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Joel Murray
Highest Rated: 95% The Artist (2011)
Lowest Rated: 20% Holiday Hell (2019)
Birthday: Apr 17, 1963
Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
The younger brother of actor-comedian Bill Murray, Joel Murray was a regular presence on television and in the occasional feature beginning in the late 1980s, playing hapless sidekicks and overgrown adolescents on series like "Dharma & Greg" (ABC, 1997-2002) and "Still Standing" (CBS, 2002-06) until gaining a stellar showcase for his dramatic talents on "Mad Men" (AMC, 2007-15). Murray's hangdog visage and understated delivery, which had served him well in comic roles, underscored the sadness of his character, Freddy Rumsen, whose yeoman talents could not help him overcome a powerful alcohol addiction. The critical praise generated by "Mad Men" helped Murray land more nuanced parts on "Shameless" (Showtime, 2011- ) and his first feature lead in the black comedy "God Bless America." These and other turns helped to mint Joel Murray as a burgeoning dramatic actor on par with his older brother's successful second-act career.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 95% | Merry Good Enough | George (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 80% | 98% | Monuments | Steven Lesca (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 20% | No Score Yet | Holiday Hell | Chris (Character) | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | The Bill Murray Experience | Self | - | 2017 |
| 40% | 64% | The Last Word | Joe Mueller (Character) | $1.8M | 2017 |
| 57% | 33% | Mr. Pig | Gringo (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 69% | 61% | Sophie and the Rising Sun | Sheriff Cooper (Character) | $30.3K | 2016 |
| 63% | 68% | Killing Reagan | Edwin Meese (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 82% | 55% | Lamb | Wilson (Character) | $3.1K | 2015 |
| 67% | 49% | Bloodsucking Bastards | Ted (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | Party Central | Don (Voice) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Listing Agent | Noel Brown (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 24% | 18% | 7 Minutes | Uncle Pete (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 80% | 81% | Monsters University | Don Carlton (Voice) | $268.5M | 2013 |
| 66% | 68% | God Bless America | Frank (Character) | $122.0K | 2011 |
| 95% | 87% | The Artist | Policeman Fire (Character) | $44.7M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Mending Fences | Sam Bridgewater (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ballhawks | Executive Producer | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tiffany Problem | Mr. Reynolds (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 57% | 45% | Hatchet | Shapiro (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 25 Years Of Improv Comedy | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Encino Woman | Mr. Jones (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 45% | 63% | One Crazy Summer | George Calamari (Character) | $13.4M | 1986 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | 19% | Extended Family | Danny Walsh (Guest Star) | 2024 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Bob Hearts Abishola | Max (Guest Star) | 2022 |
| 93% | 94% | Heels | Unknown (Character) | 2021 |
| 93% | 49% | The Conners | Jim (Guest Star) | 2020 |
| 94% | 89% | Lodge 49 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 92% | 91% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Bus Driver No. 1 (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 91% | 90% | The Leftovers | George Brevity (Guest Star) | 2015 2017 |
| 81% | 83% | The Big Bang Theory |
Doug (Guest Star), Director |
2008 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | 2 Broke Girls | Director | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | Mike & Molly | Dr. Jeffries (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
| 58% | 60% | The McCarthys | Ray (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Last Man Standing | Director | 2014 |
| 94% | 96% | Mad Men | Fred Rumsen (Guest Star) | 2007-2008 2010 2012 2014 |
| 65% | 65% | Two and a Half Men | Petey (Guest Star) | 2007 2009 2011-2013 |
| 72% | 88% | Desperate Housewives | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 42% | 28% | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour | Medical Examiner (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 82% | 82% | Shameless | Eddie Jackson (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Still Standing |
Unknown (Guest Star), Director |
2003-2006 |
| 96% | 62% | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 73% | No Score Yet | John Doe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dharma & Greg |
Pete Cavanaugh (Character), Unknown (Guest Star), Director |
1997-2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baby Blues | Carl Bitterman (Voice) | 2000 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | The Nanny | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 38% | No Score Yet | Partners | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love & War | Ray Litvak (Character) | 1992-1995 |
| 80% | No Score Yet | Grand | Norris Weldon (Character) | 1990 |