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Not to be confused with Joe Murray animator and Joe Murray UK boxer.
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor who has starred in film and on television.
Early life
Murray, one of nine children, was born and raised in
Wilmette, Illinois (suburban
Chicago), the son of Lucille (
née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a
lumber salesman. Murray, along with his siblings, grew up in an
Irish Catholic family. He is the brother of actors
Bill Murray,
Brian Doyle-Murray, and
John Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an
Adrian Dominican Sister in
Michigan who travels around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena. In high school, at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, Joel was a captain of the football team as well as lead in the musical. His career began in Chicago, where he performed at various improvisational theaters, including the
Improv Olympic, the
Improv Institute and
The Second City.
Work
Joel starred in the 1990 series
Grand, the 1991 comedy series
Pacific Station, the 1992 comedy series
Love & War as Ray Litvak, and the
ABC series
Dharma & Greg as Peter James "Pete" Cavanaugh. Joel provided his voice for the short-lived 1994 series
Beethoven and the TV series
3-South. He played the supporting character "Fitz" on
CBS's
sitcom Still Standing. He is currently playing Eddie Jackson on
Showtime's series
Shameless.
Joel's first film role was in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer, as George Calamari. His other roles include the 1988 comedy film Scrooged, with his brothers Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray and John Murray. He also starred in the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown with One Crazy Summer co-stars Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard. His most recent film is the 2005 Hatchet.
In the first, second, and fourth seasons of the Emmy-winning AMC TV series Mad Men, Joel has appeared in 12 episodes as copywriter Freddy Rumsen. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Nanny, Joan of Arcadia, Two and a Half Men, Malcolm in the Middle, Criminal Minds, and Blossom.
Personal life
Murray is married to Eliza Coyle and has four children. Joel and his brothers run a restaurant,
Caddyshack, named after the 1980
comedy film Caddyshack which starred, among others, his brothers Bill and Brian.
Filmography
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1986
|
One Crazy Summer
|George Calamari
|
|-
|1987
|
Long Gone
|Bart Polanski
|TV movie
|-
|1988
|
Scrooged
|Guest
|
|-
|1989
|
Elvis Stories
|Shopping Elvis / Paul
|Short film
|-
|1990
|
Men Will Be Boys
|Jerry
|TV movie
|-
|1990
|
Grand
|Norris Weldon
|26 episodes
|-
|1991
|
Shakes the Clown
|Milkman
|
|-
|1991–1992
|
Pacific Station
|Capt. Ken Epstein
|13 episodes
|-
|1992
|
Blossom
|Doug LeMeure
|Episode: "House Guests"
|-
|1992
|
Only You
|Bert
|
|-
|1992–1995
|
Love & War
|Ray Litvak
|67 episodes
|-
|1994
|
Beethoven
|Beethoven (voice)
|TV series
|-
|1995
|
Road Warriors
|Dick Durkee
|TV movie
|-
|1995
|
Partners
|Ron Wolfe
|Episode: "Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?"
|-
|1996
|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
|Bob Myers
|Episode: "The Bob Episode"
|-
|1996
|
Encino Woman
|Mr. Jones
|TV movie
|-
|1996
|
|Basketball Player
|
|-
|1997
|
|Val's Date
|Episode: "The Fifth Wheel"
|-
|1997–2002
|
Dharma & Greg
|Pete Cavanaugh
|119 episodes
|-
|2000
|
|Bartender
|
|-
|2000
|
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
|Professor Triffid (voice)
|Episode: "Little Secrets"
Episode: "Dirty Work"
|-
|2000
|
Baby Blues
|Carl Bitterman (voice)
|Episode: "God Forbid"Episode: "Rodney Moves In"
|-
|2001
|
|Bob (uncredited)
|Episode: "Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride"
|-
|2002
|
Baby Blues
|Carl Bitterman (voice)
|Episode: "Wanda Proof"
|-
|2002
|
It's All About You
|Taxi Driver
|
|-
|2002
|
3 South
|Various (voice)
|TV series
|-
|2002
|
John Doe
|Dante Langenhan
|Episode: "Mind Games"
|-
|2003
|
Titletown
|
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|
Malcolm in the Middle
|Larry
|Episode: "Hal's Friend"
|-
|2003
|
Nobody Knows Anything!
|Robber #1
|
|-
|2003–2006
|
Still Standing
|Danny 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
|24 episodes
|-
|2004
|
Joan of Arcadia
|Balloon Sculptor / God
|Episode: "Vanity, Thy Name Is Human"
|-
|2005
|
See Anthony Run
|Mr. Randall
|Short film
|-
|2006
|
Hatchet
|Doug Shapiro
|
|-
|2007
|
American Body Shop
|Bank Manager
|Episode: "Shop for Sale"
|-
|2007
|
Two and a Half Men
|Petey
|Episode: "Mr. McGlue's Feedbag"
|-
|2007–2010
|
Mad Men
|Fred Rumsen
|12 episodes
|-
|2008
|
|Mr. Reynolds
|Short film
|-
|2008
|
Criminal Minds
|Attorney General
|Episode: "Minimal Loss"
|-
|2008
|
Cold Case
|Bobby Kent
|Episode: "One Small Step"
|-
|2009
|
Awaydays
|Rugger Bugger 1
|
|-
|2009
|
Two and a Half Men
|Petey
|Episode: "Baseball Was Better with Steroids"
|-
|2009
|
Mending Fences
|Sam Bridgewater
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|
Hatchet II
|Shapiro (uncredited)
|
|-
|2010
|
My Boys
|Crowley
|Episode: "My Men"Episode: "Extreme Mike-Over"
|-
|2011
|
Shameless
|Eddie Jackson
|9 episodes
|-
|2011
|
|Medical Examiner
|Episode: "Smother"
|-
|2011
|
|Police Officer Fire
|
|-
|2011
|
God Bless America
|Frank
|Filming
|}
References
External links
Category:1963 births
Category:Actors from Chicago, Illinois
Category:American film actors
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American television actors
Category:American television directors
Category:American voice actors
Category:Living people
Category:People from Chicago, Illinois
Category:Second City alumni
