Fred MacMurray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

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

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Pushover

    Pushover

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

  • Joys

    Joys

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • The Far Horizons

    The Far Horizons

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire

  • Borderline

    Borderline

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Face of a Fugitive

    Face of a Fugitive

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Anthony Quinn: An Original

  • Rangers of Fortune

    Rangers of Fortune

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Bon Voyage!

    Bon Voyage!

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

  • Quantez

    Quantez

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • Car 99

    Car 99

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

  • The Absent-Minded Professor

    The Absent-Minded Professor

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • 13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by Air

  • Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

    Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

  • No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

  • At Gunpoint

    At Gunpoint

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

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

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

  • On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Good Day for a Hanging

    Good Day for a Hanging

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • The Moonlighter

    The Moonlighter

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

  • The Gilded Lily

    The Gilded Lily

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • Charley and the Angel

    Charley and the Angel

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Day of the Badman

    Day of the Badman

  • Woman's World

    Woman's World

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Pardon My Past

    Pardon My Past

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

  • The Shaggy Dog Kids

    The Shaggy Dog Kids

  • Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across the Table

  • Inside 'the Swarm'

    Inside 'the Swarm'

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • Murder, He Says

    Murder, He Says

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Swing High, Swing Low

    Swing High, Swing Low

  • Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • The Chadwick Family

    The Chadwick Family

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

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

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

  • Honeymoon in Bali

    Honeymoon in Bali

  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • Virginia

    Virginia

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

  • Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

  • Gala Day at Disneyland

    Gala Day at Disneyland

  • The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

    The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

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

    A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons

  • A Millionaire for Christy

    A Millionaire for Christy

  • It's a Most Unusual Day

    It's a Most Unusual Day

  • Girls Gone Wild

    Girls Gone Wild

  • Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing

    Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing