Fred MacMurray
Born
August 30, 1908
Died
November 5, 1991 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Fred MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor and musician. He was educated at Carroll College, Wisconsin, and played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935.
MacMurray was raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from the age of 5, eventually graduating from Beaver Dam High School (currently the site of Beaver Dam Middle School), where he was a 3-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. Fred retained a special place in his heart for his small-town Wisconsin upbringing, referring at any opportunity in magazine articles or interviews to the lifelong friends and cherished memories of Beaver Dam, even including mementos of his childhood in several of his films. In "Pardon my Past" (1945), Fred and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.
Known For
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Inside 'The Apartment'
Self (archive footage)
2008
Shadows of Suspense
Self (archive footage)
2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Self (archive footage)
2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
2004
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self (archive footage)
1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1988
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self (archive footage)
1985
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)
1982
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978
The Swarm
Maj. Clarance Tuttle
1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
1978
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977
Joys
Self
1976
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Harry Ballinger
1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (2 episodes)
1974
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
The Chadwick Family
Ned Chadwick
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (2 episodes)
1973
Charley and the Angel
Charley Appleby
1973
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
The Happiest Millionaire
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Lemuel Siddons
1966
Kisses for My President
Thad McCloud
1964
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1964
Son of Flubber
Ned Brainard
1963
Bon Voyage!
Harry Willard
1962
The Absent-Minded Professor
Ned Brainard
1961
My Three Sons
Steve Douglas · (380 episodes)
1960
The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake
1960
Gala Day at Disneyland
Self
1960
The Oregon Trail
Neal Harris
1959
Disneyland '59
Self
1959
Face of a Fugitive
Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
1959
The Shaggy Dog
Wilson Daniels
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
Marshal Ben Cutler
1959
Day of the Badman
Judge Jim Scott
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Fred MacMurray · (1 episode)
1957
Quantez
Gentry
1957
Gun for a Coward
Will Keough
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
It's a Most Unusual Day
Peter Terrance
1956
There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves
1956
At Gunpoint
Jack Wright
1955
The Rains of Ranchipur
Thomas "Tom" Ransome
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Peterson · (1 episode)
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Peter Terrance · (1 episode)
1955
The Far Horizons
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · (2 episodes)
1954
December Bride
(1 episode)
1954
The George Gobel Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1954
The George Gobel Show
Fred MacMurray · (1 episode)
1954
Woman's World
Sid Burns
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Pushover
Paul Sheridan
1954
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
1954
The Moonlighter
Wes Anderson
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
General Electric Theater
Richard Elgin · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Harry Wingate · (1 episode)
1953
Fair Wind to Java
Captain Boll
1953
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Self - Presenter
1952
Callaway Went Thataway
Mike Frye
1951
A Millionaire for Christy
Peter Ulysses Lockwood
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Self · (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
1950
Never a Dull Moment
Chris Hayward
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1950
Borderline
Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (3 episodes)
1950
Father Was a Fullback
George Cooper
1949
Family Honeymoon
Grant Jordan
1948
An Innocent Affair
Vincent Doane
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
William 'Bill' Dunnigan
1948
On Our Merry Way
Al
1948
Singapore
Matt Gordon
1947
The Egg and I
Bob MacDonald
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Peter Morely
1947
Smoky
Clint Barkley
1946
Pardon My Past
Eddie York / Francis Pemberton
1945
Murder, He Says
Pete Marshall
1945
Captain Eddie
Eddie Rickenbacker
1945
Where Do We Go from Here?
Bill Morgan
1945
Practically Yours
Daniel Bellamy
1944
Double Indemnity
Walter Neff
1944
And the Angels Sing
Happy Morgan
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show · (1 episode)
1944
Standing Room Only
Lee Stevens
1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Narrator Prolog (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion
Richard Myles
1943
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Flight for Freedom
Randy Britton
1943
No Time for Love
Jim Ryan
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
The Forest Rangers
Don Stuart
1942
Take a Letter, Darling
Tom Verney
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Frank
1942
The Lady Is Willing
Corey McBain
1942
New York Town
Victor Ballard
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Himself
1941
One Night In Lisbon
Dwight Houston
1941
Virginia
Stonewall Elliott
1941
Dive Bomber
Joe Blake
1941
Rangers of Fortune
Gil Farra
1940
Too Many Husbands
Bill Cardew
1940
Little Old New York
Charles Brownne
1940
Remember the Night
Jack Sargent
1940
Honeymoon in Bali
Bill Burnett
1939
Invitation to Happiness
Albert 'King' Cole
1939
Cafe Society
Crick O'Bannon
1939
Sing, You Sinners
David Beebe
1938
Men with Wings
Pat Falconer
1938
Cocoanut Grove
Johnny Prentice
1938
True Confession
Kenneth Bartlett
1937
Exclusive
Ralph Houston
1937
Swing High, Swing Low
Skid Johnson
1937
Maid of Salem
Roger Coverman
1937
Champagne Waltz
Buzzy Bellew
1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936
The Texas Rangers
Jim Hawkins
1936
The Princess Comes Across
King Mantell
1936
13 Hours by Air
Jack Gordon
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Jack Hale
1936
The Bride Comes Home
Cyrus Anderson
1935
Hands Across the Table
Theodore Drew III
1935
Alice Adams
Arthur Russell
1935
Men Without Names
Richard Hood
1935
Car 99
Trooper Ross Martin
1935
The Gilded Lily
Peter Dawes
1935
Grand Old Girl
Sandy
1935
Tiger Rose
Rancher
1929