Fred MacMurray

Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 - November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s. His most famous role was that of the father on the 1960s TV series My Three Sons. He was typecast for decades as a lovable, friendly fellow, and he capitalized on this by starring in a number of live-action comedies for Walt Disney during the later part of his career, with his biggest hits being The Shaggy Dog and The Absent-Minded Professor.

In spite of his "nice guy" image, MacMurray often stated that the best film roles he ever played were ones where he was cast against type in two films for Billy Wilder. He played the role of Walter Neff, an insurance salesman who plots with a wealthy heiress to murder her husband in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944). In 1960, he played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in Wilder's Oscar-winning comedy The Apartment.

On his passing in 1991, Fred MacMurray was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, and was survived by his wife, June Haver.

Notable films in MacMurray's career:

  • Double Indemnity (1944)
  • The Egg and I (1947)
  • The Caine Mutiny (1954)
  • The Shaggy Dog (1959)
  • The Apartment (1960)
  • The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
  • Son of Flubber (1963)
  • Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
  • The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

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Notable films in MacMurray's career:.
. On his passing in 1991, Fred MacMurray was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, and was survived by his wife, June Haver. Mewes also appears in Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", "Chasing Amy", and others. In 1960, he played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in Wilder's Oscar-winning comedy The Apartment. He is best known, however, for playing the role of foul-mouthed drug dealer "Jay" in five films written and directed by Kevin Smith. He played the role of Walter Neff, an insurance salesman who plots with a wealthy heiress to murder her husband in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944). He has had roles in several low-budget independent films.

In spite of his "nice guy" image, MacMurray often stated that the best film roles he ever played were ones where he was cast against type in two films for Billy Wilder. Jason Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American television and film actor from New Jersey. He was typecast for decades as a lovable, friendly fellow, and he capitalized on this by starring in a number of live-action comedies for Walt Disney during the later part of his career, with his biggest hits being The Shaggy Dog and The Absent-Minded Professor. His most famous role was that of the father on the 1960s TV series My Three Sons. Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 - November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s.

The Happiest Millionaire (1967). Follow Me, Boys! (1966). Son of Flubber (1963). The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).

The Apartment (1960). The Shaggy Dog (1959). The Caine Mutiny (1954). The Egg and I (1947).

Double Indemnity (1944).