Bruce Dern
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
King of the Hill
Randy Strickland (voice)
1997
Series
Bonanza
Cully Maco
1959
Series
Bonanza
Bayliss
1959
Series
CSI: NY
Vet
2004
Series
Wagon Train
Wilkins
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Jud Fisher
1957
Series
The Fugitive
Hank
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Cody
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Hutch
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Charley
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Deputy Martin
1963
Series
Midi Première
Self
1975
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Roy Bullock
1962
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jesse
1962
Series
The Virginian
Pell
1962
Series
The Virginian
Lee Darrow
1962
Series
The Virginian
Bert Kramer
1962
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Naked City
Nicky
1958
Series
The Big Valley
Follet
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Dixon
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Clovis
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Gabe Skeels
1965
Series
The Big Valley
John Weaver
1965
Series
Rawhide
Ed Rankin
1959
Series
Ben Casey
Billy Harris
1961
Series
Route 66
Albert
1960
Series
Big Love
Frank Harlow
2006
Series
Goliath
Frank Zax
2016
Series
The High Chaparral
Wade
1967
Series
The F.B.I.
Pfc. Byron Landy
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Virgil Roy Phipps
1965
Series
Run for Your Life
Alex Ryder
1965
Film
Django Unchained
Old Man Carrucan
2012
Series
Gunsmoke
Doyle Phleger
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Judd Print
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Lou Stone
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Guerin
1955
Film
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
George Spahn
2019
Series
12 O'Clock High
TSgt. Frank Jones
1964
Series
12 O'Clock High
Lt. Michaels
1964
Series
12 O'Clock High
Lt. Danton
1964
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Maynard
1963
Series
Sea Hunt
FBI Agent John Furillo
1958
Series
Thriller
Johnny Norton
1960
Series
The Detectives
Jud Treadwell
1959
Series
Mr. Mercedes
John Rothstein
2017
Series
The Outer Limits
Ben Garth
1963
Series
Surfside 6
Johnny Page
1960
Series
Black Monday
Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski
2019
Series
Laredo
Joe Durkee
1965
Series
Land of the Giants
Thorg
1968
Series
Branded
Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw
1965
Series
Palm Royale
Skeet
2024
Film
The Hateful Eight
General Sandy Smithers
2015
Series
Lancer
Lucas Thatcher
1968
Series
Lancer
Tom Nevill
1968
Series
Stoney Burke
E.J. Stocker
1962
Series
Then Came Bronson
Bucky O'Neill
1969
Series
Cain's Hundred
Joe Krajac
1961
Series
Cain's Hundred
Eddie Light
1961
The Greatest Show on Earth
Vernon
1963
Film
Monster
Thomas
2003
Series
The Loner
Lud Grant
1965
Film
Hang 'em High
Miller
1968
Series
The Immortal
Luther Seacombe
1970
Film
The 'Burbs
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
1989
Film
Small Soldiers
Link Static (voice)
1998
Film
The Haunting
Mr. Dudley
1999
Film
Down Periscope
Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
1996
Film
Marnie
Sailor
1964
Film
Nebraska
Woody Grant
2013
Film
Last Man Standing
Sheriff Ed Galt
1996
Film
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Carl
2019
Film
Hunting Games
Henry
2023
Film
White Boy Rick
Grandpa Roman Wershe
2018
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Series
The Hateful Eight
General Sanford Smithers
2019
Film
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1973
Film
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
James Bates
1969
Film
The Great Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
1974
Film
Mulholland Falls
The Chief
1996
Film
The Cowboys
Long Hair
1972
Series
Space
Stanley Mott
1985
Film
The War Wagon
Hammond
1967
Film
Freaks
Mr. Snowcone
2019
Film
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
John Mayhew
1964
Film
Silent Running
Freeman Lowell
1972
Film
Bad Men Must Bleed
George Wells
2026
Film
The Glass House
Alvin Begleiter
2001
Film
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Narrator
2007
Film
Wild Bill
Will Plummer
1995
Film
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Joe Danby
1969
Film
The Driver
The Detective
1978
Film
The Hole
Creepy Carl
2009
Film
Old Dads
Richie Jacobs
2023
Film
Family Plot
George Lumley
1976
Film
Twixt
Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
2011
Film
Badland
Reginald Cooke
2019
Film
All the Pretty Horses
Judge
2000
Series
Roses Are for the Rich
Douglas Osborne
1987
Film
The Devil’s Trap
Mr. Cohen
2024
Film
Our Souls at Night
Dorlan
2017
Film
The Mustang
Myles
2019
Borderland
Cowboy
2017
Film
Coming Home
Capt. Bob Hyde
1978
Film
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
Film
Thumb Tripping
Smitty
1972
Film
Cut Bank
Georgie Wits
2014
Film
Ravage
Mallincrkordt
2020
Film
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Johnny May
1967
Film
Tough Love
Rob Charters
1985
Film
Down in the Valley
Charlie
2005
Film
The Astronaut Farmer
Hal
2007
Film
Posse
Jack Strawhorn
1975
Film
Chappaquiddick
Joseph Kennedy
2018
Film
Bloodline Killer
Dr. Lucien
2024
Film
The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
Johnny Norton
1961
Series
The Cowboy
Self
2016
Film
Smile
Big Bob
1975
Film
Will Penny
Rafe Quint
1967
Film
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self - Interviewee
2020
Film
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Grayson Potchuck
1976
Film
Diggstown
John Gillon
1992
Film
After Dark, My Sweet
Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
1990
Film
Emperor
Levi Coffin
2020
Film
Inherit the Viper
Clay Carter
2019
Film
Corman's World
Self - Actor
2011
Film
Black Sunday
Lander
1977
Film
The Laughing Policeman
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
1973
Film
Choose
Dr. Ronald Pendleton
2011
Film
Tattoo
Karl Kinsky
1981
Film
Hickok
Doc Rivers O'Roark
2017
Film
Northern Borders
Austin Kittredge Sr.
2015
Series
The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman
Himself
2024
Film
Masked and Anonymous
Editor
2003
Film
The Wild Angels
Joe 'Loser' Kearns
1966
Film
The Big Town
M. Edwards
1987
Film
American Dresser
King
2018
Film
The Cake Eaters
Easy
2007
Film
The Twist
William
1976
Film
The King of Marvin Gardens
Jason Staebler
1972
Film
The Weapon
Doris
2023
Film
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
Film
Nostalgia
Ronnie Ashemore
2018
Film
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
Film
Castle Keep
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
1969
Film
The Most Dangerous Game
Whitney Tyler
2022
Film
Pete's Christmas
Grandpa
2013
Film
Last Shoot Out
Blair Callahan
2021
Film
Remember Me
Claude
2019
Film
That Championship Season
George Sitkowski
1982
Film
Mid-Century
Emil Larson
2022
Film
Bloody Mama
Kevin Dirkman
1970
Film
Hellblazers
Bill Unger
2022
Film
Dead Man's Revenge
Payton McCay
1994
Film
The Gateway
Marcus
2021
Film
Wild River
Jack Roper
1960
Film
The Artist's Wife
Richard Smythson
2020
Film
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Augustine St. Claire
1987
Film
World Gone Wild
Ethan
1987
V-Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.
Harry Rodgers
2017
Film
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Mike Cassidy
2025
Film
Lez Bomb
Grandpa
2018
Film
Fractured
Papa Joe
2025
Film
Last Call
Coach Finnegan
2021
Film
1969
Cliff Denny
1988
Film
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
2026
Film
Coffin Baby
Vance Henrickson
2013
Film
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Self
2001
Film
Accidental Texan
Scheermeyer
2024
Film
It's Nothing Personal
Billy Archer
1993
Film
The Trip
John
1967
Film
If... Dog... Rabbit
McGurdy
1999
Film
Hard Time: The Premonition
Winston
1999
Film
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Roger
1971
Film
American Violence
Richard Morton
2017
Film
Class Rank
Oswald Flannigan
2017
Film
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Sean McNally
2003
Film
Number One
Richie Fowler
1969
Film
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
George Putnam
1994
Film
A Mother's Prayer
John Walker
1995
Film
Psych-Out
Steve Davis
1968
Film
Overrun
Arkadi Dubkova
2021
Film
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
1997
Film
Madison
Harry Volpi
2005
Film
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
2010
Film
Carolina Skeletons
Junior Stoker
1991
Film
Inside Out
Vic Small
2011
Film
Swamp Devil
Howard Blaime
2008
Film
Death in Texas
Reynolds
2022
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
Trim
Dale
2010
Film
Perfect Prey
Capt. Swaggert
1998
Film
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Deputy Doyle Pickett
1971
Film
Roses Are for the Rich
Douglas Osborne
1987
Film
Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man
2025
Film
The Lears
Davenport Lear
2017
Film
Into the Badlands
T.L. Barston
1991
Film
American Cowslip
Cliff
2009
Film
Waterhole #3
Deputy
1967
Film
Fighting for Freedom
Christian Dobbe
2013
Film
Walker Payne
Chester
2006
Film
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Self
2008
Film
The Hard Easy
Gene
2006
Film
Warning Shot
Calvin
2018
Film
The Cycle Savages
Keeg
1969
Film
The Hater
Frank
2022
Film
Rebel Rousers
J.J. Weston
1970
Film
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Scout Ed Higgins
1990
Film
On the Edge
Wes Holman
1986
Film
The Lightkeepers
Bennie
2009
Film
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
2003
Film
Drive, He Said
Coach Bullion
1971
Film
Christmas vs The Walters
Cliff Walters
2021
Film
Believe in Me
Ellis Brawley
2006
Film
Hard Ground
Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
2003
Film
Butch vs. Sundance
Mike Cassidy
2023
Film
Trenchcoat in Paradise
John Hollander
1989
Film
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
2001
Film
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
2010
Film
Middle Age Crazy
Bobby Lee
1980
All Day Happy Dance
Gramps
Film
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Mrs. Munck
Patrick Leary
1995
Film
Hands That Bind
Hank
2023
Film
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
1982
Film
The Crimebusters
Joe Krajac
1961
Film
The Making of Silent Running
Self
1972
Film
Miller's Tale
Self
2011
Film
Hitting the Cycle
James
2012
Film
Northbound
Arthur
2026
Film
Robot Dracula
Van Sellsing
2026
Film
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
Self
2002
Film
The Golden Boys
Capt. Perez Ryder
2008
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
2010
Film
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Death
2023
Film
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
Self (achive footage)
2002
Film
Welcome Back Lounge
Gideon
Film
Afterthoughts
Self
2002
Film
CATnip
Film
The Millionaires' Unit
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Nation's Fire
PopPop
2019
The Cowboys: Together Again
Himself
2007
Comfort, Texas
1997
Crimes of Passion II
Film
Gallegher Goes West
Turk
1966