Fred MacMurray
Known for: Acting
Born: August 30, 1908
Died: November 5, 1991
Place of birth: Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Fredrick Martin '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. He 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. He 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), he and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.
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Filmography
113 movies · 24 TV shows, newest first
7.7
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
NR
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
NR
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
NR
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
7.0
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996
6.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
6.8
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
19886.0
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
5.8
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
6.6
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
5.0
The Swarm
1978
8.0
Inside 'the Swarm'
1978NR
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977NR
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
6.0
Joys
1976
5.0
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.5
The Chadwick Family
1974
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
5.7
Charley and the Angel
1973
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.9
The Happiest Millionaire
1967
6.7
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
7.6
Kisses for My President
1964
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
6.1
Son of Flubber
1963
5.6
Bon Voyage!
1962
6.6
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
8.2
The Apartment
1960
8.0
Gala Day at Disneyland
1960
5.7
The Oregon Trail
1959
7.3
Disneyland '59
1959
5.7
Face of a Fugitive
1959
6.3
The Shaggy Dog
1959
6.4
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
6.9
Day of the Badman
1958
8.7
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
5.8
Quantez
1957
6.0
Gun for a Coward
1956
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
7.2
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
6.7
At Gunpoint
1955
5.4
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
6.3
The Far Horizons
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.3
December Bride
19547.8
The George Gobel Show
1954
7.2
Woman's World
1954
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
6.6
Pushover
1954
7.2
The Caine Mutiny
1954
6.0
The Moonlighter
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
5.6
Fair Wind to Java
1953
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
5.0
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
1952
5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
7.0
A Millionaire for Christy
1951
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
6.1
Never a Dull Moment
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
5.6
Borderline
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.3
Father Was a Fullback
1949
6.3
Family Honeymoon
1948
4.8
An Innocent Affair
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.2
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948
6.1
Singapore
1947
7.1
The Egg and I
1947
4.3
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
5.7
Smoky
1946
6.7
Pardon My Past
1945
6.8
Murder, He Says
1945
7.2
Captain Eddie
1945
5.4
Where Do We Go from Here?
1945
7.0
Practically Yours
1944
8.1
Double Indemnity
1944
7.3
And the Angels Sing
1944
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
5.7
Standing Room Only
1944
8.5
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
6.2
Above Suspicion
1943
7.0
Show-Business at War
1943
5.8
Flight for Freedom
1943
7.0
No Time for Love
1943
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
9.0
The Forest Rangers
1942
6.6
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
6.2
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
6.5
The Lady Is Willing
1942
8.5
New York Town
1941
7.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
6.3
Dive Bomber
1941
7.0
One Night In Lisbon
1941
9.0
Virginia
1941
6.5
Rangers of Fortune
1940
6.5
Too Many Husbands
1940
5.3
Little Old New York
1940
7.3
Remember the Night
1940
7.5
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
7.0
Invitation to Happiness
1939
7.5
Cafe Society
1939
7.0
Sing, You Sinners
1938
5.4
Men with Wings
1938
9.0
Cocoanut Grove
1938
6.1
True Confession
1937
7.0
Exclusive
1937
5.3
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
6.2
Maid of Salem
1937
10.0
Champagne Waltz
1937
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936
6.2
The Princess Comes Across
1936
5.2
13 Hours by Air
1936
6.5
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
5.1
The Bride Comes Home
1935
7.0
Hands Across the Table
1935
6.7
Alice Adams
1935
6.3
Men Without Names
1935
7.5
Car 99
1935
6.7
The Gilded Lily
1935
7.0
Grand Old Girl
1935
7.0
Tiger Rose
1929
9.0
Girls Gone Wild
1929