Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American actor,
comedian and screenwriter. The older brother of actor/comedian Bill
Murray, he has appeared in several films, including Caddyshack,
Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, Groundhog Day and The Razor's Edge. He
co-starred on the TBS sitcom on Sullivan & Son, where he played the
foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He also appeared in the Nickelodeon animated
series SpongeBob SquarePants as The Flying Dutchman, in the Cartoon
Network original animated series My Gym Partner's a Monkey as Coach
Tiffany Gills, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack as Captain
K'nuckles, in a recurring role, as Don Ehlert on the ABC sitcom The
Middle, and Bob Kruger in the AMC dramedy, Lodge 49.Doyle-Murray has
been nominated for three Emmy Awards in 1978, 1979 and 1980 for his
work on Saturday Night Live in the category Primetime 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 is a businessman and brother Andy is a chef and runs the
Murray Brothers "CaddyShack" restaurant located in the World Golf
Village resort near St. Augustine, Florida. Doyle is his grandmother's
maiden name and he chose to hyphenate it to avoid confusion with
another actor.Murray, one of nine children, was born at St. Francis
Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. He is the son of Lucille (née
Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a lumber
salesman. His parents were Irish American and Catholic. He is the
older brother of actors Bill, John and Joel. Brian attended Saint
Mary's College of California in Moraga, California, in the late
1960s.Murray worked at The Second City comedic stage troupe in the
early 1970s. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows
since then, including as a featured player on NBC's Saturday Night
Live from 1979 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1982. He wrote for Jean
Doumanian from 1980 to 1981, one of the few cast members to work for
all three producers of SNL (Lorne Michaels, Jean Doumanian, and Dick
Ebersol). He was a regular on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, a
comedy program syndicated nationally to 600 stations from 1973 to
1975. Co-workers on the Radio Hour included Richard Belzer, John
Belushi, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, and younger brother Bill. He
appears in many films with his brother, Bill Murray. However, he has
also landed roles in other films. Early on, he appeared in Modern
Problems alongside Chevy Chase. Again, years later, he memorably
appeared as Chevy Chase's uptight boss, Frank Shirley, in National
Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and co-starred as arcade tycoon
Noah Vanderhoff in the film version of Wayne's World (1992). He landed
a small role as assassin Jack Ruby in JFK (1991). He was also seen in
the movies Sixteen 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) and 17 Again (2009).
comedian and screenwriter. The older brother of actor/comedian Bill
Murray, he has appeared in several films, including Caddyshack,
Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, Groundhog Day and The Razor's Edge. He
co-starred on the TBS sitcom on Sullivan & Son, where he played the
foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He also appeared in the Nickelodeon animated
series SpongeBob SquarePants as The Flying Dutchman, in the Cartoon
Network original animated series My Gym Partner's a Monkey as Coach
Tiffany Gills, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack as Captain
K'nuckles, in a recurring role, as Don Ehlert on the ABC sitcom The
Middle, and Bob Kruger in the AMC dramedy, Lodge 49.Doyle-Murray has
been nominated for three Emmy Awards in 1978, 1979 and 1980 for his
work on Saturday Night Live in the category Primetime 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 is a businessman and brother Andy is a chef and runs the
Murray Brothers "CaddyShack" restaurant located in the World Golf
Village resort near St. Augustine, Florida. Doyle is his grandmother's
maiden name and he chose to hyphenate it to avoid confusion with
another actor.Murray, one of nine children, was born at St. Francis
Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. He is the son of Lucille (née
Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a lumber
salesman. His parents were Irish American and Catholic. He is the
older brother of actors Bill, John and Joel. Brian attended Saint
Mary's College of California in Moraga, California, in the late
1960s.Murray worked at The Second City comedic stage troupe in the
early 1970s. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows
since then, including as a featured player on NBC's Saturday Night
Live from 1979 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1982. He wrote for Jean
Doumanian from 1980 to 1981, one of the few cast members to work for
all three producers of SNL (Lorne Michaels, Jean Doumanian, and Dick
Ebersol). He was a regular on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, a
comedy program syndicated nationally to 600 stations from 1973 to
1975. Co-workers on the Radio Hour included Richard Belzer, John
Belushi, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, and younger brother Bill. He
appears in many films with his brother, Bill Murray. However, he has
also landed roles in other films. Early on, he appeared in Modern
Problems alongside Chevy Chase. Again, years later, he memorably
appeared as Chevy Chase's uptight boss, Frank Shirley, in National
Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and co-starred as arcade tycoon
Noah Vanderhoff in the film version of Wayne's World (1992). He landed
a small role as assassin Jack Ruby in JFK (1991). He was also seen in
the movies Sixteen 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) and 17 Again (2009).
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