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Bruce Dern had established himself as the movies' premier heavy, playing sociopaths, psychotics and just plain criminals by the time he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home. Some perceptive critics had noted that Dern was a finer actor than his roles generally allowed one to believe... See full bio »

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Bruce MacLeish Dern
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2012 Love Orchard (post-production)
 
2013 Nebraska (completed)
Woody Grant
 
2013 Northern Borders
Austin Kittredge Sr.
 
2013 Coffin Baby
Vance
 
2012 Django Unchained
Old Man Carrucan
 
2012 Unicorn Plan-It (TV series)
Pitch
– Awkward/Awesome (2012) … Pitch
 
2012 Hitting the Cycle
James
 
2011 Twixt
Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
 
2011/I Inside Out
Vic Small
 
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill
Yoshio Onodera (voice: English version)
 
2006-2011 Big Love (TV series)
Frank Harlow
– Where Men and Mountains Meet (2011) … Frank Harlow
– Exorcism (2011) … Frank Harlow
– Til Death Do Us Part (2011) … Frank Harlow
– D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (2011) … Frank Harlow
– The Special Relationship (2011) … Frank Harlow
See all 29 episodes »
 
2010 Trim
Dale
 
2010 Choose
Dr. Ronald Pendleton
 
2009 The Lightkeepers
Bennie
 
2009 The Hole
Creepy Carl
 
2009 American Cowslip
Cliff
 
2008 The Golden Boys
Capt. Perez Ryder
 
2008 Swamp Devil
Howard Blaime
 
2007 CSI: NY (TV series)
Vet
– Boo (2007) … Vet
 
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Hippy Narrator (uncredited)
 
2007 The Cake Eaters
Easy Kimbrough
 
2006 The Hard Easy
Gene
 
2006 The Astronaut Farmer
Hal
 
2006 Walker Payne
Chester
 
2006 Believe in Me
Ellis Brawley
 
2005 Down in the Valley
Charlie
 
2005 Madison
Harry Volpi
 
2003 Monster
Thomas
 
2003 Hard Ground (TV movie)
Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
 
2003 King of the Hill (TV series)
Randy Strickland
– Boxing Luanne (2003) … Randy Strickland (voice)
 
2003 Milwaukee, Minnesota
Sean McNally
 
2003 Masked and Anonymous
Editor
 
2001 The Glass House
Begleiter
 
2000 All the Pretty Horses
Judge
 
1999 If... Dog... Rabbit
McGurdy
 
1999 The Haunting
Mr. Dudley
 
1999 Hard Time: The Premonition (TV movie)
Winston
 
1998 Perfect Prey (TV movie)
Capt. Swaggert
 
1998 Small Soldiers
Link Static (voice)
 
1997 Comfort, Texas (TV movie)
 
1996 Last Man Standing
Sheriff Ed Galt
 
1996 Mulholland Falls
The Chief (uncredited)
 
1996 Down Periscope
RAdm. Yancy Graham
 
1996 Lost Drive-In (TV series)
Host
 
1995 Wild Bill
Will Plummer
 
1995 Mrs. Munck
Patrick Leary
 
1995 A Mother's Prayer (TV movie)
John Walker
 
1994 Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (TV movie)
George Putnam
 
1994 Dead Man's Revenge (TV movie)
Payton McCay
 
1993 It's Nothing Personal (TV movie)
Billy Archer
 
1992 Diggstown
John Gillon
 
1991 Carolina Skeletons (TV movie)
Junior Stoker
 
1991 Into the Badlands (TV movie)
T.L. Barston
 
1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV movie)
Scout Ed Higgins
 
1990 After Dark, My Sweet
Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
 
1989 Trenchcoat in Paradise (TV movie)
John Hollander
 
1989 The 'Burbs
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
 
1988 1969
Cliff
 
1988 World Gone Wild
Ethan
 
1987 The Big Town
Mr. Edwards
 
1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin (TV movie)
Augustine St. Claire
 
1987 Roses Are for the Rich (TV movie)
Douglas Osborne
 
1986 On the Edge
Wes Holman
 
1985 Toughlove (TV movie)
Rob Charters
 
1985 Space (TV mini-series)
Stanley Mott
 
1982 Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
 
1982 That Championship Season
George Sitkowski
 
1981 Tattoo
Karl Kinsky
 
1980 Middle Age Crazy
Bobby Lee
 
1978 The Driver
The Detective
 
1978 Coming Home
Capt. Bob Hyde
 
1977 Black Sunday
Michael Lander
 
1976 The Twist
William Brandels
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Grayson Potchuck
 
1976 Family Plot
George Lumley
 
1975 Smile
Big Bob
 
1975 Posse
Jack Strawhorn
 
1974 The Great Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
 
1973 The Laughing Policeman
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1972 Thumb Tripping
Smitty
 
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Jason Staebler
 
1972 Silent Running
Freeman Lowell
 
1972 The Cowboys
Long Hair
 
1971 Drive, He Said
Coach Bullion
 
1971 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Roger
 
1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (TV movie)
Deputy Doyle Pickett
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Luther Seacombe
– To the Gods Alone (1970) … Luther Seacombe
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Wade
– Only the Bad Come to Sonora (1970) … Wade
 
1970 The Rebel Rousers
J.J. Weston
 
1970 Bloody Mama
Kevin Dirkman
 
1970 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Thorg
– Wild Journey (1970) … Thorg
 
1968-1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Bayliss / Cully Maco
– The Gold Mine (1970) … Bayliss
– The Trackers (1968) … Cully Maco
 
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
James
 
1968-1969 Lancer (TV series)
Lucas / Tom Nevill
– A Person Unknown (1969) … Tom Nevill
– Julie (1968) … Lucas
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Bucky O'Neill
– Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt (1969) … Bucky O'Neill
 
1969 The Cycle Savages
Keeg
 
1969 Number One
Richie Fowler
 
1969 Castle Keep
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
 
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!
Joe Danby
 
1965-1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Doyle Phleger / Guerin / Judd Print / …
– The Long Night (1969) … Guerin
– The Jailer (1966) … Lou Stone
– South Wind (1965) … Judd Print
– Ten Little Indians (1965) … Doyle Phleger
 
1966-1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Clovis / Gabe Skeels / Harry Dixon / …
– The Prize (1968) … John Weaver
– Four Days to Furnace Hill (1967) … Gabe Skeels
– The Lost Treasure (1966) … Clovis
– By Force and Violence (1966) … Harry Dixon
– Under a Dark Star (1966) … Jack Follet
 
1965-1968 The F.B.I. (TV series)
PFC Byron Landy / Virgil Roy Phipps
– The Nightmare (1968) … Virgil Roy Phipps
– Pound of Flesh (1965) … PFC Byron Landy
 
1968 Hang 'Em High
Miller
 
1968 Psych-Out
Steve Davis
 
1968 Will Penny
Rafe Quint
 
1966-1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Alex Ryder
– At the End of the Rainbow There's Another Rainbow (1967) … Alex Ryder
– Trip to the Far Side (1967) … Alex Ryder
– The Treasure Seekers (1966) … Alex Ryder
 
1967 Waterhole #3
Deputy Samuel P. Tippen
 
1967/II The Trip
John
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Johnny May
 
1967 The War Wagon
Hammond
 
1963-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Charley / Cody / Deputy Martin / …
– The Devil's Disciples (1966) … Hutch
– The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1965) … Hank
– Corner of Hell (1965) … Cody
– Come Watch Me Die (1964) … Charley
– The Other Side of the Mountain (1963) … Deputy Martin
 
1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Turk
– Gallegher Goes West: Crusading Reporter (1966) … Turk
 
1966 The Wild Angels
Joe 'Loser' Kearns
 
1966 The Loner (TV series)
Merrick
– To Hang a Dead Man (1966) … Merrick
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Les
– The Wolfers (1966) … Les
 
1966 The Long Hunt of April Savage (TV movie)
 
1964-1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Lt. Michaels / Lt. Danton / TSgt. Frank Jones
– The Jones Boys (1965) … TSgt. Frank Jones
– The Mission (1965) … Lt. Michaels
– The Lorelei (1965) … Lt. Danton
– Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep (1964) … Lt. Michaels
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Bobby Ballantine
– The Verdict (1965) … Bobby Ballantine
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Durkee
– Rendezvous at Arillo (1965) … Durkee
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Ed Rankin
– Walk into Terror (1965) … Ed Rankin
 
1964-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Bert Kramer / Lee Darrow / Pell
– A Little Learning (1965) … Bert Kramer
– The Payment (1964) … Lee Darrow
– First to Thine Own Self (1964) … Pell
 
1963-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
Jud Fisher / Seth Bancroft / Wilkins
– The Indian Girl Story (1965) … Wilkins
– Those Who Stay Behind (1964) … Jud Fisher
– The Eli Bancroft Story (1963) … Seth Bancroft
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
John Mayhew
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Jesse / Roy Bullock
– Lonely Place (1964) … Jesse
– Night Caller (1964) … Roy Bullock
 
1964 Marnie
Sailor
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Vernon
– The Last of the Strongmen (1964) … Vernon
 
1964 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Ralph Wheeler
– Lover's Lane (1964) … Ralph Wheeler
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Ben Garth
– The Zanti Misfits (1963) … Ben Garth
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Maynard
– The Hunt (1963) … Maynard
 
1962-1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
E.J. Stocker / E. J. Stocker
– Tigress by the Tail (1963) … E.J. Stocker
– Kincaid (1963) … E.J. Stocker (credit only)
– The Scavenger (1962) … E. J. Stocker
– A Matter of Pride (1962) … E.J. Stocker
– The Mob Riders (1962) … E.J. Stocker
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1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Deering
– The Old Man and the City (1963)
– Squadron (1962) … Deering
 
1961-1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Eddie Light / Hood
– The Left Side of Canada (1962) … Eddie Light
– Crime and Commitment: Part 1 (1961) … Hood
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
– Sentence of Death (1962)
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Jud Treadwell
– Act of God (1961) … Jud Treadwell
 
1961 Ben Casey (TV series)
Billy Harris
– A Dark Night for Billy Harris (1961) … Billy Harris
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Johnny Norton
– The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk (1961) … Johnny Norton
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Johnny Page
– Daphne, Girl Detective (1961) … Johnny Page
 
1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
FBI Agent John Furillo
– Crime at Sea (1961) … FBI Agent John Furillo
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Hollis / Nicky
– The Fault in Our Stars (1961) … Hollis (uncredited)
– Bullets Cost Too Much (1961) … Nicky
 
1960 Route 66 (TV series)
Albert
– The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) … Albert
 
1960 Wild River
Jack Roper (uncredited)
 
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2003 Dr. X's Creatures (TV series) (thanks: for advice - 2004)
 
2003 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (video short) (special thanks)
 
2002 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Hal Ashby: A Man Out of Time (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Coming Back Home (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2012 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself
– Burt Reynolds (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Miller's Tale (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The John Kerwin Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Bruce Dern (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Himself
 
2009 Legenden (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor
– Alfred Hitchcock (2009) … Himself - Actor
 
2009 Frankenheimer in Focus (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'Rebecca' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Cowboys: Together Again (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Pure Cinema: Birth of the Hitchcock Style (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2003 Love & Haight (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tune in Trip Out (video short)
Himself
 
2002 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Hal Ashby: A Man Out of Time (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Coming Back Home (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Plotting 'Family Plot' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jane Fonda (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Laura Dern (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Roger Corman (1999) … Himself
 
1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1982-1983 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (1983) … Himself - Host/Various
– Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross (1982) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 March 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1977-1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1978 America Alive! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 August 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1972-1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 January 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 November 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 May 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
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1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.151 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Making of 'Silent Running' (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Moviemakers (documentary short)
Himself (actor) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 The Hole: The Keeper of the Hole (video documentary short)
Creepy Carl (uncredited)
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
2001 Private Screenings (TV series)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1987 Retour (short)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1962 The Crimebusters
Joe Krajac
 

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Personal Details

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(1959) Appeared (as "Stuff") in "Sweet Bird of Youth" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Scenic / Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Anna Hill Johnstone. Costumes for Miss Page created by Theoni V. Aldredge. Assistant Scenic Design: Hugh Hardy... See more »

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

I've played more psychotics and freaks and dopers than anyone. See more »

Trivia:

He had two daughters by Diane Ladd. His eldest daughter, born in 1961, accidentally drowned at 18 months of age, years before his second child, Laura Dern, was born in 1967. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini