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Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern, born on June 4, 1936, is a highly renowned American actor. Garnering several accolades throughout his career, his acknowledgments include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. His talent has led him to several award nominations such as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Coming Home' (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for 'Nebraska' (2013). In addition to these, he is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
A member of the prestigious Actors Studio, Dern rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era through roles in films like 'The Trip' (1967), 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1969), 'The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant' (1971), and 'The Cowboys' (1972). He has also starred in other notable films such as 'The Laughing Policeman' (1973), 'The Great Gatsby' (1974), 'Posse' (1975), and 'Family Plot' (1976). On TV, he played 'Frank Harlow' in the HBO series 'Big Love' (2006–2011). Across his versatile career, Dern has established fruitful collaborations with various directors, including Walter Hill, Joe Dante, and Quentin Tarantino.
He was born in Chicago and grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois. He descends from a politically involved family with a grandfather, George Dern, who served as the Utah governor and the Secretary of War. His maternal granduncle was renowned poet Archibald MacLeish. Dern's education took him to New Trier High School and the University of Pennsylvania. A lifelong avid runner, he aspired to qualify for the Olympic Trials in 1956. Outside of acting, Dern's life has been equally colorful with marriages to Marie Dawn Pierce, Diane Ladd, and Andrea Beckett, with whom he remains married. His daughters with Ladd include actress Laura Dern.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Bruce MacLeish Dern
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 4, 1936
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1960-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Marie Dawn Pierce, Diane Ladd, Andrea Beckett
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Awards and Nominations Received by Bruce Dern
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Coming HomeBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
The Great GatsbyMovies Featuring Bruce Dern
The Mustang
Coming Home
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Smile
Family Plot
Nebraska
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Monster
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Silent Running
White Boy Rick
Chappaquiddick
Nostalgia
Hang 'Em High
The Cowboys
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Freaks
The Driver
Hickok
The Haunting
Black Sunday
The 'Burbs
The Hateful Eight
The Astronaut Farmer
The Gateway
Last Man Standing
Last Call
The Artist's Wife
Ravage
After Dark, My Sweet
The Lears
Badland
American Dresser
Inherit the Viper
Overrun
Emperor
Lez Bomb
The Big Town
Bloody Mama
Wild Bill
Class Rank
Mid-Century
The Weapon
Old Dads
Accidental Texan
Bloodline Killer
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Coffin Baby
Pete’s Christmas
Corman’s World
Miller’s Tale
Choose
Our Souls at Night
Warning Shot
Trumbull Land
Nation’s Fire
QT8: The First Eight
Inherit the Viper
The Artist’s Wife
Plotting ‘Family Plot’
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Ravage
Walker Payne
The Hard Easy
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Into the Badlands
Middle Age Crazy
Tattoo
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Space
Toughlove
On the Edge
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
World Gone Wild
1969
Carolina Skeletons
That Championship Season
Christmas vs The Walters
Hellblazers
I Am Burt Reynolds
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Butch vs. Sundance
Carolina Skeletons
That Championship Season
Hands That Bind
The Trip
Will Penny
Dead Man’s Revenge
The Cycle Savages
The Laughing Policeman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Rebel Rousers
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Castle Keep
Diggstown
Thumb Tripping
Wild River
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Down Periscope
Swamp Devil
The Twist
Posse
Small Soldiers
Drive, He Said
A Mother’s Prayer
Perfect Prey
Number One
The Lightkeepers
The Most Dangerous Game
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Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Hunting Games
American Cowslip
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
The Horror Show
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
The Making of Silent Running
The War Wagon
The King of Marvin Gardens
The Wild Angels
Waterhole #3
Career Timeline
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2023
The Weapon
Doris
Old Dads
Richie Jacobs
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Mike Cassidy
Butch vs. Sundance
Mike Cassidy
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Death
Hunting Games
Henry
2021
The Gateway
Marcus
Last Call
Coach
Overrun
Arkadi Dubkova
Christmas vs The Walters
Cliff Walters
Hands That Bind
Hank
2020
The Artist's Wife
Richard, husband
Ravage
Mallincrkrodt
Inherit the Viper
Clay Carter
Emperor
Levi Coffin
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self - Interviewee
2019
The Mustang
Myles
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
George Spahn
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Carl
Freaks
Grandpa
The Lears
Davenport Lear
Badland
Reginald Cooke
Nation’s Fire
PopPop
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Inherit the Viper
Clay Carter
The Artist’s Wife
Richard Smythson
Ravage
Mallincrkordt
2018
White Boy Rick
Grandpa Roman 'Ray' Wershe
Chappaquiddick
Joseph Kennedy
Nostalgia
Ronnie
American Dresser
King
Lez Bomb
Grandpa
Class Rank
Oswald Flannigan
Warning Shot
Calvin
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2001
Plotting ‘Family Plot’
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
1991
Into the Badlands
T.L. Barston
Carolina Skeletons
Junior Stoker
Carolina Skeletons
Junior Stoker
1982
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
That Championship Season
George Sitkowski
That Championship Season
George Sitkowski
1972
Silent Running
The Cowboys
Thumb Tripping
Smitty
The Making of Silent Running
Self
The King of Marvin Gardens
Jason Staebler
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
The Cycle Savages
Keeg
Castle Keep
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Number One
Richie Fowler
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