Person
Fred MacMurray
Actor · Producer· Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Fred MacMurray, a Wisconsin native who found fame in Hollywood, was a versatile actor and musician whose career bridged vaudeville and the silver screen. Educated at Carroll College, he initially played with orchestras in Chicago and Hollywood before joining a Broadway revue and vaudeville circuits. Signed by Paramount in 1935, his small-town roots remained a cherished part of his persona, often featuring in interviews and films. In 'Pardon My Past,' he returned to his hometown of Beaver Dam to start a mink farm, a nostalgic nod to his Wisconsin upbringing and enduring friendships.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake · 1960
Double Indemnity
Walter Neff · 1944
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) · 1982
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer · 1954
The Swarm
Maj. Clarance Tuttle · 1978
The Absent-Minded Professor
Ned Brainard · 1961
Remember the Night
Jack Sargent · 1940
The Shaggy Dog
Wilson Daniels · 1959
Filmography
70 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage) | Film |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Maj. Clarance Tuttle | Film |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel | Charley Appleby | Film |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire | Anthony Biddle | Film |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | Lemuel Siddons | Film |
| 1964 | Kisses for My President | Thad McCloud | Film |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Ned Brainard | Film |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Harry Willard | Film |
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Ned Brainard | Film |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Steve Douglas | TV |
| 1960 | The Apartment | Jeff D. Sheldrake | Film |
| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog | Wilson Daniels | Film |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hanging | Marshal Ben Cutler | Film |
| 1959 | Face of a Fugitive | Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid) | Film |
| 1957 | Quantez | Gentry | Film |
| 1956 | Gun for a Coward | Will Keough | Film |
| 1956 | There's Always Tomorrow | Clifford Groves | Film |
| 1955 | The Rains of Ranchipur | Thomas "Tom" Ransome | Film |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Cpt. Meriwether Lewis | Film |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Jack Wright | Film |
| 1954 | Pushover | Paul Sheridan | Film |
| 1954 | Woman's World | Sid Burns | Film |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer | Film |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Wes Anderson | Film |
| 1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Mike Frye | Film |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy | Peter Ulysses Lockwood | Film |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Chris Hayward | Film |
| 1950 | Borderline | Johnny Macklin | Film |
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback | George Cooper | Film |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon | Grant Jordan | Film |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | William 'Bill' Dunnigan | Film |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | Al | Film |
| 1947 | Singapore | Matt Gordon | Film |
| 1947 | The Egg and I | Bob MacDonald | Film |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Peter Morely | Film |
| 1946 | Smoky | Clint Barkley | Film |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Eddie Rickenbacker | Film |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says | Pete Marshall | Film |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past | Eddie York / Francis Pemberton | Film |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past | Producer | Film |
| 1944 | Double Indemnity | Walter Neff | Film |
| 1944 | Practically Yours | Daniel Bellamy | Film |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion | Richard Myles | Film |
| 1943 | Flight for Freedom | Randy Britton | Film |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Jim Ryan | Film |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling | Tom Verney | Film |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Corey McBain | Film |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Frank | Film |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers | Don Stuart | Film |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Joe Blake | Film |
| 1941 | One Night In Lisbon | Dwight Houston | Film |
| 1941 | New York Town | Victor Ballard | Film |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands | Bill Cardew | Film |
| 1940 | Remember the Night | Jack Sargent | Film |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness | Albert 'King' Cole | Film |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in Bali | Bill Burnett | Film |
| 1938 | Sing, You Sinners | David Beebe | Film |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Roger Coverman | Film |
| 1937 | True Confession | Kenneth Bartlett | Film |
| 1937 | Swing High, Swing Low | Skid Johnson | Film |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | King Mantell | Film |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Jack Hale | Film |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Jim Hawkins | Film |
| 1936 | 13 Hours by Air | Jack Gordon | Film |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | Theodore Drew III | Film |
| 1935 | Alice Adams | Arthur Russell | Film |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home | Cyrus Anderson | Film |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Peter Dawes | Film |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girl | Sandy | Film |
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