Brian Doyle-Murray
Biography
Brian Doyle-Murray is an American actor and comedian who also works as a screenwriter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, he began performing with the Second City comedy group in the early 1970s and was a regular on the nationally syndicated National Lampoon Radio Hour from 1973 to 1975. He appeared in the National Lampoon Show stage production and on the ABC variety series Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. Joining NBC's Saturday Night Live as a writer in 1978, he became a featured performer and anchored Weekend Update, renamed SNL Newsbreak, in the 1981 to 1982 season. His writing brought three Emmy nominations, in 1978, 1979 and 1980. He made his film debut in Caddyshack (1980) and later appeared in The Razor's Edge (1984), Scrooged (1988), Groundhog Day (1993) and Wayne's World (1992). He co-starred on the sitcom Sullivan & Son and voiced characters on SpongeBob SquarePants and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.
80years old
Turns 81 on October 31in 18 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Brian Andrew Murray (birth name)Also credited as Brian Murray
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 52 years1972 to 2024
Genres
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Brian Doyle-Murray movies on Netflix
The Christmas Letteras Tony
A Cozy Christmas Innas Frank Holliday
The Late Bloomeras Stagehand
The Flight Before Christmasas Noel Nichols
Christmas Under Wrapsas Frank Holliday
The Three Stoogesas Monsignor Ratliffe
Passion Playas Billy Berg
Daddy Day Campas Uncle Morty
Snow Dogsas Ernie
Bedazzledas Priest
Stuart Littleas Cousin Edgar
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!as Professor
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Marsas Wittgenstein (voice)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Storyas Baloo
Casper: A Spirited Beginningas Foreman Dave
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescueas Wittgenstein (voice)
Multiplicityas Walt
Waiting for Guffmanas Red Savage
Jury Dutyas Harry
Cabin Boyas Skunk
Groundhog Dayas Buster
Frosty Returnsas Mr. Twitchell (voice)
Wayne's Worldas Noah Vanderhoff
Nothing But Troubleas Brian
How I Got Into Collegeas Coach Evans
The Expertsas Mr. Jones
Scroogedas Earl Cross
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steelas Brian Connelly
Club Paradiseas Voit Zerbe
Head Officeas Colonel Tolliver(Brian Doyle Murray)
The Razor's Edgeas Piedmont
National Lampoon's Vacationas Kamp Komfort Clerk
Modern Problemsas Brian Stills
Caddyshackas Lou Loomis
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywoodas Self / Nixon Voter
Shame of the Jungleas Charles of the Pits #1 (voice)
Fuzzas Detective
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Harold Ramis directed six of these films, Peter Sullivan three and Patrick A. Ventura two. Bill Murray appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Bill Murray6 films together, 1978 to 2010
Bill Murray's page Passion Play2010IMDb rating 4.5Doyle-Murray as Billy BergMurray as Happy Shannon
Groundhog Day1993IMDb rating 8.0Doyle-Murray as BusterMurray as Phil
Scrooged1988IMDb rating 6.9Doyle-Murray as Earl CrossMurray as Frank Cross
The Razor's Edge1984IMDb rating 6.4Doyle-Murray as PiedmontMurray as Larry Darrell
Caddyshack1980IMDb rating 7.2Doyle-Murray as Lou LoomisMurray as Carl Spackler
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood1978IMDb rating 7.4Doyle-Murray as Self / Nixon VoterMurray as Self / Nixon Voter
Chevy Chase5 films together, 1980 to 2024
Chevy Chase's page The Christmas Letter2024IMDb rating 3.8Doyle-Murray as TonyChase as Norm De Plume
Nothing But Trouble1991IMDb rating 5.2Doyle-Murray as BrianChase as Chris Thorne
National Lampoon's Vacation1983IMDb rating 7.3Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort ClerkChase as Clark Griswold
Modern Problems1981IMDb rating 5.0Doyle-Murray as Brian StillsChase as Max Fielder
Caddyshack1980IMDb rating 7.2Doyle-Murray as Lou LoomisChase as Ty Webb
Eugene Levy4 films together, 1983 to 1996
Eugene Levy's page Multiplicity1996IMDb rating 6.2Doyle-Murray as WaltLevy as Vic
Waiting for Guffman1996IMDb rating 7.4Doyle-Murray as Red SavageLevy as Dr. Allan Pearl
Club Paradise1986IMDb rating 5.2Doyle-Murray as Voit ZerbeLevy as Barry Steinberg
National Lampoon's Vacation1983IMDb rating 7.3Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort ClerkLevy as Car Salesman
Stephen Tobolowsky3 films together, 1993 to 1998
Stephen Tobolowsky's page The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars1998IMDb rating 5.6Doyle-Murray as WittgensteinvoiceTobolowsky as Calculatorvoice
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story1998IMDb rating 4.3Doyle-Murray as BalooTobolowsky as Tabaqui
Groundhog Day1993IMDb rating 8.0Doyle-Murray as BusterTobolowsky as Ned
James Keach3 films together, 1983 to 1989
James Keach's page The Experts1989IMDb rating 5.0Doyle-Murray as Mr. JonesKeach as Yuri
The Razor's Edge1984IMDb rating 6.4Doyle-Murray as PiedmontKeach as Gray Maturin
National Lampoon's Vacation1983IMDb rating 7.3Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort ClerkKeach as Motorcycle Cop
Robin Duke3 films together, 1986 to 1996
Robin Duke's page Multiplicity1996IMDb rating 6.2Doyle-Murray as WaltDuke as Ballet School Receptionist
Groundhog Day1993IMDb rating 8.0Doyle-Murray as BusterDuke as Doris the Waitress
Club Paradise1986IMDb rating 5.2Doyle-Murray as Voit ZerbeDuke as Mary Lou
Harold RamisDirector, 6 films, 1980 to 2000
All films by Harold Ramis Bedazzled2000IMDb rating 6.1Doyle-Murray as Priest
Multiplicity1996IMDb rating 6.2Doyle-Murray as Walt
Groundhog Day1993IMDb rating 8.0Doyle-Murray as Buster
Club Paradise1986IMDb rating 5.2Doyle-Murray as Voit Zerbe
National Lampoon's Vacation1983IMDb rating 7.3Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort Clerk
Caddyshack1980IMDb rating 7.2Doyle-Murray as Lou Loomis
Peter SullivanDirector, 3 films, 2014 to 2022
All films by Peter Sullivan A Cozy Christmas Inn2022IMDb rating 6.0Doyle-Murray as Frank Holliday
The Flight Before Christmas2015IMDb rating 6.0Doyle-Murray as Noel Nichols
Christmas Under Wraps2014IMDb rating 6.2Doyle-Murray as Frank Holliday
Patrick A. VenturaDirector, 2 films, 1997 to 1998
All films by Patrick A. Ventura The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars1998IMDb rating 5.6Doyle-Murray as Wittgensteinvoice
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue1997IMDb rating 6.1Doyle-Murray as Wittgensteinvoice
Box office
What Brian Doyle-Murray's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
21 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 10Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$300M28.3% of the total
- 2$183M17.3% of the total
- 3$90M8.5% of the total
- 4$81M7.6% of the total
- 5$71M6.7% of the total
- 6$61M5.8% of the total
- 7$60M5.7% of the total
- 8$55M5.2% of the total
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