FrameThrower · Actors · Bill Murray
Bill Murray
26 films · 1,916 frames · top-billed in 12 · 1984–2025
Born 21 September 1950 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA
William James "Bill" Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch. He has earned numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille (1921–1988), a mail-room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 26 films · 1,916 frames · top-billed in 12 · 1984–2025
- Golden Globe Awards2003
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2015
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead2003
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor2016
- International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor2004
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,916 frames from the 26 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bill takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 26 films we hold, 44% of their frames are day, 43% natural — the look of the work Bill takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
On The Rocks
2020 · Felix
The Jungle Book
2016 · Baloo (voice)
St. Vincent
2014 · Vincent MacKenna
A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III
2013 · Saul
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
2004 · Steve Zissou
Lost In Translation
2003 · Bob Harris
Rushmore
1998 · Herman Blume
Groundhog Day
1993 · Phil Connors
Ghostbusters 2
1989 · Peter Venkman
Scrooged
1988 · Francis Cross
Ghostbusters
1984 · Peter Venkman
Broken Flowers
· Don Johnston
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · Lord Krylar
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Peter Venkman
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Boss (voice)
Aloha
2015 · Carson Welch
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · M. Ivan
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 · Mr. Bishop
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Clive Badger (voice)
Get Smart
2008 · Agent 13
The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · The Businessman
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Raleigh St. Clair
Charlie's Angels
2000 · John Bosley
Hamlet
2000 · Polonius
Ed Wood
1994 · Bunny Breckinridge
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
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