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

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

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

    A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

  • Charley and the Angel

    Charley and the Angel

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

  • Woman's World

    Woman's World

  • Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Gala Day at Disneyland

    Gala Day at Disneyland

  • Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Absent-Minded Professor

    The Absent-Minded Professor

  • Honeymoon in Bali

    Honeymoon in Bali

  • The Far Horizons

    The Far Horizons

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

  • Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

    Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

  • At Gunpoint

    At Gunpoint

  • The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

    The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

  • Bon Voyage!

    Bon Voyage!

  • Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

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

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

  • The Chadwick Family

    The Chadwick Family

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

  • The Moonlighter

    The Moonlighter

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • Murder, He Says

    Murder, He Says

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • A Millionaire for Christy

    A Millionaire for Christy

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire

  • Inside 'the Swarm'

    Inside 'the Swarm'

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Pushover

    Pushover

  • 13 Hours by Air

    13 Hours by Air

  • Good Day for a Hanging

    Good Day for a Hanging

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • The Gilded Lily

    The Gilded Lily

  • No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • Quantez

    Quantez

  • Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

  • Car 99

    Car 99

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

  • Swing High, Swing Low

    Swing High, Swing Low

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

  • Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Day of the Badman

    Day of the Badman

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across the Table

  • Face of a Fugitive

    Face of a Fugitive

  • Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Anthony Quinn: An Original

  • Borderline

    Borderline

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

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

  • Rangers of Fortune

    Rangers of Fortune

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Father Was a Fullback

    Father Was a Fullback

  • Pardon My Past

    Pardon My Past

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

  • On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

  • The Shaggy Dog Kids

    The Shaggy Dog Kids

  • 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