Early life

Dern was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jean (née MacLeish) and John Dern, a utility chief and attorney. He grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois. His paternal grandfather, George, was a former Utah governor and Secretary of War (he was serving in the latter position during the time of Bruce's birth). Dern's maternal grandfather was a chairman of the Carson, Pirie and Scott stores, his maternal granduncle was poet Archibald MacLeish, and his maternal great-grandfather was Scottish-born businessman Andrew MacLeish. Dern's godfather was former Illinois governor and two-time presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II. His ancestry includes Dutch, English, German and Scottish. He attended The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) and the University of Pennsylvania. He starred in the Philadelphia premiere of Waiting for Godot.

Career

Dern made an uncredited role in Wild River (1960), as Jack Roper who is upset with his friend for hitting a woman that he punches himself. In 1964, he played the sailor seen in flashbacks with Marnie's mother for Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie in a short role and had a small crucial one in Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Dern played a murderous rustler in Clint Eastwood's Hang 'Em High (1968) and a gunfighter in Support Your Local Sheriff!. He appeared in four films in 1972, including The Cowboys as Asa Watts, a serial killer of Wil Andersen. John Wayne warned Dern, "America will hate you for this." and he wryly replies, "Yeah, but they'll love me in Berkeley". He played a psychotic Goodyear Blimp pilot who launches a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl in Black Sunday and Captain Bob Hyde in Coming Home, in which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1983, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival for That Championship Season. On May 26, 2013, he also won the Best Actor award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Alexander Payne's Nebraska, and was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actor.

Personal life

Dern married Marie Dawn Pierce in 1957, but divorced less than two years later. In 1960, Dern married Diane Ladd. Their first daughter, Diane Elizabeth Dern was born November 29, 1960 and died at eighteen months from head injuries, after falling into the swimming pool on May 18, 1962. Their second daughter, Laura is also an actress. Together, they were presented their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 1, 2010. After his divorce from Ladd in 1969, Dern married Andrea Beckett. He won a Legend Award at the inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival on June 1, 2011.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1960	Wild River	Jack Roper	Elia Kazan	Uncredited
1962	The Crimebusters	Joe Krajac	Boris Sagal
1964	Marnie	Sailor	Alfred Hitchcock
1964	Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte	John Mayhew	Robert Aldrich
1966	The Wild Angels	Loser	Roger Corman
1967	The War Wagon	Hammond	Burt Kennedy
1967	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	John May	Roger Corman
1967	The Trip	John	Roger Corman
1967	Waterhole No. 3	Deputy Sam Tippen	William A. Graham
1967	Will Penny	Rafe Quint	Tom Gries
1968	Psych-Out	Steve Davis	Richard Rush
1968	Hang 'Em High	Miller	Ted Post
1969	Support Your Local Sheriff!	Joe Danby	Burt Kennedy
1969	Castle Keep	Lt. Billy Byron Bix	Sydney Pollack
1969	Number One	Richie Fowler	Tom Gries
1969	The Cycle Savages	Keeg	Bill Brame
1969	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?	James	Sydney Pollack
1970	Bloody Mama	Dirkman	Roger Corman
1970	The Rebel Rousers	J.J. Weston	Martin B. Cohen
1971	The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant	Roger	Anthony M. Lanza
1971	Drive, He Said	Coach Bullion	Jack Nicholson
1972	The Cowboys	Asa Watts (Long Hair)	Mark Rydell
1972	Silent Running	Freeman Lowell	Douglas Trumbull
1972	Thumb Tripping	Smitty	Quentin Masters
1972	The King of Marvin Gardens	Jason Staebler	Bob Rafelson
1973	Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	Deputy	Sam Peckinpah	Uncredited
1973	The Laughing Policeman	Leo Larsen	Stuart Rosenberg
1974	The Great Gatsby	Tom Buchanan	Jack Clayton
1975	Posse	Jack Strawhorn	Kirk Douglas
1975	Smile	Big Bob Freelander	Michael Ritchie
1976	Family Plot	George Lumley	Alfred Hitchcock
1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Grayson Potchuck	Michael Winner
1976	Folies bourgeoises	William Brandels	Claude Chabrol
1977	Black Sunday	Michael Lander	John Frankenheimer
1978	Coming Home	Captain Bob Hyde	Hal Ashby
1978	The Driver	The Detective	Walter Hill
1980	Middle Age Crazy	Bobby Lee	John Trent
1981	Tattoo	Johnny	Bob Brooks
1982	That Championship Season	George Sitkowski	Jason Miller
1982	Harry Tracy, Desperado	Harry Tracy	William A. Graham
1986	On the Edge	Wes Holman	Rob Nilsson
1987	The Big Town	Mr. Edwards	Ben Bolt and Harold Becker
1987	World Gone Wild	Ethan	Lee H. Katzin
1988	1969	Cliff	Ernest Thompson
1989	The 'Burbs	Mark Rumsfield	Joe Dante
1990	After Dark, My Sweet	Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker	James Foley
1992	Diggstown	John Gillon	Michael Ritchie
1995	Mrs. Munck	Patrick Leary	Diane Ladd
1995	Wild Bill	Will Plummer	Walter Hill
1996	Down Periscope	Admiral Yancy Graham	David S. Ward
1996	Mulholland Falls	The Chief	Lee Tamahori	Uncredited
1996	Last Man Standing	Sheriff Ed Galt	Walter Hill
1998	Small Soldiers	Link Static (voice)	Joe Dante
1999	The Haunting	Mr. Dudley	Jan De Bont
1999	If... Dog... Rabbit	McGurdy	Matthew Modine
2000	All the Pretty Horses	The Judge	Billy Bob Thornton
2001	The Glass House	Begleiter	Daniel Sackheim
2003	Masked and Anonymous	Editor	Larry Charles
2003	Milwaukee, Minnesota	Sean McNally	Allan Mindel
2003	Monster	Thomas	Patty Jenkins
2005	Madison	Harry Volpi	William Bindley
2005	Down in the Valley	Charlie	David Jacobson
2006	Believe in Me	Ellis Brawley	Robert Collector
2006	Walker Payne	Chester	Matt Williams
2006	The Astronaut Farmer	Hal	Michael Polish
2006	The Hard Easy	Gene	Ari Ryan
2007	The Cake Eaters	Easy Kimbrough	Mary Stuart Masterson
2008	Swamp Devil	Howard Blame	David Winning
2008	The Golden Boys	Captain Perez	Daniel Adams
2009	American Cowslip	Cliff	Mark David
2009	The Hole 3D	Creepy Carl	Joe Dante
2009	The Lightkeepers	Bennie	Daniel Adams
2010	Trim	Dale Banks	Allan Mindel
2011	Choose	Dr. Ronald Pendleton	Marcus Graves
2011	Inside Out	Vic Small	Artie Mandelberg
2011	Twixt	Bobby LaGrange	Francis Ford Coppola
2012	From Up on Poppy Hill	Yoshio Onodera (voice)	Gorō Miyazaki	English dub
2012	Hitting the Cycle	James	Darin Anthony and J. Richey Nash
2012	Django Unchained	Curtis Carrucan	Quentin Tarantino
2013	Coffin Baby	Vance Henrickson	Dean Jones
2013	Northern Borders	Austin Kittredge Sr.	Jay Craven
2013	Nebraska	Woody Grant	Alexander Payne
2013	Fighting for Freedom	Christian Dobbe	Farhad Mann
2014	Cut Bank	Georgie Wits	Matt Shakman
2015	The Hateful Eight	General Sanford Smithers	Quentin Tarantino
2016	Class Rank	Oswald	Eric Stoltz	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	Route 66	Albert	Episode: "The Man on the Monkey Board"
1961	Naked City	Hollis / Nicky	Uncredited 2 episodes
1961	Sea Hunt	FBI Agent John Furillo	Episode: "Crime at Sea"
1961	Surfside 6	Johnny Page	Episode: "Daphne, Girl Detective"
1961	Thriller	Johnny Norton	Episode: "The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk"
1961	Ben Casey	Billy Harris	Episode: "A Dark Night for Billy Harris"
1961	The Detectives	Jud Treadwell	Episode: "Act of God"
1961-62	Cain's Hundred	Eddie Light / Joe Krajac	2 episodes
1962-63	Stoney Burke	E.J. Stocker	17 episodes
1962-63	The Dick Powell Show	Deering	2 episodes
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Maynard	Episode: "The Hunt"
1963	The Outer Limits	Ben	Episode: "The Zanti Misfits"
1963-65	Wagon Train	Wilkins / Jud Fisher / Seth Bancroft	3 episodes
1963-66	The Fugitive	Deputy Martin / Charley / Hutch / Hank / Cody	5 episodes
1964-65	The Virginian	Bert Kramer / Lee Darrow / Pell	3 episodes
1964	77 Sunset Strip	Ralph Wheeler	Episode: "Lovers' Lane"
1964	The Greatest Show on Earth	Vernon	Episode: "The Last of the Strongmen"
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Jesse / Roy Bullock	2 episodes
1964-65	Twelve O'Clock High	TSgt. Frank Jones / Lieutenant Michaels / Lieutenant Danton	4 episodes (two as Michaels)
1965	Rawhide	Ed Rankin	Episode: "Walk into Terror"
1965	Laredo	Joe Durkee	Episode: "Rendezvous at Arillo"
1965	A Man Called Shenandoah	Bobby Ballantine	Episode: "The Verdict"
1965; 1968	The F.B.I.	Virgil Roy Phipps / PFC Byron Landy	2 episodes
1965-66; 1969	Gunsmoke	Guerin / Lou Stone / Judd Print / Doyle Phleger	4 episodes
1966	Branded	Les	Episode: "The Wolfers"
1966	The Loner	Merrick	Episode: "To Hang a Dead Man"
1966	Disneyland	Turk	Episode: "Gallegher Goes West: Crusading Reporter"
1966-67	Run for Your Life	Alex Ryder	3 episodes
1966-68	The Big Valley	John Weaver / Gabe Skeels / Clovis / Harry Dixon / Jack Follet	5 episodes
1968-69	Lancer	Tom Nevill / Lucas Thatcher	2 epsiodes
1968; 1970	Bonanza	Bayliss / Cully Maco	2 episodes
1969	Then Came Bronson	Bucky O'Neill	Episode: "Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt"
1970	Land of the Giants	Thorg	Episode: "Wild Journey"
1970	The High Chaparral	Wade	Episode: "Only the Bad Come to Sonora"
1970	The Immortal	Luther Seacombe	Episode: "To the Gods Alone"
1985	Space	Stanley Mott	Miniseries
1986	Toughlove	Rob Charters	Television film
1987	Roses Are for the Rich	Douglas Osborne	Television film
1987	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Augustine St. Claire	Television film
1989	Trenchcoat in Paradise	John Hollander	Television film
1990	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson	Scout Ed Higgins	Television film
1991	Into the Badlands	T.L. Barston	Television film
1991	Carolina Skeletons	Junior Stoker	Television film
1993	It's Nothing Personal	Billy Archer	Television film
1994	Dead Man's Revenge	Payton McCay	Television film
1994	Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight	George Putnam	Television film
1995	A Mother's Prayer	Grandpa	Television film
1999	Hard Time: The Premonition	Winston	Television film
2003	King of the Hill	Randy Strickland (voice)	Episode: "Boxing Luanne"
2003	Hard Ground	Nate Hutchinson	Television film
2006-07; 2009-11	Big Love	Frank Harlow	29 episodes
2007	CSI: NY	Vet	Episode: "Boo"
2013	Pete's Christmas	Grandpa	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award
1972	Drive, He Said	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
1973	The Cowboys	Bronze Wrangler for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
1975	The Great Gatsby	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1979	Coming Home	Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1981	Middle Age Crazy	Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
1982	Tattoo	Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1983	Harry Tracy, Desperado	Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
	That Championship Season	Silver Bear for Best Actor
2007	Big Love	Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2009	Swamp Devil	Philadelphia Film Festival Jury Prize
2010	The Lightkeepers	Nominated - Method Fest Award for Best Supporting Actor
2013	Django Unchained	Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
2014	Nebraska	AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated - American Comedy Award for Comedy Actor - Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated - Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated - Gold Derby Award for Best Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated - Guardian Film Award for Best Actor Nominated - Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Nominated - San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture

[ Source: Wikipedia ]