Portrait of Bill Murray

Acting

Bill Murray

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 2001 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 91 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Murray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Eccentric Characters 5
  • Absurdist Humor 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Satirical 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Psychological Exploration 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Redemption Story 3
  • Bill Murray Performance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Magacine
Magacine

TV show

Twilight Park
Twilight Park

as Mime Ringleader

The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen

as Cooper County Sheriff

Quiet Land
Quiet Land

as Connor McCluskey

Epiphany
Epiphany

as Oz Bell

Bum's Rush
Bum's Rush

as Bum

2020s

15 titles · average score 65
Diamond
Diamond (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jimbo

The Friend
The Friend (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Walter

Riff Raff
Riff Raff (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lefty

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as God

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Peter Venkman

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lord Krylar

Asteroid City: Location Featurette
Asteroid City: Location Featurette (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tab Whitney

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Colonel

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Peter Venkman

The Now
The Now (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Dr. Robert Flaherty

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.

On the Rocks
On the Rocks (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as Felix

2010s

26 titles · average score 62
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Chief Cliff Robertson

Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Boss (voice)

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

as Baloo (voice)

Rock the Kasbah
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
GoodWatch score 31

as Richie Lanz

A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bill Murray

St. Vincent
St. Vincent (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as Vincent MacKenna

The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men (2014)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sgt. Richard Campbell

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

as Saul

Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Bishop

Passion Play
Passion Play (2011)
GoodWatch score 26

as Happy Shannon

Get Low
Get Low (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Frank Quinn

2000s

24 titles · average score 64
Zombieland
Zombieland (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bill Murray

City of Ember
City of Ember (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mayor Cole

Get Smart
Get Smart (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Agent 13

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

as Garfield (voice)

Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Don Johnston

Garfield
Garfield (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

as Garfield (voice)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

as Steve Zissou

Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003)
GoodWatch score 85

as Bob Harris

The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

as Raleigh St. Clair

Speaking of Sex
Speaking of Sex (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ezri Stovall

Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frank Detorre

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as John Bosley

1990s

17 titles · average score 63
Rushmore
Rushmore (1998)
GoodWatch score 84

as Herman Blume

Wild Things
Wild Things (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kenneth Bowden

With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These (1998)
GoodWatch score 46

as Maurice Melnick

The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Wallace Ritchie

Larger Than Life
Larger Than Life (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jack Corcoran

Kingpin
Kingpin (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ernie McCracken

Space Jam
Space Jam (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bill Murray

Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

as Phil

Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Frank Milo

Getaway
Getaway (1992)

TV show

What About Bob?
What About Bob? (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bob Wiley

Quick Change
Quick Change (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grimm

1980s

17 titles · average score 64
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Peter Venkman

Scrooged
Scrooged (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Francis Cross

The Best of John Belushi
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

as Various Characters

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dr. Peter Venkman

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Larry Darrell

Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ted Breughel

Tootsie
Tootsie (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jeff Slater

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1982)

as Various

Stripes
Stripes (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Winger

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)

as Bytes

Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Caddyshack
Caddyshack (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

as Carl Spackler

1970s

7 titles · average score 58
Meatballs
Meatballs (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tripper Harrison

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as Man on the Street

Perchance to Dream
Perchance to Dream (1979)

as Honker

Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes (1978)
GoodWatch score 34

as Lefty

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bill Murray the K.

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nick Kessel (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975)

TV show · Writer