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Brian Doyle-Murray | |
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.jpg) Doyle-Murray inChristmas Under Wraps (2014) | |
| Born | Brian Murray (1945-10-31)October 31, 1945 (age 79)[1] Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Brian Doyle |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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Brian Murray (born October 31, 1945), better known by his stage nameBrian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared with his younger brother, actor/comedianBill Murray, in several films, includingCaddyshack,The Razor's Edge,Scrooged, andGroundhog Day. He co-starred on theTBS sitcomSullivan & Son, where he played the foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He also appeared in theNickelodeon animated seriesSpongeBob SquarePants asThe Flying Dutchman, theCartoon Network original animated seriesMy Gym Partner's a Monkey as Coach Tiffany Gills,The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack as Captain K'nuckles, a recurring role asDon Ehlert on theABC sitcomThe Middle, and Bob Kruger in the AMC dramedyLodge 49.
Doyle-Murray has been nominated for threeEmmy Awards in 1978, 1979, and 1980 for his work onSaturday Night Live in the categoryPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. Two other younger brothers,Joel and John, are actors, as well. His oldest brother Ed was a businessman prior to his death in 2020[2] and brother Andy is a chef and runs the Murray Brothers "CaddyShack" restaurant located in theWorld Golf Village resort near St. Augustine, Florida.[3] Doyle is his grandmother's maiden name, and he chose to hyphenate it to avoid confusion withanother actor.[4]
Murray was born on October 31, 1945, at St. Francis Hospital inEvanston, Illinois. He is one of nine children born toIrish Catholic parents[5] Lucille (née Collins; 1921–1988), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), alumber salesman.[1][6] He attendedSaint Mary's College of California inMoraga, California in the late 1960s.
Murray worked at The Second City comedic stage troupe in the early 1970s. He was also a regular onThe National Lampoon Radio Hour, a comedy program syndicated nationally to 600 stations from 1973 to 1975. Co-workers on theRadio Hour includedRichard Belzer,John Belushi,Gilda Radner,Harold Ramis, and younger brother Bill. He was also a featured performer inThe National Lampoon Show stage show (with Belushi, Radner, Ramis, and his brother Bill) in 1974–1975.[7]
He then appeared as a cast member on theABC variety showSaturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, alongside his brother Bill and fellow Lampoon alumChristopher Guest. By January 1976, the series was canceled, and Bill became a cast member onNBC'sSaturday Night Live during itssecond season in 1977. By the second-half of the show'sthird season in 1978, Doyle-Murray was hired as a writer.[8] Amid some cast changes, Doyle-Murray was made a featured cast member, within the second-half of the show'sfifth season in 1980. He remained the only writer to return to the show inseason 6, and though not a featured player any more, he wrote forJean Doumanian for 1980 to 1981, after executive producerLorne Michaels, the entire cast, and most of the writing staff had left. AfterDick Ebersol took over as producer near the end of the season, Doyle-Murray was retained as a writer (despite not writing for the April 11 finale)[9], and returned as a featured player for the show'sseventh season from 1981 to 1982, in which he also anchoredWeekend Update (which was renamedSNL Newsbreak during his sole season anchoring the segment).[10] Additionally, he and fellow writersBarry Blaustein,David Sheffield, andPam Norris were the only writers from Doumanian's tenure to return for season 7. He departed after the end of season 7 after 4½ years writing for the show, and two non-consecutive seasons, as a featured player.[11]
He is one of the few people to have worked as a writer for all three producers of the show (Lorne Michaels,Jean Doumanian, andDick Ebersol).[12] For his work on the show, he was nominated for threeEmmy Awards in 1978, 1979, and 1980 in the categoryPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
Murray has appeared in many films with his brother, Bill Murray, includingCaddyshack (1980, his film debut),The Razor's Edge (1984),Scrooged (1988),Ghostbusters II (1989), andGroundhog Day (1993). He has also landed roles in other films. Early on, he appeared inModern Problems (1981) alongsideChevy Chase. He also appeared with Chase in a small role as a camp clerk inNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983), and later memorably appeared as Clark's uptight boss, Frank Shirley, inNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). He landed a small role asJack Ruby inJFK (1991). He co-starred as arcade tycoon Noah Vanderhoff in the film version ofWayne's World (1992). He was also seen in the moviesSixteen Candles (1984),Club Paradise (1986),Legal Eagles (1986),How I Got Into College (1989),Jury Duty (1995),Multiplicity (1996),The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1997),As Good as It Gets (1997),Dr. Dolittle (1998),Stuart Little (1999),Kill the Man (1999),Bedazzled (2000),Snow Dogs (2002),Nearing Grace (2005),Daddy Day Camp (2007), and17 Again (2009).
He portrayed Mel Sanger, the bubble boy's dad, onSeinfeld, and played Joe Hackett's high-school baseball coach on a 1992 episode ofWings. He co-starred on theFox TV seriesGet a Life andBakersfield P.D. from 1991 to 1992 and 1993 to 1994, respectively, with a recurring role as sports editor Stuart Franklin on theFox/UPN TV seriesBetween Brothers from 1997 to 1999. He played studio head and Greg Warner's (Anthony Clark) boss George Savitsky onYes Dear. He playedShawn Spencer's grandfather on the episode "The Old and the Restless" on theUSA Network TV seriesPsych, with an uncredited cameo in the sixth season. He had a recurring role as Mr. Ehlert, owner of the car dealership where Frankie Heck works on the ABC-TV seriesThe Middle. He co-starred on theTBS sitcom onSullivan & Son, where he played the foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He recently appeared onLodge 49 on theAMC Network (now canceled).
Known for his distinctive, gruff voice, Murray voices theFlying Dutchman onNickelodeon'sSpongeBob SquarePants, Coach Tiffany Gills on theCartoon Network original animated seriesMy Gym Partner's a Monkey, and had a leading role as Captain K'nuckles inThe Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. He appeared in one episode ofThe Angry Beavers. Murray appears asSanta Claus in theCatDog episode "A Very CatDog Christmas". He has also appeared as Salty in theFamily Guy episode "A Fish Out of Water", the voice of Jack the barber onKing of the Hill, the voice of the mayor in theGhostbusters video game, the voice of Qui the Promoter in the 2005 video gameJade Empire, Prince Huge onAdventure Time in the episode "The Hard Easy", Charlie inMike Judge'sThe Goode Family, and Jacob onMotorcity. Murray voiced the villainous corporate executive Mr. Twitchell on the Christmas specialFrosty Returns.
Murray has been married to former assistant director and current veterinarian Christina Stauffer since August 28, 2000.[13][14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975–1976 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | Various characters | Television series; television debut; also writer |
| 1976 | The TVTV Show | ||
| 1978 | Sesame Street | Man in Row Boat #2 | Episode: "(#1186)" |
| 1978–1980, 1981–1982 | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | 52 episodes Also writer |
| 1991 | Good Sports | John "Mac" MacKinney | 15 episodes |
| 1990–1992 | Get a Life | Gus Borden / Ted Bains | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Married... with Children | Wayne | Episode: Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
| Wings | Coach Snyder | Television series | |
| Frosty Returns | Mr. Twitchell | Voice, television special[15] | |
| Seinfeld | Mel Sanger | Episode: "The Bubble Boy" | |
| 1993–1994 | Bakersfield P.D. | Sergeant Bill Hampton | 17 episodes |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Harlan Black | Episode: "Chi of Steel" |
| 1995–1998 | Ellen | Burt Kovak | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Duckman | Agnes Delrooney | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Norm | Voice, episode: "My, How You've Grown" |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Mulligan / Cop #3 | Voice, episode: "The Great Escape/Beast with Four Eyes"[15] | |
| 1997–1999 | Between Brothers | Stuart Franklin | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Referee | Episode: "It's Perfectly Understandishable" |
| 1998 | Recess | Tommy "The Tickler" Tate | Voice, episode: "Gretchen and the Secret of Yo" |
| 1999 | Smart Guy | Pete Gilroy | Episode: "Cross Talk" |
| CatDog | Santa Claus | Voice, episode: "A Very CatDog Christmas"[15] | |
| 1999–2000 | Love & Money | Finn McBride | 13 episodes |
| 1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | The Flying Dutchman | Voice, 14 episodes[15] |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Gnome Cop | Voice, episode: "Tough Break" |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Panchax | Voice, episode: "Panic on Bathyos"[15] | |
| 2000–2007 | King of the Hill | Jack the Barber | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Family Guy | Salty / Bidder #2 / Luke | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Angry Beavers | Smelly Jim | Voice, episode: "Dag Con Carny"[15] |
| 2001–2006 | Yes, Dear | Mr. George Savitsky | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | The Chief | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Justice League | Artie Bauman | Voice, episode: "Eclipsed"[15] |
| 2005–2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Chauncey Pesky | Voice, main role |
| 2005–2008 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Coach Tiffany Gills | Voice, 19 episodes |
| 2006 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Bernie Fusterillo | Voice, episode: "Zoo Trouble" |
| 2008–2010 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Captain K'nuckles | Voice, 69 episodes[15] |
| 2008 | Psych | Grandpa Spencer | Episode: "The Old and the Restless" |
| 2009 | The Goode Family | Charlie | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2009–2018 | The Middle | Don Ehlert | 25 episodes |
| 2010 | WordGirl | Police officer | Voice, episode: "Earth Day Girl/A Hero, a Thief, a Store, and Its Owner" |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Glenn | Voice, episode: "Kicked Out/Kick the Habit" | |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Robert Singer | Episode: "The French Mistake" |
| 2012 | Adventure Time | Prince Huge | Voice, episode: "The Hard Easy"[15] |
| 2012–2013 | Motorcity | Jacob, Utiliton, Giant Peanut Butter Cup | Voice, 13 episodes[15] |
| 2012–2014 | Sullivan & Son | Hank Murphy | 33 episodes |
| 2013 | Raising Hope | Walt | Episode: "Yo Zappa Do: Part 2" |
| Fish Hooks | Baby Face Bryant | Voice, 1 episode | |
| 2014 | 2 Broke Girls | Blarney Bill | Episode: "And the Kilt Trip" |
| Christmas Under Wraps | Frank Holiday | TV movie | |
| 2016 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Sea Captain | Episode: "The Gang Goes to Hell: Part 1" |
| 2016–2017 | Veep | George Huntzinger | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | President Grandpa | Episode: "February 15, 2017" |
| Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Big Doug | Voice | |
| Jeff & Some Aliens | Zorby | Voice, episode: "Jeff & Some Laughs"[15] | |
| 2017–2018 | Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings | Himself | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Lodge 49 | Bob Kruger | Recurring role |
| 2021–2022 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | The Flying Dutchman | Voice, 2 episodes |
| The Patrick Star Show | |||
| 2022 | A Cozy Christmas Inn | Frank Holliday | TV Movie[16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | The Flying Dutchman | [15] |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | Voice only[15] | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | [15] | ||
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | [15] | |
| 2005 | Jade Empire | Qui the Promoter | |
| 2009 | Ghostbusters: The Video Game | Mayor Jock Mulligan | |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | The Flying Dutchman | [15] |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Archival recordings[17] | |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | [15] | |
| Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue | The Flying Dutchman (voice) | Short film |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1973–1974 | The National Lampoon Radio Hour | Radio series |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | Also cast member |
| 1976 | The TVTV Show | Television series |
| 1976–1979 | SCTV | |
| 1978–1982 | Saturday Night Live | Alsocast member Television series Nominated—Outstanding Writing in a Comedy – Variety or Music Series(1978) Nominated—Outstanding Writing in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series(1979) Nominated—Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program(1980) |
| 1980 | Caddyshack | Writer withHarold Ramis andDoug Kenney Film |
| 1982 | The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | Television series |
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Writer withHarold Ramis Film Also cast member |
| 1993 | The Chevy Chase Show | Television series |
| 2002 | The Sweet Spot |
(Reitman:) In 1975, I'd produced an Off-Broadway show calledThe National Lampoon Show, which starred John Belushi, Brian Doyle, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and Harold Ramis. Here was this extraordinary all-star team, the likes of which I had never seen before.
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