Fred MacMurray

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

My Three Sons Steve Douglas

(1960-1972)

Double Indemnity Walter Neff

(1944)

The Apartment Jeff D. Sheldrake

(1960)

The Caine Mutiny Lt. Tom Keefer

(1954)

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1978 The Swarm
Mayor Clarence

1975 Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (TV Movie)
Harry Ballinger

1974 The Chadwick Family (TV Movie)
Ned Chadwick

1973 Charley and the Angel
Charley Appleby

1960-1972 My Three Sons (TV Series)
Steve Douglas

- Whatever Happened to Ernie? (1972) ... Steve Douglas

- Barbara Lost (1972) ... Steve Douglas

- Lonesome Katie (1972) ... Steve Douglas

- The Birth of Arfie (1972) ... Steve Douglas

- Bad Day for Barbara (1972) ... Steve Douglas

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1967 The Happiest Millionaire
Father

1966 Follow Me, Boys!
Lemuel Siddons

1964 Summer Playhouse (TV Series)
Cameo

- The Apartment House (1964) ... Cameo

1964 Kisses for My President
Thad McCloud

1963 Son of Flubber
Prof. Ned Brainard

1962 Bon Voyage!
Harry Willard

1961 The Absent Minded Professor
Professor Ned Brainard

1960 The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake

1960 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)

- The American Cowboy (1960)

1959 The Oregon Trail
Neal Harris

1959 Face of a Fugitive
Jim Larsen aka Ray Kincaid

1959 The Shaggy Dog
Wilson Daniels

1959 Good Day for a Hanging
Marshal Ben Cutler

1958 Cimarron City (TV Series)
Laird Garner

- I, the People (1958) ... Laird Garner

1955-1958 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Harry Wingate / Richard Elgin

- One Is a Wanderer (1958) ... Harry Wingate

- The Bachelor's Bride (1955) ... Richard Elgin

1958 Day of the Badman
Judge Jim Scott

1957 Quantez
Gentry / John Coventry

1957 Gun for a Coward
Will Keough

1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Peterson

- False Witness (1957) ... Peterson

1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Peter Terrance

- It's a Most Unusual Day (1956) ... Peter Terrance

1956 There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves

1955 At Gunpoint
Jack Wright

1955 The Rains of Ranchipur
Thomas "Tom" Ransome

1955 The Far Horizons
Captain Meriwether Lewis

1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Fred

- The Jam Session Show (1954) ... Fred

1954 Woman's World
Sid Burns

1954 Pushover
Paul Sheridan

1954 The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Tom Keefer (as Fred Mac Murray)

1953 The Moonlighter
Wes Anderson

1953 Fair Wind to Java
Capt. Boll

1952 Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing (Short)

1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Mike Frye

1951 A Millionaire for Christy
Peter Ulysses Lockwood

1950 Never a Dull Moment
Chris

1950 Borderline
Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin

1949 Father Was a Fullback
George Cooper

1948 Family Honeymoon
Grant Jordan

1948 An Innocent Affair
Vincent Doane

1948 The Miracle of the Bells
Bill Dunnigan

1948 On Our Merry Way
Al

1947 Singapore
Matt Gordon

1947 The Egg and I
Bob MacDonald

1947 Suddenly It's Spring
Peter Morely

1946 Smoky
Clint Barkley

1945 Pardon My Past
Eddie York / Francis Pemberton

1945 Murder, He Says
Pete Marshall

1945 Captain Eddie
Capt. Edward Rickenbacker

1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
Bill Morgan

1944 Practically Yours
Daniel Bellamy

1944 Double Indemnity
Walter Neff

1944 And the Angels Sing
Happy Morgan

1944 Standing Room Only
Lee Stevens

1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (Short)
Narrator (uncredited)

1943 Above Suspicion
Richard Myles

1943 Flight for Freedom
Randy Britton

1943 No Time for Love
Jim Ryan

1942 The Forest Rangers
Don Stuart

1942 Take a Letter, Darling
Tom Verney

1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Frank in Card-Playing Skit

1942 The Lady Is Willing
Dr. Corey T. McBain

1941 New York Town
Victor Ballard

1941 Dive Bomber
Joe Blake

1941 One Night in Lisbon
Dwight Houston

1941 Virginia
Stonewall Elliott

1940 Rangers of Fortune
Gil Farra

1940 Too Many Husbands
Bill Cardew

1940 Little Old New York
Charles Brownne

1940 Remember the Night
John Sargent

1939 Honeymoon in Bali
Bill 'Willie' Burnett

1939 Invitation to Happiness
Albert 'King' Cole

1939 Cafe Society
Crick O'Bannon

1938 Sing, You Sinners
David Beebe

1938 Men with Wings
Pat Falconer

1938 Cocoanut Grove
Johnny Prentice

1937 True Confession
Kenneth Bartlett

1937 Exclusive
Ralph Houston

1937 Swing High, Swing Low
Skid Johnson

1937 Maid of Salem
Roger Coverman of Virginia

1937 Champagne Waltz
Buzzy Bellew

1936 The Texas Rangers
Jim Hawkins

1936 The Princess Comes Across
King Mantell

1936 13 Hours by Air
Jack Gordon

1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Jack Hale

1935 The Bride Comes Home
Cyrus Anderson

1935 Hands Across the Table
Theodore Drew III

1935 Alice Adams
Arthur Russell

1935 Men Without Names
Richard Hood / Richard 'Dick' Grant

1935 Car 99
Trooper Ross Martin

1935 The Gilded Lily
Peter Dawes

1935 Grand Old Girl
Sandy

1929 Tiger Rose
Rancher (uncredited)

1929 Why Leave Home? (uncredited)

1929 Girls Gone Wild
Extra (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (15 credits)

1967 The Happiest Millionaire (performer: "What's Wrong With That?", "Strengthen the Dwelling", "I'll Always Be Irish", "When a Man Has a Daughter/What's Wrong With That Reprise", "It Won't Be Long 'Til Christmas", "I Believe in this Country", "Bella Figlia Dell'Amore"- from "Rigoletto" - uncredited)

1966 Follow Me, Boys! (performer: "Follow Me, Boys!", "Happy Birthday" (uncredited))

1957 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Episode #2.10 (1957) ... (performer: "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Baby It's Cold Outside", "South Rampart Street Parade" (uncredited))

1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- The Jam Session Show (1954) ... (performer: "Basin Street Blues" - uncredited)

1950 Never a Dull Moment (performer: "The Old Chisholm Trail" (uncredited), "The Man with the Big Felt Hat')

1945 Where Do We Go from Here? (performer: "If Love Remains")

1943 Above Suspicion ("Du, Du Liegst Mir im Herzen", uncredited) / (performer: "The Last Rose of Summer" (1808), "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900), "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" (1791), "Untitled Oxford University Song", "Who Is Sylvia?" (1826) - uncredited)

1942 The Forest Rangers (performer: "TALL GROWS THE TIMBER")

1940 Too Many Husbands (performer: "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850) - uncredited)

1940 Remember the Night (performer: "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851), "A Perfect Day" (1910) - uncredited)

1938 Sing, You Sinners ("I'VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS") / (performer: "I'VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS", "LAUGH AND CALL IT LOVE", "SMALL FRY")

1937 Swing High, Swing Low (performer: "I Hear a Call to Arms" (1937), "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850) - uncredited)

1936 The Princess Comes Across (performer: "My Concertina" (1936), "Flight of the Bumble Bee" (1900) - uncredited)

1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (performer: "Twilight on the Trail")

1935 Hands Across the Table (performer: "The Morning After" (1935))

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Producer (1 credit)

1945 Pardon My Past (producer)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2013 Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off (special thanks)

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Self (68 credits)

1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1987 The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (TV Movie)
Himself - Honoree

1987 The 11th Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1987 The Child Help Benefit Special (TV Movie)
Himself

1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV Special)
Himself

1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1985 The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter

1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV Special)
Himself

1984 Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (Documentary)
Himself

1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (TV Movie)
Himself

1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV Special documentary)
Himself / Speaker (uncredited)

1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #18.12 (1978) ... Himself

1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1978 Happy Birthday, Bob (TV Special)
Himself

1978 The Road to Eltham (TV Movie)
Himself

1978 Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV Special)
Himself

1977 A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons (TV Movie)
Himself

1976 Dinah! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #3.40 (1976) ... Himself

1976 Joys (TV Special)
Himself

1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.2 (1975) ... Himself

1975 The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1974 Herbie Day at Disneyland (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1973 Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute (TV Special)
Himself

1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1973 Cavalcade of Champions (TV Movie)
Himself - Presenter

1970 Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (TV Special)
Himself

1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Special Visual Effects

1963-1964 The Andy Williams Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #3.5 (1964) ... Himself

- New Year's Eve Special (1963) ... Himself

- Episode #1.21 (1963) ... Himself

1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV Series)
Himself - Host

- Episode #1.20 (1964) ... Himself - Host

1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

1963 The Bob Hope Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 15 May 1963 (1963) ... Himself - Guest

1962 The Writers Guild Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Performer

1954-1961 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Himself

- William Frawley (1961) ... Himself

- William Wellman (1954) ... Himself

1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
Himself

- The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) ... Himself

1960 American Cowboy (TV Movie)
Himself - Host

1960 Gala Day at Disneyland (Short)
Himself

1960 Celebrity Golf (TV Series)

- Fred MacMurray

1953-1959 I've Got a Secret (TV Series)
Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 11 November 1959 (1959) ... Mystery Guest

- Episode dated 18 November 1953 (1953) ... Himself - Guest

1959 Disneyland '59 (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1957-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Singer / Saxophone Player

- Episode #3.26 (1959) ... Himself

- Episode #2.10 (1957) ... Himself - Singer / Saxophone Player

- Episode #1.11 (1957) ... Himself

1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.139 (1959) ... Himself

1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #12.25 (1959) ... Himself

1953-1959 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest #2 / Himself

- Episode dated 8 March 1959 (1959) ... Himself - Mystery Guest

- Episode dated 10 February 1957 (1957) ... Himself - Mystery Guest #2

- Episode dated 15 March 1953 (1953) ... Himself

1954-1958 The George Gobel Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #5.3 (1958) ... Himself

- Episode #4.17 (1958) ... Himself

- Episode #4.1 (1957) ... Himself

- Episode #3.29 (1957) ... Himself

- Episode #3.1 (1956) ... Himself

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1958 December Bride (TV Series)
Himself

- The Fred MacMurray Show (1958) ... Himself

1958 Bing Crosby and His Friends (TV Special)
Himself

1958 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Himself

- Lucy Hunts Uranium (1958) ... Himself

1957 Shower of Stars (TV Series)
Himself

- Comedy Time (1957) ... Himself

1957 Hollywood Glamour on Ice (Short)
Himself

1956 Climax! (TV Series)
Himself

- The Louella Parsons Story (1956) ... Himself

1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Himself (guest)

- The Human Jungle (1955) ... Himself (guest)

1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series)
Himself

- The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse (1955) ... Himself

1952-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Himself - Actor / Himself

- Episode #5.31 (1955) ... Himself - Actor

- Episode #3.4 (1952) ... Himself

1955 The $64,000 Question (TV Series)
Substitute Host

1955 The Christophers (TV Series)
Himself

- Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing (1955) ... Himself

1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV Short)
Himself

1952-1953 All Star Revue (TV Series)
Himself - Guest Actor (Sketch) / Himself

- Episode #3.28 (1953) ... Himself - Guest Actor (Sketch)

- Episode #2.34 (1952) ... Himself

1952 Olympic Fund Telethon (TV Special)
Himself

1949 Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (Short)
Himself

1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV Movie)
Himself - Performer

1943 Show-Business at War (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1942 Breakdowns of 1942 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1941/IV Popular Science (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (Short documentary)
Himself

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Archive footage (25 credits)

2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV Movie documentary)

2010 A Star Is Born: Special Features (Video)

2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV Movie documentary)
Various Roles

2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Walter Neff in Double Indemnity

- Svengali (2007) ... Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (uncredited)

2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (Video short)
Joe Blake

2003 Picture Again (Short)

2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV Movie documentary)

1999 Television: The First Fifty Years (Video documentary)
Steve Douglas

1998 Junket Whore (Documentary)
Himself

1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (Video documentary)
Himself

1995 Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Walter Neff, 'Double Indemnity' (uncredited)

1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV Special)
Himself

1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (Video short)
Professor Ned Brainard

1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Documentary)
Himself

1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Walter Neff

1970-1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series)
Harry Willard / Lemuel Siddons / Professor Ned Brainard / ...

- Follow Me, Boys!: Part 2 (1981) ... Lemuel Siddons

- Follow Me, Boys!: Part 1 (1981) ... Lemuel Siddons

- Son of Flubber (1980) ... Professor Ned Brainerd

- The Absent-Minded Professor: Part 2 (1979) ... Professor Ned Brainard

- The Absent-Minded Professor: Part 1 (1979) ... Professor Ned Brainard

Show all 10 episodes

1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy (TV Movie)
Himself

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie)
Himself

1973 The Walt Disney Story (Documentary short)
Professor Ned Brainard ('The Absent-Minded Professor') (uncredited)

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Himself

- In Search of Kim Novak (1964) ... Himself

- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) ... Himself

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

(1952-53) Radio: Appeared (as "George Harvey") on NBC Radio's "Bright Star" series. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | See more »

Alternate Names:

Fred Mac Murray

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

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Carole Lombard was a wonderful girl. Swore like a man. Other women try, but she really did. See more »

Trivia:

Before he was a successful actor, he was a member of the Gus Arnheim Orchestra from 1930-31 and sang the vocal refrain on the record "All I Want Is Just One", recorded on March 30, 1930 and issued on Victor 22384. See more »

Trademark:

Disney movies See more »

Nickname:

Bud

Star Sign:

Virgo

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