List of films Bill Murray was considered to appear in

American actor and comedian Bill Murray has been known for not having an agent or manager and that the only way he accepts role offers is by responding at random to messages from an unlisted toll-free telephone number that he created. This arrangement has made it difficult for filmmakers to contact Murray and cast him in their films.[1] As a result, Murray has gained a repuation for missing out on a number of opportunities to portray certain characters in films he was considered to appear in.[2][3] The following is a list of films Murray turned down or missed out on.

List
Name Year Offered role Ref Notes
Star Wars 1977 Han Solo [4][5][6][7][8][9]
Animal House 1978 Donald "Boon" Schoenstein [5][6][7]
The Jerk 1979 Cameo [5][6][7] A
Airplane! 1980 Ted Striker [2][3][6][10][11][12]
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Indiana Jones [6][10][13]
The Dead Zone 1983 Johnny Smith [2][3][5][6][7][12]
Splash 1984 Allen Bauer [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][12]
Lost in America 1985 David Howard [2][3][6][12][13]
About Last Night 1986 Danny Martin [2][3][12]
Club Paradise 1986 Jack Moniker [5][6]
Gung Ho 1986 Hunt Stevenson [2][3][12][13]
Legal Eagles 1986 Laura Kelly [2][3][5][6][12] B
Three Amigos 1986 Dusty Bottoms [5][7]
The Witches of Eastwick 1987 Daryl Van Horne [2][3][5][7][12]
Rain Man 1988 Raymond Babbitt or Charlie Babbitt [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][12] C
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 Eddie Valiant [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][11][12]
Batman 1989 Bruce Wayne/Batman [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Air America 1990 Billy Covington [13]
Kindergarten Cop 1990 Detective John Kimble [2][3][5][12]
Cape Fear 1991 Max Cady [6][10]
King Ralph 1991 Ralph Jones [13]
Philadelphia 1993 Joe Miller [5][6][7]
Forrest Gump 1994 Forrest Gump [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][12]
The Santa Clause 1994 Scott Calvin/Santa Claus [2][3][6]
Toy Story 1995 Buzz Lightyear [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][12]
Bottle Rocket 1996 Mr. Abe Henry [2][3][5][6][7][11][12]
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996 Larry Flynt [2][3][5][6][7][12]
Boogie Nights 1997 Jack Horner [2][3][6][12]
Primary Colors 1998 Jack Stanton [7]
There's Something About Mary 1998 Pat Healy [5][7]
American Pie 1999 Noah Levenstein [7]
Finding Forrester 2000 William Forrester [7]
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 Ed Crane [7]
Monsters, Inc. 2001 Sulley [2][3][4][5][6][8][12]
Shrek 2001 Shrek [2][3][6][12]
About Schmidt 2002 Warren R. Schmidt [7]
Bad Santa 2003 Willie T. Soke [2][3][5][6][7][10][11][12]
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 Jimmy Bosley [13] D
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 Willy Wonka [5][6][7]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 Ford Prefect [13]
The Ice Harvest 2005 Bill Guerrard or Pete Van Heuten [5][6] E
The Squid and the Whale 2005 Bernard Berkman [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][12]
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 Frank Ginsberg [4][5][6][7][8]
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 David Seville [2][3][6][12][13]
Iron Man 2008 Unspecified role [2][3][6][11][12] F
How Do You Know 2010 Charles Madison [5][6]

Notes

^A Murray did a cameo in the film The Jerk (1979) in which he portrayed a "flamboyantly gay decorator" but the scene was cut from the final film.[5][6]

^B The film Legal Eagles (1986) was initially intended as a two-man vehicle for Murray and Dustin Hoffman. After both actors turned down the project, the character Murray was considered to play was then rewritten as a woman which ended up being portrayed by Debra Winger.[5]

^C According to several sources, Murray was considered to play Charlie Babbitt in the film Rain Man (1988).[4][5][6] However, a source from Business Insider claimed that Murray was considered for the part of Raymond Babbitt.[10]

^D After Murray declined to reprise his role in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), the character Jimmy Bosley, portrayed by Bernie Mac, was then created as a replacement for John Bosley.[13]

^E It is known that Murray declined a supporting role in the film The Ice Harvest (2005), but sources differ as to which role he was offered. A source from Vulture.com claimed he was considered for the part of Bill Guerrard[5] whereas a source from Mental Floss claimed he was considered for that of Pete Van Hueten.[6]

^F Robert Downey Jr. claimed that Murray was considered for a part in the film Iron Man (2008) but did not specify which role he was offered to play.[6]

References
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  2. Yahr, Emily (16 September 2015). "Bill Murray has missed out on a lot of big movies — here's every strange reason why". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. The Washington Post (18 September 2015). "Who you gonna call? Bill Murray replaced his agents with a 1-800 number in 2000 and lost major roles". National Post. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. Farr, John (6 December 2017). "Bill Murray and the Roles That Got Away". HuffPost. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. Evans, Bradford (17 February 2011). "The Lost Roles of Bill Murray". Vulture.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. Cormier, Roger (4 December 2015). "33 Movies That Almost Starred Bill Murray". Mental Floss. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. Locke, Greg W. (August 26, 2011). "The Top 25 Roles Bill Murray Didn't Take". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. Farr, John (19 September 2014). "BILL MURRAY AND THE ROLES THAT GOT AWAY". Best Movies by Farr. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. Tanya (19 September 2017). "7 Iconic Roles That Were Almost Played By Bill Murray". Throwbacks. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. Guerrasio, Jason (19 September 2015). "7 major movies Bill Murray turned down — or just didn't pick up the phone for". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. "5 Great Movies That Bill Murray Missed Out On". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. Levy, Pat (21 September 2015). "Bill Murray missed out on some great roles by having a 1-800 number instead of an agent". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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