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Bruce Dern

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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Born

Jun 04, 1936

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

179 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.9

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Known For

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

as Old Man Carrucan
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as George Spahn
The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

2015

as General Sandy Smithers
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998

as Link Static (voice)
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974

as Tom Buchanan
Monster

Monster

2003

as Thomas
Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

1996

as Sheriff Ed Galt
The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989

as Lt. Mark Rumsfield
White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

2018

as Grandpa Roman Wershe
The Glass House

The Glass House

2001

as Alvin Begleiter
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 • as Old Man Carrucan
★ 8.2
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 • as George Spahn
★ 7.4
The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight
2015 • as General Sandy Smithers
★ 7.8
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
1998 • as Link Static (voice)
★ 6.6
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 • as Tom Buchanan
★ 6.3
Monster
Monster
2003 • as Thomas
★ 7.2
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
1996 • as Sheriff Ed Galt
★ 6.4
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs
1989 • as Lt. Mark Rumsfield
★ 6.8
White Boy Rick
White Boy Rick
2018 • as Grandpa Roman Wershe
★ 6.3
The Glass House
The Glass House
2001 • as Alvin Begleiter
★ 6.0
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High
1968 • as Miller
★ 6.9
Down Periscope
Down Periscope
1996 • as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
★ 6.4
Old Dads
Old Dads
2023 • as Richie Jacobs
★ 6.2
Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls
1996 • as The Chief
★ 6.0
The Haunting
The Haunting
1999 • as Mr. Dudley
★ 5.5
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 • as Carl
★ 7.4
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 • as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Ravage
Ravage
2020 • as Mallincrkordt
★ 5.3
Freaks
Freaks
2019 • as Mr. Snowcone
★ 6.7
Marnie
Marnie
1964 • as Sailor
★ 7.1
The Driver
The Driver
1978 • as The Detective
★ 7.2
The Cowboys
The Cowboys
1972 • as Long Hair
★ 7.1
The War Wagon
The War Wagon
1967 • as Hammond
★ 6.8
Silent Running
Silent Running
1972 • as Freeman Lowell
★ 6.4
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007 • as Narrator
★ 6.2
Hunting Games
Hunting Games
2023 • as Henry
★ 4.2
Family Plot
Family Plot
1976 • as George Lumley
★ 6.8
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
2000 • as Judge
★ 5.7
Nebraska
Nebraska
2013 • as Woody Grant
★ 7.4
movie
Borderland
• as Cowboy
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 • as James Bates
★ 7.6
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 • as Hal
★ 6.3
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967 • as Rafe Quint
★ 6.7
Bloodline Killer
Bloodline Killer
2024 • as Dr. Lucien
★ 6.0
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 • as John Mayhew
★ 7.3
Our Souls at Night
Our Souls at Night
2017 • as Dorlan
★ 6.7
Badland
Badland
2019 • as Reginald Cooke
★ 6.2
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 • as Joe Danby
★ 7.0
The Hole
The Hole
2009 • as Creepy Carl
★ 5.8
Coming Home
Coming Home
1978 • as Capt. Bob Hyde
★ 7.0
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
2005 • as Charlie
★ 5.9
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
2019 • as Self
★ 7.2
The Mustang
The Mustang
2019 • as Myles
★ 6.9
The Twist
The Twist
1976 • as William
★ 4.2
Tough Love
Tough Love
1985 • as Rob Charters
★ 6.0
Wild Bill
Wild Bill
1995 • as Will Plummer
★ 5.7
The Weapon
The Weapon
2023 • as Doris
★ 5.0
Chappaquiddick
Chappaquiddick
2018 • as Joseph Kennedy
★ 6.1
Corman's World
Corman's World
2011 • as Self - Actor
★ 7.0
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 • as Johnny May
★ 6.3
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters
2007 • as Easy
★ 5.5
Inherit the Viper
Inherit the Viper
2019 • as Clay Carter
★ 5.3
Tattoo
Tattoo
1981 • as Karl Kinsky
★ 5.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 • as Grayson Potchuck
★ 4.4
Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
2003 • as Editor
★ 5.2
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2014 • as Georgie Wits
★ 5.8
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
1973 • as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
★ 6.2
The Devil’s Trap
The Devil’s Trap
2024 • as Mr. Cohen
★ 7.3
Twixt
Twixt
2011 • as Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
★ 5.1
Posse
Posse
1975 • as Jack Strawhorn
★ 6.1
The Trip
The Trip
1967 • as John
★ 5.8
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.4
Last Shoot Out
Last Shoot Out
2021 • as Blair Callahan
★ 6.4
Wild River
Wild River
1960 • as Jack Roper
★ 7.2
American Dresser
American Dresser
2018 • as King
★ 4.9
American Violence
American Violence
2017 • as Richard Morton
★ 4.4
Diggstown
Diggstown
1992 • as John Gillon
★ 6.3
Last Call
Last Call
2021 • as Coach Finnegan
★ 5.1
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels
1966 • as Joe 'Loser' Kearns
★ 5.5
The Big Town
The Big Town
1987 • as M. Edwards
★ 5.5
Death in Texas
Death in Texas
2022 • as Reynolds
★ 5.0
Bloody Mama
Bloody Mama
1970 • as Kevin Dirkman
★ 5.5
Emperor
Emperor
2020 • as Levi Coffin
★ 7.6
Castle Keep
Castle Keep
1969 • as Lt. Billy Byron Bix
★ 5.7
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 • as Self
★ 7.9
The Way Things Seem to Be
The Way Things Seem to Be
2026 • as Self
★ 2.0
I Am Burt Reynolds
I Am Burt Reynolds
2020 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.9
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1977 • as Lander
★ 6.7
Accidental Texan
Accidental Texan
2024 • as Scheermeyer
★ 6.1
Smile
Smile
1975 • as Big Bob
★ 6.0
The Gateway
The Gateway
2021 • as Marcus
★ 5.3
World Gone Wild
World Gone Wild
1987 • as Ethan
★ 5.2
Pete's Christmas
Pete's Christmas
2013 • as Grandpa
★ 5.7
Northern Borders
Northern Borders
2015 • as Austin Kittredge Sr.
★ 5.8
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Hater
The Hater
2022 • as Frank
★ 4.5
Lez Bomb
Lez Bomb
2018 • as Grandpa
★ 6.7
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
2018 • as Ronnie Ashemore
★ 5.4
Hickok
Hickok
2017 • as Doc Rivers O'Roark
★ 4.8
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987 • as Augustine St. Claire
★ 7.0
Remember Me
Remember Me
2019 • as Claude
★ 6.3
The Artist's Wife
The Artist's Wife
2020 • as Richard Smythson
★ 5.4
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
Mid-Century
Mid-Century
2022 • as Emil Larson
★ 4.5
Psych-Out
Psych-Out
1968 • as Steve Davis
★ 4.9
Choose
Choose
2011 • as Dr. Ronald Pendleton
★ 4.5
Hellblazers
Hellblazers
2022 • as Bill Unger
★ 4.5
Bad Men Must Bleed
Bad Men Must Bleed
2026 • as George Wells
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet
1990 • as Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
★ 5.7
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
1982 • as George Sitkowski
★ 5.3
The Hard Easy
The Hard Easy
2006 • as Gene
★ 5.7
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
2018 • as Calvin
★ 5.1
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
2022 • as Whitney Tyler
★ 4.5
The King of Marvin Gardens
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 • as Jason Staebler
★ 5.9
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990 • as Scout Ed Higgins
★ 7.2
Class Rank
Class Rank
2017 • as Oswald Flannigan
★ 7.0
Thumb Tripping
Thumb Tripping
1972 • as Smitty
★ 4.6
The Lightkeepers
The Lightkeepers
2009 • as Bennie
★ 5.8
Overrun
Overrun
2021 • as Arkadi Dubkova
★ 5.3
Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3
1967 • as Deputy
★ 5.9
Inside Out
Inside Out
2011 • as Vic Small
★ 4.6
1969
1969
1988 • as Cliff Denny
★ 5.6
movie
All Day Happy Dance
• as Gramps
Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man
Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man
2025
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 • as Deputy Doyle Pickett
★ 9.0
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
2025 • as Mike Cassidy
★ 3.7
Number One
Number One
1969 • as Richie Fowler
★ 4.9
The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys
2008 • as Capt. Perez Ryder
★ 5.6
Swamp Devil
Swamp Devil
2008 • as Howard Blaime
★ 3.6
Trumbull Land
Trumbull Land
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Robot Dracula
Robot Dracula
2026 • as Van Sellsing
★ 2.0
Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge
1994 • as Payton McCay
★ 5.2
If... Dog... Rabbit
If... Dog... Rabbit
1999 • as McGurdy
★ 4.5
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
1991 • as Junior Stoker
★ 7.2
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010 • as Self
Butch vs. Sundance
Butch vs. Sundance
2023 • as Mike Cassidy
★ 1.3
Believe in Me
Believe in Me
2006 • as Ellis Brawley
★ 6.4
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003 • as Sean McNally
★ 4.8
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy, Desperado
1982 • as Harry Tracy
★ 6.0
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
2009 • as Cliff
★ 5.1
Drive, He Said
Drive, He Said
1971 • as Coach Bullion
★ 5.6
Walker Payne
Walker Payne
2006 • as Chester
★ 4.8
Perfect Prey
Perfect Prey
1998 • as Capt. Swaggert
★ 6.5
Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands
1991 • as T.L. Barston
★ 5.6
Hard Ground
Hard Ground
2003 • as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
★ 4.5
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
1971 • as Roger
★ 3.6
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001 • as Self
★ 6.9
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003 • as Self
★ 9.0
Madison
Madison
2005 • as Harry Volpi
★ 5.8
movie
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010 • as Self
Welcome Back Lounge
Welcome Back Lounge
• as Gideon
Middle Age Crazy
Middle Age Crazy
1980 • as Bobby Lee
★ 4.7
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994 • as George Putnam
★ 6.2
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
1995 • as John Walker
★ 8.6
Miller's Tale
Miller's Tale
2011 • as Self
★ 7.1
Coffin Baby
Coffin Baby
2013 • as Vance Henrickson
★ 4.8
It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
1993 • as Billy Archer
★ 7.0
The Crimebusters
The Crimebusters
1961 • as Joe Krajac
★ 6.8
The Lears
The Lears
2017 • as Davenport Lear
★ 5.3
Fractured
Fractured
2025 • as Papa Joe
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
1995 • as Patrick Leary
★ 6.1
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
2023 • as Death
★ 10.0
Northbound
Northbound
2026 • as Arthur
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 • as Self
★ 7.4
The Cycle Savages
The Cycle Savages
1969 • as Keeg
★ 4.6
Trim
Trim
2010 • as Dale
★ 1.0
Nation's Fire
Nation's Fire
2019 • as PopPop
★ 5.5
Christmas vs The Walters
Christmas vs The Walters
2021 • as Cliff Walters
★ 5.0
movie
Comfort, Texas
1997
★ 8.0
Roses Are for the Rich
Roses Are for the Rich
1987 • as Douglas Osborne
★ 6.3
Hands That Bind
Hands That Bind
2023 • as Hank
★ 9.0
Hard Time: The Premonition
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999 • as Winston
★ 5.7
On the Edge
On the Edge
1986 • as Wes Holman
★ 6.1
Rebel Rousers
Rebel Rousers
1970 • as J.J. Weston
★ 4.2
Hitting the Cycle
Hitting the Cycle
2012 • as James
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
2002 • as Self (achive footage)
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Trenchcoat in Paradise
1989 • as John Hollander
★ 5.7
Gallegher Goes West
Gallegher Goes West
1966 • as Turk
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
2002 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
The Cowboys: Together Again
2007 • as Himself
CATnip
CATnip
Afterthoughts
Afterthoughts
2002 • as Self
★ 6.5
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
2010 • as Self
The Making of Silent Running
The Making of Silent Running
1972 • as Self
★ 8.0
Fighting for Freedom
Fighting for Freedom
2013 • as Christian Dobbe
★ 5.0
The Millionaires' Unit
The Millionaires' Unit
2015 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
Crimes of Passion II
The Making of 'Rebecca'
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008 • as Self
movie
The Making of 'Rebecca'
• as Self