1950-09-21 ( 74 years old ) in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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.
Movies
Twilight Park
2025-12-25
The Phoenician Scheme
2025-05-23
The Friend
2025-03-28
Riff Raff
2025-02-27
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025-02-14
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024-03-20
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
2023-12-03
Spirit of Golf
2023-07-23
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023-02-15
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022-09-23
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021-11-18
The French Dispatch
2021-10-21
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021-09-17
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
2021-07-16
Belushi
2020-10-14
On the Rocks
2020-10-02
Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019-10-20
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019-10-09
Cola Wars
2019-08-18
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
2019-06-07
The Dead Don't Die
2019-05-15
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018-10-19
For The Fun Of The Game
2018-10-17
Studio 54
2018-06-15
Always at The Carlyle
2018-05-11
Love, Gilda
2018-04-18
Isle of Dogs
2018-03-23
The Bill Murray Experience
2017-12-19
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016-10-01
Ghostbusters
2016-07-14
The Jungle Book
2016-04-07
A Very Murray Christmas
2015-12-04
Rock the Kasbah
2015-10-22
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015-09-22
Aloha
2015-05-29
Dumb and Dumber To
2014-11-12
St. Vincent
2014-10-09
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014-02-26
The Monuments Men
2014-01-24
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012-12-07
Moonrise Kingdom
2012-05-16
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
Passion Play
2011-01-10
The Women of SNL
2010-11-01
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010-10-12
Ballhawks
2010-10-01
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010-09-01
Get Low
2010-07-30
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009-10-23
Zombieland
2009-10-02
The Limits of Control
2009-05-01
City of Ember
2008-10-07
Get Smart
2008-06-19
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008-02-05
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007-09-09
The Darjeeling Limited
2007-09-07
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006-12-12
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006-06-15
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005-09-06
The Lost City
2005-09-03
Broken Flowers
2005-07-31
This Is an Adventure
2005-05-10
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004-12-10
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
2004-10-19
This Old Cub
2004-08-25
Garfield
2004-06-10
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004-03-12
Lost in Translation
2003-09-18
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003-08-16
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002-01-29
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001-12-17
Speaking of Sex
2001-10-18
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001-10-05
Osmosis Jones
2001-08-10
Charlie's Angels
2000-11-02
Hamlet
2000-05-12
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000-05-05
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000-01-25
Cradle Will Rock
1999-12-10
Ghostbusters 1999
1999-10-29
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999-05-05
Rushmore
1998-12-11
With Friends Like These
1998-09-10
Wild Things
1998-03-20
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997-11-14
Space Jam
1996-11-15
Larger Than Life
1996-07-26
Kingpin
1996-07-04
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995-10-24
Ed Wood
1994-09-28
Mad Dog and Glory
1993-03-05
Groundhog Day
1993-02-11
What About Bob?
1991-05-17
Quick Change
1990-07-13
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989-09-24
Ghostbusters II
1989-06-16
Scrooged
1988-11-22
She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05
Little Shop of Horrors
1986-12-19
The Best of John Belushi
1985-08-03
The Razor's Edge
1984-10-19
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984-09-06
Ghostbusters
1984-06-08
Tootsie
1982-12-17
Twilight Theatre
1982-02-13
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981-11-25
Stripes
1981-06-26
Cut Flowers
1981-03-07
Caddyshack
1980-07-25
The Missing Link
1980-05-21
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980-04-25
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
1980-01-01
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979-09-20
Meatballs
1979-06-28
Perchance to Dream
1979-03-10
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978-11-02
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978-10-28
The Dogs
1978-10-02
Loose Shoes
1978-09-01
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978-03-22
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976-03-30
Super Bowl
1976-03-01
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976-02-04
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