While Bill Murray, her ex-husband, pursued a prosperous acting career, Margaret Kelly supported her family by staying at home.
He joined his brother on the cast of “The Second City” in Chicago, where he studied improv comedy with Del Close. As a result, he started to act since it provided him a sense of meaning in life. In 1975, he was chosen to appear in a single episode of Saturday Night Live on Margaret Kelly.
NBC invited him to appear on Saturday Night Live two years later. A three-year member, he In 1979, he made his film debut in the financially successful movie “Meatballs.” Then he took on the role of Hunter S. Thompson in “Where the Buffaloes Roam.” The movie, however, was disappointing.
In 1980, he started acting again with the critically acclaimed film Caddyshack. He appeared in commercial successes like “Stripes” and “Tootsie” in the years that followed. He co-wrote and starred in “The Razor’s Edge” in 1984.
After the failure of the movie, he took a four-year break from acting and only made cameos.
He took a sabbatical from acting in 1986, with the exception of a brief appearance in “Little Shop of Horrors,” to spend time with his family and pursue studies in philosophy and history at the Sorbonne.
He made a comeback to the big screen in 1988 with “Scrooged.” The following year saw the release of the sequel, “Ghostbusters II.” Additionally, he worked with Howard Franklin on the movie “Quick Change.” He also performed the voice for the animated character Garfield in the films “Garfield The Movie” (2004) and “Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties” (2007).
Margaret Kelly also contributed to Wes Anderson’s 2004 movie “The Aquatic Life.” He also had a small role in Jim Jarmusch’s movie “Broken Flowers.” The following year, he made cameos in “The Darjeeling Limited” and “Get Smart.” He took a break from acting before making a stunning comeback in 2008’s “City of Ember.” The next year, he appeared in a cameo in the comedy “Zombieland.”
Additionally, in the 2012 movie “Hyde Park on Hudson,” he played President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After that, he appeared in Wes Anderson’s 2014 film “The Grand Budapest Hotel” with Johnny Depp and Jude Law. He also had a role in Wes Anderson’s movie “Moonrise Kingdom.”
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