About

Known credits:
115
Birthday:
1908-08-30
Place of birth:
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Fred MacMurray

Overview

Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred 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

Acting
2017 This Is Bob Hope... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2008 Inside 'The Apartment' Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2006 Shadows of Suspense Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2006 Fred MacMurray: With Fondness Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2006 The Shaggy Dog Kids Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Actor Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage) 60
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1996 Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1990 Anthony Quinn: An Original Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Actor (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) 62
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1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney Actor Self N/A
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1978 The Swarm Actor Maj. Clarance Tuttle 56
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1978 Inside 'the Swarm' Actor Self 59
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1977 A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons Actor N/A
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1976 Joys Actor Self N/A
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1975 Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Actor Harry Ballinger 58
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1974 The Chadwick Family Actor Ned Chadwick N/A
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1973 Charley and the Angel Actor Charley Appleby 58
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1968 The Movie Orgy Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1967 The Happiest Millionaire Actor Anthony J. Drexel Biddle 59
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1966 Follow Me, Boys! Actor Lemuel Siddons 59
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1964 Kisses for My President Actor Thad McCloud 58
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1963 Son of Flubber Actor Ned Brainard 58
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1962 Bon Voyage! Actor Harry Willard 58
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1961 The Absent-Minded Professor Actor Ned Brainard 60
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1960 My Three Sons Actor Steve Douglas 67
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1960 The Apartment Actor Jeff D. Sheldrake 77
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1960 Gala Day at Disneyland Actor Self 59
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1959 The Oregon Trail Actor Neal Harris 58
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1959 Disneyland '59 Actor Self 59
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1959 Face of a Fugitive Actor Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid) 58
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1959 The Shaggy Dog Actor Wilson Daniels 59
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1959 Good Day for a Hanging Actor Marshal Ben Cutler 59
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1958 Day of the Badman Actor Judge Jim Scott 59
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1957 Quantez Actor Gentry 58
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1956 Gun for a Coward Actor Will Keough 58
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1956 It's a Most Unusual Day Actor Peter Terrance N/A
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1956 There's Always Tomorrow Actor Clifford Groves 60
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1955 At Gunpoint Actor Jack Wright 59
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1955 The Rains of Ranchipur Actor Thomas "Tom" Ransome 58
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1955 The Far Horizons Actor Cpt. Meriwether Lewis 58
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1954 Woman's World Actor Sid Burns 59
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1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere Actor Self 59
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1954 Pushover Actor Paul Sheridan 59
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1954 The Caine Mutiny Actor Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer 64
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1953 The Moonlighter Actor Wes Anderson 59
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1953 Fair Wind to Java Actor Captain Boll 58
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1952 Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing Actor Self - Presenter 59
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1951 Callaway Went Thataway Actor Mike Frye 58
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1951 A Millionaire for Christy Actor Peter Ulysses Lockwood 59
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1950 Never a Dull Moment Actor Chris Hayward 58
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1950 Borderline Actor Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin 58
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1949 Father Was a Fullback Actor George Cooper 59
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1948 Family Honeymoon Actor Grant Jordan 58
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1948 An Innocent Affair Actor Vincent Doane 58
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1948 The Miracle of the Bells Actor William 'Bill' Dunnigan 59
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1948 On Our Merry Way Actor Al 58
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1947 Singapore Actor Matt Gordon 58
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1947 The Egg and I Actor Bob MacDonald 59
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1947 Suddenly It's Spring Actor Peter Morely 58
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1946 Smoky Actor Clint Barkley 58
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1945 Pardon My Past Actor Eddie York / Francis Pemberton 59
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1945 Murder, He Says Actor Pete Marshall 59
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1945 Captain Eddie Actor Eddie Rickenbacker 59
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1945 Where Do We Go from Here? Actor Bill Morgan 58
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1944 Practically Yours Actor Daniel Bellamy N/A
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1944 Double Indemnity Actor Walter Neff 76
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1944 And the Angels Sing Actor Happy Morgan 59
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1944 Standing Room Only Actor Lee Stevens 59
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1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Actor Narrator Prolog (uncredited) N/A
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1943 Above Suspicion Actor Richard Myles 59
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1943 Show-Business at War Actor Self 59
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1943 Flight for Freedom Actor Randy Britton 58
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1943 No Time for Love Actor Jim Ryan 59
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1942 Breakdowns of 1942 Actor Self N/A
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1942 The Forest Rangers Actor Don Stuart N/A
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1942 Take a Letter, Darling Actor Tom Verney 59
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1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor Frank 59
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1942 The Lady Is Willing Actor Corey McBain 58
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1941 New York Town Actor Victor Ballard 59
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1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Actor Himself N/A
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1941 One Night In Lisbon Actor Dwight Houston N/A
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1941 Virginia Actor Stonewall Elliott N/A
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1941 Dive Bomber Actor Joe Blake 59
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1940 Rangers of Fortune Actor Gil Farra 59
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1940 Too Many Husbands Actor Bill Cardew 59
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1940 Little Old New York Actor Charles Brownne 58
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1940 Remember the Night Actor Jack Sargent 61
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1939 Honeymoon in Bali Actor Bill Burnett 59
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1939 Invitation to Happiness Actor Albert 'King' Cole N/A
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1939 Cafe Society Actor Crick O'Bannon 59
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1938 Sing, You Sinners Actor David Beebe 59
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1938 Men with Wings Actor Pat Falconer 59
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1938 Cocoanut Grove Actor Johnny Prentice N/A
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1937 True Confession Actor Kenneth Bartlett 59
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1937 Exclusive Actor Ralph Houston 58
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1937 Swing High, Swing Low Actor Skid Johnson 58
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1937 Maid of Salem Actor Roger Coverman 59
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1937 Champagne Waltz Actor Buzzy Bellew 59
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1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Actor Self 59
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1936 The Texas Rangers Actor Jim Hawkins 59
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1936 The Princess Comes Across Actor King Mantell 58
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1936 13 Hours by Air Actor Jack Gordon 58
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1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Actor Jack Hale 59
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1935 The Bride Comes Home Actor Cyrus Anderson 58
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1935 Hands Across the Table Actor Theodore Drew III 59
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1935 Alice Adams Actor Arthur Russell 59
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1935 Men Without Names Actor Richard Hood 58
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1935 Car 99 Actor Trooper Ross Martin 59
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1935 The Gilded Lily Actor Peter Dawes 58
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1935 Grand Old Girl Actor Sandy 59
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1929 Tiger Rose Actor Rancher N/A
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Production
1945 Pardon My Past Production Producer 59
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