Actor
Fred MacMurray
Born 30 August 1908 · Kankakee, Illinois, USA — died 5 November 1991
Fred MacMurray (1908–1991) was an American actor and former saxophonist who signed with Paramount in 1935. He moved from light comedy to memorable dramatic roles, notably the doomed insurance agent in Double Indemnity and the executive in The Apartment, before becoming a Disney family-film star.
Key films
Double Indemnity (1944)On Cinespective
Billy Wilder's film noir cast him against type as a scheming insurance salesman, a landmark performance.
The Apartment (1960)
Played the cynical, unfaithful boss Sheldrake in Wilder's celebrated comedy-drama.
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Showed his range as the manipulative Lieutenant Keefer in a major wartime drama.
Remember the Night (1940)
Romantic comedy-drama opposite Barbara Stanwyck, one of their several pairings.
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Helped launch his late-career run as a Disney family-comedy lead.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 113
- 1929Tiger Rose · as RancherActor
- 1929Girls Gone Wild · as Extra (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Alice Adams · as Arthur RussellActor
- 1935Hands Across the Table · as Theodore Drew IIIActor
- 1935The Gilded Lily · as Peter DawesActor
- 1935The Bride Comes Home · as Cyrus AndersonActor
- 1935Grand Old Girl · as SandyActor
- 1935Men Without Names · as Agent Dick Grant, alias Richard HoodActor
- 1935Car 99 · as Trooper Ross MartinActor
- 1936The Trail of the Lonesome Pine · as Jack HaleActor
- 1936The Texas Rangers · as Jim HawkinsActor
- 1936The Princess Comes Across · as King MantellActor
- 193613 Hours by Air · as Jack GordonActor
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) · as SelfActor
- 1937True Confession · as Kenneth BartlettActor
- 1937Swing High, Swing Low · as Skid JohnsonActor
- 1937Maid of Salem · as Roger CovermanActor
- 1937Exclusive · as Ralph HoustonActor
- 1937Champagne Waltz · as Buzzy BellewActor
- 1938Sing, You Sinners · as David BeebeActor
- 1938Men with Wings · as Pat FalconerActor
- 1938Cocoanut Grove · as Johnny PrenticeActor
- 1939Honeymoon in Bali · as Bill BurnettActor
- 1939Cafe Society · as Crick O'BannonActor
- 1939Invitation to Happiness · as Albert 'King' ColeActor
- 1940Remember the Night · as Jack SargentActor
- 1940Too Many Husbands · as Bill CardewActor
- 1940Little Old New York · as Charles BrownneActor
- 1940Rangers of Fortune · as Gil FarraActor
- 1941Dive Bomber · as Joe BlakeActor
- 1941New York Town · as Victor BallardActor
- 1941One Night In Lisbon · as Dwight HoustonActor
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1941Virginia · as Stonewall ElliottActor
- 1942Take a Letter, Darling · as Tom VerneyActor
- 1942Star Spangled Rhythm · as FrankActor
- 1942The Lady Is Willing · as Corey McBainActor
- 1942The Forest Rangers · as Don StuartActor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 · as SelfActor
- 1943Above Suspicion · as Richard MylesActor
- 1943No Time for Love · as Jim RyanActor
- 1943Flight for Freedom · as Randy BrittonActor
- 1943Show-Business at War · as SelfActor
- 1943The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith · as Narrator Prolog (uncredited)Actor
- 1944Double Indemnity · as Walter NeffActor
- 1944And the Angels Sing · as Happy MorganActor
- 1944Standing Room Only · as Lee StevensActor
- 1944Practically Yours · as Daniel BellamyActor
- 1945Murder, He Says · as Pete MarshallActor
- 1945Where Do We Go from Here? · as Bill MorganActor
- 1945Pardon My Past · as Eddie York / Francis PembertonActor
- 1945Captain Eddie · as Eddie RickenbackerActor
- 1946Smoky · as Clint BarkleyActor
- 1947The Egg and I · as Bob MacDonaldActor
- 1947Singapore · as Matt GordonActor
- 1947Suddenly It's Spring · as Peter MorelyActor
- 1948On Our Merry Way · as AlActor
- 1948The Miracle of the Bells · as William 'Bill' DunniganActor
- 1948An Innocent Affair · as Vincent DoaneActor
- 1948Family Honeymoon · as Grant JordanActor
- 1949Father Was a Fullback · as George CooperActor
- 1950Borderline · as Johnny MacklinActor
- 1950Never a Dull Moment · as Chris HaywardActor
- 1951Callaway Went Thataway · as Mike FryeActor
- 1951A Millionaire for Christy · as Peter Ulysses LockwoodActor
- 1952Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing · as Self - PresenterActor
- 1953The Moonlighter · as Wes AndersonActor
- 1953Fair Wind to Java · as Captain BollActor
- 1954The Caine Mutiny · as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' KeeferActor
- 1954Pushover · as Paul SheridanActor
- 1954Woman's World · as Sid BurnsActor
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1955The Far Horizons · as Cpt. Meriwether LewisActor
- 1955The Rains of Ranchipur · as Thomas "Tom" RansomeActor
- 1955At Gunpoint · as Jack WrightActor
- 1956There's Always Tomorrow · as Clifford GrovesActor
- 1956Gun for a Coward · as Will KeoughActor
- 1957Quantez · as GentryActor
- 1958Day of the Badman · as Judge Jim ScottActor
- 1959The Shaggy Dog · as Wilson DanielsActor
- 1959Face of a Fugitive · as Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)Actor
- 1959The Oregon Trail · as Neal HarrisActor
- 1959Good Day for a Hanging · as Marshal Ben CutlerActor
- 1959Disneyland '59 · as SelfActor
- 1960The Apartment · as Jeff D. SheldrakeActor
- 1960Gala Day at Disneyland · as SelfActor
- 1961The Absent-Minded Professor · as Ned BrainardActor
- 1962Bon Voyage! · as Harry WillardActor
- 1963Son of Flubber · as Ned BrainardActor
- 1964Kisses for My President · as Thad McCloudActor
- 1966Follow Me, Boys! · as Lemuel SiddonsActor
- 1967The Happiest Millionaire · as Anthony BiddleActor
- 1968The Movie Orgy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1973Charley and the Angel · as Charley ApplebyActor
- 1974The Chadwick Family · as Ned ChadwickActor
- 1975Beyond the Bermuda Triangle · as Harry BallingerActor
- 1976Joys · as SelfActor
- 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1977A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three SonsActor
- 1978The Swarm · as ClarenceActor
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm' · as SelfActor
- 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney · as SelfActor
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)Actor
- 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1990Anthony Quinn: An Original · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1996Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Fred MacMurray: With Fondness · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006The Shaggy Dog Kids · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Inside 'The Apartment' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017This Is Bob Hope... · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.