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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.
Acted in 97
1980s
- 1985
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Harry Ballinger
- 1974
The Chadwick Family
Ned Chadwick
- 1973
Charley and the Angel
Charley Appleby
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
Follow Me, Boys!
Lemuel Siddons
- 1964
Kisses for My President
Thad McCloud
- 1963
Son of Flubber
Ned Brainard
- 1962
Bon Voyage!
Harry Willard
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Oregon Trail
Neal Harris
Face of a Fugitive
Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
Good Day for a Hanging
Marshal Ben Cutler
- 1958
Day of the Badman
Judge Jim Scott
- 1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Fred MacMurray · 1 episode
Quantez
Gentry
- 1956
Gun for a Coward
Will Keough
There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves
- 1955
At Gunpoint
Jack Wright
The Rains of Ranchipur
Thomas "Tom" Ransome
The Far Horizons
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis
- 1954
Woman's World
Sid Burns
- 1953
The Moonlighter
Wes Anderson
General Electric Theater
Richard Elgin, Harry Wingate · 1 episode
Fair Wind to Java
Captain Boll
- 1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Mike Frye
A Millionaire for Christy
Peter Ulysses Lockwood
- 1950
Never a Dull Moment
Chris Hayward
1940s
- 1949
Father Was a Fullback
George Cooper
- 1948
Family Honeymoon
Grant Jordan
An Innocent Affair
Vincent Doane
The Miracle of the Bells
William 'Bill' Dunnigan
- 1947
Singapore
Matt Gordon
The Egg and I
Bob MacDonald
Suddenly It's Spring
Peter Morely
- 1946
Smoky
Clint Barkley
- 1945
Pardon My Past
Eddie York / Francis Pemberton
Murder, He Says
Pete Marshall
Captain Eddie
Eddie Rickenbacker
Where Do We Go from Here?
Bill Morgan
- 1944
Practically Yours
Daniel Bellamy
And the Angels Sing
Happy Morgan
Standing Room Only
Lee Stevens
- 1943
Above Suspicion
Richard Myles
Flight for Freedom
Randy Britton
No Time for Love
Jim Ryan
- 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
Tom Verney
Star Spangled Rhythm
Frank
The Lady Is Willing
Corey McBain
- 1941
New York Town
Victor Ballard
Dive Bomber
Joe Blake
One Night In Lisbon
Dwight Houston
Virginia
Stonewall Elliott
- 1940
Rangers of Fortune
Gil Farra
Too Many Husbands
Bill Cardew
Little Old New York
Charles Brownne
1930s
- 1939
Honeymoon in Bali
Bill Burnett
Invitation to Happiness
Albert 'King' Cole
Cafe Society
Crick O'Bannon
- 1938
Sing, You Sinners
David Beebe
Men with Wings
Pat Falconer
Cocoanut Grove
Johnny Prentice
- 1937
True Confession
Kenneth Bartlett
Exclusive
Ralph Houston
Maid of Salem
Roger Coverman
Champagne Waltz
Buzzy Bellew
- 1936
The Princess Comes Across
King Mantell
13 Hours by Air
Jack Gordon
- 1935
The Bride Comes Home
Cyrus Anderson
Hands Across the Table
Theodore Drew III
Alice Adams
Arthur Russell
Men Without Names
Agent Dick Grant, alias Richard Hood
Car 99
Trooper Ross Martin
The Gilded Lily
Peter Dawes
Grand Old Girl
Sandy
1920s
- 1929
Tiger Rose
Rancher
Girls Gone Wild
Extra (uncredited)
Produced 1
1940s
- 1945
Pardon My Past
Producer
Appearances36
2010s
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self (archive footage)
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1996
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self (archive footage)
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
- 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · 2 episodes
- 1973
1960s
- 1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
- 1964
- 1960
Gala Day at Disneyland
Self
1950s
- 1959
Disneyland '59
Self
- 1956
- 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
- 1953
- 1952
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Self - Presenter
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1944
- 1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Narrator Prolog (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
Self
- 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
- 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1930s
- 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self