1950-09-21 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 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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Diamond | 2026-05-19 | |
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | 2025-02-14 |
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Riff Raff | Lefty | 2025-02-27 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City | 2025-09-04 |
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Christmas in Nashville | Self | 2025-12-03 |
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The Friend | Walter | 2025-03-28 |
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self (archive footage) | 2025-08-22 |
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The Phoenician Scheme | God | 2025-05-23 |
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 | Self | 2024-11-29 |
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Peter Venkman | 2024-03-20 |
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DEVO | Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-01-21 |
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Spirit of Golf | Self | 2023-07-23 |
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Lord Krylar | 2023-02-15 |
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Franz Klammer – Der Skikaiser wird 70 | Self (archive footage) | 2023-12-03 |
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever | The Colonel | 2022-09-23 |
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New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization | Self | 2021-07-16 |
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun | Arthur Howitzer, Jr. | 2021-10-21 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Peter Venkman | 2021-11-18 |
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On the Rocks | Felix | 2020-10-02 |
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 | Self | 2020-11-20 |
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine | Self | 2020-06-11 |
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Belushi | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-16 |
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Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-07 |
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The Dead Don't Die | Chief Cliff Robertson | 2019-05-15 |
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Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk | Narrator | 2019-06-07 |
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Zombieland: Double Tap | Bill Murray | 2019-10-09 |
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Le Fantastique Mr Murray | Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage) | 2019-10-20 |
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Cola Wars | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-18 |
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Studio 54 | Self (archive footage) | 2018-06-15 |
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Isle of Dogs | Boss (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
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The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man | Himself | 2018-05-02 |
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Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018-05-11 |
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Love, Gilda | Self (archive footage) | 2018-04-18 |
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For The Fun Of The Game | Self | 2018-10-17 |
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TVTV: Video Revolutionaries | Self | 2018-10-19 |
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The Bill Murray Experience | Himself | 2017-12-19 |
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The Jungle Book | Baloo (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
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Ghostbusters | Martin Heiss | 2016-07-14 |
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'85: The Greatest Team in Football History | Self | 2016-10-01 |
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Rock the Kasbah | Richie Lanz | 2015-10-22 |
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"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | Self | 2015-02-17 |
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Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. | Self | 2015-09-22 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor | 2015-01-25 |
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A Very Murray Christmas | Bill Murray | 2015-12-04 |
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À la découverte du tournage de Moonrise Kingdom | Self / Mr. Bishop | 2015-09-22 |
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Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | 2015-10-13 |
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Aloha | Carson Welch | 2015-05-29 |
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St. Vincent | Vincent MacKenna | 2014-10-09 |
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Dumb and Dumber To | Ice Pick | 2014-11-12 |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Ivan | 2014-02-26 |
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The Monuments Men | Sgt. Richard Campbell | 2014-01-24 |
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A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Saul | 2013-02-08 |
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Hyde Park on Hudson | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2012-12-07 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Moonrise Kingdom | Mr. Bishop | 2012-05-16 |
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Passion Play | Happy Shannon | 2011-01-10 |
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Get Low | Frank Quinn | 2010-07-30 |
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The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' | Self - Businessman | 2010-10-12 |
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The Women of SNL | Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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Behind Jim Jarmusch | Self | 2010-09-01 |
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 | Self | 2010-06-26 |
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Ballhawks | Narrator | 2010-10-01 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox | Clive Badger (voice) | 2009-10-14 |
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Zombieland | Bill Murray | 2009-10-02 |
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The Limits of Control | American | 2009-05-01 |
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Get Smart | Agent 13 | 2008-06-19 |
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A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 2008-02-05 |
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City of Ember | Mayor Cole | 2008-10-07 |
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FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Bill Murray | 2007-09-09 |
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 | Self | 2007-12-07 |
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The Darjeeling Limited | The Businessman | 2007-09-07 |
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Garfield (voice) | 2006-06-15 |
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | 2006-12-12 |
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The Lost City | The Writer | 2005-09-03 |
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On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' | Self / Steve Zissou | 2005-01-15 |
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found | Self | 2005-04-15 |
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Broken Flowers | Don Johnston | 2005-07-31 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Various Characters (archive footage) | 2005-09-06 |
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | 2005-02-20 |
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This Is an Adventure | Self | 2005-05-10 |
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | Self | 2005-05-09 |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Steve Zissou | 2004-12-10 |
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Garfield | Garfield (voice) | 2004-06-10 |
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This Old Cub | Himself | 2004-08-25 |
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Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' | Self | 2004-02-03 |
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Coffee and Cigarettes | Bill Murray (segment "Delirium") | 2004-03-12 |
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Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life | Self - Garfield (voice) | 2004-10-19 |
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Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles | Bill Murray The K. (archive footage) | 2003-08-16 |
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Lost in Translation | Bob Harris | 2003-09-18 |
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Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time | Self (archive footage) | 2002-01-29 |
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Speaking of Sex | Ezri Stovall | 2001-10-18 |
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The Royal Tenenbaums | Raleigh St. Clair | 2001-10-05 |
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Osmosis Jones | Frank Detorre | 2001-08-10 |
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With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson | Self (archival footage) | 2001-12-17 |
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The Making of 'Rushmore' | Self | 2000-01-25 |
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Hamlet | Polonius | 2000-05-12 |
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Michael Jordan to the Max | Self | 2000-05-05 |
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Charlie's Angels | John Bosley | 2000-11-02 |
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Saturday Night Live: Christmas | Self | 1999-12-01 |
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Caddyshack: The 19th Hole | Carl Spackler (archive footage) | 1999-05-05 |
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Cradle Will Rock | Tommy Crickshaw | 1999-12-10 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1999-09-25 |
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Ghostbusters 1999 | Self - Archive Footage | 1999-10-29 |
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Wild Things | Kenneth Bowden | 1998-03-20 |
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With Friends Like These | Maurice Melnick | 1998-09-10 |
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Rushmore | Herman Blume | 1998-12-11 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Little | Wallace Ritchie | 1997-11-14 |
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Kingpin | Ernie McCracken | 1996-07-04 |
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Space Jam | Bill Murray | 1996-11-15 |
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Larger Than Life | Jack Corcoran | 1996-07-26 |
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R.E.M.: Rough Cut | Himself | 1995-10-24 |
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WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 | Self | 1995-06-25 |
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Ed Wood | Bunny Breckinridge | 1994-09-28 |
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Groundhog Day | Phil Connors | 1993-02-11 |
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Mad Dog and Glory | Frank Milo | 1993-03-05 |
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What About Bob? | Bob Wiley | 1991-05-17 |
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Quick Change | Grimm | 1990-07-13 |
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1989-09-24 |
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Ghostbusters II | Peter Venkman | 1989-06-16 |
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Scrooged | Francis Cross | 1988-11-22 |
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She's Having a Baby | Bill Murray (uncredited) | 1988-02-05 |
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Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary | Self | 1986-01-14 |
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Little Shop of Horrors | Arthur Denton | 1986-12-19 |
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The Best of John Belushi | Various Characters | 1985-08-03 |
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On the Scene with the Ghostbusters | 1984-12-04 | |
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Nothing Lasts Forever | Ted Breughel | 1984-09-06 |
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The Razor's Edge | Larry Darrell | 1984-10-19 |
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Ghostbusters | Peter Venkman | 1984-06-08 |
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Fun & Games | 1982-01-01 | |
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The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | Various | 1982-05-12 |
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Twilight Theatre | Lefty in 'First Film' | 1982-02-13 |
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Tootsie | Jeff Slater | 1982-12-17 |
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The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Cut Flowers | 1981-03-07 | |
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Stripes | John Winger | 1981-06-26 |
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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | Bytes | 1981-11-25 |
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Le Chaînon manquant | Dragon (voice) | 1980-05-21 |
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Caddyshack | Carl Spackler | 1980-07-25 |
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Bill Murray Live from the Second City | Self | 1980-07-06 |
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Where the Buffalo Roam | Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | 1980-04-25 |
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Meatballs | Tripper Harrison | 1979-06-28 |
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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video | Man on the Street | 1979-09-20 |
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Perchance to Dream | Honker | 1979-03-10 |
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The Dogs | 1978-10-02 | |
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The Things We Did Last Summer | Self | 1978-10-28 |
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Loose Shoes | Lefty | 1978-09-01 |
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | Bill Murray the K. | 1978-03-22 |
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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood | Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited) | 1978-11-02 |
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TVTV Looks at the Oscars | Self | 1976-03-30 |
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Super Bowl | Himself | 1976-03-01 |
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Nick Kessel (uncredited) | 1976-02-04 |
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Bum's Rush | Bum | |
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The King of Counterfeit | ||
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Epiphany | Oz Bell | |
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Twilight Park | Mime Ringleader | |
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Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer | Self | |
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Being Mortal | ||
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The Ploughmen | Cooper County Sheriff |
