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