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Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Acting

Born: August 30, 1908Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

Self (archive footage)

2017
Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

Self (archive footage)

2008
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

Self (archive footage)

2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids

The Shaggy Dog Kids

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

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

1977
Joys

Joys

Self

1976
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

Harry Ballinger

1975
The Chadwick Family

The Chadwick Family

Ned Chadwick

1974
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
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
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
Quantez

Quantez

Gentry

1957
Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

Will Keough

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 Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

Cpt. Meriwether Lewis

1955
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
Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

Captain Boll

1953
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
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

Chris Hayward

1950
Borderline

Borderline

Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin

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 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
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