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Bruce Dern is a two-time Oscar nominee known for his versatility in playing both heroes and villains in a career spanning decades.

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Publicly Private

Bruce Dern has launched Los Angeles-based production company Publicly Private with his long-time business partner Wendy Guerrero.

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Flaunt Magazine

Similarly heralded are Dern's off-the-cuff acting flourishes known as “Dernsies.” Tarantino claims he's the only actor that can be entrusted with these in his ...

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AIP (American International Pictures)

In 1966 Dern began his association with AIP, leading to many collaborations with Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, and by extension ...

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Television Academy

The actor looks back at his seventy-year career and his most recent role in Prime Video's Goliath.

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The Talks

Dern, you were born into a quite conservative family. Was moving to New York to pursue acting a kind of rebellion? No, it was an act of ...

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Deadline

Bruce Dern, Scottie Thompson and Nick Stahl have joined the cast of director John Francis Sullivan's coming-of-age drama.

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The Guardian

How does Hollywood today differ from in the 70s when he worked with everyone from Hal Ashby to Alfred Hitchcock? Was it more fun to go to the ...

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Film Independent

Through decades of critically acclaimed performances, Bruce Dern has acquired the reputation of being one of the most talented and prolific actors of his generation. A celebrated stage actor, Dern was trained by famed director Elia Kazan at The Actor’s Studio and made his film debut in Kazan’s Wild River. In the 1960s Dern also found success as a distinguished television actor, appearing in contemporary Western TV series as well as Alfred Hitchcock’s television series. Hitchcock was such a fan of Dern that he cast him in both Marnie and Family Plot. He received critical accolades for films such as They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and Drive, He Said, and went down in history for his role as Long Hair in The Cowboys, in which he became the first man ever to kill John Wayne. Dern then starred in such classic films as The King of Marvin Gardens with Jack Nicholson and Ellen Burstyn, and played Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. It was his brilliant and powerful performance in Hal Ashby’s Coming Home that earned him both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. Dern co-starred with Charlize Theron in Monster and can currently be seen onthe HBO series Big Love.

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1960

Film debut in "Wild River"

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1964

Starred in "Marnie"

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1964

Starred in "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte"

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1966

Worked with director Roger Corman on films including "Wild Angels"

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1969

Appeared in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

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Played Long Hair in "The Cowboys" (1972), becoming the only man to kill John Wayne on screen

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1972

Co-starred in "Silent Running"

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1972

Co-starred in "The King of Marvin Gardens"

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1974

Played Tom Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby"

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1976

Starred in Alfred Hitchcock's final film "Family Plot"

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1978

Oscar & Golden Globe nomination for "Coming Home"

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1982

Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival for "That Championship Season"

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2011

Emmy nomination for "Big Love"

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2013

Best Actor Award from Cannes Film Festival for "Nebraska"

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2013

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for "Nebraska"

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2013

Second Academy Award nomination for "Nebraska"

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2015

Reunited with Quentin Tarantino for "The Hateful Eight"

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2019

Guested on Showtime's "Black Monday"

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2019

Appeared in "Mr. Mercedes"

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2019

Played George Spahn in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

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2010

Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

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2021

Appeared in the Amazon series "Goliath"

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2024

Appears opposite Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and his daughter Laura in Apple+ TV's acclaimed comedy series "Palm Royale"

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About

Bruce MacLeish Dern was born on June 4, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois, and pursued acting, training at the legendary Actors Studio under Elia Kazan. Dern made his film debut in Kazan’s “Wild River” in 1960. Throughout the 1960s, he established himself as a distinguished television actor, featuring regularly in contemporary Western TV series and on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” Alfred Hitchcock, notably a fan, cast Dern in “Marnie” (1964) and his final film, “Family Plot” (1976).

Dern gained significant recognition during the New Hollywood era, appearing in films such as “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” (1969) and “Drive, He Said” (1971). A notable milestone in his career was his role as Long Hair in “The Cowboys” (1972), where he became the only actor to kill John Wayne on screen. He went on to star in classic films including “The King of Marvin Gardens” with Jack Nicholson and Ellen Burstyn, and as Tom Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby” (1974), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. His powerful performance in Hal Ashby’s “Coming Home” (1978) earned him both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.

More recently, Dern has continued to work prolifically and receive critical acclaim. In 2013, he earned his second Academy Award nomination for his role in Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” a performance that also secured him the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the National Board of Review. He reunited with Quentin Tarantino for “The Hateful Eight” (2015) and appeared as George Spahn in the 10-time Academy Award-nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019). His television work includes an Emmy nomination in 2011 for his portrayal of Frank Harlow in HBO’s “Big Love” and appearances in Apple+ TV’s “Palm Royale” (2024). In 2010, Dern received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside his ex-wife Diane Ladd and daughter Laura Dern, a unique family achievement.

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