Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif (born March 18, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, voice artist, and comedian who played Gediman in the 1997 film Alien Resurrection. Other notable films Dourif has appeared in include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Dune (1984), Child's Play (1988), Mississippi Burning (1988) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Aside from his work in film, Dourif has had an extensive career in both television and stage.
Dourif has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) and has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings | Uncredited | |
| 1977 | Group Portrait with a Lady | |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | |
| 1979 | Wise Blood | With Harry Dean Stanton |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | With William H. Burton, Jr. and John Hurt |
| 1981 | Ragtime | With Colette Hiller, Al Matthews and Stuart Milligan |
| 1984 | Dune | With Henry Kingi |
| 1985 | Istanbul | |
| Impure Thoguhts | ||
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | |
| 1987 | Fatal Beauty | With Rubén Blades and Paulo Tocha |
| Medium Rare | ||
| 1988 | Child's Play | |
| Mississippi Burning | ||
| 1989 | Sonny Boy | |
| 1990 | Horseplayer | |
| Spontaneous Combustion | ||
| Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror | ||
| The Exorcist III | ||
| Child's Play 2 | ||
| Hidden Agenda | ||
| Graveyard Shift | ||
| 1991 | Murder Blues | |
| Chaindance | ||
| Body Parts | Directed by Eric Red | |
| Jungle Fever | ||
| Scream of Stone | ||
| London Kills Me | ||
| Child's Play 3 | With John Cann | |
| 1992 | Final Judgement | |
| Critters 4 | ||
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| Trauma | ||
| 1994 | A Worn Path | |
| Color of Night | With Rubén Blades and Lance Henriksen | |
| Death Machine | ||
| 1995 | Phoenix | With Leland Orser |
| Murder in the First | ||
| 1996 | Sworn to Justice | |
| A Step Toward Tomorrow | ||
| 1997 | Best Men | With George Christy |
| Nightwatch | ||
| Jamaica Beat | ||
| Alien Resurrection | ||
| 1998 | Senseless | With Jenette Goldstein |
| Progeny | ||
| Urban Legend | ||
| Bridge of Chucky | ||
| Brown's Requiem | ||
| Playing Patti | With Raymond Cruz | |
| 1999 | Interceptor Force | |
| The Storytellers | ||
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | ||
| Silicon Towers | ||
| 2000 | The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | |
| Cypress Edge | ||
| Shadow Hours | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| 2001 | Soulkeeper | With Robert Davi |
| The Ghost | ||
| 2002 | The Calling | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | With Ian Holm | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[1] | With Ian Holm |
| Vlad | ||
| The Box | ||
| 2004 | The Hazing | |
| El Padrino | With Gary Busey | |
| Seed of Chucky | ||
| 2005 | Drop Dead Sexy | |
| The Wild Blue Yonder | ||
| 2006 | Pulse | |
| 2007 | Sinner | |
| The Wizard of Gore | ||
| The List | ||
| Halloween | With Pat Skipper and Danny Trejo | |
| 2008 | The Boneyard Collection | |
| Born of Earth | ||
| Humboldt County | ||
| Touching Home | ||
| Lock and Roll Forever | ||
| 2009 | Halloween II | |
| Bad Lieutenant | ||
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | ||
| Chain Letter | ||
| 2010 | Junkyard Dog | |
| Fading of the Cries | ||
| Death and Cremation | ||
| 2011 | Priest | |
| Few Options | ||
| Catch .44 | ||
| 2012 | Avarice | |
| Last Kind Words | ||
| 2013 | Gingerclown | With Lance Henriksen |
| Curse of Chucky | ||
| Blood Shot | With Lance Henriksen | |
| Malignant | ||
| 2014 | The Control Group | |
| 2015 | Rosemont |
Documentary Appearances[]
- HBO First Look: Alien Resurrection - Behind the Scenes
- The Alien Saga
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
Trivia[]
- Dourif is one of several actors from the Alien films who has also appeared in the Star Trek franchise. Others include Raymond Cruz, Idris Elba, Nicole Fellows, Jenette Goldstein, Leland Orser, Ron Perlman, Mark Rolston, Winona Ryder and Eddie Yansick. All but three of these individuals are from the cast of Alien Resurrection.
Gallery[]
Brad Dourif.
External Links[]
- Brad Dourif at the Internet Movie Database
- Brad Dourif on Wikipedia
- Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki - Brad Dourif
References[]
- ↑ Dourif's appearance in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was cut from the theatrical release, but later reinstated in the Extended Edition