Bill Murray

Williams James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has played in some drama roles but he usually does comedy. He was in the movies including Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Lost in Translation, and The Jungle Book. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters. He also plays charity golf with professional golf players.

Bill Murray
Murray in 2018
Born	William James Murray (1950-09-21) September 21, 1950 (age 73) Evanston, Illinois, United States
Occupations	Actor comedian writer
Years active	1973–present
Spouse(s)	Margaret Kelly ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1996)​ Jennifer Butler ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2008)​
Children	6
Parent(s)	Lucille Murray (née Collins) Edward Joseph Murray II
Family	John Murray (brother) Joel Murray (brother) Brian Doyle-Murray (brother)

Murray was born in North Shore University Health System Evanston Hospital at Evanston, Illinois.^[1][2] He was also raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Loyola Academy and studied at Regis University, where he dropped out.

Murray was married to Margaret Kelly from 1981 until they divorced in 1996. Then he married Jennifer Butler from 1997 to 2008. Murray has 6 children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Nick Kessel	Uncredited
1979	Meatballs	Tripper Harrison	Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video	Man on the Street
	Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle	Reporter	Voice English dub
1980	Where the Buffalo Roam	Hunter S. Thompson
	Caddyshack	Carl Spackler
	Loose Shoes	Lefty Schwartz
1981	Stripes	Pvt. John Winger
1982	Tootsie	Jeff Slater
1984	Ghostbusters	Dr. Peter Venkman	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	Nothing Lasts Forever	Ted Breughel
	B.C. Rock	The Dragon	Voice English dub Uncredited
	The Razor's Edge	Larry Darrell	Also writer
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Arthur Denton
1988	She's Having a Baby	Himself	Uncredited cameo
	Scrooged	Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1989	Ghostbusters II	Dr. Peter Venkman
1990	Quick Change	Grimm	Also co-director and producer
1991	What About Bob?	Bob Wiley	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
1993	Groundhog Day	Phil Connors	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
	Mad Dog and Glory	Frank Milo
1994	Ed Wood	Bunny Breckinridge
1996	Kingpin	Ernie McCracken
	Larger than Life	Jack Corcoran
	Space Jam	Himself
1997	The Man Who Knew Too Little	Wallace Ritchie
1998	Wild Things	Kenneth Bowden	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
	With Friends Like These...	Maurice Melnick
	Rushmore	Herman Blume	American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Tommy Crickshaw	Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
2000	Charlie's Angels	John Bosley	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Action
	Hamlet	Polonius
2001	Osmosis Jones	Frank Detorre
	Speaking of Sex	Ezri Stovall
	The Royal Tenenbaums	Raleigh St. Clair	Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2003	Lost in Translation	Bob Harris	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Seattle Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Internet Entertainment Writers Association Awards for Favorite Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actor Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
	Coffee and Cigarettes	Himself/Waiter	Segment: "Delirium"
2004	Garfield: The Movie	Garfield	Voice
	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Steve Zissou	Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2005	Broken Flowers	Don Johnston	Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	The Lost City	The Writer
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Garfield	Voice
2007	The Darjeeling Limited	The Businessman	Cameo
2008	Get Smart	Agent 13
	City of Ember	Mayor Cole
2009	The Limits of Control	American
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Clive Badger	Voice
	Zombieland	Himself	Scream Award for Best Ensemble Scream Award for Best Cameo Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Ensemble Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment
2010	Get Low	Frank Quinn	Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2011	Passion Play	Happy Shannon
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	Mr. Bishop	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast 2nd place – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast 2nd place – Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance
	A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III	Saul
	Hyde Park on Hudson	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2014	The Monuments Men	Sgt. Richard Campbell
	The Grand Budapest Hotel	M. Ivan	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	St. Vincent	Vincent MacKenna	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
	Dumb and Dumber To	Ice Pick	Cameo
2015	Aloha	Carson Welch
	Rock the Kasbah	Richie Lanz
2016	The Jungle Book	Baloo	Voice Nominated – People's Choice Awards for Favorite Animated Movie Voice
	Ghostbusters	Martin Heiss
2018	Isle of Dogs	Boss	Voice
2019	The Dead Don't Die	Cliff Robertson
	Zombieland: Double Tap	Himself
2020	On the Rocks	Felix
2021	Ghostbuster 3	Dr. Peter Venkman
	The French Dispatch	Arthur Howitzer Jr.
2022	The Greatest Beer Run Ever	The Colonel
2024	Ghostbusters 4	Dr. Peter Venkman

References

1. @Chicago_History (September 22, 2016). "September 21, 1950 - Bill Murray was born at Evanston Hospital in IL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "Bill Murray profile". Film Reference. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-11-12.

Other websites

• Bill Murray on IMDb
• Bill Murray at AllMovie
• Streaming audio interview from 1988 Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (18 minutes)
• USA Today Article detailing Murray's house party crashing
• Entertainment Weekly Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine interview
• Bill Murray SNL video archive Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine at Yahoo Screen Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Extensive list of Bill Murray films, roles, memes, and fan art at Zouch Magazine