Fred MacMurrayFrederick 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:
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Notable films in MacMurray's career:. Though in his later projects he often has a full head of hair and/or a beard, his immense height and distinctive speaking voice are unmistakable. 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. Moll has been heard in many cartoons, often as a villain with a deep, growling voice. In 1960, he played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in Wilder's Oscar-winning comedy The Apartment. Moll also voiced Bruce Wayne's disturbed friend and former Gotham district attorney Harvey Dent/Two-Face in Batman: The Animated Series. 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). Moll had shaved his head for another part in a movie, but the producers liked the look so much they asked him to keep it. 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. Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) is an actor, best known as Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, the shaven-headed bailiff on NBC's sitcom Night Court. 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). |