Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1908-08-30
Day of Death
1991-11-05
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Fred MacMurray
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography (113)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
The Swarm
1978
