Bruce Dern
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1936 (age 90)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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).
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Known For
Django Unchained
25 Dec 2012
The Hateful Eight
25 Dec 2015
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
24 Jul 2019
Monster
24 Dec 2003
Small Soldiers
10 Jul 1998
Nebraska
21 Sep 2013
The Peanut Butter Falcon
09 Aug 2019
The Haunting
23 Jul 1999
Photos
Filmography
2026
- Northboundas Arthur
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
- Robot Draculaas Van Sellsing
- Bad Men Must Bleedas George Wells
2025
- Fracturedas Papa Joe
- Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunchas Mike Cassidy
2024
- The Devil’s Trapas Mr. Cohen
- Bloodline Killeras Dr. Lucien
- Palm Royaleas Skeet3 episodes
- Accidental Texanas Scheermeyer
2023
- Hands That Bindas Hank
- Old Dadsas Richie Jacobs
- Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)as Death
- Butch vs. Sundanceas Mike Cassidy
- Hunting Gamesas Henry
- The Weaponas Doris
2022
- Death in Texasas Reynolds
- The Most Dangerous Gameas Whitney Tyler
- Mid-Centuryas Emil Larson
- The Hateras Frank
- Hellblazersas Bill Unger
2021
- Last Shoot Outas Blair Callahan
- Christmas vs The Waltersas Cliff Walters
- The Gatewayas Marcus
- Overrunas Arkadi Dubkova
- Last Callas Coach Finnegan
2020
- The Artist's Wifeas Richard Smythson
- Emperoras Levi Coffin
- Ravageas Mallincrkordt
2019
- Badlandas Reginald Cooke
- Inherit the Viperas Clay Carter
- Freaksas Mr. Snowcone
- The Peanut Butter Falconas Carl
- Remember Meas Claude
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas George Spahn
- The Hateful Eightas General Sanford Smithers4 episodes
- Nation's Fireas PopPop
- The Mustangas Myles
- Black Mondayas Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski2 episodes
2018
- Lez Bombas Grandpa
- American Dresseras King
- White Boy Rickas Grandpa Roman Wershe
- Warning Shotas Calvin
- Chappaquiddickas Joseph Kennedy
- Nostalgiaas Ronnie Ashemore
2017
- Our Souls at Nightas Dorlan
- Mr. Mercedesas John Rothstein8 episodes
- Hickokas Doc Rivers O'Roark
- The Learsas Davenport Lear
- Class Rankas Oswald Flannigan
- American Violenceas Richard Morton
2016
- Goliathas Frank Zax8 episodes
2015
- The Hateful Eightas General Sandy Smithers
- The Millionaires' Unitas Narrator (voice)
- Northern Bordersas Austin Kittredge Sr.
2014
- Cut Bankas Georgie Wits
2013
- Pete's Christmasas Grandpa
- Fighting for Freedomas Christian Dobbe
- Nebraskaas Woody Grant
- Coffin Babyas Vance Henrickson
2012
- Django Unchainedas Old Man Carrucan
- Hitting the Cycleas James
2011
- Inside Outas Vic Small
- Twixtas Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
- Chooseas Dr. Ronald Pendleton
2010
- Trimas Dale
2009
- The Lightkeepersas Bennie
- The Holeas Creepy Carl
- American Cowslipas Cliff
2008
- The Golden Boysas Capt. Perez Ryder
- Swamp Devilas Howard Blaime
2007
- The Death and Life of Bobby Zas Narrator
- The Cake Eatersas Easy
- The Astronaut Farmeras Hal
2006
- The Hard Easyas Gene
- Believe in Meas Ellis Brawley
- Walker Payneas Chester
- Big Loveas Frank Harlow29 episodes
2005
- Down in the Valleyas Charlie
- Madisonas Harry Volpi
2004
- CSI: NYas Vet1 episode
2003
- Monsteras Thomas
- Masked and Anonymousas Editor
- Hard Groundas Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
- Milwaukee, Minnesotaas Sean McNally
2001
- The Glass Houseas Alvin Begleiter
2000
- All the Pretty Horsesas Judge
1999
- If... Dog... Rabbitas McGurdy
- The Hauntingas Mr. Dudley
- Hard Time: The Premonitionas Winston
1998
- Small Soldiersas Link Static (voice)
- Perfect Preyas Capt. Swaggert
1997
- Comfort, Texas
- King of the Hillas Randy Strickland (voice)1 episode
1996
- Last Man Standingas Sheriff Ed Galt
- Mulholland Fallsas The Chief
- Down Periscopeas Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
1995
- Wild Billas Will Plummer
- A Mother's Prayeras John Walker
- Mrs. Munckas Patrick Leary
1994
- Amelia Earhart: The Final Flightas George Putnam
- Dead Man's Revengeas Payton McCay
1993
- It's Nothing Personalas Billy Archer
1992
- Diggstownas John Gillon
1991
- Carolina Skeletonsas Junior Stoker
- Into the Badlandsas T.L. Barston
1990
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinsonas Scout Ed Higgins
- After Dark, My Sweetas Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
1989
- Trenchcoat in Paradiseas John Hollander
- The 'Burbsas Lt. Mark Rumsfield
1988
- 1969as Cliff Denny
1987
- World Gone Wildas Ethan
- The Big Townas M. Edwards
- Uncle Tom's Cabinas Augustine St. Claire
- Roses Are for the Richas Douglas Osborne
- Roses Are for the Richas Douglas Osborne2 episodes
1986
- On the Edgeas Wes Holman
1985
- Tough Loveas Rob Charters
- Spaceas Stanley Mott5 episodes
1982
- That Championship Seasonas George Sitkowski
- Harry Tracy, Desperadoas Harry Tracy
1981
- Tattooas Karl Kinsky
1980
- Middle Age Crazyas Bobby Lee
1979
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
1978
- The Driveras The Detective
- Coming Homeas Capt. Bob Hyde
1977
- Black Sundayas Lander
1976
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Grayson Potchuck
- The Twistas William
- Family Plotas George Lumley
1974
- The Great Gatsbyas Tom Buchanan
1973
- The Laughing Policemanas Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1972
- The King of Marvin Gardensas Jason Staebler
- Thumb Trippingas Smitty
- Silent Runningas Freeman Lowell
- The Cowboysas Long Hair
1971
- Drive, He Saidas Coach Bullion
- The Incredible 2-Headed Transplantas Roger
- Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?as Deputy Doyle Pickett
1970
- The Immortalas Luther Seacombe1 episode
- Rebel Rousersas J.J. Weston
- Bloody Mamaas Kevin Dirkman
1969
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?as James Bates
- Then Came Bronsonas Bucky O'Neill1 episode
- The Cycle Savagesas Keeg
- Number Oneas Richie Fowler
- Castle Keepas Lt. Billy Byron Bix
- Support Your Local Sheriff!as Joe Danby
1968
- Lanceras Tom Nevill1 episode
- Land of the Giantsas Thorg1 episode
- Hang 'em Highas Miller
- Psych-Outas Steve Davis
1967
- Will Pennyas Rafe Quint
- Waterhole #3as Deputy
- The High Chaparralas Wade1 episode
- The Tripas John
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Johnny May
- The War Wagonas Hammond
1966
- Gallegher Goes Westas Turk
- The Wild Angelsas Joe 'Loser' Kearns
1965
- The F.B.I.as Virgil Roy Phipps1 episode
- The Loneras Lud Grant1 episode
- Laredoas Joe Durkee1 episode
- The Big Valleyas John Weaver1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Alex Ryder3 episodes
- Brandedas Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw1 episode
1964
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotteas John Mayhew
- 12 O'Clock Highas Lt. Danton1 episode
- Marnieas Sailor
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Maynard1 episode
- The Fugitiveas Deputy Martin1 episode
- The Greatest Show on Earthas Vernon1 episode
- The Outer Limitsas Ben Garth1 episode
1962
- Stoney Burkeas E.J. Stocker32 episodes
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1 episode
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Jesse1 episode
- The Virginianas Bert Kramer1 episode
1961
- Ben Caseyas Billy Harris1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Eddie Light1 episode
- The Crimebustersas Joe Krajac
1960
- Route 66as Albert1 episode
- Surfside 6as Johnny Page1 episode
- Thrilleras Johnny Norton1 episode
- Wild Riveras Jack Roper
1959
- The Detectivesas Jud Treadwell1 episode
- Bonanzaas Bayliss1 episode
- Rawhideas Ed Rankin1 episode
1958
- Naked Cityas Nicky1 episode
- Sea Huntas FBI Agent John Furillo1 episode
1957
- Wagon Trainas Jud Fisher1 episode
1955
- Gunsmokeas Guerin1 episode