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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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Hide HideActor (142 titles)
2013 Northern Borders
Austin Kittredge Sr.
 
2013 Coffin Baby
Vance
 
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
Exorcism (2011) … Frank Harlow
D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (2011) … Frank Harlow
 
2010 Trim
Dale
 
2010 Choose
Dr. Ronald Pendleton
 
2009 The Lightkeepers
Bennie
 
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 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
 
2000 All the Pretty Horses
Judge
 
1999 If... Dog... Rabbit
McGurdy
 
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 Mulholland Falls
The Chief (uncredited)
 
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 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
 
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
 
1981 Tattoo
Karl Kinsky
 
1980 Middle Age Crazy
Bobby Lee
 
1977 Black Sunday
Michael Lander
 
1976 The Twist
William Brandels
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Grayson Potchuck
 
1975 Smile
Big Bob
 
1975 Posse
Jack Strawhorn
 
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
 
1971 Drive, He Said
Coach Bullion
 
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 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
 
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
 
1969 The Cycle Savages
Keeg
 
1969 Number One
Richie Fowler
 
1969 Castle Keep
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
 
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
 
1967 Waterhole #3
Deputy Samuel P. Tippen
 
1967/II The Trip
John
 
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 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
 
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
Kincaid (1963) … E.J. Stocker (credit only)
The Scavenger (1962) … E. J. Stocker
The Mob Riders (1962) … E.J. Stocker
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Deering
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)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
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
 
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 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
 
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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(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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[on Peter Fonda] In The Trip I started to get fed up. I was fed up because Peter Fonda was a star and I wasn't. And Peter couldn't act. I'm sorry, man, he just can't act. He never bothered to sit and learn. He never studied. And he just kind of larked out. Now I don't begrudge the fact that he has talent. But he's not an actor, by any stretch of the imagination. See more »

Trivia:

Alumnus of New Trier Township High School East, Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Hugh B. O'Brien, Ann-Margret, Penelope Milford, Virginia Madsen and Liz Phair. See more »

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