Bill Murray biography
Bill Murray is an American actor and comedian, born on 21 September 1950 in Wilmette.
Bill Murray's screen career began in 1975 with Fantastic Four, playing Human Torch / Johnny Storm.
Bill Murray has appeared in 83 films and 8 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Diamond (2026), The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Riff Raff (2024).
Bill Murray is best known for Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation.
Honours include Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- Also known as
- William James "Bill" Murray
- Born
- 21 September 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Wilmette
- Work
- Screenwriter, Film producer, Television actor, Film actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1973 to present
- Known for
- Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation
- Awards
- Golden Globes
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor
Bill Murray filmography
83 films and 8 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Diamond | Jimbo | ||
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | God | Cameo | |
| 2024 | Riff Raff | Leftie | ||
| 2024 | The Friend | Walter | ||
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Lord Krylar | ||
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | The Colonel | ||
| 2022 | Being Mortal | Dying protagonist | Filmed but abandoned | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Peter Venkman | Cameo | |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Arthur Howitzer Jr. | Cameo | |
| 2020 | On the Rocks | Felix Keane | ||
| 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap | English | ||
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Cliff Robertson | ||
| 2019 | Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Boss | Voice | |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Baloo | Voice | |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Martin Heiss | ||
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas | English | ||
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Richie Lanz | ||
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | English | ||
| 2015 | Aloha | Carson Welch | ||
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 2014 | St. Vincent | Vincent MacKenna | ||
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Sergeant Richard Campbell | ||
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Ivan |
Show all 83 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Ice Pick | Cameo | |
| 2012 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Saul | ||
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Mr. Bishop | ||
| 2011 | Passion Play | Happy Shannon | ||
| 2010 | Get Low | Frank Quinn | ||
| 2009 | Zombieland | English | ||
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | American | ||
| 2009 | Ghostbusters: The Video Game | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Clive Badger | Voice | |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Agent 13 | Cameo | |
| 2008 | City of Ember | Mayor Cole | ||
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | The Businessman | Cameo | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Garfield | Voice | |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Don Johnston | ||
| 2005 | The Lost City | The Writer | ||
| 2004 | This Old Cub | English | ||
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Steve Zissou | ||
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Garfield | Voice | |
| 2003 | Lost in Translation | Bob Harris | ||
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | English | ||
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Raleigh St. Clair | ||
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Ezri Stovall | ||
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Frank Detorre | ||
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | John Bosley | ||
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max | English | ||
| 2000 | Hamlet | Polonius | ||
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Tommy Crickshaw | ||
| 1998 | Rushmore | Herman Blume | ||
| 1998 | Wild Things | Kenneth Bowden | ||
| 1998 | With Friends Like These | Maurice Melnick | Cameo | |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Wallace Ritchie | ||
| 1996 | Space Jam | English | ||
| 1996 | Larger than Life | Jack Corcoran | ||
| 1996 | Kingpin | Ernie McCracken | ||
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Bunny Breckinridge | ||
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Frank Milo | ||
| 1993 | Groundhog Day | Phil Connors | ||
| 1991 | What About Bob? | Bob Wiley | ||
| 1990 | Quick Change | Grimm | Also co-director and producer | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | English | ||
| 1988 | Scrooged | Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross | ||
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Arthur Denton | ||
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge | Larry Darrell | Also writer | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Dr. Peter Venkman | ||
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Ted Breughel | ||
| 1984 | B.C. Rock | The Dragon | Uncredited voice (English dub) | |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Jeff Slater | ||
| 1981 | Stripes | Pvt. John Winger | ||
| 1980 | Caddyshack | Carl Spackler | ||
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Hunter S. Thompson | ||
| 1980 | Loose Shoes | Lefty Schwartz | ||
| 1979 | Meatballs | Tripper Harrison | ||
| 1979 | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video | Man on the Street | ||
| 1979 | Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle | Reporter | Voice; English dub | |
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Nick Kessel | Uncredited | |
| 1975 | Fantastic Four | Human Torch / Johnny Storm |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Now | Dr. Robert Flaherty | 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Vice Principals | Principal Welles | Episode: "The Principal" | |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Vic Deakins | Episode: "Tribeca's Day Off" | |
| 2015 | Parks and Recreation | Mayor Gunderson | Episode: "Two Funerals" | |
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge | Jack Kennison | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Senator Vernon Smits | 3 episodes | |
| 1983 | Square Pegs | Teacher | Episode: "No Substitutions" | |
| 1978 | All You Need Is Cash | Bill Murray the K | Television film |