Fred MacMurray
30 Aug 1908 (116 years old) in Kankakee, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Inside 'The Apartment' as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Shadows of Suspense as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Shaggy Dog Kids as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
- 1996 · Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)
- 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 1978 · The Swarm as Maj. Clarance Tuttle
- 1978 · Inside 'the Swarm' as Self
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1975 · Beyond the Bermuda Triangle as Harry Ballinger
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · The Chadwick Family as Ned Chadwick
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · Charley and the Angel as Charley Appleby
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Happiest Millionaire as Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
- 1966 · Follow Me, Boys! as Lemuel Siddons
- 1964 · Kisses for My President as Thad McCloud
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
- 1963 · Son of Flubber as Ned Brainard
- 1962 · Bon Voyage! as Harry Willard
- 1961 · The Absent-Minded Professor as Ned Brainard
- 1960 · My Three Sons as Steve Douglas
- 1960 · The Apartment as Jeff D. Sheldrake
- 1960 · Gala Day at Disneyland as Self
- 1959 · The Oregon Trail as Neal Harris
- 1959 · Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1959 · Face of a Fugitive as Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
- 1959 · The Shaggy Dog as Wilson Daniels
- 1959 · Good Day for a Hanging as Marshal Ben Cutler
- 1958 · Day of the Badman as Judge Jim Scott
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Fred MacMurray
- 1957 · Quantez as Gentry
- 1956 · Gun for a Coward as Will Keough
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1956 · It's a Most Unusual Day as Peter Terrance
- 1956 · There's Always Tomorrow as Clifford Groves
- 1955 · At Gunpoint as Jack Wright
- 1955 · The Rains of Ranchipur as Thomas "Tom" Ransome
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Peterson
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Peter Terrance
- 1955 · The Far Horizons as Cpt. Meriwether Lewis
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Professor Ned Brainerd (archive footage)
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · The George Gobel Show as Self
- 1954 · The George Gobel Show as Fred MacMurray
- 1954 · Woman's World as Sid Burns
- 1954 · A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1954 · Pushover as Paul Sheridan
- 1954 · The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
- 1953 · The Moonlighter as Wes Anderson
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Richard Elgin
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Harry Wingate
- 1953 · Fair Wind to Java as Captain Boll
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1952 · Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing as Self - Presenter
- 1951 · Callaway Went Thataway as Mike Frye
- 1951 · A Millionaire for Christy as Peter Ulysses Lockwood
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Self
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Never a Dull Moment as Chris Hayward
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · Borderline as Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Father Was a Fullback as George Cooper
- 1948 · Family Honeymoon as Grant Jordan
- 1948 · An Innocent Affair as Vincent Doane
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Miracle of the Bells as William 'Bill' Dunnigan
- 1948 · On Our Merry Way as Al
- 1947 · Singapore as Matt Gordon
- 1947 · The Egg and I as Bob MacDonald
- 1947 · Suddenly It's Spring as Peter Morely
- 1946 · Smoky as Clint Barkley
- 1945 · Pardon My Past as Eddie York / Francis Pemberton
- 1945 · Murder, He Says as Pete Marshall
- 1945 · Captain Eddie as Eddie Rickenbacker
- 1945 · Where Do We Go from Here? as Bill Morgan
- 1944 · Practically Yours as Daniel Bellamy
- 1944 · Double Indemnity as Walter Neff
- 1944 · And the Angels Sing as Happy Morgan
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show
- 1944 · Standing Room Only as Lee Stevens
- 1943 · The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith as Narrator Prolog (uncredited)
- 1943 · Above Suspicion as Richard Myles
- 1943 · Show-Business at War as Self
- 1943 · Flight for Freedom as Randy Britton
- 1943 · No Time for Love as Jim Ryan
- 1942 · Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942 · The Forest Rangers as Don Stuart
- 1942 · Take a Letter, Darling as Tom Verney
- 1942 · Star Spangled Rhythm as Frank
- 1942 · The Lady Is Willing as Corey McBain
- 1941 · New York Town as Victor Ballard
- 1941 · Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 as Himself
- 1941 · One Night In Lisbon as Dwight Houston
- 1941 · Virginia as Stonewall Elliott
- 1941 · Dive Bomber as Joe Blake
- 1940 · Rangers of Fortune as Gil Farra
- 1940 · Too Many Husbands as Bill Cardew
- 1940 · Little Old New York as Charles Brownne
- 1940 · Remember the Night as Jack Sargent
- 1939 · Honeymoon in Bali as Bill Burnett
- 1939 · Invitation to Happiness as Albert 'King' Cole
- 1939 · Cafe Society as Crick O'Bannon
- 1938 · Sing, You Sinners as David Beebe
- 1938 · Men with Wings as Pat Falconer
- 1938 · Cocoanut Grove as Johnny Prentice
- 1937 · True Confession as Kenneth Bartlett
- 1937 · Exclusive as Ralph Houston
- 1937 · Swing High, Swing Low as Skid Johnson
- 1937 · Maid of Salem as Roger Coverman
- 1937 · Champagne Waltz as Buzzy Bellew
- 1936 · Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
- 1936 · The Texas Rangers as Jim Hawkins
- 1936 · The Princess Comes Across as King Mantell
- 1936 · 13 Hours by Air as Jack Gordon
- 1936 · The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Jack Hale
- 1935 · The Bride Comes Home as Cyrus Anderson
- 1935 · Hands Across the Table as Theodore Drew III
- 1935 · Alice Adams as Arthur Russell
- 1935 · Men Without Names as Richard Hood
- 1935 · Car 99 as Trooper Ross Martin
- 1935 · The Gilded Lily as Peter Dawes
- 1935 · Grand Old Girl as Sandy
- 1929 · Tiger Rose as Rancher