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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Bad Men Must Bleed
Character:George Wells
Release Date:07/10/2025
Fractured
Character:Papa Joe
Release Date:26/08/2025
Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man
Character:
Release Date:25/04/2025
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Character:Mike Cassidy
Release Date:20/02/2025
The Devil’s Trap
Character:Mr. Cohen
Release Date:01/11/2024
Bloodline Killer
Character:Dr. Lucien
Release Date:26/04/2024
Accidental Texan
Character:Scheermeyer
Release Date:08/03/2024
Old Dads
Character:Richie Jacobs
Release Date:20/10/2023
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Character:Death
Release Date:06/10/2023
Butch vs. Sundance
Character:Mike Cassidy
Release Date:16/06/2023
Hunting Games
Character:Henry
Release Date:12/05/2023
The Weapon
Character:Doris
Release Date:17/02/2023
Death in Texas
Character:Reynolds
Release Date:06/10/2022
The Most Dangerous Game
Character:Whitney Tyler
Release Date:05/08/2022
Mid-Century
Character:Emil Larson
Release Date:17/06/2022
The Hater
Character:Frank
Release Date:18/03/2022
Hellblazers
Character:Bill Unger
Release Date:21/01/2022
Last Shoot Out
Character:Blair Callahan
Release Date:03/12/2021
Christmas vs The Walters
Character:Cliff Walters
Release Date:05/11/2021
Hands That Bind
Character:Hank
Release Date:01/10/2021
The Gateway
Character:Marcus
Release Date:03/09/2021
Overrun
Character:Arkadi Dubkova
Release Date:16/08/2021
Last Call
Character:Coach Finnegan
Release Date:19/03/2021
I Am Burt Reynolds
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:17/12/2020
The Artist's Wife
Character:Richard Smythson
Release Date:25/09/2020
Emperor
Character:Levi Coffin
Release Date:18/08/2020
Ravage
Character:Mallincrkordt
Release Date:14/08/2020
Badland
Character:Reginald Cooke
Release Date:01/11/2019
QT8: The First Eight
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2019
Inherit the Viper
Character:Clay Carter
Release Date:28/09/2019
Freaks
Character:Mr. Snowcone
Release Date:12/09/2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Character:Carl
Release Date:09/08/2019
Remember Me
Character:Claude
Release Date:02/08/2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Character:George Spahn
Release Date:24/07/2019
Nation's Fire
Character:PopPop
Release Date:18/03/2019
The Mustang
Character:Myles
Release Date:15/03/2019
Lez Bomb
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:09/11/2018
Trumbull Land
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/10/2018
American Dresser
Character:King
Release Date:21/09/2018
White Boy Rick
Character:Grandpa Roman Wershe
Release Date:14/09/2018
Warning Shot
Character:Calvin
Release Date:14/09/2018
Chappaquiddick
Character:Joseph Kennedy
Release Date:06/04/2018
Nostalgia
Character:Ronnie Ashemore
Release Date:16/02/2018
Our Souls at Night
Character:Dorlan
Release Date:29/09/2017
Hickok
Character:Doc Rivers O'Roark
Release Date:07/07/2017
The Lears
Character:Davenport Lear
Release Date:22/04/2017
Class Rank
Character:Oswald Flannigan
Release Date:21/04/2017
American Violence
Character:Richard Morton
Release Date:03/02/2017
The Hateful Eight
Character:General Sandy Smithers
Release Date:25/12/2015
The Millionaires' Unit
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2015
Northern Borders
Character:Austin Kittredge Sr.
Release Date:16/01/2015
Cut Bank
Character:Georgie Wits
Release Date:04/10/2014
Pete's Christmas
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:16/11/2013
Fighting for Freedom
Character:Christian Dobbe
Release Date:08/10/2013
Nebraska
Character:Woody Grant
Release Date:21/09/2013
Coffin Baby
Character:Vance Henrickson
Release Date:15/03/2013
Django Unchained
Character:Old Man Carrucan
Release Date:25/12/2012
Hitting the Cycle
Character:James
Release Date:19/05/2012
Corman's World
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:16/12/2011
Inside Out
Character:Vic Small
Release Date:27/09/2011
Twixt
Character:Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
Release Date:10/09/2011
Miller's Tale
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/2011
Choose
Character:Dr. Ronald Pendleton
Release Date:17/01/2011
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
Trim
Character:Dale
Release Date:01/01/2010
The Lightkeepers
Character:Bennie
Release Date:18/12/2009
The Hole
Character:Creepy Carl
Release Date:12/09/2009
American Cowslip
Character:Cliff
Release Date:24/07/2009
The Golden Boys
Character:Capt. Perez Ryder
Release Date:11/12/2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2008
Swamp Devil
Character:Howard Blaime
Release Date:04/07/2008
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/07/2007
The Cake Eaters
Character:Easy
Release Date:29/04/2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Character:Hal
Release Date:23/02/2007
The Hard Easy
Character:Gene
Release Date:04/11/2006
Believe in Me
Character:Ellis Brawley
Release Date:07/09/2006
Walker Payne
Character:Chester
Release Date:27/04/2006
Down in the Valley
Character:Charlie
Release Date:13/05/2005
Madison
Character:Harry Volpi
Release Date:22/04/2005
Monster
Character:Thomas
Release Date:24/12/2003
Masked and Anonymous
Character:Editor
Release Date:25/07/2003
Hard Ground
Character:Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
Release Date:12/07/2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2003
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Character:Sean McNally
Release Date:21/01/2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2003
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
Character:Self (achive footage)
Release Date:21/05/2002
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2002
Afterthoughts
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2002
The Glass House
Character:Alvin Begleiter
Release Date:14/09/2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2001
All the Pretty Horses
Character:Judge
Release Date:11/12/2000
If... Dog... Rabbit
Character:McGurdy
Release Date:29/09/1999
The Haunting
Character:Mr. Dudley
Release Date:23/07/1999
Hard Time: The Premonition
Character:Winston
Release Date:27/02/1999
Small Soldiers
Character:Link Static (voice)
Release Date:10/07/1998
Perfect Prey
Character:Capt. Swaggert
Release Date:10/07/1998
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/1997
Comfort, Texas
Character:
Release Date:01/06/1997
Last Man Standing
Character:Sheriff Ed Galt
Release Date:20/09/1996
Mulholland Falls
Character:The Chief
Release Date:26/04/1996
Down Periscope
Character:Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
Release Date:01/03/1996
Wild Bill
Character:Will Plummer
Release Date:01/12/1995
A Mother's Prayer
Character:John Walker
Release Date:25/05/1995
Mrs. Munck
Character:Patrick Leary
Release Date:01/01/1995
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Character:George Putnam
Release Date:12/06/1994
Dead Man's Revenge
Character:Payton McCay
Release Date:15/04/1994
It's Nothing Personal
Character:Billy Archer
Release Date:01/02/1993
Diggstown
Character:John Gillon
Release Date:14/08/1992
Carolina Skeletons
Character:Junior Stoker
Release Date:30/09/1991
Into the Badlands
Character:T.L. Barston
Release Date:24/07/1991
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Character:Scout Ed Higgins
Release Date:15/10/1990
After Dark, My Sweet
Character:Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
Release Date:24/08/1990
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Character:John Hollander
Release Date:18/10/1989
The 'Burbs
Character:Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Release Date:17/02/1989
1969
Character:Cliff Denny
Release Date:18/08/1988
World Gone Wild
Character:Ethan
Release Date:01/10/1987
The Big Town
Character:M. Edwards
Release Date:25/09/1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character:Augustine St. Claire
Release Date:14/06/1987
Roses Are for the Rich
Character:Douglas Osborne
Release Date:17/05/1987
On the Edge
Character:Wes Holman
Release Date:02/05/1986
Toughlove
Character:Rob Charters
Release Date:13/10/1985
That Championship Season
Character:George Sitkowski
Release Date:09/12/1982
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Character:Harry Tracy
Release Date:21/01/1982
Tattoo
Character:Karl Kinsky
Release Date:09/10/1981
Middle Age Crazy
Character:Bobby Lee
Release Date:25/07/1980
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
The Driver
Character:The Detective
Release Date:08/06/1978
Coming Home
Character:Capt. Bob Hyde
Release Date:15/02/1978
Black Sunday
Character:Lander
Release Date:01/04/1977
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Grayson Potchuck
Release Date:26/07/1976
The Twist
Character:William
Release Date:23/06/1976
Family Plot
Character:George Lumley
Release Date:09/04/1976
Smile
Character:Big Bob
Release Date:09/07/1975
Posse
Character:Jack Strawhorn
Release Date:04/06/1975
The Great Gatsby
Character:Tom Buchanan
Release Date:27/03/1974
The Laughing Policeman
Character:Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Release Date:20/12/1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Character:Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
Character:Jason Staebler
Release Date:13/10/1972
Thumb Tripping
Character:Smitty
Release Date:01/10/1972
Silent Running
Character:Freeman Lowell
Release Date:09/03/1972
The Cowboys
Character:Long Hair
Release Date:13/01/1972
The Making of Silent Running
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1972
Drive, He Said
Character:Coach Bullion
Release Date:13/06/1971
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Character:Roger
Release Date:28/04/1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Character:Deputy Doyle Pickett
Release Date:01/02/1971
Rebel Rousers
Character:J.J. Weston
Release Date:01/04/1970
Bloody Mama
Character:Kevin Dirkman
Release Date:24/03/1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Character:James Bates
Release Date:10/12/1969
The Cycle Savages
Character:Keeg
Release Date:22/08/1969
Number One
Character:Richie Fowler
Release Date:21/08/1969
Castle Keep
Character:Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Release Date:23/07/1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Character:Joe Danby
Release Date:26/03/1969
Hang 'em High
Character:Miller
Release Date:12/04/1968
Psych-Out
Character:Steve Davis
Release Date:06/03/1968
Will Penny
Character:Rafe Quint
Release Date:19/12/1967
Waterhole #3
Character:Deputy
Release Date:10/10/1967
The Trip
Character:John
Release Date:23/08/1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Character:Johnny May
Release Date:30/06/1967
The War Wagon
Character:Hammond
Release Date:26/05/1967
Gallegher Goes West
Character:Turk
Release Date:30/10/1966
The Wild Angels
Character:Joe 'Loser' Kearns
Release Date:20/07/1966
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Character:John Mayhew
Release Date:16/12/1964
Marnie
Character:Sailor
Release Date:17/07/1964
The Crimebusters
Character:Joe Krajac
Release Date:01/01/1961
Wild River
Character:Jack Roper
Release Date:26/05/1960
Television Appearances
Palm Royale
Character:Skeet
The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman
Character:Himself
Black Monday
Character:Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski
Mr. Mercedes
Character:John Rothstein
Goliath
Character:Frank Zax
The Cowboy
Character:Self
Big Love
Character:Frank Harlow
CSI: NY
Character:Vet
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Randy Strickland (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self
Roses Are for the Rich
Character:Douglas Osborne
Space
Character:Stanley Mott
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Midi Première
Character:Self
The Immortal
Character:Luther Seacombe
Then Came Bronson
Character:Bucky O'Neill
Lancer
Character:Lucas Thatcher
Lancer
Character:Tom Nevill
Land of the Giants
Character:Thorg
The High Chaparral
Character:Wade
The F.B.I.
Character:Pfc. Byron Landy
The F.B.I.
Character:Virgil Roy Phipps
The Loner
Character:Lud Grant
Laredo
Character:Joe Durkee
The Big Valley
Character:Follet
The Big Valley
Character:Dixon
The Big Valley
Character:Clovis
The Big Valley
Character:Gabe Skeels
The Big Valley
Character:John Weaver
Run for Your Life
Character:Alex Ryder
Branded
Character:Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw
12 O'Clock High
Character:TSgt. Frank Jones
12 O'Clock High
Character:Lt. Michaels
12 O'Clock High
Character:Lt. Danton
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Maynard
The Fugitive
Character:Hank
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Vernon
The Fugitive
Character:Cody
The Fugitive
Character:Hutch
The Fugitive
Character:Charley
The Fugitive
Character:Deputy Martin
The Outer Limits
Character:Ben Garth
Stoney Burke
Character:E.J. Stocker
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Roy Bullock
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Jesse
The Virginian
Character:Pell
The Virginian
Character:Lee Darrow
The Virginian
Character:Bert Kramer
Ben Casey
Character:Billy Harris
Cain's Hundred
Character:Joe Krajac
Cain's Hundred
Character:Eddie Light
Route 66
Character:Albert
Surfside 6
Character:Johnny Page
Thriller
Character:Johnny Norton
The Detectives
Character:Jud Treadwell
Bonanza
Character:Cully Maco
Bonanza
Character:Bayliss
Rawhide
Character:Ed Rankin
Naked City
Character:Nicky
Sea Hunt
Character:FBI Agent John Furillo
Wagon Train
Character:Wilkins
Wagon Train
Character:Jud Fisher
Gunsmoke
Character:Doyle Phleger
Gunsmoke
Character:Judd Print
Gunsmoke
Character:Lou Stone
Gunsmoke
Character:Guerin
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