Bruce Dern

Acting

Bruce Dern

Born June 4, 1936Chicago, Illinois, USA223 credits

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.

Known For

Robot Dracula

Robot Dracula

Movie

2026

The Way Things Seem to Be

The Way Things Seem to Be

Movie

2026

Bad Men Must Bleed

Bad Men Must Bleed

Movie

2026

Fractured

Fractured

Movie

2025

Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man

Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man

Movie

2025

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Movie

2025

Filmography

Robot Dracula

2026Robot Draculaas Van SellsingMovie

The Way Things Seem to Be

2026The Way Things Seem to Beas SelfMovie

Bad Men Must Bleed

2026Bad Men Must Bleedas George WellsMovie

Fractured

2025Fracturedas Papa JoeMovie

Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man

2025Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Manas TomMovie

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

2025Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunchas Mike CassidyMovie

The Devil’s Trap

2024The Devil’s Trapas Mr. CohenMovie

Bloodline Killer

2024Bloodline Killeras Dr. LucienMovie

Palm Royale

2024Palm Royaleas SkeetTV

The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman

2024The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Cormanas HimselfTV

Accidental Texan

2024Accidental Texanas ScheermeyerMovie

Hands That Bind

2023Hands That Bindas HankMovie

Old Dads

2023Old Dadsas Richie JacobsMovie

Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)

2023Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)as DeathMovie

Butch vs. Sundance

2023Butch vs. Sundanceas Mike CassidyMovie

Hunting Games

2023Hunting Gamesas HenryMovie

The Weapon

2023The Weaponas DorisMovie

Death in Texas

2022Death in Texasas ReynoldsMovie

The Most Dangerous Game

2022The Most Dangerous Gameas Whitney TylerMovie

Mid-Century

2022Mid-Centuryas Emil LarsonMovie

Coast

2022CoastExecutive ProducerMovie

The Hater

2022The Hateras FrankMovie

Hellblazers

2022Hellblazersas Bill UngerMovie

Last Shoot Out

2021Last Shoot Outas Blair CallahanMovie

Christmas vs The Walters

2021Christmas vs The Waltersas Cliff WaltersMovie

The Gateway

2021The Gatewayas MarcusMovie

Overrun

2021Overrunas Arkadi DubkovaMovie

Last Call

2021Last Callas Coach FinneganMovie

I Am Burt Reynolds

2020I Am Burt Reynoldsas Self - IntervieweeMovie

The Artist's Wife

2020The Artist's Wifeas Richard SmythsonMovie

Emperor

2020Emperoras Levi CoffinMovie

Ravage

2020Ravageas MallincrkordtMovie

Badland

2019Badlandas Reginald CookeMovie

QT8: The First Eight

2019QT8: The First Eightas SelfMovie

Inherit the Viper

2019Inherit the Viperas Clay CarterMovie

Freaks

2019Freaksas Mr. SnowconeMovie

The Peanut Butter Falcon

2019The Peanut Butter Falconas CarlMovie

Remember Me

2019Remember Meas ClaudeMovie

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas George SpahnMovie

Nation's Fire

2019Nation's Fireas PopPopMovie

The Mustang

2019The Mustangas MylesMovie

Black Monday

2019Black Mondayas Rod "The Jammer" JaminskiTV

Lez Bomb

2018Lez Bombas GrandpaMovie

Trumbull Land

2018Trumbull Landas Self (archive footage)Movie

American Dresser

2018American Dresseras KingMovie

White Boy Rick

2018White Boy Rickas Grandpa Roman WersheMovie

Warning Shot

2018Warning Shotas CalvinMovie

Chappaquiddick

2018Chappaquiddickas Joseph KennedyMovie

Nostalgia

2018Nostalgiaas Ronnie AshemoreMovie

Our Souls at Night

2017Our Souls at Nightas DorlanMovie

Mr. Mercedes

2017Mr. Mercedesas John RothsteinTV

Hickok

2017Hickokas Doc Rivers O'RoarkMovie

The Lears

2017The Learsas Davenport LearMovie

Class Rank

2017Class Rankas Oswald FlanniganMovie

American Violence

2017American Violenceas Richard MortonMovie

Goliath

2016Goliathas Frank ZaxTV

The Cowboy

2016The Cowboyas SelfTV

The Hateful Eight

2015The Hateful Eightas General Sandy SmithersMovie

The Millionaires' Unit

2015The Millionaires' Unitas Narrator (voice)Movie

Northern Borders

2015Northern Bordersas Austin Kittredge Sr.Movie

Cut Bank

2014Cut Bankas Georgie WitsMovie

Pete's Christmas

2013Pete's Christmasas GrandpaMovie

Fighting for Freedom

2013Fighting for Freedomas Christian DobbeMovie

Nebraska

2013Nebraskaas Woody GrantMovie

Coffin Baby

2013Coffin Babyas Vance HenricksonMovie

Django Unchained

2012Django Unchainedas Old Man CarrucanMovie

Hitting the Cycle

2012Hitting the Cycleas JamesMovie

Corman's World

2011Corman's Worldas Self - ActorMovie

Inside Out

2011Inside Outas Vic SmallMovie

Twixt

2011Twixtas Sheriff Bobby LaGrangeMovie

Miller's Tale

2011Miller's Taleas SelfMovie

Choose

2011Chooseas Dr. Ronald PendletonMovie

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

2010Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedomas SelfMovie

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

2010BBStory: An American Film Renaissanceas SelfMovie

2010America Lost and Found: The BBS Storyas SelfMovie

Trim

2010Trimas DaleMovie

The Lightkeepers

2009The Lightkeepersas BennieMovie

The Hole

2009The Holeas Creepy CarlMovie

American Cowslip

2009American Cowslipas CliffMovie

The Golden Boys

2008The Golden Boysas Capt. Perez RyderMovie

The Making of 'Rebecca'

2008The Making of 'Rebecca'as SelfMovie

Swamp Devil

2008Swamp Devilas Howard BlaimeMovie

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007The Death and Life of Bobby Zas NarratorMovie

2007The Cowboys: Together Againas HimselfMovie

The Cake Eaters

2007The Cake Eatersas EasyMovie

The Astronaut Farmer

2007The Astronaut Farmeras HalMovie

The Hard Easy

2006The Hard Easyas GeneMovie

Believe in Me

2006Believe in Meas Ellis BrawleyMovie

Walker Payne

2006Walker Payneas ChesterMovie

Big Love

2006Big Loveas Frank HarlowTV

Down in the Valley

2005Down in the Valleyas CharlieMovie

Madison

2005Madisonas Harry VolpiMovie

CSI: NY

2004CSI: NYas VetTV

Monster

2003Monsteras ThomasMovie

Masked and Anonymous

2003Masked and Anonymousas EditorMovie

Hard Ground

2003Hard Groundas Sheriff Hutch HutchinsonMovie

A Decade Under the Influence

2003A Decade Under the Influenceas SelfMovie

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003Milwaukee, Minnesotaas Sean McNallyMovie

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2003Time Machine: When Cowboys Were Kingas SelfMovie

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull

2002'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbullas Self (achive footage)Movie

'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'

2002'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'as SelfMovie

Afterthoughts

2002Afterthoughtsas SelfMovie

The Glass House

2001The Glass Houseas Alvin BegleiterMovie

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Picturesas SelfMovie

Plotting 'Family Plot'

2001Plotting 'Family Plot'as SelfMovie

All the Pretty Horses

2000All the Pretty Horsesas JudgeMovie

If... Dog... Rabbit

1999If... Dog... Rabbitas McGurdyMovie

The Haunting

1999The Hauntingas Mr. DudleyMovie

Hard Time: The Premonition

1999Hard Time: The Premonitionas WinstonMovie

Small Soldiers

1998Small Soldiersas Link Static (voice)Movie

Perfect Prey

1998Perfect Preyas Capt. SwaggertMovie

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas SelfMovie

1997Comfort, TexasMovie

King of the Hill

1997King of the Hillas Randy Strickland (voice)TV

Last Man Standing

1996Last Man Standingas Sheriff Ed GaltMovie

E! True Hollywood Story

1996E! True Hollywood Storyas SelfTV

Mulholland Falls

1996Mulholland Fallsas The ChiefMovie

Down Periscope

1996Down Periscopeas Rear Admiral Yancy GrahamMovie

Wild Bill

1995Wild Billas Will PlummerMovie

A Mother's Prayer

1995A Mother's Prayeras John WalkerMovie

Mrs. Munck

1995Mrs. Munckas Patrick LearyMovie

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

1994Amelia Earhart: The Final Flightas George PutnamMovie

Dead Man's Revenge

1994Dead Man's Revengeas Payton McCayMovie

It's Nothing Personal

1993It's Nothing Personalas Billy ArcherMovie

Diggstown

1992Diggstownas John GillonMovie

Carolina Skeletons

1991Carolina Skeletonsas Junior StokerMovie

Into the Badlands

1991Into the Badlandsas T.L. BarstonMovie

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinsonas Scout Ed HigginsMovie

After Dark, My Sweet

1990After Dark, My Sweetas Garrett "Uncle Bud" StokerMovie

Trenchcoat in Paradise

1989Trenchcoat in Paradiseas John HollanderMovie

The 'Burbs

1989The 'Burbsas Lt. Mark RumsfieldMovie

1969

19881969as Cliff DennyMovie

World Gone Wild

1987World Gone Wildas EthanMovie

The Big Town

1987The Big Townas M. EdwardsMovie

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987Uncle Tom's Cabinas Augustine St. ClaireMovie

Roses Are for the Rich

1987Roses Are for the Richas Douglas OsborneMovie

Roses Are for the Rich

1987Roses Are for the Richas Douglas OsborneTV

On the Edge

1986On the Edgeas Wes HolmanMovie

Toughlove

1985Toughloveas Rob ChartersMovie

Space

1985Spaceas Stanley MottTV

That Championship Season

1982That Championship Seasonas George SitkowskiMovie

Harry Tracy, Desperado

1982Harry Tracy, Desperadoas Harry TracyMovie

Tattoo

1981Tattooas Karl KinskyMovie

Middle Age Crazy

1980Middle Age Crazyas Bobby LeeMovie

The Horror Show

1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie

The Driver

1978The Driveras The DetectiveMovie

Coming Home

1978Coming Homeas Capt. Bob HydeMovie

Black Sunday

1977Black Sundayas LanderMovie

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Grayson PotchuckMovie

The Twist

1976The Twistas WilliamMovie

Family Plot

1976Family Plotas George LumleyMovie

Saturday Night Live

1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV

Posse

1975Posseas Jack StrawhornMovie

Smile

1975Smileas Big BobMovie

Midi Première

1975Midi Premièreas SelfTV

The Great Gatsby

1974The Great Gatsbyas Tom BuchananMovie

The Laughing Policeman

1973The Laughing Policemanas Insp. Leo Larsen SFPDMovie

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)Movie

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972The King of Marvin Gardensas Jason StaeblerMovie

1972Thumb Trippingas SmittyMovie

Silent Running

1972Silent Runningas Freeman LowellMovie

The Cowboys

1972The Cowboysas Long HairMovie

The Making of Silent Running

1972The Making of Silent Runningas SelfMovie

Drive, He Said

1971Drive, He Saidas Coach BullionMovie

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant

1971The Incredible 2-Headed Transplantas RogerMovie

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?as Deputy Doyle PickettMovie

The Immortal

1970The Immortalas Luther SeacombeTV

Rebel Rousers

1970Rebel Rousersas J.J. WestonMovie

Bloody Mama

1970Bloody Mamaas Kevin DirkmanMovie

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?as James BatesMovie

Then Came Bronson

1969Then Came Bronsonas Bucky O'NeillTV

The Cycle Savages

1969The Cycle Savagesas KeegMovie

Number One

1969Number Oneas Richie FowlerMovie

Castle Keep

1969Castle Keepas Lt. Billy Byron BixMovie

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969Support Your Local Sheriff!as Joe DanbyMovie

Lancer

1968Lanceras Lucas ThatcherTV

Land of the Giants

1968Land of the Giantsas ThorgTV

Hang 'em High

1968Hang 'em Highas MillerMovie

Psych-Out

1968Psych-Outas Steve DavisMovie

Will Penny

1967Will Pennyas Rafe QuintMovie

Waterhole #3

1967Waterhole #3as DeputyMovie

The High Chaparral

1967The High Chaparralas WadeTV

The Trip

1967The Tripas JohnMovie

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Johnny MayMovie

The War Wagon

1967The War Wagonas HammondMovie

Gallegher Goes West

1966Gallegher Goes Westas TurkMovie

The Wild Angels

1966The Wild Angelsas Joe 'Loser' KearnsMovie

The F.B.I.

1965The F.B.I.as Pfc. Byron LandyTV

The Loner

1965The Loneras Lud GrantTV

Laredo

1965Laredoas Joe DurkeeTV

Run for Your Life

1965Run for Your Lifeas Alex RyderTV

Branded

1965Brandedas Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps SquawTV

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotteas John MayhewMovie

12 O'Clock High

196412 O'Clock Highas TSgt. Frank JonesTV

Marnie

1964Marnieas SailorMovie

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas MaynardTV

The Fugitive

1963The Fugitiveas HankTV

1963The Greatest Show on Earthas VernonTV

The Outer Limits

1963The Outer Limitsas Ben GarthTV

Stoney Burke

1962Stoney Burkeas E.J. StockerTV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Roy BullockTV

The Virginian

1962The Virginianas PellTV

Ben Casey

1961Ben Caseyas Billy HarrisTV

Cain's Hundred

1961Cain's Hundredas Joe KrajacTV

The Crimebusters

1961The Crimebustersas Joe KrajacMovie

Route 66

1960Route 66as AlbertTV

Surfside 6

1960Surfside 6as Johnny PageTV

Thriller

1960Thrilleras Johnny NortonTV

Wild River

1960Wild Riveras Jack RoperMovie

The Detectives

1959The Detectivesas Jud TreadwellTV

Bonanza

1959Bonanzaas Cully MacoTV

Rawhide

1959Rawhideas Ed RankinTV

Naked City

1958Naked Cityas NickyTV

Sea Hunt

1958Sea Huntas FBI Agent John FurilloTV

Wagon Train

1957Wagon Trainas WilkinsTV

Gunsmoke

1955Gunsmokeas Doyle PhlegerTV

Welcome Back Lounge

—Welcome Back Loungeas GideonMovie

—Northboundas ArthurMovie

—Crimes of Passion IIMovie

CATnip

—All Day Happy Danceas GrampsMovie