Bruce Dern

PersonBorn Jun 4, 1936 (age 90)Chicago, Illinois, USA

American actor

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Bruce Dern

Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American actor known for his roles in films such as They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), The Great Gatsby (1974), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Dern has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013). He is a member of The Actors Studio and has also been nominated for BAFTA Awards, Genie Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. Dern has appeared in TV shows such as the HBO series.

Buzz Score3.6

Daily update · June 4, 2026

Bruce Dern ranks #1,096 most popular person with a Buzz Score of 3.6. Bruce Dern peaked at #1,802 of all time (Jan 18 - Feb 16, 2020). Over the past year, Bruce Dern has spent 2 days in the top 10.

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#1,802Overall rank

Jan 18 - Feb 16, 2020

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#1,493Overall rank

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Bruce Dern Top TV Shows

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Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 2 ep · 1975 – Present

Mr. Mercedes

John Rothstein · 8 ep · 2017 – 2019

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Randy Strickland (voice) · 1 ep · 1997 – Present

Goliath

Frank Zax · 8 ep · 2016 – 2021

Big Love

Frank Harlow · 29 ep · 2006 – 2011

Palm Royale

Skeet · 3 ep · 2024 – 2026

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self · 1 ep · 2003 – Present

Black Monday

Rod "The Jammer" Jaminski · 2 ep · 2019 – 2021

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Bruce Dern Top Movies

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

George Spahn · 2019

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Old Man Carrucan · 2012

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

General Sandy Smithers · 2015

Monster

The Haunting

Mr. Dudley · 1999

Small Soldiers

Link Static (voice) · 1998

The 'Burbs

Lt. Mark Rumsfield · 1989

The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Nebraska

Woody Grant · 2013

Coming Home

Capt. Bob Hyde · 1978

The Glass House

The Glass House

Alvin Begleiter · 2001

Down Periscope

Rear Admiral Yancy Graham · 1996

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

The Chief · 1996

Silent Running

Freeman Lowell · 1972

Family Plot

George Lumley · 1976

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

Accidental Texan

Accidental Texan

Scheermeyer · 2024

Old Dads

Richie Jacobs · 2023

The Cowboys

Long Hair · 1972

Black Sunday

Diggstown

John Gillon · 1992

Bloody Mama

Kevin Dirkman · 1970

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

Garrett "Uncle Bud" Stoker · 1990

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Sheriff Ed Galt · 1996

The Big Town

M. Edwards · 1987

Wild Bill

Will Plummer · 1995

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

1969

Cliff Denny · 1988

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

Middle Age Crazy

Middle Age Crazy

Bobby Lee · 1980

Harry Tracy, Desperado

Harry Tracy, Desperado

Harry Tracy · 1982

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

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