Fred MacMurray
Acting
Born August 30, 1908 · Kankakee, Illinois, USA
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.
Films (113)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
The Swarm
1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
1978
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977
Joys
1976
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975
The Chadwick Family
1974
Charley and the Angel
1973
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Happiest Millionaire
1967
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
Kisses for My President
1964
Son of Flubber
1963
Bon Voyage!
1962
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
The Apartment
1960
Gala Day at Disneyland
1960
The Oregon Trail
1959
Disneyland '59
1959
Face of a Fugitive
1959
The Shaggy Dog
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
Day of the Badman
1958
Quantez
1957
Gun for a Coward
1956
It's a Most Unusual Day
1956
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
At Gunpoint
1955
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955
The Far Horizons
1955
Woman's World
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Pushover
1954
The Caine Mutiny
1954
The Moonlighter
1953
Fair Wind to Java
1953
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
1952
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
A Millionaire for Christy
1951
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Borderline
1950
Father Was a Fullback
1949
Family Honeymoon
1948
An Innocent Affair
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
On Our Merry Way
1948
Singapore
1947
The Egg and I
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
Smoky
1946
Pardon My Past
1945
Murder, He Says
1945
Captain Eddie
1945
Where Do We Go from Here?
1945
Practically Yours
1944
Double Indemnity
1944
And the Angels Sing
1944
Standing Room Only
1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
Above Suspicion
1943
Show-Business at War
1943
Flight for Freedom
1943
No Time for Love
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
The Forest Rangers
1942
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
The Lady Is Willing
1942
New York Town
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
Dive Bomber
1941
One Night In Lisbon
1941
Virginia
1941
Rangers of Fortune
1940
Too Many Husbands
1940
Little Old New York
1940
Remember the Night
1940
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
Invitation to Happiness
1939
Cafe Society
1939
Sing, You Sinners
1938
Men with Wings
1938
Cocoanut Grove
1938
True Confession
1937
Exclusive
1937
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
Maid of Salem
1937
Champagne Waltz
1937
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
The Texas Rangers
1936
The Princess Comes Across
1936
13 Hours by Air
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
The Bride Comes Home
1935
Hands Across the Table
1935
Alice Adams
1935
Men Without Names
1935
Car 99
1935
The Gilded Lily
1935
Grand Old Girl
1935
Tiger Rose
1929
Girls Gone Wild
1929