Fred MacMurray
Birthday
1908/08/30
Day of death
1991/11/05 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Fred Mac Murray, Frederick Martin MacMurray, Fredrick Martin "Fred" MacMurray
Biography
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 ret...Read more
Acting
(1960) The Apartment
as Jeff D. Sheldrake
(1944) Double Indemnity
as Walter Neff
(1954) The Caine Mutiny
as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
(2008) Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) Pushover
as Paul Sheridan
(1936) The Princess Comes Across
as King Mantell
(1935) Hands Across the Table
as Theodore Drew III
(1943) No Time for Love
as Jim Ryan
(1967) The Happiest Millionaire
as Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
(1982) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)
(1943) Above Suspicion
as Richard Myles
(1966) Follow Me, Boys!
as Lemuel Siddons
(1940) Remember the Night
as Jack Sargent
(1947) The Egg and I
as Bob MacDonald
(1959) Good Day for a Hanging
as Marshal Ben Cutler
(1948) The Miracle of the Bells
as William 'Bill' Dunnigan
(1956) There's Always Tomorrow
as Clifford Groves
(1935) Alice Adams
as Arthur Russell
(1959) The Shaggy Dog
as Wilson Daniels
(1959) Face of a Fugitive
as Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
(1950) Borderline
as Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin
(1955) The Rains of Ranchipur
as Thomas "Tom" Ransome
(1941) Dive Bomber
as Joe Blake
(1978) The Swarm
as Maj. Clarance Tuttle
(2006) The Shaggy Dog Kids
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Absent-Minded Professor
as Ned Brainard
(1936) The Texas Rangers
as Jim Hawkins
(1939) Invitation to Happiness
as Albert 'King' Cole
(1963) Son of Flubber
as Ned Brainard
(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
(1942) The Lady Is Willing
as Corey McBain
(1947) Singapore
as Matt Gordon
(1948) On Our Merry Way
as Al
(1935) The Gilded Lily
as Peter Dawes
(1937) Maid of Salem
as Roger Coverman
(1936) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Jack Hale
(1955) The Far Horizons
as Cpt. Meriwether Lewis
(1956) Gun for a Coward
as Will Keough
(1948) Family Honeymoon
as Grant Jordan
(1941) New York Town
as Victor Ballard
(1939) Honeymoon in Bali
as Bill Burnett
(1937) Swing High, Swing Low
as Skid Johnson
(1942) Take a Letter, Darling
as Tom Verney
(1962) Bon Voyage!
as Harry Willard
(1973) Charley and the Angel
as Charley Appleby
(1940) Too Many Husbands
as Bill Cardew
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as Frank
(1949) Father Was a Fullback
as George Cooper
(1935) The Bride Comes Home
as Cyrus Anderson
(1955) At Gunpoint
as Jack Wright
(1945) Murder, He Says
as Pete Marshall
(1978) Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Sing, You Sinners
as David Beebe
(1953) The Moonlighter
as Wes Anderson
(1954) Woman's World
as Sid Burns
(1937) True Confession
as Kenneth Bartlett
(1957) Quantez
as Gentry
(1943) Flight for Freedom
as Randy Britton
(1943) The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Narrator Prolog (uncredited)
(1947) Suddenly It's Spring
as Peter Morely
(1944) Practically Yours
as Daniel Bellamy
(1951) A Millionaire for Christy
as Peter Ulysses Lockwood
(1935) Grand Old Girl
as Sandy
(1964) Kisses for My President
as Thad McCloud
(1945) Pardon My Past
as Eddie York / Francis Pemberton
(1944) Standing Room Only
as Lee Stevens
(1946) Smoky
as Clint Barkley
(1940) Little Old New York
as Charles Brownne
(1941) Virginia
as Stonewall Elliott
(1937) Exclusive
as Ralph Houston
(1938) Cocoanut Grove
as Johnny Prentice
(1938) Men with Wings
as Pat Falconer
(1948) An Innocent Affair
as Vincent Doane
(1944) And the Angels Sing
as Happy Morgan
(1935) Car 99
as Trooper Ross Martin
(1936) 13 Hours by Air
as Jack Gordon
(1945) Where Do We Go from Here?
as Bill Morgan
(1953) Fair Wind to Java
as Captain Boll
(1959) The Oregon Trail
as Neal Harris
(1929) Tiger Rose
as Rancher
(1942) The Forest Rangers
as Don Stuart
(1996) Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) Cafe Society
as Crick O'Bannon
(1951) Callaway Went Thataway
as Mike Frye
(1950) Never a Dull Moment
as Chris Hayward
(1935) Men Without Names
as Richard Hood
(1990) Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Harry Ballinger
(1940) Rangers of Fortune
as Gil Farra
(1952) Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
as Self - Presenter
(1941) One Night In Lisbon
as Dwight Houston
(1945) Captain Eddie
as Eddie Rickenbacker
(1937) Champagne Waltz
as Buzzy Bellew
(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
(1978) NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1958) Day of the Badman
as Judge Jim Scott
(1991) Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Joys
as Self
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1974) The Chadwick Family
as Ned Chadwick
(2017) This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
(1936) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Gala Day at Disneyland
as Self
(1959) Disneyland '59
as Self
(1942) Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(2006) Shadows of Suspense
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) It's a Most Unusual Day
as Peter Terrance
(1977) A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
as ---
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1960) My Three Sons
as Steve Douglas
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Fred MacMurray
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Richard Elgin
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
(1954) The George Gobel Show
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Harry Wingate
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1975) People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Peterson
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Self
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage)
(1954) The George Gobel Show
as Fred MacMurray
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Peter Terrance
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show