William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He first gained exposure on Saturday Night Live for which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in comedy films, including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), What About Bob? (1991), and Groundhog Day (1993). Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, the indie comedy-drama Broken Flowers (2005) and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Nick Kessel | Uncredited |
| 1978 | All You Need Is Cash | "Bill Murray the K" | |
| 1979 | MMeatballs | Tripper Harrison | Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | |
| 1980 | The Missing Link | The Dragon (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Caddyshack | Carl Spackler | |
| 1981 | Stripes | Pvt. John Winger | |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Jeff Slater | |
| 1984 | Square Pegs | Teacher | TV series |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Dr. Peter Venkman | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Bus Conductor | |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge | Larry Darrell | Also screenwriter |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Arthur Denton | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Himself | Uncredited |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Dr. Peter Venkman | |
| 1990 | Quick Change | Grimm | Also co-director/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 |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Frank Milo | |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Bunny Breckinridge | |
| 1996 | Kingpin | Ernie McCracken | |
| 1996 | Larger than Life | Jack Corcoran | |
| 1996 | 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 |
| 1998 | 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 | |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Polonius | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Frank Detorre | |
| 2001 | 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 — Central Ohio 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 |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Himself/Waiter | Segment "Delirium" |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Garfield (voice) | |
| 2004 | 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 |
| 2005 | The Lost City | The Writer | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Garfield (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | The Businessman | |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Agent 13 | |
| 2008 | City of Ember | Mayor Cole | |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | American | |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Clive Badger (voice) | |
| 2009 | 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 | |
| 2012 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Saul | |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Senator Vernon Smits | TV series ("Pilot", "In the Saddle") |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Sgt. Richard Campbell | |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Ivan | Cameo |
| 2014 | St. Vincent de Van Nuys | Post-Production | |
| 2014 | Rock the Kasbah | Production | |
| 2015 | B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations | Addison Drake (voice) | Post-Production |