Bruce Dern

Born 1936 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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2025

Bhuthan – The World’s Happiest Man

Directed by Binod Paudel

as —

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2025

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

as Mike Cassidy

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2025

Fractured

Directed by Mädchen Amick

as Papa Joe

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2025

Bad Men Must Bleed

Directed by Micah Lyons

as George Wells

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2024

Bloodline Killer

Directed by Ante Novakovic

as Dr. Lucien

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2024

The Devil’s Trap

Directed by Mike Mendez

as Mr. Cohen

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2024

Accidental Texan

Directed by Mark Lambert Bristol

as Scheermeyer

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2023

The Weapon

Directed by Tony Schiena

as Doris

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2023

Old Dads

Directed by Bill Burr

as Richie Jacobs

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2023

Hunting Games

Directed by Justin Lee

as Henry

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2023

Butch vs. Sundance

Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

as Mike Cassidy

Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)

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2023

Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)

Directed by Benjamin Epstein

as Death

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2022

The Most Dangerous Game

Directed by Justin Lee

as Whitney Tyler

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2022

Death in Texas

Directed by Scott Windhauser

as Reynolds

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2022

Hellblazers

Directed by Justin Lee

as Bill Unger

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2022

Mid-Century

Directed by Sonja O'Hara

as Emil Larson

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2022

The Hater

as Frank

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2021

Last Call

Directed by Paolo Pilladi

as Coach Finnegan

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2021

Overrun

Directed by Josh Tessier

as Arkadi Dubkova

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2021

The Gateway

Directed by Michele Civetta

as Marcus

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2021

Christmas vs The Walters

Directed by Peter A. D’Amato

as Cliff Walters

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2021

Hands That Bind

Directed by Kyle Armstrong

as Hank

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2021

Last Shoot Out

Directed by Michael Feifer

as Blair Callahan

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2020

I Am Burt Reynolds

as Self - Interviewee

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2020

Emperor

as Levi Coffin

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2020

The Artist's Wife

Directed by Tom Dolby

as Richard Smythson

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2020

Ravage

Directed by Teddy Grennan

as Mallincrkordt

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2019

Badland

Directed by Justin Lee

as Reginald Cooke

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2019

The Peanut Butter Falcon

as Carl

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2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

as George Spahn

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2019

Nation's Fire

Directed by Thomas J. Churchill

as PopPop

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2019

QT8: The First Eight

as Self

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2019

The Mustang

Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

as Myles

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2019

Freaks

Directed by Zach Lipovsky

as Mr. Snowcone

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2019

Inherit the Viper

as Clay Carter

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2019

Remember Me

Directed by Martín Rosete

as Claude

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2018

Chappaquiddick

as Joseph Kennedy

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2018

Trumbull Land

as Self (archive footage)

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2018

White Boy Rick

as Grandpa Roman Wershe

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2018

Nostalgia

Directed by Mark Pellington

as Ronnie Ashemore

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2018

American Dresser

Directed by Carmine Cangialosi

as King

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2018

Lez Bomb

Directed by Jenna Laurenzo

as Grandpa

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2018

Warning Shot

Directed by Dustin Fairbanks

as Calvin

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2017

Our Souls at Night

as Dorlan

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2017

The Lears

Directed by Carl Bessai

as Davenport Lear

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2017

Class Rank

Directed by Eric Stoltz

as Oswald Flannigan

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2017

American Violence

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

as Richard Morton

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2017

Hickok

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

as Doc Rivers O'Roark

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2015

The Millionaires' Unit

Directed by Darroch Greer

as Narrator (voice)

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2015

The Hateful Eight

as General Sandy Smithers

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2015

Northern Borders

Directed by Jay Craven

as Austin Kittredge Sr.

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2014

Cut Bank

as Georgie Wits

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2013

Pete's Christmas

Directed by Nisha Ganatra

as Grandpa

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2013

Nebraska

Directed by Alexander Payne

as Woody Grant

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2013

Fighting for Freedom

Directed by Farhad Mann

as Christian Dobbe

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2013

Coffin Baby

Directed by Dean Jones

as Vance Henrickson

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2012

Django Unchained

as Old Man Carrucan

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2012

Hitting the Cycle

Directed by J. Richey Nash

as James

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2011

Miller's Tale

Directed by Rebecca Marshall

as Self

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2011

Inside Out

Directed by Artie Mandelberg

as Vic Small

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2011

Choose

as Dr. Ronald Pendleton

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2011

Corman's World

as Self - Actor

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2011

Twixt

as Sheriff Bobby LaGrange

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2010

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

as Self

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2010

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

as Self

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2010

Trim

Directed by Ryan Bottiglieri

as Dale

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2009

The Lightkeepers

Directed by Daniel Adams

as Bennie

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2009

The Hole

Directed by Joe Dante

as Creepy Carl

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2009

American Cowslip

Directed by Mark David

as Cliff

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2008

Swamp Devil

Directed by David Winning

as Howard Blaime

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2008

The Golden Boys

Directed by Daniel Adams

as Capt. Perez Ryder

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2008

The Making of 'Rebecca'

Directed by Lisa Van Eyssen

as Self

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2007

The Astronaut Farmer

as Hal

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2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

as Narrator

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2007

The Cake Eaters

Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson

as Easy

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2006

Walker Payne

Directed by Matt Williams

as Chester

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2006

Believe in Me

Directed by Robert Collector

as Ellis Brawley

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2006

The Hard Easy

as Gene

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2005

Down in the Valley

as Charlie

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2005

Madison

as Harry Volpi

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2003

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Directed by Allan Mindel

as Sean McNally

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2003

Masked and Anonymous

as Editor

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2003

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

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2003

Hard Ground

Directed by Frank Q. Dobbs

as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson

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2003

Monster

as Thomas

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2003

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Directed by Michael S. Emerson

as Self

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull

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2002

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull

Directed by Laurent Bouzereau

as Self (achive footage)

'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'

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2002

'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'

Directed by Laurent Bouzereau

as Self

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2002

Afterthoughts

Directed by Unknown

as Self

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2001

The Glass House

Directed by Daniel Sackheim

as Alvin Begleiter

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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2001

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Directed by Eamon Harrington

as Self

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2001

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Directed by Laurent Bouzereau

as Self

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2000

All the Pretty Horses

as Judge

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1999

Hard Time: The Premonition

Directed by David S. Cass Sr.

as Winston

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1999

The Haunting

as Mr. Dudley

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1999

If... Dog... Rabbit

Directed by Matthew Modine

as McGurdy

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1998

Small Soldiers

as Link Static (voice)

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1998

Perfect Prey

Directed by Howard McCain

as Capt. Swaggert

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1997

Comfort, Texas

Directed by Michael Ritchie

as —

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1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

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1996

Mulholland Falls

as The Chief

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1996

Down Periscope

as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

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1996

Last Man Standing

as Sheriff Ed Galt

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1995

Mrs. Munck

Directed by Diane Ladd

as Patrick Leary

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1995

A Mother's Prayer

Directed by Larry Elikann

as John Walker

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1995

Wild Bill

as Will Plummer

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1994

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Directed by Yves Simoneau

as George Putnam

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1994

Dead Man's Revenge

Directed by Alan J. Levi

as Payton McCay

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1993

It's Nothing Personal

Directed by Bradford May

as Billy Archer

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1992

Diggstown

Directed by Michael Ritchie

as John Gillon

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1991

Into the Badlands

Directed by Sam Pillsbury

as T.L. Barston

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1991

Carolina Skeletons

as Junior Stoker

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1990

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Directed by Larry Peerce

as Scout Ed Higgins

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1990

After Dark, My Sweet

Directed by James Foley

as Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker

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1989

The 'Burbs

as Lt. Mark Rumsfield

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1989

Trenchcoat in Paradise

Directed by Martha Coolidge

as John Hollander

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1988

1969

as Cliff Denny

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1987

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Augustine St. Claire

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1987

The Big Town

as M. Edwards

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1987

World Gone Wild

Directed by Lee H. Katzin

as Ethan

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1987

Roses Are for the Rich

Directed by Michael Miller

as Douglas Osborne

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1986

On the Edge

Directed by Rob Nilsson

as Wes Holman

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1985

Toughlove

Directed by Glenn Jordan

as Rob Charters

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1982

That Championship Season

Directed by Jason Miller

as George Sitkowski

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1982

Harry Tracy, Desperado

Directed by William A. Graham

as Harry Tracy

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1981

Tattoo

Directed by Bob Brooks

as Karl Kinsky

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1980

Middle Age Crazy

Directed by John Trent

as Bobby Lee

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1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

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1978

The Driver

Directed by Walter Hill

as The Detective

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1978

Coming Home

as Capt. Bob Hyde

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1977

Black Sunday

Directed by John Frankenheimer

as Lander

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1976

Family Plot

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

as George Lumley

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

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1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Directed by Michael Winner

as Grayson Potchuck

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1976

The Twist

Directed by Claude Chabrol

as William

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1975

Smile

Directed by Michael Ritchie

as Big Bob

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1975

Posse

Directed by Kirk Douglas

as Jack Strawhorn

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1974

The Great Gatsby

as Tom Buchanan

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1973

The Laughing Policeman

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

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1972

The King of Marvin Gardens

as Jason Staebler

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1972

Silent Running

Directed by Douglas Trumbull

as Freeman Lowell

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1972

Thumb Tripping

Directed by Quentin Masters

as Smitty

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1972

The Making of Silent Running

Directed by Charles L. Barbee

as Self

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1972

The Cowboys

as Long Hair

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1971

Drive, He Said

as Coach Bullion

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1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Directed by Fielder Cook

as Deputy Doyle Pickett

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1971

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant

Directed by Anthony M. Lanza

as Roger

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1970

Bloody Mama

as Kevin Dirkman

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1970

Rebel Rousers

as J.J. Weston

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1969

The Cycle Savages

Directed by Bill Brame

as Keeg

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1969

Castle Keep

as Lt. Billy Byron Bix

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1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Directed by Sydney Pollack

as James Bates

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1969

Number One

Directed by Tom Gries

as Richie Fowler

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1969

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Directed by Burt Kennedy

as Joe Danby

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1968

Psych-Out

as Steve Davis

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1968

Hang 'em High

as Miller

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1967

The War Wagon

as Hammond

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1967

Will Penny

Directed by Tom Gries

as Rafe Quint

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1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Johnny May

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1967

Waterhole #3

as Deputy

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1967

The Trip

as John

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1966

Gallegher Goes West

Directed by Joseph Sargent

as Turk

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1966

The Wild Angels

Directed by Roger Corman

as Joe 'Loser' Kearns

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1964

Marnie

as Sailor

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1964

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Directed by Robert Aldrich

as John Mayhew

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1961

The Crimebusters

Directed by Boris Sagal

as Joe Krajac

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1960

Wild River

Directed by Elia Kazan

as Jack Roper

About Bruce Dern

Known for: Acting