Bill Murray
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top 10 Presenter
1993
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
Parks and Recreation
Walter Gunderson
2009
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Angie Tribeca
Vic Deakins
2016
Film
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Lord Krylar
2023
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Peter Venkman
2021
Series
Iron Chef America
Self
2005
Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Ivan
2014
Film
Ghostbusters
Dr. Peter Venkman
1984
Film
The Jungle Book
Baloo (voice)
2016
Film
Groundhog Day
Phil Connors
1993
Film
Isle of Dogs
Boss (voice)
2018
Film
Charlie's Angels
John Bosley
2000
Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
God
2025
Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Clive Badger (voice)
2009
Film
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Peter Venkman
2024
Film
Zombieland
Bill Murray
2009
Film
Ghostbusters
Martin Heiss
2016
Film
Lost in Translation
Bob Harris
2003
Film
Dumb and Dumber To
Ice Pick
2014
Film
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Peter Venkman
1989
Film
Get Smart
Agent 13
2008
Film
Space Jam
Bill Murray
1996
Film
Zombieland: Double Tap
Bill Murray
2019
Series
Vice Principals
Principal Welles
2016
Film
City of Ember
Mayor Cole
2008
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Peter Venkman (archive footage)
2019
Film
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
2021
Series
Alpha House
Senator Vernon Smits
2013
Film
The Dead Don't Die
Chief Cliff Robertson
2019
Film
Moonrise Kingdom
Mr. Bishop
2012
Film
Wild Things
Kenneth Bowden
1998
Film
Garfield
Garfield (voice)
2004
Series
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
2013
Film
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield (voice)
2006
Film
The Royal Tenenbaums
Raleigh St. Clair
2001
Film
St. Vincent
Vincent MacKenna
2014
Film
On the Rocks
Felix
2020
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Himself
2005
Film
The Monuments Men
Sgt. Richard Campbell
2014
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
Arthur Denton
1986
Film
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Colonel
2022
Film
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Steve Zissou
2004
Film
Stripes
John Winger
1981
Film
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
2025
Film
Caddyshack
Carl Spackler
1980
Film
Scrooged
Francis Cross
1988
Film
Rushmore
Herman Blume
1998
Film
Broken Flowers
Don Johnston
2005
Film
The Darjeeling Limited
The Businessman
2007
Film
The Friend
Walter
2025
Film
Osmosis Jones
Frank Detorre
2001
Series
Olive Kitteridge
Jack Kennison
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
Film
Aloha
Carson Welch
2015
Film
Tootsie
Jeff Slater
1982
Film
Quick Change
Grimm
1990
Film
Mad Dog and Glory
Frank Milo
1993
Film
Riff Raff
Lefty
2025
Film
Meatballs
Tripper Harrison
1979
Film
What About Bob?
Bob Wiley
1991
Film
Ed Wood
Bunny Breckinridge
1994
Series
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage)
2025
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
2015
Series
MLB Network Presents
Self (archive footage)
2015
Series
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self
2008
Film
She's Having a Baby
Bill Murray (uncredited)
1988
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Kingpin
Ernie McCracken
1996
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Cradle Will Rock
Tommy Crickshaw
1999
Series
The Now
Dr. Robert Flaherty
2021
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
2004
Film
Hyde Park on Hudson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2012
Film
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Wallace Ritchie
1997
Film
The Limits of Control
American
2009
Series
Banzai
2001
Series
Getaway
1992
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Rock the Kasbah
Richie Lanz
2015
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Film
A Very Murray Christmas
Bill Murray
2015
Film
Passion Play
Happy Shannon
2011
Film
The Women of SNL
Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Lost City
The Writer
2005
Film
Get Low
Frank Quinn
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
Film
The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell
1984
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Film
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Saul
2013
Series
Parneviks
Self
2015
Film
Speaking of Sex
Ezri Stovall
2001
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Bill Murray the K.
1978
Film
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Film
Larger Than Life
Jack Corcoran
1996
Film
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
Film
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)
2003
Film
Where the Buffalo Roam
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
1980
Film
Diamond
Jimbo
2026
Film
With Friends Like These
Maurice Melnick
1998
Film
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
2015
Quiet Land
Connor McCluskey
Film
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
2019
Film
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Nick Kessel (uncredited)
1976
Film
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
2005
Film
Michael Jordan to the Max
Self
2000
Film
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
2006
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Various Characters (archive footage)
2005
Film
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
2016
Film
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Bytes
1981
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Film
This Is an Adventure
Self
2005
Film
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Mr. Bishop
2015
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Self
2020
Film
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Man on the Street
1979
Film
Hamlet
Polonius
2000
Film
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
2005
Film
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
Film
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Steve Zissou
2005
Film
Twilight Park
Mime Ringleader
Film
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Carl Spackler (archive footage)
1999
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
2010
Film
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ted Breughel
1984
Film
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
The Ploughmen
Cooper County Sheriff
Film
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
2015
Film
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
Self - Businessman
2010
Film
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
2024
Film
Love, Gilda
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
Film
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Various
1982
Film
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
2015
The Sweet Spot
Self
2002
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self
1995
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
2007
Film
This Old Cub
Himself
2004
Film
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Film
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Self
2000
Film
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
1995
Film
Loose Shoes
Lefty
1978
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Self
2004
Film
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
1985
Film
Fun & Games
1982
Film
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Narrator
2019
Film
The Things We Did Last Summer
Self
1978
Film
An SNL Valentine
Self / Todd (archive footage)
2015
Film
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
Film
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
2008
Film
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
1982
Epiphany
Oz Bell
Film
The Missing Link
Dragon (voice)
1980
Film
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Self
2021
Film
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Self (archival footage)
2001
Magacine
Film
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Himself
2018
Film
DEVO
Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Bill Murray Experience
Himself
2017
The King of Counterfeit
Film
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Self
2001
Film
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Self
1980
Film
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Self
2001
Film
Ghostbusters 1999
Self - Archive Footage
1999
Film
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Self - Garfield (voice)
2004
Film
The Dogs
1978
Film
Twilight Theatre
Lefty in 'First Film'
1982
Film
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Self
2018
Film
For The Fun Of The Game
Self
2018
Film
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
1978
Film
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Bill Murray
2007
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Self
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
2010
Film
Ballhawks
Narrator
2010
Film
Returning to the Firehouse: Making Frozen Empire
Himself
2024
Film
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Self
2001
Film
Summoning the Spirit: Making Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Himself
2022
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Passing the Proton Pack
Himself
2022
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Spirit of Golf
Self
2023
Being Mortal
Film
Super Bowl
Himself
1976
Bum's Rush
Bum
Film
Cut Flowers
1981
Film
Christmas in Nashville
Self
2025
Perchance to Dream
Honker
1979
Series
A Course Called Ireland
Self
2026