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Fred MacMurray was an American actor who starred in more than one hundred films and a successful television series. He worked with directors like Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges, and actors like Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, and Carole Lombard.
IMDb profile of Fred MacMurray, a versatile actor who starred in various genres from comedies to dramas. Learn about his life, career, family, and achievements in the film industry.
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Learn about the life and career of Fred MacMurray, a versatile actor who starred in films, TV shows and musicals. Find out his birth name, height, nickname, family, awards, trivia and more.
- August 30, 1908
- November 5, 1991
- Double Indemnity (1941) Widely considered one of the best film noirs ever made, “Double Indemnity” is often cited as the film that set the standards for the genre, with director and co-writer Billy Wilder working around the Production Code to create one of the most cold-hearted onscreen crimes of the era.
- The Apartment (1960) In a career rooted in playing the good guy, it is remarkable that MacMurray’s best roles are men with questionable character, and it’s almost criminal that he received no nomination for his performance in this Best Picture winner.
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) MacMurray received his only major acting nomination (a Golden Globe) for his portrayal of Professor Ned Brainard, who accidentally invents “Flubber” (flying rubber), which becomes more powerful each time it strikes a hard surface.
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) When the mentally unstable Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) shows signs of paranoia and cowardice aboard the USS Caine, possibly endangering the lives of the men aboard, Lt Maryk (Van Johnson) takes over, leading to a charge of mutiny.
A list of 87 films featuring Fred MacMurray, an American actor who starred in comedies, dramas and Disney movies. The list includes titles, ratings, genres, directors and co-stars of his movies from 1929 to 1966.
Aug 26, 2024 · Fred MacMurray was an American actor who starred in comedies, dramas, and westerns. He played a saxophonist-singer-comedian in vaudeville and Broadway, and a lovable bumbler in My Three Sons.
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Nov 6, 1991 · Fred MacMurray, the dapper and durable leading man in a series of fast-paced film comedies in the 1930s and ‘40s whose career was given a latent boost as the father of “My Three...