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Bruce Dern
Birthday: June 4, 1936

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 0' 0"

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Biography

Bruce Dern had established himself as the movies' premier heavy, playing sociopaths, psychotics and just plain criminals by the time he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978). Some perceptive critics had noted that Dern was a finer actor than his roles generally allowed one to believe, repelled as one was by the neurotic persona that Dern was able to project and that casting directors capitalized on.Jack Nicholson, a close friend, claimed that Dern was the best of the new breed of actors who had been born just before World War II and were coming into their own in the 1970s. Unlike his screen image, Dern had come from a patrician background: his grandfather had been governor of Utah and a secretary of war under Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When allowed to step out of his on-screen persona to assay the millionaire Tom Buchanan in the 1974 remake of The Great Gatsby (1974), he acquitted himself quite well.Some critics said that "Gatsby" would have been better if Dern rather than Robert Redford had played the title role. Others pointed to his fine work as Nicholson's brother in The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) to establish a case that he was an underappreciated and underutilized talent. By the time Dern appeared as the cuckolded Marine in "Coming Home," a consensus had emerged that Dern was a fine actor. He won an Oscar nod for the role, then fell victim to the infamous "Oscar curse" that has claimed other winners, most famously in the case of 1969 Best Supporting Actor winner Gig Young, Dern's co-star in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).Dern, like Young before him, was determined to break out of supporting roles. Like Young, who had been cast repeatedly as a light comedian in his career, Dern had also become typecast, but as a psycho, surpassing even Anthony Perkins in those types of roles. Dern was determined to break out of the ghetto he had found himself in before "Coming Home." He failed, and his career suffered.Up through his Oscar nomination, Dern had starred in 26 films in 11 years since graduating to steady employment in A-pictures with Waterhole #3 (1967). After the 1979 Oscar nod, he would appear in only a dozen feature films in the next 11 years, not counting TV movies. None of them brought him stardom or much acclaim, and his attempt at becoming a lead man, Middle Age Crazy (1980), flopped badly (he did received a nomination for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor at the 1981 Genie Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Oscars, for his work in that picture). It was back to psychos, this time as a lead, in Tattoo (1981). The movie proved to be another flop, and his reputation was further damaged when he bragged that he had actually performed on-screen sexual intercourse with co-star Maud Adams, a boast that Adams heatedly denied. Dern's star was seriously dimmed.Although he landed a coveted role in the film adaptation of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play That Championship Season (1982), the film was a disappointment with critics and at the box office. He turned in a fine performance three years later in the TV movie Toughlove (1985) (TV), but overall, his career was floundering.Another psycho role, that of Uncle Bud in After Dark, My Sweet (1990), started buzz about another possible Best Supporting Oscar nod for him, but the film proved a box-office bust and the nomination never materialized. A predicted career renaissance for Dern faded, just as the careers of his ex-wife, Diane Ladd, and their daughter, Laura Dern, kicked into high gear.Since the 1990 high point of the second wave of his career, Dern has stayed steadily employed, but has never again generated much critical acclaim, nor made any inroads towards reclaiming his crown as the cinema's premier sociopath. A fine actor, who will be remembered most vividly for such psycho/killer roles such as the rustler leader who gunned down John Wayne in The Cowboys (1972), Dern's career serves as a cautionary tale for those actors who try to escape the ghetto of typecasting. While nothing restricts an actor's artistic development as much as typecasting, unless like a Duke Wayne they can turn that type into superstardom, trying to break out of the type can prove to be career suicide.

Movie Credits
The Cake Eaters (2007)
[ Aaron Stanford ][ Thomas Cavanagh ]
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
[ Bruce Willis ]
Where There's a Will (2006)
[ Bill Paxton ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Keith Carradine ][ Frank Whaley ][ David DeLuise ]
The Baptism (2006)
[ Bill Paxton ][ Harry Dean Stanton ]
A Barbecue for Betty (2006)
[ Bill Paxton ][ Harry Dean Stanton ]
Easter (2006)
[ Bill Paxton ][ Harry Dean Stanton ]
Walker Payne (2006)
[ Jason Patric ][ Sam Shepard ]
Down in the Valley (2005)
[ Edward Norton ][ David Morse ][ Rory Culkin ][ Geoffrey Lewis ][ John Diehl ]
Believe in Me (2005)
[ Bob Gunton ][ Jeffrey Donovan ]
The Hard Easy (2005)
[ David Boreanaz ][ Gary Busey ][ Henry Thomas ][ Nick Lachey ][ Peter Weller ]
Monster (2003)
[ Peter Facinelli ][ Kane Hodder ][ Lee Tergesen ][ Bill Bellamy ]
Hard Ground (2003)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Martin Kove ]
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
[ Josh Brolin ][ Randy Quaid ][ Troy Garity ]
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
[ Val Kilmer ][ Luke Wilson ][ Mickey Rourke ][ Christian Slater ][ Giovanni Ribisi ]
Madison (2001)
[ James Caviezel ][ Jake Lloyd ][ Paul Dooley ][ Chris Young ]
The Glass House (2001)
[ Stellan Skarsgård ][ Chris Noth ][ Trevor Morgan ][ Erick Avari ][ Chris Young ]
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
[ Matt Damon ][ Robert Patrick ][ Lucas Black ][ Henry Thomas ][ Sam Shepard ]
If... Dog... Rabbit... (1999)
[ John Hurt ][ Matthew Modine ][ Kevin J. O'Connor ][ Andrew Stevens ]
The Haunting (1999)
[ Steven Spielberg ][ Owen Wilson ][ Liam Neeson ][ M.C. Gainey ][ Courtland Mead ]
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Charles Durning ][ Richard Riehle ][ Michael DeLuise ]
Small Soldiers (1998)
[ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ][ Christopher Guest ][ Denis Leary ][ Gregory Smith ]
Perfect Prey (1998)
[ Richard Riehle ]
Comfort, Texas (1997)
[ Brian Benben ]
Last Man Standing (1996)
[ Bruce Willis ][ Christopher Walken ][ Michael Imperioli ][ David Patrick Kelly ][ William Sanderson ]
Mulholland Falls (1996)
[ John Malkovich ][ Michael Madsen ][ Rob Lowe ][ William L. Petersen ][ Nick Nolte ]
Down Periscope (1996)
[ William H Macy ][ William H. Macy ][ Rob Schneider ][ Kelsey Grammer ][ Rip Torn ]
Wild Bill (1995)
[ Jeff Bridges ][ David Arquette ][ John Hurt ][ James Remar ][ Keith Carradine ]
Mrs. Munck (1995)
A Mother's Prayer (1995)
[ Corey Parker ][ Noah Fleiss ]
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)
[ Rutger Hauer ][ David Cross ][ Richard Schiff ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
Dead Man's Revenge (1994)
[ Michael Ironside ][ Tobin Bell ][ Doug McClure ][ John M Jackson ][ John M. Jackson ]
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
[ Xander Berkeley ][ Yaphet Kotto ][ Miguel Sandoval ]
Diggstown (1992)
[ James Caviezel ][ James Woods ][ Oliver Platt ][ Louis Gossett Jr. ]
Carolina Skeletons (1991)
[ Louis Gossett Jr. ][ Bill Cobbs ]
Into the Badlands (1991)
[ Dylan McDermott ][ Andrew Robinson ]
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
[ Daniel Stern ][ Andre Braugher ][ Paul Dooley ][ Dale Dye ][ Noble Willingham ]
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
[ Jason Patric ][ Michael G. Hagerty ][ Tom Wagner ]
The `burbs (1989)
[ Tom Hanks ][ Corey Feldman ][ Nicky Katt ][ Robert Picardo ][ Courtney Gains ]
Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989)
[ Dirk Benedict ][ Richard Schiff ][ Martha Coolidge ]
1969 (1988)
[ Kiefer Sutherland ][ Robert Downey Jr. ]
World Gone Wild (1988)
The Big Town (1987)
[ Matt Dillon ][ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ][ Tom Skerritt ][ Johnny Cash ]
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Avery Brooks ][ Edward Woodward ]
Roses Are for the Rich (1987)
[ Robert Picardo ][ Joe Penny ][ John M Jackson ][ John M. Jackson ]
Retour (1987)
[ Jon Voight ]
Toughlove (1985)
[ Jason Patric ][ Dana Elcar ]
On the Edge (1985)
Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
That Championship Season (1982)
[ Martin Sheen ][ Robert Mitchum ][ Paul Sorvino ][ Stacy Keach ]
Tattoo (1981)
Middle Age Crazy (1980)
The Driver (1978)
[ Ryan O'Neal ]
Coming Home (1978)
[ Jon Voight ][ Robert Carradine ][ Marc McClure ]
Black Sunday (1977)
[ John Williams ][ Robert Shaw ][ William Daniels ][ Bekim Fehmiu ]
Folies bourgeoises (1976)
[ Tomas Milian ]
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
[ Dean Stockwell ][ Ricardo Montalban ][ Victor Mature ][ Billy Barty ][ Tab Hunter ]
Family Plot (1976)
[ Alfred Hitchcock ][ John Williams ][ William Devane ]
Smile (1975)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ][ Dennis Dugan ]
Posse (1975)
[ Kirk Douglas ]
The Great Gatsby (1974)
[ Robert Redford ][ Sam Waterston ][ Edward Herrmann ][ Vincent Schiavelli ][ Irving Berlin ]
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
[ Walter Matthau ][ Louis Gossett Jr. ]
Silent Running (1972)
[ Ron Rifkin ]
The Cowboys (1972)
[ John Wayne ][ John Williams ][ Robert Carradine ][ Slim Pickens ][ Richard Farnsworth ]
Thumb Tripping (1972)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
[ Jack Nicholson ][ John Cho ][ Scatman Crothers ][ Josh Mostel ]
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)
[ Casey Kasem ]
Drive, He Said (1971)
[ David Ogden Stiers ][ Terrence Malick ][ Michael Margotta ]
Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971)
[ Ernest Borgnine ][ Slim Pickens ]
The Rebel Rousers (1970)
[ Jack Nicholson ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ John Cho ][ Robert Dix ]
Bloody Mama (1970)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Scatman Crothers ][ Pat Hingle ]
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
[ Red Buttons ][ Ian Abercrombie ][ Art Metrano ]
The Cycle Savages (1969)
[ Casey Kasem ][ Chris Robinson ]
Number One (1969)
[ Charlton Heston ][ Mike Henry ]
Castle Keep (1969)
[ Burt Lancaster ]
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
[ James Garner ][ Harry Morgan ][ Walter Brennan ][ Jack Elam ]
Hang 'Em High (1968)
[ Clint Eastwood ][ Dennis Hopper ][ Ben Johnson ][ Pat Hingle ][ James MacArthur ]
The Trackers (1968)
Psych-Out (1968)
[ Jack Nicholson ][ John Cho ][ Dean Stockwell ][ Garry Marshall ]
Will Penny (1968)
[ Charlton Heston ][ Jon Gries ][ Lee Majors ][ Donald Pleasence ][ Slim Pickens ]
Julie (1968)
Four Days to Furnace Hill (1967)
[ Don Chastain ]
Trip to the Far Side (1967)
Waterhole #3 (1967)
[ Carroll O'Connor ][ James Whitmore ][ Claude Akins ]
The Trip (1967)
[ Dennis Hopper ][ Peter Fonda ][ Peter Bogdanovich ]
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
[ Jack Nicholson ][ John Cho ][ Jason Robards ][ George Segal ][ Alex Rocco ]
The War Wagon (1967)
[ John Wayne ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Keenan Wynn ][ Howard Keel ]
Lost Treasure (1966)
By Force and Violence (1966)
The Wild Angels (1966)
[ Peter Fonda ][ Peter Bogdanovich ][ Michael J. Pollard ]
Under a Dark Star (1966)
The Treasure Seekers (1966)
[ Jack Albertson ]
The Jailer (1966)
[ Tom Skerritt ]
Ten Little Indians (1965)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Warren Oates ]
Corner of Hell (1965)
[ Dabbs Greer ]
The Mission (1965)
[ Chris Robinson ]
Pound of Flesh (1965)
[ Leslie Nielsen ]
The Lorelei (1965)
South Wind (1965)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1965)
Come Watch Me Die (1964)
Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep (1964)
The Payment (1964)
First to Thine Own Self (1964)
Those Who Stay Behind (1964)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
[ George Kennedy ][ Joseph Cotten ]
Night Caller (1964)
Marnie (1964)
[ Sean Connery ][ Alfred Hitchcock ]
The Other Side of the Mountain (1963)
The Eli Bancroft Story (1963)
Squadron (1962)
The Crimebusters (1961)
Bullets Cost too Much (1961)
Wild River (1960)
[ Montgomery Clift ]

Trivia

  • Alumnus of New Trier Township High School East, Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Hugh O'Brien, Ann-Margret, Penelope Milford, Virginia Madsen and Liz Phair.
  • Born at 3:11am-CDT
  • Father of Laura Dern.
  • One of select few to kill actor John Wayne on the silver screen (see the movie The Cowboys (1972)). He even received some death threats out of it.
  • He had two daughters by Diane Ladd. His eldest daughter, born in 1961, accidentally drowned at 18 months of age, years before his second child, Laura Dern, was born in 1967.
  • His grandfather was George Dern, former Governor of Utah & FDR's first Secretary of War.
  • Nephew of poet Archibald Macleish.
  • Grandchildren of Ellery Walker Harper & Jaya Harper.
  • Father-in-law of (musician) Ben Harper.

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