Acting
Bruce Dern
Born 1936-06-04
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Bruce Dern
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Django Unchained
2012
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The Hateful Eight
2015
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
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Monster
2003
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Small Soldiers
1998
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Nebraska
2013
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
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The Haunting
1999
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (250 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Northbound | Arthur | Movie | 2026 |
 | Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Robot Dracula | Van Sellsing | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Way Things Seem to Be | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Bad Men Must Bleed | George Wells | Movie | 2026 |
 | Fractured | Papa Joe | Movie | 2025 |
 | Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch | Mike Cassidy | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Devil’s Trap | Mr. Cohen | Movie | 2024 |
 | Bloodline Killer | Dr. Lucien | Movie | 2024 |
 | Palm Royale | Skeet | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman | Himself | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Accidental Texan | Scheermeyer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Hands That Bind | Hank | Movie | 2023 |
 | Old Dads | Richie Jacobs | Movie | 2023 |
 | Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) | Death | Movie | 2023 |
 | Butch vs. Sundance | Mike Cassidy | Movie | 2023 |
 | Hunting Games | Henry | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Weapon | Doris | Movie | 2023 |
 | Death in Texas | Reynolds | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Most Dangerous Game | Whitney Tyler | Movie | 2022 |
 | Mid-Century | Emil Larson | Movie | 2022 |
 | Coast | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Hater | Frank | Movie | 2022 |
 | Hellblazers | Bill Unger | Movie | 2022 |
 | Last Shoot Out | Blair Callahan | Movie | 2021 |
 | Christmas vs The Walters | Cliff Walters | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Gateway | Marcus | Movie | 2021 |
 | Overrun | Arkadi Dubkova | Movie | 2021 |
 | Last Call | Coach Finnegan | Movie | 2021 |
 | I Am Burt Reynolds | Self - Interviewee | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Artist's Wife | Richard Smythson | Movie | 2020 |
 | Emperor | Levi Coffin | Movie | 2020 |
 | Ravage | Mallincrkordt | Movie | 2020 |
 | Badland | Reginald Cooke | Movie | 2019 |
 | QT8: The First Eight | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Inherit the Viper | Clay Carter | Movie | 2019 |
 | Freaks | Mr. Snowcone | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | Carl | Movie | 2019 |
 | Remember Me | Claude | Movie | 2019 |
 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | George Spahn | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Hateful Eight | General Sanford Smithers | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Nation's Fire | PopPop | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Mustang | Myles | Movie | 2019 |
 | Black Monday | Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Lez Bomb | Grandpa | Movie | 2018 |
 | Trumbull Land | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | American Dresser | King | Movie | 2018 |
 | White Boy Rick | Grandpa Roman Wershe | Movie | 2018 |
 | Warning Shot | Calvin | Movie | 2018 |
 | Chappaquiddick | Joseph Kennedy | Movie | 2018 |
 | Nostalgia | Ronnie Ashemore | Movie | 2018 |
 | Our Souls at Night | Dorlan | Movie | 2017 |
 | Mr. Mercedes | John Rothstein | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Hickok | Doc Rivers O'Roark | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Lears | Davenport Lear | Movie | 2017 |
 | Class Rank | Oswald Flannigan | Movie | 2017 |
 | American Violence | Richard Morton | Movie | 2017 |
 | Goliath | Frank Zax | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Cowboy | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Hateful Eight | General Sandy Smithers | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Millionaires' Unit | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Northern Borders | Austin Kittredge Sr. | Movie | 2015 |
 | Cut Bank | Georgie Wits | Movie | 2014 |
 | Pete's Christmas | Grandpa | Movie | 2013 |
 | Fighting for Freedom | Christian Dobbe | Movie | 2013 |
 | Nebraska | Woody Grant | Movie | 2013 |
 | Coffin Baby | Vance Henrickson | Movie | 2013 |
 | Django Unchained | Old Man Carrucan | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hitting the Cycle | James | Movie | 2012 |
 | Corman's World | Self - Actor | Movie | 2011 |
 | Inside Out | Vic Small | Movie | 2011 |
 | Twixt | Sheriff Bobby LaGrange | Movie | 2011 |
 | Miller's Tale | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Choose | Dr. Ronald Pendleton | Movie | 2011 |
 | Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | Movie | 2010 |
| America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | Self | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Trim | Dale | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Lightkeepers | Bennie | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Hole | Creepy Carl | Movie | 2009 |
 | American Cowslip | Cliff | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Golden Boys | Capt. Perez Ryder | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Making of 'Rebecca' | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Swamp Devil | Howard Blaime | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Narrator | Movie | 2007 |
| The Cowboys: Together Again | Himself | Movie | 2007 | |
 | The Cake Eaters | Easy | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Astronaut Farmer | Hal | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Hard Easy | Gene | Movie | 2006 |
 | Believe in Me | Ellis Brawley | Movie | 2006 |
 | Walker Payne | Chester | Movie | 2006 |
 | Big Love | Frank Harlow | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Down in the Valley | Charlie | Movie | 2005 |
 | Madison | Harry Volpi | Movie | 2005 |
 | CSI: NY | Vet | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Monster | Thomas | Movie | 2003 |
 | Masked and Anonymous | Editor | Movie | 2003 |
 | Hard Ground | Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson | Movie | 2003 |
 | A Decade Under the Influence | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Milwaukee, Minnesota | Sean McNally | Movie | 2003 |
 | Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | 'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull | Self (achive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | 'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Afterthoughts | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Glass House | Alvin Begleiter | Movie | 2001 |
 | It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Plotting 'Family Plot' | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | All the Pretty Horses | Judge | Movie | 2000 |
 | If... Dog... Rabbit | McGurdy | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Haunting | Mr. Dudley | Movie | 1999 |
 | Hard Time: The Premonition | Winston | Movie | 1999 |
 | Small Soldiers | Link Static (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Perfect Prey | Capt. Swaggert | Movie | 1998 |
 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | Movie | 1997 |
| Comfort, Texas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | King of the Hill | Randy Strickland (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Last Man Standing | Sheriff Ed Galt | Movie | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Mulholland Falls | The Chief | Movie | 1996 |
 | Down Periscope | Rear Admiral Yancy Graham | Movie | 1996 |
 | Wild Bill | Will Plummer | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Mother's Prayer | John Walker | Movie | 1995 |
 | Mrs. Munck | Patrick Leary | Movie | 1995 |
 | Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight | George Putnam | Movie | 1994 |
 | Dead Man's Revenge | Payton McCay | Movie | 1994 |
 | It's Nothing Personal | Billy Archer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Diggstown | John Gillon | Movie | 1992 |
 | Carolina Skeletons | Junior Stoker | Movie | 1991 |
 | Into the Badlands | T.L. Barston | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Scout Ed Higgins | Movie | 1990 |
 | After Dark, My Sweet | Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker | Movie | 1990 |
 | Trenchcoat in Paradise | John Hollander | Movie | 1989 |
 | The 'Burbs | Lt. Mark Rumsfield | Movie | 1989 |
 | 1969 | Cliff Denny | Movie | 1988 |
 | World Gone Wild | Ethan | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Big Town | M. Edwards | Movie | 1987 |
 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Augustine St. Claire | Movie | 1987 |
 | Roses Are for the Rich | Douglas Osborne | Movie | 1987 |
 | Roses Are for the Rich | Douglas Osborne | TV Series | 1987 |
 | On the Edge | Wes Holman | Movie | 1986 |
 | Tough Love | Rob Charters | Movie | 1985 |
 | Space | Stanley Mott | TV Series | 1985 |
 | That Championship Season | George Sitkowski | Movie | 1982 |
 | Harry Tracy, Desperado | Harry Tracy | Movie | 1982 |
 | Tattoo | Karl Kinsky | Movie | 1981 |
 | Middle Age Crazy | Bobby Lee | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Driver | The Detective | Movie | 1978 |
 | Coming Home | Capt. Bob Hyde | Movie | 1978 |
 | Black Sunday | Lander | Movie | 1977 |
 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Grayson Potchuck | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Twist | William | Movie | 1976 |
 | Family Plot | George Lumley | Movie | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Smile | Big Bob | Movie | 1975 |
 | Posse | Jack Strawhorn | Movie | 1975 |
 | Midi Première | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Great Gatsby | Tom Buchanan | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Laughing Policeman | Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD | Movie | 1973 |
 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The King of Marvin Gardens | Jason Staebler | Movie | 1972 |
 | Thumb Tripping | Smitty | Movie | 1972 |
 | Silent Running | Freeman Lowell | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Cowboys | Long Hair | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Making of Silent Running | Self | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Drive, He Said | Coach Bullion | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant | Roger | Movie | 1971 |
 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Deputy Doyle Pickett | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Immortal | Luther Seacombe | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Rebel Rousers | J.J. Weston | Movie | 1970 |
 | Bloody Mama | Kevin Dirkman | Movie | 1970 |
 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | James Bates | Movie | 1969 |
 | Then Came Bronson | Bucky O'Neill | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Cycle Savages | Keeg | Movie | 1969 |
 | Number One | Richie Fowler | Movie | 1969 |
 | Castle Keep | Lt. Billy Byron Bix | Movie | 1969 |
 | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Joe Danby | Movie | 1969 |
 | Lancer | Lucas Thatcher | TV Series | 1968 |
| Lancer | Tom Nevill | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Land of the Giants | Thorg | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Hang 'em High | Miller | Movie | 1968 |
 | Psych-Out | Steve Davis | Movie | 1968 |
 | Will Penny | Rafe Quint | Movie | 1967 |
 | Waterhole #3 | Deputy | Movie | 1967 |
 | The High Chaparral | Wade | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Trip | John | Movie | 1967 |
 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Johnny May | Movie | 1967 |
 | The War Wagon | Hammond | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gallegher Goes West | Turk | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Wild Angels | Joe 'Loser' Kearns | Movie | 1966 |
 | The F.B.I. | Pfc. Byron Landy | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Virgil Roy Phipps | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Loner | Lud Grant | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Laredo | Joe Durkee | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Big Valley | Follet | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Dixon | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Clovis | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Gabe Skeels | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | John Weaver | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Run for Your Life | Alex Ryder | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Branded | Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | John Mayhew | Movie | 1964 |
 | 12 O'Clock High | TSgt. Frank Jones | TV Series | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Michaels | TV Series | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Danton | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Marnie | Sailor | Movie | 1964 |
 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Maynard | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Hank | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Vernon | TV Series | 1963 | |
| The Fugitive | Cody | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Hutch | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Charley | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Deputy Martin | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Outer Limits | Ben Garth | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Stoney Burke | E.J. Stocker | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Roy Bullock | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jesse | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Virginian | Pell | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Lee Darrow | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Bert Kramer | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Ben Casey | Billy Harris | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Cain's Hundred | Joe Krajac | TV Series | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Eddie Light | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Crimebusters | Joe Krajac | Movie | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Albert | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Surfside 6 | Johnny Page | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Thriller | Johnny Norton | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Wild River | Jack Roper | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Detectives | Jud Treadwell | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bonanza | Cully Maco | TV Series | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Bayliss | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Ed Rankin | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Naked City | Nicky | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Sea Hunt | FBI Agent John Furillo | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wagon Train | Wilkins | TV Series | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Jud Fisher | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Gunsmoke | Doyle Phleger | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Judd Print | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Lou Stone | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Guerin | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Welcome Back Lounge | Gideon | Movie | — |
| Crimes of Passion II | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | CATnip | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| All Day Happy Dance | Gramps | Movie | — | |
| Borderland | Cowboy | Movie | — |