Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

1908-08-30 Kankakee, Illinois, USA 114 Credits

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 wo...

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This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...

Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

Shadows of Suspense

Shadows of Suspense

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

The Shaggy Dog Kids

The Shaggy Dog Kids

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Reminiscences by the kids from the original 1959 Disney film.

Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Actors remember the great Fred MacMurray.

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand ...

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

as Self (archive footage)

5.6
Acting

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist...

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978

as Self

Acting

Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Dis...

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

as Maj. Clarance Tuttle

4.9
Acting

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have...

Inside 'the Swarm'

Inside 'the Swarm'

1978

as Self

10.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes/Making of documentary short focused on Irwin Allen's all-star disaster flick The Swarm.

A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons

1977

Acting
Joys

Joys

1976

as Self

4.0
Acting

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

1975

as Harry Ballinger

4.8
Acting

A retired businessman notices that there has been a rash of ships and planes disappearing off the Florida coast, and he starts to investigate.

The Chadwick Family

The Chadwick Family

1974

as Ned Chadwick

6.0
Acting

A father finds himself taking care of a family that, in addition to his son and three daughters, also consists of two sons-in-law and his youngest dau...

Charley and the Angel

Charley and the Angel

1973

as Charley Appleby

5.3
Acting

Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be...

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...

The Happiest Millionaire

The Happiest Millionaire

1967

as Anthony J. Drexel Biddle

6.8
Acting

A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, ...

Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!

1966

as Lemuel Siddons

6.6
Acting

Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general sto...

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964

as Thad McCloud

7.0
Acting

A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963

as Ned Brainard

5.9
Acting

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hope...

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage!

1962

as Harry Willard

5.3
Acting

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest p...

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Ned Brainard

6.5
Acting

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a har...

The Apartment

The Apartment

1960

as Jeff D. Sheldrake

8.2
Acting

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apart...

Gala Day at Disneyland

Gala Day at Disneyland

1960

as Self

6.0
Acting

The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at Disneyland—Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the new Monorail...

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

1959

as Neal Harris

5.3
Acting

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sen...

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959

as Self

6.5
Acting

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...

Face of a Fugitive

Face of a Fugitive

1959

as Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)

5.5
Acting

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot sett...

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Wilson Daniels

6.1
Acting

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an...

Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging

1959

as Marshal Ben Cutler

6.2
Acting

As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Marshal Ben helped him to become a honorable citizen...

Day of the Badman

Day of the Badman

1958

as Judge Jim Scott

6.5
Acting

Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.

Quantez

Quantez

1957

as Gentry

5.4
Acting

A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses...

Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

1956

as Will Keough

5.6
Acting

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion...

It's a Most Unusual Day

1956

as Peter Terrance

Acting

A married couple take in a nightclub show starring songwriter Jimmy McHugh and are prompted by his melodies to relive their past.

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

as Clifford Groves

7.1
Acting

When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back ...

At Gunpoint

At Gunpoint

1955

as Jack Wright

6.3
Acting

A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.

The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

as Thomas "Tom" Ransome

4.9
Acting

India. The spoilt and stubborn Edwina Esketh, comes to a small town with her husband. She falls in love with an indian doctor, Dr. Safti. She also mee...

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

1955

as Cpt. Meriwether Lewis

6.2
Acting

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and ...

Woman's World

Woman's World

1954

as Sid Burns

7.1
Acting

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto indus...

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

as Self

8.0
Acting

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...

Pushover

Pushover

1954

as Paul Sheridan

6.5
Acting

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer

7.2
Acting

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial ...

The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

1953

as Wes Anderson

5.7
Acting

Wes Anderson (Fred MacMurray) is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't...

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

1953

as Captain Boll

4.9
Acting

The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vesse...

Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing

Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing

1952

as Self - Presenter

5.0
Acting

For most of us, including actor Fred MacMurray who presents the film, the noun atom and the adjective atomic are synonymous with devastation, period. ...

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

as Mike Frye

5.1
Acting

Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is...

A Millionaire for Christy

A Millionaire for Christy

1951

as Peter Ulysses Lockwood

6.4
Acting

Christy Sloane is sent on a business trip to inform radio personality Peter Lockwood that his uncle has died and left him $2 million. Christy, who's i...

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1950

as Chris Hayward

5.4
Acting

Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madiso...

Borderline

Borderline

1950

as Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin

5.4
Acting

The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many ...

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949

as George Cooper

6.0
Acting

Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and...

Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

as Grant Jordan

5.7
Acting

Grant Jordan, bachelor botany professor, marries Katie, a widow with three kids, despite the machinations of Grant's former girlfriend Minna. But on t...

An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

1948

as Vincent Doane

3.8
Acting

Vincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his rich ex-fiancée. Unfortunately she is more interested i...

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

as William 'Bill' Dunnigan

5.9
Acting

The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days...

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

as Al

5.5
Acting

Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the ...

Singapore

Singapore

1947

as Matt Gordon

6.1
Acting

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée...

The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

as Bob MacDonald

7.0
Acting

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While...

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

1947

as Peter Morely

4.3
Acting

A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.

Smoky

Smoky

1946

as Clint Barkley

5.2
Acting

Clint Barkley first sees Smoky as a runaway, and drives him back to the ranch where he meets the owner, Julie Richards. He is given a job on her ranch...

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

as Eddie York / Francis Pemberton

6.0
Acting

Eddie York (MacMurray) is mistaken for playboy Francis Pemberton and gets into trouble.

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

Producer

6.0
Producing

Eddie York (MacMurray) is mistaken for playboy Francis Pemberton and gets into trouble.

Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says

1945

as Pete Marshall

6.6
Acting

Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visitin...

Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie

1945

as Eddie Rickenbacker

6.0
Acting

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the earl...

Where Do We Go from Here?

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

as Bill Morgan

5.3
Acting

Bill wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard to help him, but the wizard has slight problems with his history knowlege, so he sends Bi...

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

1944

as Daniel Bellamy

Acting

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly remembe...

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944

as Walter Neff

8.1
Acting

A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on her husband's life insurance.

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944

as Happy Morgan

7.0
Acting

The singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie, and Patti, aren't interested in performing together, and this plays havoc with the plans of Po...

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

1944

as Lee Stevens

5.0
Acting

During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the housing shortage, are unable to find hotel rooms....

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

as Narrator Prolog (uncredited)

10.0
Acting

Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the U...

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as Richard Myles

6.5
Acting

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

as Self

7.0
Acting

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943

as Randy Britton

5.4
Acting

A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of th...

No Time for Love

No Time for Love

1943

as Jim Ryan

6.6
Acting

An upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to a hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson River.

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

6.0
Acting

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers

1942

as Don Stuart

Acting

Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prov...

Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

1942

as Tom Verney

6.4
Acting

A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end...

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Frank

5.9
Acting

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddie...

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

as Corey McBain

6.4
Acting

Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep t...

New York Town

New York Town

1941

as Victor Ballard

10.0
Acting

Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stef...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

1941

as Himself

Acting

Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kyser recording-session being among them.

One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

1941

as Dwight Houston

Acting

Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference from her fiancee and his ex.

Virginia

Virginia

1941

as Stonewall Elliott

Acting

Post-Civil War romantic drama about defeated Southerners, starring Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray.

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

as Joe Blake

6.3
Acting

A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a ste...

Rangers of Fortune

Rangers of Fortune

1940

as Gil Farra

5.0
Acting

An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they befriend the elderly newspaper editor and his youn...

Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

1940

as Bill Cardew

6.3
Acting

Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1940

as Charles Brownne

4.0
Acting

Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

as Jack Sargent

7.3
Acting

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone ...

Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

1939

as Bill Burnett

6.2
Acting

Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop, who is...

Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

1939

as Albert 'King' Cole

Acting

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.

Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1939

as Crick O'Bannon

6.0
Acting

A pampered heiress (Madeleine Carroll) elopes with a shipboard reporter (Fred MacMurray) just to get her name in a society column.

Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners

1938

as David Beebe

6.7
Acting

Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thin...

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

as Pat Falconer

5.0
Acting

Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright take their first airplane flight. ...

Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

1938

as Johnny Prentice

Acting

Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.

True Confession

True Confession

1937

as Kenneth Bartlett

5.8
Acting

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she ...

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Ralph Houston

6.0
Acting

When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government C...

Swing High, Swing Low

Swing High, Swing Low

1937

as Skid Johnson

5.1
Acting

In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved i...

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Roger Coverman

5.9
Acting

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachuse...

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

1937

as Buzzy Bellew

Acting

In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss a...

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
Acting

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the...

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Jim Hawkins

6.4
Acting

Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.

The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across

1936

as King Mantell

6.1
Acting

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a band...

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as Jack Gordon

4.3
Acting

Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves o...

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

as Jack Hale

6.4
Acting

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home

1935

as Cyrus Anderson

4.8
Acting

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in h...

Hands Across the Table

Hands Across the Table

1935

as Theodore Drew III

6.9
Acting

A manicurist and an engaged loafer, both planning to marry money, meet and fall in love.

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935

as Arthur Russell

6.7
Acting

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climb...

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

as Richard Hood

6.0
Acting

A G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.

Car 99

Car 99

1935

as Trooper Ross Martin

5.0
Acting

A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men. It follows the career of a newly-inducted rookie...

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

1935

as Peter Dawes

6.5
Acting

Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves...

Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl

1935

as Sandy

6.5
Acting

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.

Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose

1929

as Rancher

Acting

A mountie pursues a man wanted for murder.