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Fred MacMurray

Acting 83 (deceased) years old Kankakee, Illinois, USA ★ 1.0
Born: August 30, 1908
Died: November 5, 1991

Biography

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.

MacMurray 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. Fred 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), Fred and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.

Filmography

Acting Credits (141)

This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... Self (archive footage) 2017
Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment' Self (archive footage) 2008
The Shaggy Dog Kids
The Shaggy Dog Kids Self (archive footage) 2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness Self (archive footage) 2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage) 2004
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door Self (archive footage) 1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Anthony Quinn: An Original Self (archive footage) 1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Self (archive footage) 1988
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood Self 1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) 1982
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney Self 1978
The Swarm
The Swarm Maj. Clarance Tuttle 1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm' Self 1978
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons 1977
Joys
Joys Self 1976
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Harry Ballinger 1975
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Presenter 1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn Self 1974
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
The Chadwick Family
The Chadwick Family Ned Chadwick 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Charley and the Angel
Charley and the Angel Charley Appleby 1973
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968
The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle 1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! Lemuel Siddons 1966
Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President Thad McCloud 1964
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self - Host 1964
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber Ned Brainard 1963
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage! Harry Willard 1962
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor Ned Brainard 1961
My Three Sons
My Three Sons Steve Douglas 1960
The Apartment
The Apartment Jeff D. Sheldrake 1960
Gala Day at Disneyland
Gala Day at Disneyland Self 1960
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail Neal Harris 1959
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59 Self 1959
Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid) 1959
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog Wilson Daniels 1959
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging Marshal Ben Cutler 1959
Day of the Badman
Day of the Badman Judge Jim Scott 1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Fred MacMurray 1957
Quantez
Quantez Gentry 1957
Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward Will Keough 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self 1956
It's a Most Unusual Day
It's a Most Unusual Day Peter Terrance 1956
There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow Clifford Groves 1956
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint Jack Wright 1955
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur Thomas "Tom" Ransome 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Peterson 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Peter Terrance 1955
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons Cpt. Meriwether Lewis 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage) 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Self 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Wilson Daniels 1954
December Bride
December Bride 1954
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Fred MacMurray 1954
Woman's World
Woman's World Sid Burns 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Pushover
Pushover Paul Sheridan 1954
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer 1954
The Moonlighter
The Moonlighter Wes Anderson 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Richard Elgin 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Harry Wingate 1953
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java Captain Boll 1953
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life Self 1952
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing Self - Presenter 1952
Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway Mike Frye 1951
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy Peter Ulysses Lockwood 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Self 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment Chris Hayward 1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
Borderline
Borderline Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback George Cooper 1949
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon Grant Jordan 1948
An Innocent Affair
An Innocent Affair Vincent Doane 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells William 'Bill' Dunnigan 1948
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way Al 1948
Singapore
Singapore Matt Gordon 1947
The Egg and I
The Egg and I Bob MacDonald 1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Suddenly It's Spring Peter Morely 1947
Smoky
Smoky Clint Barkley 1946
Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past Eddie York / Francis Pemberton 1945
Murder, He Says
Murder, He Says Pete Marshall 1945
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie Eddie Rickenbacker 1945
Where Do We Go from Here?
Where Do We Go from Here? Bill Morgan 1945
Practically Yours
Practically Yours Daniel Bellamy 1944
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity Walter Neff 1944
And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing Happy Morgan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show 1944
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only Lee Stevens 1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Narrator Prolog (uncredited) 1943
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion Richard Myles 1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom Randy Britton 1943
No Time for Love
No Time for Love Jim Ryan 1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 Self 1942
The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers Don Stuart 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling Tom Verney 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm Frank 1942
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing Corey McBain 1942
New York Town
New York Town Victor Ballard 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Self (uncredited) 1941
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber Joe Blake 1941
One Night In Lisbon
One Night In Lisbon Dwight Houston 1941
Virginia
Virginia Stonewall Elliott 1941
Rangers of Fortune
Rangers of Fortune Gil Farra 1940
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands Bill Cardew 1940
Little Old New York
Little Old New York Charles Brownne 1940
Remember the Night
Remember the Night Jack Sargent 1940
Honeymoon in Bali
Honeymoon in Bali Bill Burnett 1939
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness Albert 'King' Cole 1939
Cafe Society
Cafe Society Crick O'Bannon 1939
Sing, You Sinners
Sing, You Sinners David Beebe 1938
Men with Wings
Men with Wings Pat Falconer 1938
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove Johnny Prentice 1938
True Confession
True Confession Kenneth Bartlett 1937
Exclusive
Exclusive Ralph Houston 1937
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low Skid Johnson 1937
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem Roger Coverman 1937
Champagne Waltz
Champagne Waltz Buzzy Bellew 1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Self 1936
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers Jim Hawkins 1936
The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across King Mantell 1936
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air Jack Gordon 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Jack Hale 1936
The Bride Comes Home
The Bride Comes Home Cyrus Anderson 1935
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table Theodore Drew III 1935
Alice Adams
Alice Adams Arthur Russell 1935
Men Without Names
Men Without Names Agent Dick Grant, alias Richard Hood 1935
Car 99
Car 99 Trooper Ross Martin 1935
The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily Peter Dawes 1935
Grand Old Girl
Grand Old Girl Sandy 1935
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose Rancher 1929
Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild Extra (uncredited) 1929

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