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William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is
an Irish-American comedian, producer, film
director and actor. He was raised in Wilmette,
Illinois|Wilmette, Illinois and graduated from
Loyola Academy.

Murray initially rose to prominence as a cast
member of and a writer for NBC's Saturday Night
Live television series from 1977 to 1980.  He had
previously been a featured player on the National
Lampoon Radio Hour, aired nationally on some 600
stations between 1973 and 1975.  Other cast
members included John Belushi, Gilda Radner and
his older brother, Brian Doyle-Murray. Former SNL
writer Margaret Oberman has said Murray and Eddie
Murphy are the two most talented people in the
history of the show.

Most of his roles have been comedic, featuring
Murray's dry wit. However, he has also played
serious (or at least semi-serious) roles in films
such as Mad Dog and Glory, The Razor's Edge,
Rushmore (movie)|Rushmore and The Life Aquatic
with Steve Zissou. He also garnered considerable
acclaim (an Academy Awards nomination, and Golden
Globes and BAFTA awards) as the lead in the 2003
film Lost in Translation. One of Murray's most
recognised roles is that of Peter Venkman from the
Ghostbusters-movies, a role originally intended
for John Belushi, who died before production
began.

Murray is the fifth of nine children in a large,
Irish Catholic family. Three of Murray's siblings
are also actors: John Murray (actor)|John Murray,
Joel Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray. All four
Murray brothers appeared in the 1988 film
Scrooged. He is a partner with his brothers in a
Florida and South Carolina restaurant chain
managed by a former Chief Operating Officer of the
Hard Rock Cafe called Murray Bros. Caddy Shack.
The chain's theme reflects both Murray's memorable
performance as the Carl the groundskeeper in the
1980 film Caddyshack and his longtime love of
golf. Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in
celebrity tournaments.

In 2005 he announced that he would take a break
from acting, as he had not had the time for
several years, since he had a new breakthrough in
the middle nineties. He did not say how long the
break would be.

==Filmography==
*Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) (voice)
*Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
*The Rutles (1978) (Cameo)
*Meatballs (movie)|Meatballs (1979)
*Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) 
*Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
*The Missing Link (1980) (voice in English dubbed
version)
*Caddyshack (1980)
*Loose Shoes (1980)
*Stripes (film)|Stripes (1981)
*Tootsie (1982)
*Ghostbusters (1984)
*Nothing Lasts Forever (movie)|Nothing Lasts
Forever (1984)
*The Razor's Edge (1984)
*Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
*She's Having a Baby (1988) (Cameo)
*Scrooged (1988)
*Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
*Quick Change (1990) (also director and producer)
*What About Bob? (1991)
*Groundhog Day (movie)|Groundhog Day (1993)
*Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
*Ed Wood (movie)|Ed Wood (1994)
*Kingpin (movie)|Kingpin (1996)
*Larger Than Life (1996)
*Space Jam (1996) (Cameo)
*The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
*Wild Things (1998)
*With Friends Like These... (1998)
*Rushmore (1998)
*Cradle Will Rock (1999)
*Scout's Honor (1999) (short subject)
*Hamlet (2000 movie)|Hamlet (2000)
*Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) (documentary)
*Charlie's Angels (movie)|Charlie's Angels (2000)
*Speaking of Sex (2001)
*Osmosis Jones (2001)
*The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
*Lost in Translation (2003)
*This Old Cub (2004) (documentary)
*Garfield (movie)|Garfield (2004) (voice)
*The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
*Broken Flowers (2005)
*The Lost City (2005) (currently in
post-production)