Look Back at Bill Murray’s Best Movie Roles as He Turns 65

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Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, 1980.Orion Pictures
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Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters, 1984.Columbia Pictures
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Frank Cross in Scrooged, 1988.Paramount Pictures
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Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters 2, 1989.Columbia Pictures
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Phil in Groundhog Day, 1993.Columbia Pictures
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Bunny Breckinridge in Ed Wood, 1994.Touchstone Pictures
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As himself in Space Jam, 1996.Warner Brothers
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Bob Harris in Lost in Translation, 2003.Focus Features
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Steve Zissou in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 2004.Touchstone Pictures
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Don Johnston in Broken Flowers, 2005.Focus Features
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Mr. Bishop in Moonrise Kingdom, 2012.Indian Paintbrush
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FDR in Hyde Park on Hudson, 2012.Daybreak Pictures
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M. Ivan in The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014.Fox Searchlight Pictures

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