Bruce Dern Movie List
Bruce Dern is an actor who is best known for his roles the often cast his as a villain, sociopath or psychotic. He began his acting career in 1960 and is still active today. Some critics consider him to be one of the most talented actors since World War II, but this villain typecast stuck and he has been unable to shed this image for much of his career. That being said, he has still had a distinguished career and he has appeared in over 80 feature films. The highlights of his career include two Academy Award nominations 35 years apart (1979 and 2014). The following is a list of movies that Bruce Dern has acted in during his long career.
Movie Title/Year/Character
Pete’s Christmas 2013 Grandpa
Fighting for Freedom 2013 Christian Dobbe
Nebraska 2013 Woody Grant
Northern Borders 2013 Austin Kittredge Sr.
Coffin Baby 2013 Vance Henrickson
Django Unchained 2012 Old Man Carrucan
Hitting the Cycle 2012 James
Twixt 2011 Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
Inside Out 2011 Vic Small
From Up on Poppy Hill 2011 Yoshio Onodera (English version)
Choose 2010 Dr. Ronald Pendleton
Trim 2010 Dale
The Lightkeepers 2009 Bennie
The Hole 2009 Creepy Carl
American Cowslip 2009 Cliff
The Golden Boys 2008 Capt. Perez Ryder
Swamp Devil 2008 Howard Blaime
The Death and Life of Bobby Z 2007 Hippy Narrator
The Cake Eaters 2007 Easy Kimbrough
The Hard Easy 2006 Gene
The Astronaut Farmer 2006 Hal
Walker Payne 2006 Chester
Believe in Me 2006 Ellis Brawley
Down in the Valley 2005 Charlie
Madison 2005 Harry Volpi
Monster 2003 Thomas
Hard Ground 2003 Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
Milwaukee, Minnesota 2003 Sean McNally
Masked and Anonymous 2003 Editor
The Glass House 2001 Begleiter
All the Pretty Horses 2000 Judge
If… Dog… Rabbit 1999 McGurdy
The Haunting 1999 Mr. Dudley
Hard Time: The Premonition 1999 Winston
Perfect Prey 1998 Capt. Swaggert
Small Soldiers 1998 Link Static
Comfort, Texas 1997
Last Man Standing 1996 Sheriff Ed Galt
Mulholland Falls 1996 The Chief
Down Periscope 1996 RAdm. Yancy Graham
Wild Bill 1995 Will Plummer
Mrs. Munck 1995 Patrick Leary
A Mother’s Prayer 1995 John Walker
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight 1994 George Putnam
Dead Man’s Revenge 1994 Payton McCay
It’s Nothing Personal 1993 Billy Archer
Diggstown 1992 John Gillon
Carolina Skeletons 1991 Junior Stoker
Into the Badlands 1991 T.L. Barston
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 1990 Scout Ed Higgins
After Dark, My Sweet 1990 Garrett “Uncle Bud” Stoker
Trenchcoat in Paradise 1989 John Hollander
The ‘Burbs 1989 Lt. Mark Rumsfield
1969 1988 Cliff
World Gone Wild 1988 Ethan
The Big Town 1987 Mr. Edwards
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1987 Augustine St. Claire
Roses Are for the Rich 1987 Douglas Osborne
On the Edge 1986 Wes Holman
Toughlove 1985 Rob Charters
Space (Mini-Series) 1985 Stanley Mott
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch 1982 Harry Tracy
That Championship Season 1982 George Sitkowski
Tattoo 1981 Karl Kinsky
Middle Age Crazy 1980 Bobby Lee
The Driver 1978 The Detective
Coming Home 1978 Capt. Bob Hyde
Black Sunday 1977 Lander
The Twist 1976 William Brandels
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976 Grayson Potchuck
Family Plot 1976 George Lumley
Smile 1975 Big Bob
Posse 1975 Jack Strawhorn
The Great Gatsby 1974 Tom Buchanan
The Laughing Policeman 1973 Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973 Deputy
The King of Marvin Gardens 1972 Jason Staebler
Thumb Tripping 1972 Smitty
Silent Running 1972 Freeman Lowell
The Cowboys 1972 Long Hair
Drive, He Said 1971 Coach Bullion
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant 1971 Roger
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? 1971 Deputy Doyle Pickett
The Rebel Rousers 1970 J.J. Weston
Bloody Mama 1970 Kevin Dirkman
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 1969 James
The Cycle Savages 1969 Keeg
Number One 1969 Richie Fowler
Castle Keep 1969 Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969 Joe Danby
Hang ‘Em High 1968 Miller
Psych-Out 1968 Steve Davis
Will Penny 1968 Rafe Quint
Waterhole #3 1967 Deputy Samuel P. Tippen
The Trip 1967 John
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 1967 Johnny May
The War Wagon 1967 Hammond
The Wild Angels 1966 Joe ‘Loser’ Kearns
The Long Hunt of April Savage 1966
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964 John Mayhew
Marnie 1964 Sailor
Wild River 1960 Jack Roper
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