Fred MacMurray

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Double Indemnity Walter Neff

(1944)

The Caine Mutiny Lt. Tom Keefer

(1954)

The Apartment Jeff D. Sheldrake

(1960)

The Absent Minded Professor Professor Ned Brainard

(1961)

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1978 The Swarm
Mayor Clarence Tuttle

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 / Fergus Douglas / Fergus McBain 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
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle - the 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 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Peterson

- False Witness (1957) ... Peterson

1956 Gun for a Coward
Will Keough

1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Peter Terrance

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

1955 At Gunpoint
Jack Wright

1955 The Rains of Ranchipur
Tom Ransome

1955 There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves

1955 The Far Horizons
Captain Meriwether Lewis

1954 Woman's World
Sidney 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

1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Mike Frye

1951 A Millionaire for Christy
Peter Ulysses Lockwood

1950 Never a Dull Moment
Chris Hayward

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/I The Egg and I
Bob

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
Lieutenant S.G. 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 aka Edward Smith

1943 Flight for Freedom
Randy Britton

1943 No Time for Love
Jim Ryan

1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Frank in Card-Playing Skit

1942 The Forest Rangers
Don Stuart

1942 Take a Letter, Darling
Tom Verney

1942 The Lady Is Willing
Dr. Corey T. McBain

1941 New York Town
Victor Ballard

1941 Dive Bomber
Lieutenant Commander Joe Blake

1941 One Night in Lisbon
Dwight Houston

1941 Virginia
Stonewall Jackson 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
Patrick 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
Joe 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

1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Walk-on part (uncredited)

1929 Tiger Rose
Rancher (uncredited)

1929 Why Leave Home?
Orchestra Musician (uncredited)

1929 Girls Gone Wild
Extra (uncredited)

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Producer (1 credit)

1945 Pardon My Past (producer)

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Soundtrack (17 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))

1963 Son of Flubber (performer: "April Showers")

1961 The Absent Minded Professor (performer: "Sweet Betsy from Pike")

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

- Fred MacMurray, Ann Miller, Bob Crosby (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), "The Eton Boating 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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2013 Mike Case in: The Big Kiss Off (special thanks)

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Self (72 credits)

1973-1987 AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series)
Self / Speaker / Self - Audience Member

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (1987) ... Self

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1986) ... Self

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (1982) ... Self

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (1980) ... Self / Speaker (uncredited)

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) ... Self

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1987 The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (TV Special)
Self - Honoree

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

1987 The Child Help Benefit Special (TV Special)
Self

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

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

1985 The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special)
Self

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

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

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

1978 Inside 'the Swarm' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1978 All-Star Party for James Stewart (TV Special)
Self

1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #18.4 (1978) ... Self

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

1978 Happy Birthday, Bob (TV Special)
Self

1978 The Road to Eltham (TV Movie)
Self

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

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

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

1975-1976 Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV Series)
Self

- Final Show - Fred MacMurray/Cory Braverman (1976) ... Self

- Fred MacMurray/Hermione Baddeley (1975) ... Self

1976 Dinah! (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.40 (1976) ... Self

1976 Joys! (TV Special)
Fred MacMurray

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

1975 International Pro-Celebrity Golf (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.4 (1975) ... Self

1974 Herbie Day at Disneyland (TV Short documentary)
Self

1974 The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

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

1973 Cavalcade of Champions (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1953-1972 The Bob Hope Show (TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest

- Connie Stevens, Eva Gabor, Elke Sommer, Dyan Cannon (1972) ... Self

- Fred MacMurray, Patti Page, Arnold Palmer (1968) ... Self - Guest

- Fred MacMurray and Janis Paige (1953) ... Self

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

1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

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

- Episode #3.5 (1964) ... Self

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

- Episode #1.21 (1963) ... Self

1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV Series)
Self - Host

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

1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1962 Candid Hollywood (Documentary)
Self

1955-1962 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Self

- Holiday Time at Disneyland (1962) ... Self

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

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

1962 The 19th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show

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

- Dave Chasen (1961) ... Self

- William Frawley (1961) ... Self

- William Wellman (1954) ... Self

1961 Celebrity Golf (TV Series)
Self

- Fred MacMurray (1961) ... Self

1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
Self

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

1960 American Cowboy (TV Special)
Self - Host

1960 Gala Day at Disneyland (Short)
Self

1953-1959 I've Got a Secret (TV Series)
Self - Guest

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

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

1959 Disneyland '59 (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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

- Episode #3.26 (1959) ... Self

- Fred MacMurray, Ann Miller, Bob Crosby (1957) ... Self - Singer / Saxophone Player

- Nanette Fabray, Fred MacMurray, Minnie Pearl, Dean Jones (1957) ... Self

1959 The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.139 (1959) ... Self

1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #12.25 (1959) ... Self

1953-1959 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Mystery Guest

- Fred MacMurray (3) (1959) ... Self - Mystery Guest

- General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther & June Haver and Fred MacMurray (1957) ... Self - Mystery Guest

- Fred MacMurray (1953) ... Self - Mystery Guest

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

- Episode #5.3 (1958) ... Self

- Episode #4.17 (1958) ... Self

- Episode #4.1 (1957) ... Self

- Episode #3.29 (1957) ... Self

- Fred MacMurray (1956) ... Self

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1958 December Bride (TV Series)
Self

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

1958 Bing Crosby and His Friends (TV Special)
Self

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

- Lucy Hunts Uranium (1958) ... Self

1957 Shower of Stars (TV Series)
Self

- Comedy Time (1957) ... Self

1957 Hollywood Glamour on Ice (Short)
Self

1956 Climax! (TV Series)
Self

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

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

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

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

- Host: Charlton Heston: Guests: Fred MacMurray, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Dick Kerr, Chiquita & Johnson (1955) ... Self - Actor

- host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Fred MacMurray, Connie Haines, The Clark Brothers, Les Brown & his Band of Reknown (1952) ... Self

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

1955 The Christophers (TV Series)
Self

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

1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Self

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

1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV Movie)
Self

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

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

- Fred MacMurray, Gale Robbins, The Bell Sisters (1952) ... Self

1952 Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing (Short)
Self - presenting the film

1952 Olympic Fund Telethon (TV Special)
Self

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

1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV Special)
Self - Performer

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

1942 Breakdowns of 1942 (Short)
Self (uncredited)

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

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

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

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Archive footage (44 credits)

2021 History of the Sitcom (TV Series documentary)
Steve Douglas

- A Family Matter (2021) ... Steve Douglas

2019 The Movies (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- The Golden Age (2019) ... Self

2018 Amazing World of Radio (TV Series)
Walter Neff

- Lux Radio Theater: Double Indemnity (2018) ... Walter Neff

2018 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Lt. Tom Keefer

- The Caine Mutiny (2018) ... Lt. Tom Keefer

2018 An Informal Conversation with Billy Wilder (Video documentary)
Jeff D. Sheldrake (uncredited)

2017 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- This Is Bob Hope... (2017) ... Self

2017 Scope (Video short)
Jeff D. Sheldrake

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

2010 A Star Is Born: Special Features (Video)

2009 The Rules of Film Noir (TV Movie documentary)
Walter Neff (clip from Double Indemnity (1944)) (uncredited)

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)
Self

2006 Fred MacMurray: With Fondness (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 The Shaggy Dog Kids (Video documentary short)
Self

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

2004 Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (TV Movie)
Steve Douglas - for Hunt's Ketchup

2003 Picture Again (Short)

2003 Los Angeles Plays Itself (Documentary)
Walter Neff (uncredited)

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

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

1998 Junket Whore (Documentary)
Self

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

1996 Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (TV Movie)
Self

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

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Walter Neff (clip from Double Indemnity (1944))

- Film Noir (1995) ... Walter Neff (clip from Double Indemnity (1944)) (uncredited)

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

1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Walter Neff, 'Double Indemnity'

- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) ... Walter Neff, 'Double Indemnity' (uncredited)

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

1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary)
Capt. Boll (clip from Fair Wind to Java (1953)) (uncredited)

1990 Anthony Quinn: An Original (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1989 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Walter Neff

- Straight Down the Line (1989) ... Walter Neff (uncredited)

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

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

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

1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Walter Neff

1970-1981 The Magical World of Disney (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

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1979 The Wild West

1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy (TV Special)
Self

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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

1970 Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (TV Special)
Self (uncredited)

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

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

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

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

(10/18/1937) Radio: Appeared (as Steve Merrick) in a "lux Radio Theater" broadcast of "Up Pops the Devil". See more »

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Alternate Names:

Fred Mac Murray

Height:

6' 2¾" (1.9 m)

Spouse:

June Haver (his death) (2 children) | See more »

Children:

MacMurray, Robert | See more »

Parents:

Frederick MacMurray | Maleta Martin

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

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Met first wife Lillian ("Lily") Lamonte while performing on Broadway in "Roberta" in 1933. She was a dancer. See more »

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Disney movies See more »

Nickname:

Bud

Star Sign:

Virgo

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