Bill Murray
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.
Acted in
Twilight Park
2025
as Mime Ringleader
Riff Raff
2024
as Lefty
The Friend
2024
as Walter
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Peter Venkman
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Spirit of Golf
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
as Lord Krylar
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as The Colonel
The Now
2021
as Psychotherapist
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Peter Venkman
The French Dispatch
2021
as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
as Self (archive footage)
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
2021
as Self
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
On the Rocks
2020
as Felix
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Peter Venkman (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
as Bill Murray
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019
as Narrator
The Dead Don't Die
2019
as Chief Cliff Robertson
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
as Self
For The Fun Of The Game
2018
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018
as Himself
Love, Gilda
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Isle of Dogs
2018
as Boss (voice)
The Bill Murray Experience
2017
as Himself
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2017
as Self
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2016
as Self
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
as Self
Vice Principals
2016
as Principal Welles
Ghostbusters
2016
as Martin Heiss
The Jungle Book
2016
as Baloo (voice)
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Vic Deakins
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
as Bill Murray
Rock the Kasbah
2015
as Richie Lanz
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
as Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
as Self / Mr. Bishop
Aloha
2015
as Carson Welch
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
as Self / Nick Ocean
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
2015
as Self / Actor
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
as Ice Pick
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Jack Kennison
St. Vincent
2014
as Vincent MacKenna
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as M. Ivan
The Monuments Men
2014
as Sgt. Richard Campbell
Alpha House
2013
as Senator Vernon Smits
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
as Self
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
2013
as Saul
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
as Mr. Bishop
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Passion Play
2011
as Happy Shannon
The Women of SNL
2010
as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010
as Self / Businessman
Ballhawks
2010
as Narrator
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
as Self
Get Low
2010
as Frank Quinn
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Clive Badger (voice)
Zombieland
2009
as Bill Murray
The Limits of Control
2009
as American
City of Ember
2008
as Mayor Cole
Get Smart
2008
as Agent 13
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008
as Self
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
as Bill Murray
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
as The Businessman
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
as Garfield (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
The Lost City
2005
as The Writer
Broken Flowers
2005
as Don Johnston
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
2005
as Himself
This Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
Iron Chef America
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005
as Self / Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Steve Zissou
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004
as Garfield
This Old Cub
2004
as Himself
Garfield
2004
as Garfield (voice)
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
2004
as Self
Lost in Translation
2003
as Bob Harris
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003
as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
The Sweet Spot
2002
as Self
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002
as Self (archive footage)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001
as Self (archival footage)
Speaking of Sex
2001
as Ezri Stovall
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Raleigh St. Clair
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Frank Detorre
Banzai
2001
Charlie's Angels
2000
as John Bosley
Hamlet
2000
as Polonius
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
as Self
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Tommy Crickshaw
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
as Self - Archive Footage
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
as Carl Spackler (archive footage)
Rushmore
1998
as Herman Blume
With Friends Like These...
1998
as Maurice Melnick
Wild Things
1998
as Kenneth Bowden
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Wallace Ritchie
Space Jam
1996
as Bill Murray
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Larger Than Life
1996
as Jack Corcoran
Kingpin
1996
as Ernie McCracken
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
Ed Wood
1994
as Bunny Breckinridge
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
as Frank Milo
Groundhog Day
1993
as Phil Connors
HBO First Look
1992
Getaway
1992
What About Bob?
1991
as Bob Wiley
Quick Change
1990
as Grimm
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Peter Venkman
Scrooged
1988
as Francis Cross
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Bill Murray (uncredited)
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
as Arthur Denton
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
The Best of John Belushi
1985
as Various characters
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Larry Darrell
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
as Ted Breughel
Ghostbusters
1984
as Peter Venkman
Tootsie
1982
as Jeff Slater
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982
as Various
Twilight Theatre
1982
as Lefty in 'First Film'
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Bytes
Stripes
1981
as John Winger
Cut Flowers
1981
Caddyshack
1980
as Carl Spackler
The Missing Link
1980
as Dragon (voice)
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
1980
as Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Man on the Street
Meatballs
1979
as Tripper Harrison
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
as Himself
The Dogs
1978
Loose Shoes
1978
as Lefty
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
as Bill Murray the K.
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Super Bowl
1976
as Himself
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
as Nick Kessel (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!
1975
as Reporter (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Being Mortal
The Phoenician Scheme
The King of Counterfeit
Bum's Rush
as Bum