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