Bruce Dern
June 4, 1936 (89 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013). His other major film appearances include Silent Running (1972), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Cowboys (1972), Posse (1975), Family Plot (1976), Black Sunday (1977), Tattoo (1981), Monster (2003), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Fractured as Papa Joe
- 2022 · Death in Texas as Reynolds
- 2022 · The Hater as Frank
- 2021 · Last Shoot Out as Blair Callahan
- 2021 · Overrun as Arkadi Dubkova
- 2020 · Emperor as Levi Coffin
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Freaks as Mr. Snowcone
- 2019 · Remember Me as Claude
- 2019 · The Mustang as Myles
- 2018 · Chappaquiddick as Joseph Kennedy
- 2018 · Nostalgia as Ronnie Ashemore
- 2017 · Our Souls at Night as Dorlan
- 2017 · Hickok as Doc Rivers O'Roark
- 2017 · Class Rank as Oswald Flannigan
- 2017 · American Violence as Richard Morton
- 2016 · The Cowboy as Self
- 2015 · Northern Borders as Austin Kittredge Sr.
- 2014 · Cut Bank as Georgie Wits
- 2011 · Corman's World as Self - Actor
- 2011 · Miller's Tale as Self
- 2008 · The Golden Boys as Capt. Perez Ryder
- 2007 · The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Narrator
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as Hal
- 2006 · Walker Payne as Chester
- 2003 · A Decade Under the Influence as Self
- 2003 · Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self
- 2001 · The Glass House as Alvin Begleiter
- 2001 · It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self
- 2001 · Plotting 'Family Plot' as Self
- 2000 · All the Pretty Horses as Judge
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as The Chief
- 1995 · Wild Bill as Will Plummer
- 1992 · Diggstown as John Gillon
- 1990 · After Dark, My Sweet as Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
- 1987 · The Big Town as M. Edwards
- 1987 · Roses Are for the Rich as Douglas Osborne
- 1986 · On the Edge as Wes Holman
- 1985 · Space as Stanley Mott
- 1982 · That Championship Season as George Sitkowski
- 1978 · Coming Home as Capt. Bob Hyde
- 1976 · The Twist as William
- 1976 · Family Plot as George Lumley
- 1975 · Smile as Big Bob
- 1975 · Posse as Jack Strawhorn
- 1974 · The Great Gatsby as Tom Buchanan
- 1973 · The Laughing Policeman as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
- 1972 · Silent Running as Freeman Lowell
- 1970 · Bloody Mama as Kevin Dirkman
- Future · All Day Happy Dance as Gramps
- 1972 · The King of Marvin Gardens as Jason Staebler
- 1971 · Drive, He Said as Coach Bullion
- 1969 · Castle Keep as Lt. Billy Byron Bix
- 1969 · Support Your Local Sheriff! as Joe Danby
- 1967 · Will Penny as Rafe Quint
- Future · Northbound as Arthur
- 2025 · Bad Men Must Bleed as George Wells
- 2025 · Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man as
- 2025 · Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Mike Cassidy
- 2024 · The Devil’s Trap as Mr. Cohen
- 2024 · Bloodline Killer as Dr. Lucien
- 2024 · Palm Royale as Skeet
- 2024 · The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman as Himself
- 2024 · Accidental Texan as Scheermeyer
- 2023 · Old Dads as Richie Jacobs
- 2023 · Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) as Death
- 2023 · Butch vs. Sundance as Mike Cassidy
- 2023 · Hunting Games as Henry
- 2023 · The Weapon as Doris
- 2022 · The Most Dangerous Game as Whitney Tyler
- 2022 · Mid-Century as Emil Larson
- 2022 · Hellblazers as Bill Unger
- 2021 · Christmas vs The Walters as Cliff Walters
- 2021 · Hands That Bind as Hank
- 2021 · The Gateway as Marcus
- 2021 · Last Call as Coach Finnegan
- 2020 · I Am Burt Reynolds as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · The Artist's Wife as Richard Smythson
- 2020 · Ravage as Mallincrkordt
- 2019 · Badland as Reginald Cooke
- 2019 · Inherit the Viper as Clay Carter
- 2019 · The Peanut Butter Falcon as Carl
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as George Spahn
- 2019 · Nation's Fire as PopPop
- 2019 · Black Monday as Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski
- 2018 · Lez Bomb as Grandpa
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · American Dresser as King
- 2018 · White Boy Rick as Grandpa Roman Wershe
- 2018 · Warning Shot as Calvin
- 2017 · Mr. Mercedes as John Rothstein
- 2017 · The Lears as Davenport Lear
- 2016 · Goliath as Frank Zax
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as General Sandy Smithers
- 2015 · The Millionaires' Unit as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Pete's Christmas as Grandpa
- 2013 · Fighting for Freedom as Christian Dobbe
- 2013 · Nebraska as Woody Grant
- 2013 · Coffin Baby as Vance Henrickson
- 2012 · Django Unchained as Old Man Carrucan
- 2012 · Hitting the Cycle as James
- 2011 · Inside Out as Vic Small
- 2011 · Twixt as Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
- 2011 · Choose as Dr. Ronald Pendleton
- 2010 · Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom as Self
- 2010 · BBStory: An American Film Renaissance as Self
- 2010 · America Lost and Found: The BBS Story as Self
- 2010 · Trim as Dale
- 2009 · The Lightkeepers as Bennie
- 2009 · The Hole as Creepy Carl
- 2009 · American Cowslip as Cliff
- 2008 · The Making of 'Rebecca' as Self
- 2008 · Swamp Devil as Howard Blaime
- 2007 · The Cake Eaters as Easy
- 2006 · The Hard Easy as Gene
- 2006 · Believe in Me as Ellis Brawley
- 2006 · Big Love as Frank Harlow
- 2005 · Down in the Valley as Charlie
- 2005 · Madison as Harry Volpi
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Vet
- 2003 · Monster as Thomas
- 2003 · Masked and Anonymous as Editor
- 2003 · Hard Ground as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Milwaukee, Minnesota as Sean McNally
- 2002 · 'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull as Self (achive footage)
- 2002 · 'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman' as Self
- 2002 · Afterthoughts as Self
- 1999 · If... Dog... Rabbit as McGurdy
- 1999 · The Haunting as Mr. Dudley
- 1999 · Hard Time: The Premonition as Winston
- 1998 · Small Soldiers as Link Static (voice)
- 1998 · Perfect Prey as Capt. Swaggert
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 1997 · Comfort, Texas as
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Randy Strickland (voice)
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Sheriff Ed Galt
- 1996 · Down Periscope as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
- 1995 · A Mother's Prayer as John Walker
- 1995 · Mrs. Munck as Patrick Leary
- 1994 · Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight as George Putnam
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Payton McCay
- 1993 · It's Nothing Personal as Billy Archer
- 1991 · Carolina Skeletons as Junior Stoker
- 1991 · Into the Badlands as T.L. Barston
- 1990 · The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson as Scout Ed Higgins
- 1989 · Trenchcoat in Paradise as John Hollander
- 1989 · The 'Burbs as Lt. Mark Rumsfield
- 1988 · 1969 as Cliff Denny
- 1987 · World Gone Wild as Ethan
- 1987 · Uncle Tom's Cabin as Augustine St. Claire
- 1987 · Roses Are for the Rich as Douglas Osborne
- 1985 · Toughlove as Rob Charters
- 1982 · Harry Tracy, Desperado as Harry Tracy
- 1981 · Tattoo as Karl Kinsky
- 1980 · Middle Age Crazy as Bobby Lee
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · The Driver as The Detective
- 1977 · Black Sunday as Lander
- 1976 · Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Grayson Potchuck
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1973 · Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1972 · Thumb Tripping as Smitty
- 1972 · The Cowboys as Long Hair
- 1972 · The Making of Silent Running as Self
- 1971 · The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant as Roger
- 1971 · Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Deputy Doyle Pickett
- 1970 · The Immortal as Luther Seacombe
- 1970 · Rebel Rousers as J.J. Weston
- 1969 · They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as James Bates
- 1969 · Then Came Bronson as Bucky O'Neill
- 1969 · The Cycle Savages as Keeg
- 1969 · Number One as Richie Fowler
- 1968 · Lancer as Lucas Thatcher
- 1968 · Lancer as Tom Nevill
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Thorg
- 1968 · Hang 'em High as Miller
- 1968 · Psych-Out as Steve Davis
- 1967 · Waterhole #3 as Deputy
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Wade
- 1967 · The Trip as John
- 1967 · The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Johnny May
- 1967 · The War Wagon as Hammond
- 1966 · The Wild Angels as Joe 'Loser' Kearns
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Pfc. Byron Landy
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Virgil Roy Phipps
- 1965 · The Loner as Lud Grant
- 1965 · Laredo as Joe Durkee
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Follet
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Dixon
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Clovis
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Gabe Skeels
- 1965 · The Big Valley as John Weaver
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Alex Ryder
- 1965 · Branded as Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw
- 1964 · Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as John Mayhew
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as TSgt. Frank Jones
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as Lt. Michaels
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as Lt. Danton
- 1964 · Marnie as Sailor
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Maynard
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Hank
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Cody
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Hutch
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Charley
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Deputy Martin
- 1963 · The Greatest Show on Earth as Vernon
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Ben Garth
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as
- 1962 · Stoney Burke as E.J. Stocker
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Roy Bullock
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jesse
- 1962 · The Virginian as Pell
- 1962 · The Virginian as Lee Darrow
- 1962 · The Virginian as Bert Kramer
- 1961 · Ben Casey as Billy Harris
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Joe Krajac
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Eddie Light
- 1961 · The Crimebusters as Joe Krajac
- 1960 · Route 66 as Albert
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as Johnny Page
- 1960 · Thriller as Johnny Norton
- 1960 · Wild River as Jack Roper
- 1959 · The Detectives as Jud Treadwell
- 1959 · Bonanza as Cully Maco
- 1959 · Bonanza as Bayliss
- 1959 · Rawhide as Ed Rankin
- 1958 · Naked City as Nicky
- 1958 · Sea Hunt as FBI Agent John Furillo
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Wilkins
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Jud Fisher
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Doyle Phleger
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Judd Print
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Lou Stone
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Guerin
- Future · Robot Dracula as Van Sellsing
- Future · Crimes of Passion II as
- 1966 · Gallegher Goes West as Turk
- Future · CATnip as
- Future · Welcome Back Lounge as Gideon