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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Bruce Dern had established himself as the movies' premier heavy, playing... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
5 wins
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5 nominations
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(52 articles)
Moon, Star Trek and Sunshine Cleaning | DVD reviews
(From The Guardian - Film News. 14 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
The Hole in 3-D!
(From 28 Days Later Analysis. 13 November 2009, 11:58 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 14 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
The Hole in 3-D!
(From 28 Days Later Analysis. 13 November 2009, 11:58 PM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
In Development: 
- Hart's Location (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Choose (2009) (post-production) .... Dr. Ronald Pendleton
- Trim (2009) (completed) .... Dale
- The Hole (2009)
- American Cowslip (2009) .... Cliff
- "Big Love" .... Frank Harlow (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Sacrament (2009) TV episode .... Frank Harlow
- Prom Queen (2009) TV episode .... Frank Harlow
- Empire (2009) TV episode .... Frank Harlow
- Block Party (2009) TV episode .... Frank Harlow
- The Happiest Girl (2007) TV episode .... Frank Harlow
(14 more) - The Lightkeepers (2009) .... Bennie
- Swamp Devil (2008) .... Howard Blaime
- The Golden Boys (2008) .... Captain Perez
- "CSI: NY" .... Vet (1 episode, 2007)
- Boo (2007) TV episode .... Vet - The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) (uncredited) .... Hippy Narrator
... aka Bobby Z (USA: DVD title)
... aka Kill Bobby Z - Ein Deal um Leben und Tod (Germany: DVD title) - The Cake Eaters (2007) .... Easy
- The Astronaut Farmer (2006) .... Hal
- Walker Payne (2006) .... Chester
- Believe in Me (2006) .... Ellis Brawley
- Down in the Valley (2005) .... Charlie
- The Hard Easy (2005) .... Gene
- Monster (2003) .... Thomas
- Hard Ground (2003) (TV) .... Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
- "King of the Hill" .... Randy Strickland (1 episode, 2003)
- Boxing Luanne (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Randy Strickland - Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003) .... Sean McNally
- Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Editor
- The Glass House (2001) .... Begleiter
- Madison (2001) .... Harry Volpi
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Judge
- If... Dog... Rabbit... (1999) .... McGurdy
... aka One Last Score (USA: DVD title) - The Haunting (1999) .... Mr. Dudley
... aka La maldición (USA: Spanish title) - Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) (TV) .... Ray Earl Winston
... aka The Premonition (USA: alternative title) - Small Soldiers (1998) (voice) .... Link Static
- Perfect Prey (1998) (TV) .... Capt. Swaggert
... aka When the Bough Breaks II: Perfect Prey (USA: video title) - Comfort, Texas (1997) (TV)
- Last Man Standing (1996/I) .... Sheriff Ed Galt
- Down Periscope (1996) .... RAdm. Yancy Graham
- "Lost Drive-In" (1996) TV series .... Host
- Mulholland Falls (1996) (uncredited) .... The Chief
- Wild Bill (1995) .... Will Plummer
- Mrs. Munck (1995) .... Patrick Leary
- A Mother's Prayer (1995) (TV) .... John Walker
- Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) (TV) .... George Putnam
- Dead Man's Revenge (1994) (TV) .... Payton McCay
- It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Billy Archer
- Diggstown (1992) .... John Gillon
... aka Midnight Sting - Carolina Skeletons (1991) (TV) .... Junior Stoker
- Into the Badlands (1991) (TV) .... T.L. Barston
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) .... Scout Ed Higgins
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990) .... Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
- Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989) (TV) .... John Hollander
- The 'burbs (1989) .... Mark Rumsfield
- 1969 (1988) .... Cliff
- World Gone Wild (1988) .... Ethan
- The Big Town (1987) .... Mr. Edwards
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) (TV) .... Augustine St. Claire
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) (TV) .... Douglas Osborne
- On the Edge (1986) .... Wes Holman
- Toughlove (1985) (TV) .... Rob Charters
- "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Stanley Mott
... aka James A. Michener's Space - Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) .... Harry Tracy
... aka Harry Tracy
... aka Harry Tracy: Dead or Alive (UK) - That Championship Season (1982) .... George Sitkowski
- Tattoo (1981) .... Karl Kinsky
- Middle Age Crazy (1980) .... Bobby Lee
... aka Heartfarm - The Driver (1978) .... The Detective
... aka Driver (UK: DVD title) - Coming Home (1978) .... Capt. Bob Hyde
- Black Sunday (1977) .... Lander
- Folies bourgeoises (1976) .... William Brandels
... aka Die verrückten Reichen (West Germany)
... aka Pazzi borghesi (Italy)
... aka The Twist (USA) - Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Grayson Potchuck
... aka Won Ton Ton (USA: poster title) - Family Plot (1976) .... George Lumley
- Smile (1975) .... Big Bob Freelander
- Posse (1975) .... Jack Strawhorn
- The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Tom Buchanan
- The Laughing Policeman (1973) .... Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
... aka An Investigation of Murder (UK) - Thumb Tripping (1972) .... Smitty
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) .... Jason Staebler
- Silent Running (1972) .... Freeman Lowell
- The Cowboys (1972) .... Long Hair
- Drive, He Said (1971) .... Coach Bullion
- The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) .... Roger
... aka The Incredible Transplant - Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) .... Deputy Doyle Pickett
... aka Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? - "The Immortal" .... Luther Seacombe (1 episode, 1970)
- To the Gods Alone (1970) TV episode .... Luther Seacombe - "The High Chaparral" .... Wade (1 episode, 1970)
- Only the Bad Come to Sonora (1970) TV episode .... Wade - The Rebel Rousers (1970) .... J.J. Weston
- Bloody Mama (1970) .... Kevin Dirkman
- "Bonanza" .... Bayliss / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Gold Mine (1970) TV episode .... Bayliss
- The Trackers (1968) TV episode .... Cully Maco - "Land of the Giants" .... Thorg (1 episode, 1970)
- Wild Journey (1970) TV episode .... Thorg - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) .... James
- "Lancer" .... Lucas / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- A Person Unknown (1969) TV episode .... Tom Nevill
- Julie (1968) TV episode .... Lucas - "Then Came Bronson" .... Bucky O'Neill (1 episode, 1969)
- Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt (1969) TV episode .... Bucky O'Neill - The Cycle Savages (1969) .... Keeg
- Number One (1969) .... Richie Fowler
- Castle Keep (1969) .... Lt. Billy Byron Bix
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) .... Joe Danby
- "Gunsmoke" .... Doyle Phleger / ... (4 episodes, 1965-1969)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Long Night (1969) TV episode .... Guerin
- The Jailer (1966) TV episode .... Lou Stone
- South Wind (1965) TV episode .... Judd Print
- Ten Little Indians (1965) TV episode .... Doyle Phleger - "The Big Valley" .... Clovis / ... (5 episodes, 1966-1968)
- The Prize (1968) TV episode .... John Weaver
- Four Days to Furnace Hill (1967) TV episode .... Gabe Skeels
- Lost Treasure (1966) TV episode .... Clovis
- By Force and Violence (1966) TV episode .... Harry Dixon
- Under a Dark Star (1966) TV episode .... Jack Follet - "The F.B.I." .... PFC Byron Landy / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
- The Nightmare (1968) TV episode .... Virgil Roy Phipps
- Pound of Flesh (1965) TV episode .... PFC Byron Landy - Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Miller, One of the 3 rustlers, and murderer
- Psych-Out (1968) .... Steve Davis
- Will Penny (1968) .... Rafe Quint
- "Run for Your Life" .... Alex Ryder (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
- At the End of the Rainbow There's Another Rainbow (1967) TV episode .... Alex Ryder
- Trip to the Far Side (1967) TV episode .... Alex Ryder
- The Treasure Seekers (1966) TV episode .... Alex Ryder - Waterhole #3 (1967) .... Deputy Samuel P. Tippen
... aka Waterhole No. 3
... aka Waterhole Three (UK) - The Trip (1967/II) .... John
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) .... Johnny May
- The War Wagon (1967) .... Hammond
- "The Fugitive" .... Charley / ... (5 episodes, 1963-1966)
- The Devil's Disciples (1966) TV episode .... Hutch
- The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1965) TV episode .... Hank
- Corner of Hell (1965) TV episode .... Cody
- Come Watch Me Die (1964) TV episode .... Charley
- The Other Side of the Mountain (1963) TV episode .... Deputy Martin - "Disneyland" .... Turk (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Gallegher Goes West: Crusading Reporter (1966) TV episode .... Turk - The Wild Angels (1966) .... Joe Kearns aka Loser
- "The Loner" .... Merrick (1 episode, 1966)
- To Hang a Dead Man (1966) TV episode .... Merrick - "Branded" .... Les (1 episode, 1966)
- The Wolfers (1966) TV episode .... Les - "12 O'Clock High" .... Lt. Michaels / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
- The Jones Boys (1965) TV episode .... TSgt. Frank Jones.
- The Mission (1965) TV episode .... Lt. Michaels
- The Lorelei (1965) TV episode .... Lt. Danton
- Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep (1964) TV episode .... Lt. Michaels - "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Bobby Ballantine (1 episode, 1965)
- The Verdict (1965) TV episode .... Bobby Ballantine - "Laredo" .... Durkee (1 episode, 1965)
- Rendezvous at Arillo (1965) TV episode .... Durkee - "Rawhide" .... Ed Rankin (1 episode, 1965)
- Walk into Terror (1965) TV episode .... Ed Rankin - "The Virginian" .... Bert Kramer / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- A Little Learning (1965) TV episode .... Bert Kramer
- The Payment (1964) TV episode .... Lee Darrow
- First to Thine Own Self (1964) TV episode .... Pell - "Wagon Train" .... Jud Fisher / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Indian Girl Story (1965) TV episode .... Wilkins
- Those Who Stay Behind (1964) TV episode .... Jud Fisher
- The Eli Bancroft Story (1963) TV episode .... Seth Bancroft - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) .... John Mayhew
... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte? - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Jesse / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
- Lonely Place (1964) TV episode .... Jesse
- Night Caller (1964) TV episode .... Roy Bullock - Marnie (1964) .... Sailor
- "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Vernon (1 episode, 1964)
- The Last of the Strongmen (1964) TV episode .... Vernon - "77 Sunset Strip" .... Ralph Wheeler (1 episode, 1964)
- Lover's Lane (1964) TV episode .... Ralph Wheeler - "The Outer Limits" .... Ben Garth (1 episode, 1963)
- The Zanti Misfits (1963) TV episode .... Ben Garth - "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Maynard (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- The Hunt (1963) TV episode .... Maynard - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Deering (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Old Man and the City (1963) TV episode
- Squadron (1962) TV episode .... Deering - "Stoney Burke" .... E.J. Stocker / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Kincaid (1963) TV episode (credit only) .... E.J. Stocker
- The Scavenger (1962) TV episode .... E. J. Stocker
- The Mob Riders (1962) TV episode .... E.J. Stocker
- The Contender (1962) TV episode .... E.J. Stocker - "Cain's Hundred" .... Eddie Light / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Left Side of Canada (1962) TV episode .... Eddie Light
- Crime and Commitment: Part 1 (1961) TV episode .... Hood - "Ripcord" (1 episode, 1962)
- Sentence of Death (1962) TV episode - "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Jud Treadwell (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
... aka The Detectives
... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- Act of God (1961) TV episode .... Jud Treadwell - "Thriller" .... Johnny Norton (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk (1961) TV episode .... Johnny Norton - "Ben Casey" .... Billy Harris (1 episode, 1961)
- A Dark Night for Billy Harris (1961) TV episode .... Billy Harris - "Surfside 6" .... Johnny Page (1 episode, 1961)
- Daphne, Girl Detective (1961) TV episode .... Johnny Page - "Sea Hunt" (1 episode, 1961)
- Crime at Sea (1961) TV episode - "Naked City" .... Hollis / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
- The Fault in Our Stars (1961) TV episode (uncredited) .... Hollis
- Bullets Cost Too Much (1961) TV episode .... Nicky - Wounded Holdup Man - The Crimebusters (1961) .... Joe Krajac
- "Route 66" .... Albert (1 episode, 1960)
- The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) TV episode .... Albert - Wild River (1960) (uncredited) .... Jack Roper
Thanks:
- 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Coming Back Home (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Hal Ashby: A Man Out of Time (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
Self:
- King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Rebecca' (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2009 (UK: new title)
... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Pure Cinema: Birth of the Hitchcock Style (2007) (V) .... Himself
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 26 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Love & Haight (2003) (V) .... Himself
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
- Tune in Trip Out (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Hal Ashby: A Man Out of Time (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Coming Back Home (2002) (V) .... Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Jane Fonda (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The Films of Roger Corman (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Laura Dern (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 15 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (1983) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
- Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various - "The Alan Thicke Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Fast Company (Canada: English title: recut version)
... aka Prime Cuts (Canada: English title: rerun title)
- Episode dated 10 March 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1972-1975)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 22 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 November 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 December 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - The Making of 'Silent Running' (1972) .... Himself
- The Moviemakers (1969) (uncredited) .... Himself (actor)
Archive Footage:
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"E! True Hollywood Story"
- Charlize Theron (2008) TV episode .... Himself - 100 Years of John Wayne (2007) (TV)
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
- Retour (1987)
- The Horror Show (1979)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared in an off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending", 1959.
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