Bruce Dern
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Active Years
- 1955–2026 (72 Years)
- Total Credits
- 251 credits in database
Acting Born Jun 4, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, USA 251 credits
Biography
Bruce Dern is an American actor born on June 4, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He has appeared in numerous films throughout his career, including Silent Running, The King of Marvin Gardens, The Cowboys, Posse, Family Plot, Black Sunday, Tattoo, Monster, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Dern has been involved in the acting profession for a significant amount of time, with 229 known credits. He is also known by the name Bruce MacLeish Dern and has been referred to as Bruce Dern in some contexts.
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Career overview
Bruce Dern is an American actor born on June 4, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared in numerous films throughout his career. Dern's early film appearances include Silent Running, The King of Marvin Gardens, and The Cowboys, all released in 1972. He has also appeared in Posse, Family Plot, Black Sunday, and Tattoo, among other notable films.
Dern has been involved in a wide range of film projects, showcasing his versatility as an actor. His notable film appearances include Monster, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In addition to his film work, Dern has accumulated a large number of credits, with a total of 229 known credits to his name.
Dern's acting career spans many years, with a significant portion of his work being in film. His extensive filmography demonstrates his ability to adapt to various roles and genres, contributing to his enduring presence in the film industry.
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Career timeline
The Way Things Seem to BeBad Men Must BleedDernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce DernRobot Dracula
FracturedBhuthan: The World’s Happiest ManButch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Palm RoyaleBloodline KillerThe Devil’s TrapAccidental TexanThe Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman
Hunting GamesOld DadsThe WeaponButch vs. SundanceHands That Bind
Death in TexasThe HaterThe Most Dangerous GameCoast · Executive ProducerHellblazers
Last Shoot OutLast CallThe GatewayChristmas vs The WaltersOverrun
RavageI Am Burt ReynoldsEmperorThe Artist's Wife
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodBlack MondayThe Peanut Butter FalconThe Hateful EightBadland
White Boy RickChappaquiddickAmerican DresserNostalgiaWarning Shot
Mr. MercedesOur Souls at NightAmerican ViolenceHickokClass Rank
GoliathThe Cowboy
The Hateful EightNorthern BordersThe Millionaires' Unit
Cut Bank
NebraskaPete's ChristmasCoffin BabyFighting for Freedom
Django UnchainedHitting the Cycle
ChooseCorman's WorldTwixtInside OutMiller's Tale
TrimBBStory: An American Film RenaissanceDrive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual FreedomAmerica Lost and Found: The BBS Story
The HoleThe LightkeepersAmerican Cowslip
The Golden BoysThe Making of 'Rebecca'Swamp Devil
The Death and Life of Bobby ZThe Astronaut FarmerThe Cake EatersThe Cowboys: Together Again
Big LoveThe Hard EasyWalker PayneBelieve in Me
Down in the ValleyMadison
CSI: NY
Real Time with Bill MaherMonsterMasked and AnonymousTime Machine: When Cowboys Were KingA Decade Under the Influence
Afterthoughts'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman''Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
The Glass HousePlotting 'Family Plot'It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
All the Pretty Horses
The HauntingHard Time: The PremonitionIf... Dog... Rabbit
Small SoldiersPerfect Prey
King of the HillBig Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternComfort, Texas
Full Filmography
251 titles- The Way Things Seem to Be (2026) as Self
- Bad Men Must Bleed (2026) as George Wells
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
- Robot Dracula (2026) as Van Sellsing
- Fractured (2025) as Papa Joe
- Bhuthan: The World’s Happiest Man (2025)
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch (2025) as Mike Cassidy
- Palm Royale (2024) as Skeet
- Bloodline Killer (2024) as Dr. Lucien
- The Devil’s Trap (2024) as Mr. Cohen
- Accidental Texan (2024) as Scheermeyer
- The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman (2024) as Himself
- Hunting Games (2023) as Henry
- Old Dads (2023) as Richie Jacobs
- The Weapon (2023) as Doris
- Butch vs. Sundance (2023) as Mike Cassidy
- Hands That Bind (2023) as Hank
- Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) (2023) as Death
- Death in Texas (2022) as Reynolds
- The Hater (2022) as Frank
- The Most Dangerous Game (2022) as Whitney Tyler
- Coast (2022) Executive Producer
- Hellblazers (2022) as Bill Unger
- Mid-Century (2022) as Emil Larson
- Last Shoot Out (2021) as Blair Callahan
- Last Call (2021) as Coach Finnegan
- The Gateway (2021) as Marcus
- Christmas vs The Walters (2021) as Cliff Walters
- Overrun (2021) as Arkadi Dubkova
- Ravage (2020) as Mallincrkordt
- I Am Burt Reynolds (2020) as Self - Interviewee
- Emperor (2020) as Levi Coffin
- The Artist's Wife (2020) as Richard Smythson
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) as George Spahn
- Black Monday (2019) as Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski
- The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) as Carl
- The Hateful Eight (2019) as General Sanford Smithers
- Badland (2019) as Reginald Cooke
- Freaks (2019) as Mr. Snowcone
- Remember Me (2019) as Claude
- The Mustang (2019) as Myles
- QT8: The First Eight (2019) as Self
- Inherit the Viper (2019) as Clay Carter
- Nation's Fire (2019) as PopPop
- White Boy Rick (2018) as Grandpa Roman Wershe
- Chappaquiddick (2018) as Joseph Kennedy
- American Dresser (2018) as King
- Nostalgia (2018) as Ronnie Ashemore
- Warning Shot (2018) as Calvin
- Lez Bomb (2018) as Grandpa
- Trumbull Land (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Mr. Mercedes (2017) as John Rothstein
- Our Souls at Night (2017) as Dorlan
- American Violence (2017) as Richard Morton
- Hickok (2017) as Doc Rivers O'Roark
- Class Rank (2017) as Oswald Flannigan
- The Lears (2017) as Davenport Lear
- Goliath (2016) as Frank Zax
- The Cowboy (2016) as Self
- The Hateful Eight (2015) as General Sandy Smithers
- Northern Borders (2015) as Austin Kittredge Sr.
- The Millionaires' Unit (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Cut Bank (2014) as Georgie Wits
- Nebraska (2013) as Woody Grant
- Pete's Christmas (2013) as Grandpa
- Coffin Baby (2013) as Vance Henrickson
- Fighting for Freedom (2013) as Christian Dobbe
- Django Unchained (2012) as Old Man Carrucan
- Hitting the Cycle (2012) as James
- Choose (2011) as Dr. Ronald Pendleton
- Corman's World (2011) as Self - Actor
- Twixt (2011) as Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
- Inside Out (2011) as Vic Small
- Miller's Tale (2011) as Self
- Trim (2010) as Dale
- BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010) as Self
- Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom (2010) as Self
- America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010) as Self
- The Hole (2009) as Creepy Carl
- The Lightkeepers (2009) as Bennie
- American Cowslip (2009) as Cliff
- The Golden Boys (2008) as Capt. Perez Ryder
- The Making of 'Rebecca' (2008) as Self
- Swamp Devil (2008) as Howard Blaime
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) as Narrator
- The Astronaut Farmer (2007) as Hal
- The Cake Eaters (2007) as Easy
- The Cowboys: Together Again (2007) as Himself
- Big Love (2006) as Frank Harlow
- The Hard Easy (2006) as Gene
- Walker Payne (2006) as Chester
- Believe in Me (2006) as Ellis Brawley
- Down in the Valley (2005) as Charlie
- Madison (2005) as Harry Volpi
- CSI: NY (2004) as Vet
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Monster (2003) as Thomas
- Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Editor
- Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003) as Self
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003) as Self
- Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003) as Sean McNally
- Hard Ground (2003) as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
- Afterthoughts (2002) as Self
- 'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) as Self
- 'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) as Self (achive footage)
- The Glass House (2001) as Alvin Begleiter
- Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) as Self
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) as Self
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) as Judge
- The Haunting (1999) as Mr. Dudley
- Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) as Winston
- If... Dog... Rabbit (1999) as McGurdy
- Small Soldiers (1998) as Link Static (voice)
- Perfect Prey (1998) as Capt. Swaggert
- King of the Hill (1997) as Randy Strickland (voice)
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) as Self
- Comfort, Texas (1997)
- Last Man Standing (1996) as Sheriff Ed Galt
- Down Periscope (1996) as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
- Mulholland Falls (1996) as The Chief
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) as Self
- Wild Bill (1995) as Will Plummer
- A Mother's Prayer (1995) as John Walker
- Mrs. Munck (1995) as Patrick Leary
- Dead Man's Revenge (1994) as Payton McCay
- Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) as George Putnam
- It's Nothing Personal (1993) as Billy Archer
- Diggstown (1992) as John Gillon
- Carolina Skeletons (1991) as Junior Stoker
- Into the Badlands (1991) as T.L. Barston
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990) as Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as Scout Ed Higgins
- The 'Burbs (1989) as Lt. Mark Rumsfield
- Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989) as John Hollander
- 1969 (1988) as Cliff Denny
- The Big Town (1987) as M. Edwards
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) as Douglas Osborne
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) as Augustine St. Claire
- World Gone Wild (1987) as Ethan
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) as Douglas Osborne
- On the Edge (1986) as Wes Holman
- Tough Love (1985) as Rob Charters
- Space (1985) as Stanley Mott
- That Championship Season (1982) as George Sitkowski
- Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) as Harry Tracy
- Tattoo (1981) as Karl Kinsky
- Middle Age Crazy (1980) as Bobby Lee
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- The Driver (1978) as The Detective
- Coming Home (1978) as Capt. Bob Hyde
- Black Sunday (1977) as Lander
- The Twist (1976) as William
- Family Plot (1976) as George Lumley
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Grayson Potchuck
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Smile (1975) as Big Bob
- Posse (1975) as Jack Strawhorn
- The Great Gatsby (1974) as Tom Buchanan
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Laughing Policeman (1973) as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
- Silent Running (1972) as Freeman Lowell
- The Cowboys (1972) as Long Hair
- Thumb Tripping (1972) as Smitty
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as Jason Staebler
- The Making of Silent Running (1972) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Drive, He Said (1971) as Coach Bullion
- The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) as Roger
- Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971) as Deputy Doyle Pickett
- The Immortal (1970) as Luther Seacombe
- Bloody Mama (1970) as Kevin Dirkman
- Rebel Rousers (1970) as J.J. Weston
- Then Came Bronson (1969) as Bucky O'Neill
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) as James Bates
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) as Joe Danby
- Castle Keep (1969) as Lt. Billy Byron Bix
- Number One (1969) as Richie Fowler
- The Cycle Savages (1969) as Keeg
- Land of the Giants (1968) as Thorg
- Lancer (1968) as Lucas Thatcher
- Lancer (1968) as Tom Nevill
- Hang 'em High (1968) as Miller
- Psych-Out (1968) as Steve Davis
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Wade
- Will Penny (1967) as Rafe Quint
- The War Wagon (1967) as Hammond
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) as Johnny May
- The Trip (1967) as John
- Waterhole #3 (1967) as Deputy
- The Wild Angels (1966) as Joe 'Loser' Kearns
- Gallegher Goes West (1966) as Turk
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Pfc. Byron Landy
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Virgil Roy Phipps
- The Big Valley (1965) as Follet
- The Big Valley (1965) as Dixon
- The Big Valley (1965) as Clovis
- The Big Valley (1965) as Gabe Skeels
- The Big Valley (1965) as John Weaver
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Alex Ryder
- Laredo (1965) as Joe Durkee
- Branded (1965) as Les - Wolfer Who Kidnaps Squaw
- The Loner (1965) as Lud Grant
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) as TSgt. Frank Jones
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) as Lt. Michaels
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) as Lt. Danton
- Marnie (1964) as Sailor
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as John Mayhew
- The Fugitive (1963) as Hank
- The Fugitive (1963) as Cody
- The Fugitive (1963) as Hutch
- The Fugitive (1963) as Charley
- The Fugitive (1963) as Deputy Martin
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Ben Garth
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Maynard
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) as Vernon
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- The Virginian (1962) as Pell
- The Virginian (1962) as Lee Darrow
- The Virginian (1962) as Bert Kramer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Roy Bullock
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jesse
- Stoney Burke (1962) as E.J. Stocker
- Ben Casey (1961) as Billy Harris
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Joe Krajac
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Eddie Light
- The Crimebusters (1961) as Joe Krajac
- Route 66 (1960) as Albert
- Thriller (1960) as Johnny Norton
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Johnny Page
- Wild River (1960) as Jack Roper
- Bonanza (1959) as Cully Maco
- Bonanza (1959) as Bayliss
- Rawhide (1959) as Ed Rankin
- The Detectives (1959) as Jud Treadwell
- Naked City (1958) as Nicky
- Sea Hunt (1958) as FBI Agent John Furillo
- Wagon Train (1957) as Wilkins
- Wagon Train (1957) as Jud Fisher
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Doyle Phleger
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Judd Print
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Lou Stone
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Guerin
- Borderland as Cowboy
- Welcome Back Lounge as Gideon
- All Day Happy Dance as Gramps
- Northbound as Arthur
- The Making of 'Rebecca' as Self
- CATnip
- Crimes of Passion II
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bruce Dern best known for?
Bruce Dern is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Bad Men Must Bleed (2026), Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026), Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch (2025), Palm Royale (2024).
When and where was Bruce Dern born?
Bruce Dern was born on June 4, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
How many credits does Bruce Dern have?
Bruce Dern has accumulated over 251 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1955 to 2026.
What is Bruce Dern's background in cinema and television?
Bruce Dern is an American actor born on June 4, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He has appeared in numerous films throughout his career, including Silent Running, The King of Marvin Gardens, The Cowboys, Posse, Family Plot, Black Sunday, Tattoo, Monster, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Dern has b...
Bruce Dern by the numbers
251credits
180films
71TV series
1955–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Midi Première (1975) as Self — aged about 39
- Django Unchained (2012) as Old Man Carrucan — aged about 76
- The Hateful Eight (2015) as General Sandy Smithers — aged about 79
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Ben Garth — aged about 27
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Roy Bullock — aged about 26
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jesse — aged about 26
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