Fred MacMurray
Known For
Acting
Born
1908-08-30 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Died
1991-11-05
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.
Most Known For
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Accepting Award for Best TV Show
What's My Line?
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
My Three Sons
as Steve Douglas
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
December Bride
Dinah!
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Peter Terrance
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Peterson
The Apartment
as Jeff D. Sheldrake
Pushover
as Paul Sheridan
The George Gobel Show
as Self
The George Gobel Show
as Fred MacMurray