Fred MacMurray
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.
Filmography (136 titles)
8.0MovieThis Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage) · 2017
MovieInside 'The Apartment'
Self (archive footage) · 2008
MovieFred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self (archive footage) · 2006
MovieThe Shaggy Dog Kids
Self (archive footage) · 2006
7.0MovieFred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self (archive footage) · 1996
6.5MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage) · 1991
6.8MovieAnthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage) · 1990
6.0MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited) · 1986
6.7MovieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) · 1982
7.0MovieNBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1978
5.1MovieThe Swarm
Maj. Clarance Tuttle · 1978
8.0MovieInside 'the Swarm'
Self · 1978
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage) · 1976
6.0MovieJoys
Self · 1976
5.0MovieBeyond the Bermuda Triangle
Harry Ballinger · 1975
9.2ShowPeople's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1975
3.5ShowTony Orlando and Dawn
Self · 1974
7.0ShowDinah!
Self · 1974
6.5MovieThe Chadwick Family
Ned Chadwick · 1974
6.3ShowThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1973
5.6MovieCharley and the Angel
Charley Appleby · 1973
6.7MovieThe Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage) · 1968
6.9MovieThe Happiest Millionaire
Anthony Biddle · 1967
6.7MovieFollow Me, Boys!
Lemuel Siddons · 1966
7.6MovieKisses for My President
Thad McCloud · 1964
5.0ShowThe Hollywood Palace
Self - Host · 1964
6.1MovieSon of Flubber
Ned Brainard · 1963
5.6MovieBon Voyage!
Harry Willard · 1962