Fred MacMurray Biography

Birthday: 1908-08-30
Place of Birth: Kankakee, Illinois
Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Wiki Biography: Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred 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 "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Forest Rangers | 1942 | Action | |
Above Suspicion | Richard Myles | 1943 | Drama |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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On Our Merry Way | 0000 | ||
The Gilded Lily | Peter Dawes | 1935 | Comedy, Romance |
Hands Across the Table | 1935 | Comedy, Romance | |
Alice Adams | Arthur Russell | 1935 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | 1936 | Drama, Romance | |
The Princess Comes Across | 1936 | Comedy, Mystery, Romance | |
Maid of Salem | 1937 | ||
Remember the Night | 1940 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | |
Too Many Husbands | Bill Cardew | 1940 | Comedy, Romance |
New York Town | 1941 | Comedy | |
Star Spangled Rhythm | 1942 | Comedy, Musical | |
Above Suspicion | 1943 | 0, Game Show | |
No Time for Love | 1943 | ||
Double Indemnity | Walter Neff | 1944 | Crime, Thriller |
And the Angels Sing | 1944 | Comedy, Music, Romance | |
The Egg and I | Bob MacDonald | 1947 | 0 |
Father was a Fullback | 1949 | Comedy, Sport | |
The Caine Mutiny | 1954 | Romance | |
Pushover | 1954 | Crime, Drama | |
The Rains of Ranchipur | Tom Ransome | 1955 | |
Good Day for a Hanging | 1958 | ||
The Absent-Minded Professor | Prof. Ned Brainard | 1961 | |
Son of Flubber | Prof. Ned Brainard | 1963 | 0, 0, Biography |
Follow Me, Boys! | Lemuel Siddons | 1966 | Drama, Family |
The Happiest Millionaire | 1967 | Family, Romance, Comedy | |
The Apartment | Jeff D. Sheldrake | 2004 |