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Bill Murray
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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 ind…
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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.
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2026
A Course Called Ireland
TV show Self
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2026
Diamond
Movie Jimbo
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2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Christmas in Nashville
Movie Self
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2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
TV show Self (footage)
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
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2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Movie God
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2025
The Friend
Movie Walter
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2025
Riff Raff
Movie Lefty
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie Self
- 2024
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2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie (archive footage)
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2024
Returning to the Firehouse: Making Frozen Empire
Movie Himself
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2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie Peter Venkman
More credits
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2024
DEVO
Movie Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2023
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Spirit of Golf
Movie Self
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2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie Lord Krylar
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2022
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Movie The Colonel
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2022
Summoning the Spirit: Making Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie Himself
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2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Passing the Proton Pack
Movie Himself
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2021
The Now
TV show Dr. Robert Flaherty
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2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie Peter Venkman
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2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
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2021
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
On the Rocks
Movie Felix
- 2020
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2020
Belushi
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Reunited Apart
TV show Self
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2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
The Movies That Made Us
TV show Peter Venkman (archive footage)
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2019
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Movie Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
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2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Movie Bill Murray
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2019
Cola Wars
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Movie Narrator
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2019
The Dead Don't Die
Movie Chief Cliff Robertson
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2018
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
Movie Self
