Bruce Dern

87 · Born: Jun 4, 1936

Personal Details

Born Jun 4, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Spouse

Andrea Beckett
( Oct 20, 1969 to Apr 28, 2024 )
Diane Ladd
( Dec 31, 1969 to Sep 18, 1969 )
Marie Dawn Pierce
( Sep 7, 1957 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

John Dern
Jean MacLeish

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.

Career

acting

2024

Bloodline Killer

Bloodline Killer as Dr. Lucien

2023

Butch vs. Sundance

Butch vs. Sundance as Mike Cassidy

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Mike Cassidy

Hands That Bind

Hands That Bind as Hank

The Weapon as Doris

2022

The Hater as Frank

Mid-Century as Emil Larson

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game as Whitney Tyler

Hellblazers as Bill Unger

Death in Texas as Reynolds

2021

Overrun as Arkadi Dubkova

Last Call as Coach Finnegan

The Gateway as Marcus

Christmas vs. The Walters

Christmas vs. The Walters as Cliff Walters

Goliath as Frank Zax

2020

Ravage as Mallincrkordt

Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)

Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) as Death

Emperor as Levi Coffin

The Artist's Wife

The Artist's Wife as Richard Smythson

I Am Burt Reynolds

I Am Burt Reynolds

2019

Remember Me as Claude

Inherit the Viper

Inherit the Viper as Clay Carter

The Mustang as Myles

Badland as Reginald Cooke

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as George Spahn

The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon as Carl

Freaks as Mr. Snowcone

Nation's Fire as PopPop

Mr. Mercedes as John Rothstein

2018

American Dresser

American Dresser as King

Chappaquiddick as Joseph Kennedy

Warning Shot as Calvin

The Last Fight as Narrator

White Boy Rick as Grandpa Roman Wershe

Nostalgia as Ronnie Ashemore

2017

Class Rank as Oswald Flannigan

Hickok as Doc Rivers O'Roark

Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night as Dorlan

The Lears as Davenport Lear

American Violence

American Violence as Richard Morton

2015

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight as General Sandy Smithers

The Millionaires' Unit

The Millionaires' Unit as Narrator (voice)

Northern Borders

Northern Borders as Austin Kittredge Sr.

2014

Cut Bank as Georgie Wits

2013

Nebraska as Woody Grant

Toolbox Murders 2

Toolbox Murders 2 as Vance Henrickson

Fighting for Freedom

Fighting for Freedom as Christian Dobbe

Pete's Christmas

Pete's Christmas as Grandpa

2012

Hitting the Cycle

Hitting the Cycle as James

2011

Choose as Dr. Ronald Pendleton

Inside Out as Vic Small

Twixt as Sheriff Bobby LaGrange

2010

Trim as Dale

2009

The Hole as Creepy Carl

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers as Bennie

American Cowslip

American Cowslip as Cliff

2008

Swamp Devil as Howard Blaime

The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys as Capt. Perez Ryder

2007

The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters as Easy

2006

Believe in Me as Ellis Brawley

The Hard Easy as Gene

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer as Hal

Big Love as Frank Harlow

2005

Down in the Valley

Down in the Valley as Charlie

2003

Monster as Thomas

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota as Sean McNally

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous as Editor

Hard Ground as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson

2002

King of the Hill

King of the Hill as Randy Strickland (voice)

2001

The Glass House

The Glass House as Alvin Begleiter

Madison as Harry Volpi

1999

If... Dog... Rabbit

If... Dog... Rabbit as McGurdy

La maldición as Mr. Dudley

Hard Time: The Premonition

Hard Time: The Premonition as Winston

1998

Perfect Prey as Capt. Swaggert

1996

Down Periscope as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing as Sheriff Ed Galt

1995

Mrs. Munck as Patrick Leary

A Mother's Prayer

A Mother's Prayer as John Walker

Wild Bill as Will Plummer

1994

Dead Man's Revenge

Dead Man's Revenge as Payton McCay

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight as George Putnam

1992

Diggstown as John Gillon

1991

Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons as Junior Stoker

Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands as T.L. Barston

1990

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson as Scout Ed Higgins

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet as Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker

1989

The 'Burbs as Lt. Mark Rumsfield

1988

1969 as Cliff Denny

1987

The Big Town as M. Edwards

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin as Augustine St. Claire

Roses Are for the Rich

Roses Are for the Rich as Douglas Osborne

World Gone Wild

World Gone Wild as Ethan

1986

On the Edge as Wes Holman

1985

Toughlove as Rob Charters

Space as Stanley Mott

1982

That Championship Season

That Championship Season as George Sitkowski

Harry Tracy, Desperado

Harry Tracy, Desperado as Harry Tracy

1981

Tattoo as Karl Kinsky

1980

Middle Age Crazy

Middle Age Crazy as Bobby Lee

1978

The Driver as The Detective

Coming Home as Capt. Bob Hyde

1977

Black Sunday as Lander

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Grayson Potchuck

Family Plot as George Lumley

1975

Posse as Jack Strawhorn

Smile as Big Bob

1974

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby as Tom Buchanan

1973

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

1972

Thumb Tripping as Smitty

Silent Running as Freeman Lowell

The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens as Jason Staebler

The Cowboys as Long Hair

1971

Drive, He Said as Coach Bullion

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant as Roger

1970

The Rebel Rousers

The Rebel Rousers as J.J. Weston

Bloody Mama as Kevin Dirkman

1969

Castle Keep as Lt. Billy Byron Bix

The Cycle Savages

The Cycle Savages as Keeg

Number One as Richie Fowler

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff! as Joe Danby

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as James Bates

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants as Thorg

1968

Hang 'Em High as Miller

Psych-Out as Steve Davis

The Big Valley as John Weaver

1967

The War Wagon as Hammond

Will Penny as Rafe Quint

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Johnny May

Waterhole #3 as Deputy

The Trip as John

Bonanza as Cully Maco

1966

The Wild Angels

The Wild Angels as Joe 'Loser' Kearns

1965

Gunsmoke as Doyle Phleger

1964

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte as John Mayhew

1963

The Fugitive as Deputy Martin

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Ben Garth

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Roy Bullock

1962

Stoney Burke as E.J. Stocker

1961

The Crimebusters

The Crimebusters as Joe Krajac

1960

Wild River as Jack Roper

appearances

2019

QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2018

2011

2010

Drive He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

Drive He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

2008

The Making of 'Rebecca'

The Making of 'Rebecca'

2003

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2002

Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman

Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman

2001

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Plotting 'Family Plot'

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1981

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1972

The Making of 'Silent Running'

The Making of 'Silent Running'