Bill Murray
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 · 190
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Markus Lanz
2008 · Self
El hormiguero
2006 · Self - Guest
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
Parks and Recreation
2009 · Walter Gunderson
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Vic Deakins
Groundhog Day
1993 · Phil Connors
Iron Chef America
2005 · Self
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · Lord Krylar
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · M. Ivan
Charlie's Angels
2000 · John Bosley
The Jungle Book
2016 · Baloo (voice)
Lost in Translation
2003 · Bob Harris
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Clive Badger (voice)
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
2005 · Himself
Zombieland
2009 · Bill Murray
Ghostbusters
1984 · Dr. Peter Venkman
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Peter Venkman
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Peter Venkman
Space Jam
1996 · Bill Murray
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Peter Venkman (archive...
St. Vincent
2014 · Vincent MacKenna
Wild Things
1998 · Kenneth Bowden
Ghostbusters
2016 · Martin Heiss
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · Self
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Dr. Peter Venkman
Garfield
2004 · Garfield (voice)
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · God
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · Bill Murray
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Alpha House
2013 · Senator Vernon Smits
Dumb and Dumber To
2014 · Ice Pick
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Boss (voice)
Vice Principals
2016 · Principal Welles
Get Smart
2008 · Agent 13
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 · Mr. Bishop
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Raleigh St. Clair
City of Ember
2008 · Mayor Cole
Ed Wood
1994 · Bunny Breckinridge
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Garfield (voice)
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Arthur Denton
Aloha
2015 · Carson Welch
Meatballs
1979 · Tripper Harrison
The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · The Businessman
Olive Kitteridge
2014 · Jack Kennison
The Monuments Men
2014 · Sgt. Richard Campbell
Osmosis Jones
2001 · Frank Detorre
Caddyshack
1980 · Carl Spackler
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · Steve Zissou
Stripes
1981 · John Winger
Parneviks
2015 · Self
Getaway
1992
Rushmore
1998 · Herman Blume
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022 · The Colonel
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Mainstage Cast,...
Tootsie
1982 · Jeff Slater
MLB Network Presents
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Kingpin
1996 · Ernie McCracken
Quick Change
1990 · Grimm
The Dead Don't Die
2019 · Chief Cliff Robertson
Scrooged
1988 · Francis Cross
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Banzai
2001
The Friend
2025 · Walter
What About Bob?
1991 · Bob Wiley
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
Get Low
2010 · Frank Quinn
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997 · Wallace Ritchie
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Bill Murray (segment "...
The Now
2021 · Dr. Robert Flaherty
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Bill Murray (uncredite...
A Very Murray Christmas
2015 · Bill Murray
Broken Flowers
2005 · Don Johnston
Riff Raff
2025 · Lefty
Mad Dog and Glory
1993 · Frank Milo
Twilight Park
— · Mime Ringleader
On the Rocks
2020 · Felix
Passion Play
2011 · Happy Shannon
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · Tommy Crickshaw
Cola Wars
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Rock the Kasbah
2015 · Richie Lanz
The Limits of Control
2009 · American
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012 · Franklin D. Roosevelt
Speaking of Sex
2001 · Ezri Stovall
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Self - Actor
Hamlet
2000 · Polonius
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Larger Than Life
1996 · Jack Corcoran
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Bill Murray the K.
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980 · Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008 · Self
The Lost City
2005 · The Writer
The Women of SNL
2010 · Richard Dawson / Vario...
Diamond
2026
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978 · Self / Nixon Voter (un...
The Dogs
1978
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 · Bill Murray The K. (ar...
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
The Razor's Edge
1984 · Larry Darrell
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999 · Self
Always at The Carlyle
2018 · Self
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976 · Nick Kessel (uncredite...
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006 · Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 · Self
With Friends Like These
1998 · Maurice Melnick
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Man on the Street
This Is an Adventure
2005 · Self
The Missing Link
1980 · Dragon (voice)
The Bill Murray Experience
2017 · Himself
The Best of John Belushi
1985 · Various Characters
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000 · Self
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
2013 · Saul
Ghostbusters 1999
1999 · Self - Archive Footage
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Bytes
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010 · Self
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Ted Breughel
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978 · Self
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
2001 · Self
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019 · Self - Portrait Subjec...
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001 · Self (archival footage...
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001 · Self
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018 · Himself
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001 · Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007 · Self
Belushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015 · Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015 · Self / Mr. Bishop
Love, Gilda
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999 · Carl Spackler (archive...
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976 · Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018 · Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005 · Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020 · Self
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019 · Narrator
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000 · Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982 · Self
This Old Cub
2004 · Himself
For The Fun Of The Game
2018 · Self
DEVO
2024 · Phil Connors (archive...
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008 · Self
Loose Shoes
1978 · Lefty
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995 · Self
Twilight Theatre
1982 · Lefty in 'First Film'
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010 · Self - Businessman
Spirit of Golf
2023 · Self
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995 · Himself
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004 · Self - Garfield (voice...
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Self
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016 · Self
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
1980 · Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024 · Self
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Cut Flowers
1981
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007 · Bill Murray
Fun & Games
1982
Ballhawks
2010 · Narrator
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020 · Self
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015 · Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · Various Characters (ar...
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005 · Self / Steve Zissou
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982 · Various
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
2021 · Self
Christmas in Nashville
2025 · Self
Super Bowl
1976 · Himself