Portrait of Fred MacMurray

Acting

Fred MacMurray

Career

Active from 1935 to 1975, busiest in 1935 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
82
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred MacMurray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Western 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 68
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

as (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

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

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 42
The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)
GoodWatch score 28

as Clarence

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

as Harry Ballinger

The Chadwick Family
The Chadwick Family (1974)

as Ned Chadwick

Charley and the Angel
Charley and the Angel (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

as Charley Appleby

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 69
The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Anthony Biddle

Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lemuel Siddons

Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

as Thad McCloud

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ned Brainard

Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage! (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harry Willard

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ned Brainard

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Steve Douglas

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90

as Jeff D. Sheldrake

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 60
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wilson Daniels

Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)

Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marshal Ben Cutler

Day of the Badman
Day of the Badman (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Judge Jim Scott

Quantez
Quantez (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gentry

There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Clifford Groves

Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward (1956)
GoodWatch score 48

as Will Keough

The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cpt. Meriwether Lewis

The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

as Thomas "Tom" Ransome

At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jack Wright

Pushover
Pushover (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

as Paul Sheridan

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 60
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Grant Jordan

The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as William 'Bill' Dunnigan

The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bob MacDonald

Singapore
Singapore (1947)
GoodWatch score 46

as Matt Gordon

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Walter Neff

And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

as Happy Morgan

No Time for Love
No Time for Love (1943)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jim Ryan

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Richard Myles

The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Don Stuart

Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tom Verney

Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe Blake

Remember the Night
Remember the Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jack Sargent

1930s

22 titles ยท average score 62
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Albert 'King' Cole

True Confession
True Confession (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kenneth Bartlett

Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

as Skid Johnson

Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem (1937)
GoodWatch score 42

as Roger Coverman

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jack Hale

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as King Mantell

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jim Hawkins

13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jack Gordon

Alice Adams
Alice Adams (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

as Arthur Russell

Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Theodore Drew III

The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Peter Dawes

The Bride Comes Home
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cyrus Anderson

1920s

2 titles
Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild (1929)

as Extra (uncredited)

Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose (1929)

as Rancher