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Acting
Fred MacMurray
Also known as: Fred Mac Murray
Biography
Fredrick Martin 'Fred' MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor and musician. He was educated at Carroll College, Wisconsin, and played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935. He was raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from the age of 5, eventually graduating from Beaver Dam High School (currently the site of Beaver Dam Middle School), where he was a 3-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. He retained a special place in his heart for his small-town Wisconsin upbringing, referring at any opportunity in magazine articles or interviews to the lifelong friends and cherished memories of Beaver Dam, even including mementos of his childhood in several of his films. In 'Pardon my Past' (1945), he and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 30, 1908
Day of Death
November 5, 1991
Age at Death
83 years old
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Popularity Score
1.2
Filmography
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
Inside 'The Apartment'
Self (archive footage)
2008Movie
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self (archive footage)
1996Movie
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991Movie
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
1990Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988Movie
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited)
1986Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
1985Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)
1982Movie
The Swarm
Clarence
1978Movie
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
1978Movie
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978Movie
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977Movie
Joys
Self
1976Movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976Movie
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Harry Ballinger
1975Movie
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975TV
The Chadwick Family
Ned Chadwick
1974Movie
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974TV
Dinah!
Self
1974TV
Charley and the Angel
Charley Appleby
1973Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973TV
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968Movie
The Happiest Millionaire
Anthony Biddle
1967Movie
Follow Me, Boys!
Lemuel Siddons
1966Movie
Kisses for My President
Thad McCloud
1964Movie
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host
1964TV
Son of Flubber
Ned Brainard
1963Movie
Bon Voyage!
Harry Willard
1962Movie
The Absent-Minded Professor
Ned Brainard
1961Movie
The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake
1960Movie
Gala Day at Disneyland
Self
1960Movie
My Three Sons
Steve Douglas
1960TV
Good Day for a Hanging
Marshal Ben Cutler
1959Movie
The Shaggy Dog
Wilson Daniels
1959Movie
Face of a Fugitive
Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
1959Movie
The Oregon Trail
Neal Harris
1959Movie
Disneyland '59
Self
1959Movie
Day of the Badman
Judge Jim Scott
1958Movie
Quantez
Gentry
1957Movie
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Fred MacMurray
1957TV
There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves
1956Movie
Gun for a Coward
Will Keough
1956Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956TV
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956TV
The Rains of Ranchipur
Thomas "Tom" Ransome
1955Movie
The Far Horizons
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis
1955Movie
At Gunpoint
Jack Wright
1955Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Peterson
1955TV
Screen Director's Playhouse
Peter Terrance
1955TV
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
1954Movie
Pushover
Paul Sheridan
1954Movie
Woman's World
Sid Burns
1954Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954Movie
December Bride
1954TV
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage)
1954TV
The Moonlighter
Wes Anderson
1953Movie
Fair Wind to Java
Captain Boll
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Richard Elgin
1953TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Self - Presenter
1952Movie
This Is Your Life
Self
1952TV
A Millionaire for Christy
Peter Ulysses Lockwood
1951Movie
Callaway Went Thataway
Mike Frye
1951Movie
Borderline
Johnny Macklin
1950Movie
Never a Dull Moment
Chris Hayward
1950Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950TV
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950TV
Lux Video Theatre
Self
1950TV
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
The Jack Benny Program
Fred MacMurray
1950TV
Father Was a Fullback
George Cooper
1949Movie
The Miracle of the Bells
William 'Bill' Dunnigan
1948Movie
On Our Merry Way
Al
1948Movie
Family Honeymoon
Grant Jordan
1948Movie
An Innocent Affair
Vincent Doane
1948Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
The Egg and I
Bob MacDonald
1947Movie
Singapore
Matt Gordon
1947Movie
Suddenly It's Spring
Peter Morely
1947Movie
Smoky
Clint Barkley
1946Movie
Murder, He Says
Pete Marshall
1945Movie
Pardon My Past
Eddie York / Francis Pemberton
1945Movie
Where Do We Go from Here?
Bill Morgan
1945Movie
Captain Eddie
Eddie Rickenbacker
1945Movie
Pardon My Past
Producer
1945Movie
Double Indemnity
Walter Neff
1944Movie
Practically Yours
Daniel Bellamy
1944Movie
Standing Room Only
Lee Stevens
1944Movie
And the Angels Sing
Happy Morgan
1944Movie
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944TV
No Time for Love
Jim Ryan
1943Movie
Above Suspicion
Richard Myles
1943Movie
Flight for Freedom
Randy Britton
1943Movie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Narrator Prolog (uncredited)
1943Movie
Show-Business at War
Self
1943Movie
The Lady Is Willing
Corey McBain
1942Movie
Take a Letter, Darling
Tom Verney
1942Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
Frank
1942Movie
The Forest Rangers
Don Stuart
1942Movie
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942Movie
Dive Bomber
Joe Blake
1941Movie
New York Town
Victor Ballard
1941Movie
Virginia
Stonewall Elliott
1941Movie
One Night In Lisbon
Dwight Houston
1941Movie
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1941Movie
Remember the Night
Jack Sargent
1940Movie
Too Many Husbands
Bill Cardew
1940Movie
Little Old New York
Charles Brownne
1940Movie
Rangers of Fortune
Gil Farra
1940Movie
Invitation to Happiness
Albert 'King' Cole
1939Movie
Honeymoon in Bali
Bill Burnett
1939Movie
Cafe Society
Crick O'Bannon
1939Movie
Sing, You Sinners
David Beebe
1938Movie
Men with Wings
Pat Falconer
1938Movie
Cocoanut Grove
Johnny Prentice
1938Movie
Maid of Salem
Roger Coverman
1937Movie
Swing High, Swing Low
Skid Johnson
1937Movie
True Confession
Kenneth Bartlett
1937Movie
Exclusive
Ralph Houston
1937Movie
Champagne Waltz
Buzzy Bellew
1937Movie
The Princess Comes Across
King Mantell
1936Movie
The Texas Rangers
Jim Hawkins
1936Movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Jack Hale
1936Movie
13 Hours by Air
Jack Gordon
1936Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936Movie
Hands Across the Table
Theodore Drew III
1935Movie
Alice Adams
Arthur Russell
1935Movie
The Gilded Lily
Peter Dawes
1935Movie
The Bride Comes Home
Cyrus Anderson
1935Movie
Grand Old Girl
Sandy
1935Movie
Car 99
Trooper Ross Martin
1935Movie
Men Without Names
Agent Dick Grant, alias Richard Hood
1935Movie
Tiger Rose
Rancher
1929Movie
Girls Gone Wild
Extra (uncredited)
1929Movie