bill Murray
2019
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Narrator
2019
The Dead Don't Die
Chief Cliff Robertson
2019
For The Fun Of The Game
Self
2018
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Himself
2018
Love, Gilda
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Bill Murray Experience
Himself
2017
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
2016
Ghostbusters
Martin Heiss
2016
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
2015
The Women of SNL
Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
2010
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
2008
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Bill Murray
2007
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
2006
This Is an Adventure
Self
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Steve Zissou
2005
This Old Cub
Himself
2004
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
2003
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
2000
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Self
2000
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Carl Spackler (archive footage)
1999
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
1995
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1989
She's Having a Baby
Bill Murray (uncredited)
1988
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
Cut Flowers
1981
Perchance to Dream
Honker
1979
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
1978
The Dogs
1978
Twilight Park
Mime Ringleader
Bum's Rush
Bum
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
1978
The Ploughmen
Epiphany
Oz Bell
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
2025
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
2024
The Now
Psychotherapist · (14 episodes)
2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Self
2020
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Peter Venkman (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
Cola Wars
Self [Archival Footage]
2019
Vice Principals
Principal Welles · (1 episode)
2016
Angie Tribeca
Vic Deakins · (1 episode)
2016
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
MLB Network Presents
Himself (Archive Footage) · (1 episode)
2015
Olive Kitteridge
Jack Kennison · (4 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Alpha House
Senator Vernon Smits · (3 episodes)
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
(9 episodes)
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Markus Lanz
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Himself · (1 episode)
2005
Iron Chef America
Self · (205 episodes)
2005
The Sweet Spot
Self · (6 episodes)
2002
Banzai
(26 episodes)
2001
The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
HBO First Look
(25 episodes)
1992
Getaway
(33 episodes)
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Entertainment Tonight
(91 episodes)
1981
Magacine
(2 episodes)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (5 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · (82 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
(4 episodes)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953