Fred MacMurray

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Gender:
Male
Born:
8-30-1908
Died:
11-05-1991 (Died of Pneumonia in Santa Monica, California, USA)
Birthplace:
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Birth Name:
Frederick Martin MacMurray
FRED's father, FREDERICK MACMURRAY was a concert violinist and his mother's name was MALETA MARTIN. He worked his way through Carroll College in Wisconsin by playing the saxaphone and singing. He was with several traveling band and while in California, he was an extra in several 1920's films. He was with the CALIFORNIAN COLLEGIANS in a BROADWAY revue in 1930. In 1933 he was with the same group in the BROADWAY musical, ROBERTA. PARAMOUNT signed him and he was placed in several leading roles of different types. His main acting ability finally centered around sophisticated comedy. He is probably… More best remembered for his DISNEY films and as the father on TV's MY THREE SONS comedy show. He married his second wife, JUNE HAVER in 1954.

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    The classic "everyman" who could switch from aloof and charming to sly and devious effortlessly. hide show

    Fred MacMurray may be one of the few actors who could convincingly play both a Disney hero and a James M. Cain villain and be terrific as both. Best remembered today as the dad on "My Three Sons," MacMurray was a hard-working actor who had more range and depth than he gets credit for. To me, he is a less earnest, more honest Jimmy Stewart type: MacMurray's characters feel very real, especially Walter Neff in "Double Indemnity." Equally adept at comedy and drama (he starred in "The Shaggy Dog" and was the first choice to play Perry Mason), I'm surprised MacMurray isn't remembered more for his acting chops. Twelve years on "My Three Sons" might have made viewers forget what a strong actor he was.

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