All of TVGuide.com Videos Only

Bruce Dern

Celebrity

User Rating:

(8 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

Bruce Dern Fast Facts:

Father was Adlai Stevenson's law partner; uncle was the poet and playwright Archibald MacLeish; paternal grandfather was a former governor of Utah and Secretary of War under FDR.
Studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York City and made his film debut in Elia Kazan's Wild River (1960).
Played many unsavory characters, and was known as the guy "who killed John Wayne" in The Cowboys (1972), which brought him death threats from some of the Duke's fans.
An avid long-distance runner since childhood who has, by his own estimate, logged more than 100,000 miles.

Bruce Dern Relationships:
Adlai Stevenson III - Godparent
Andrea Beckett - Wife
Archibald MacLeish - Uncle
Diane Elizabeth Dern - Daughter
Diane Ladd - Ex-wife
George Dern - Grandfather
Jean Dern - Mother
John Dern - Father
Laura Dern - Daughter
Bruce Dern Awards:
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Attended University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA