Fred MacMurray


    Starbirth:
    August 30, 1908
    Supernova:
    November 5, 1991
    Birthplace:
    Kankakee, Illinois, USA
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Overview

Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred 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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
This Is Bob Hope... Self (archive footage) 2017
Inside 'The Apartment' Self (archive footage) 2008
Shadows of Suspense Self (archive footage) 2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness Self (archive footage) 2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids Self (archive footage) 2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage) 2004
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door Self (archive footage) 1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original Self (archive footage) 1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Self (archive footage) 1988
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) 1982
The Swarm Maj. Clarance Tuttle 1978
Inside 'the Swarm' Self 1978
Joys Self 1976
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Harry Ballinger 1975
The Chadwick Family Ned Chadwick 1974
Charley and the Angel Charley Appleby 1973
The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968
The Happiest Millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle 1967
Follow Me, Boys! Lemuel Siddons 1966
Kisses for My President Thad McCloud 1964
Son of Flubber Ned Brainard 1963
Bon Voyage! Harry Willard 1962
The Absent-Minded Professor Ned Brainard 1961
The Apartment Jeff D. Sheldrake 1960
Gala Day at Disneyland Himself 1960
The Oregon Trail Neal Harris 1959
Disneyland '59 Self 1959
Face of a Fugitive Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid) 1959
The Shaggy Dog Wilson Daniels 1959
Good Day for a Hanging Marshal Ben Cutler 1959
Day of the Badman Judge Jim Scott 1958
Quantez Gentry 1957
Gun for a Coward Will Keough 1956
There's Always Tomorrow Clifford Groves 1956
At Gunpoint Jack Wright 1955
The Rains of Ranchipur Thomas "Tom" Ransome 1955
The Far Horizons Cpt. Meriwether Lewis 1955
Woman's World Sid Burns 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Pushover Paul Sheridan 1954
The Caine Mutiny Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer 1954
The Moonlighter Wes Anderson 1953
Fair Wind to Java Captain Boll 1953
Callaway Went Thataway Mike Frye 1951
A Millionaire for Christy Peter Ulysses Lockwood 1951
Never a Dull Moment Chris Hayward 1950
Borderline Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin 1950
Father Was a Fullback George Cooper 1949
Family Honeymoon Grant Jordan 1948
An Innocent Affair Vincent Doane 1948
The Miracle of the Bells William 'Bill' Dunnigan 1948
On Our Merry Way Al 1948
Singapore Matt Gordon 1947
The Egg and I Bob MacDonald 1947
Suddenly It's Spring Peter Morely 1947
Smoky Clint Barkley 1946
Pardon My Past Eddie York / Francis Pemberton 1945
Murder, He Says Pete Marshall 1945
Captain Eddie Eddie Rickenbacker 1945
Where Do We Go from Here? Bill Morgan 1945
Practically Yours Daniel Bellamy 1944
Double Indemnity Walter Neff 1944
And the Angels Sing Happy Morgan 1944
Standing Room Only Lee Stevens 1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Narrator Prolog (uncredited) 1943
Above Suspicion Richard Myles 1943
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Flight for Freedom Randy Britton 1943
No Time for Love Jim Ryan 1943
Breakdowns of 1942 Self 1942
The Forest Rangers Don Stuart 1942
Take a Letter, Darling Tom Verney 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm Frank 1942
The Lady Is Willing Corey McBain 1942
New York Town Victor Ballard 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Himself 1941
Dive Bomber Joe Blake 1941
One Night In Lisbon Dwight Houston 1941
Virginia Stonewall Elliott 1941
Rangers of Fortune Gil Farra 1940
Too Many Husbands Bill Cardew 1940
Little Old New York Charles Brownne 1940
Remember the Night Jack Sargent 1940
Honeymoon in Bali Bill Burnett 1939
Invitation to Happiness Albert 'King' Cole 1939
Cafe Society Crick O'Bannon 1939
Sing, You Sinners David Beebe 1938
Men with Wings Pat Falconer 1938
Cocoanut Grove Johnny Prentice 1938
True Confession Kenneth Bartlett 1937
Exclusive Ralph Houston 1937
Swing High, Swing Low Skid Johnson 1937
Maid of Salem Roger Coverman 1937
Champagne Waltz Buzzy Bellew 1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Self 1936
The Texas Rangers Jim Hawkins 1936
The Princess Comes Across King Mantell 1936
13 Hours by Air Jack Gordon 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Jack Hale 1936
The Bride Comes Home Cyrus Anderson 1935
Hands Across the Table Theodore Drew III 1935
Alice Adams Arthur Russell 1935
Men Without Names Richard Hood 1935
Car 99 Trooper Ross Martin 1935
The Gilded Lily Peter Dawes 1935
Grand Old Girl Sandy 1935
Tiger Rose Rancher 1929
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self <mt>
My Three Sons Steve Douglas <mt>
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Fred MacMurray <mt>
General Electric Theater Richard Elgin <mt>
This Is Your Life Self <mt>
The Hollywood Palace Self - Host <mt>
The Steve Allen Show Self <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
Tony Orlando and Dawn Self <mt>
December Bride <blank> <mt>
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self <mt>
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest <mt>
General Electric Theater Harry Wingate <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self <mt>
The George Gobel Show Fred MacMurray <mt>
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Self <mt>
The George Gobel Show Self <mt>
Dinah! Self <mt>
The Bob Hope Show Self <mt>
People's Choice Awards Self - Presenter <mt>
The 20th Century Fox Hour Peterson <mt>
Lux Video Theatre Self <mt>
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage) <mt>
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