
Fred MacMurray
Born
1908-08-30
Place of birth
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 "...
Known for

The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake

Double Indemnity
Walter Neff

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)

The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer

The Absent-Minded Professor
Ned Brainard

The Swarm
Maj. Clarance Tuttle

Remember the Night
Jack Sargent

The Shaggy Dog
Wilson Daniels

The Oscars
Self

Pushover
Paul Sheridan

There's Always Tomorrow
Clifford Groves

Son of Flubber
Ned Brainard

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)

Alice Adams
Arthur Russell

The Egg and I
Bob MacDonald