Fred MacMurray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-08-30

Day of death

1991-11-05 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Fred MacMurray

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.

Known For

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Murder, He Says

    Murder, He Says

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Bon Voyage!

    Bon Voyage!

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

  • Pushover

    Pushover

  • Car 99

    Car 99

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Far Horizons

    The Far Horizons

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Moonlighter

    The Moonlighter

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • The Absent-Minded Professor

    The Absent-Minded Professor

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

  • Charley and the Angel

    Charley and the Angel

  • Woman's World

    Woman's World

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

  • Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Borderline

    Borderline

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • Swing High, Swing Low

    Swing High, Swing Low

  • No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • The Gilded Lily

    The Gilded Lily

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • 13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by Air

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons

    A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons

  • Honeymoon in Bali

    Honeymoon in Bali

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

  • Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

  • The Chadwick Family

    The Chadwick Family

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

  • Good Day for a Hanging

    Good Day for a Hanging

  • Inside 'the Swarm'

    Inside 'the Swarm'

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • Face of a Fugitive

    Face of a Fugitive

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • Rangers of Fortune

    Rangers of Fortune

  • Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across the Table

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Day of the Badman

    Day of the Badman

  • Gala Day at Disneyland

    Gala Day at Disneyland

  • Quantez

    Quantez

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • A Millionaire for Christy

    A Millionaire for Christy

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

    The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

    Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Anthony Quinn: An Original

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Pardon My Past

    Pardon My Past

  • At Gunpoint

    At Gunpoint

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

  • Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

  • The Shaggy Dog Kids

    The Shaggy Dog Kids

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

  • Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

  • Virginia

    Virginia

  • It's a Most Unusual Day

    It's a Most Unusual Day

  • Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing

    Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing