Brad Dourif
Biography
Brad Dourif is an American actor whose career has stretched across film, television and the stage since he studied acting in New York with Sanford Meisner and worked with the Circle Repertory Company. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he was spotted by director Miloš Forman in a play and cast as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned him an Academy Award nomination along with Golden Globe and BAFTA honors. He became a familiar presence in horror as the voice of Chucky across the Child's Play franchise, beginning with Child's Play (1988), and played Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). His other films include Wise Blood (1979), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988) and Alien Resurrection (1997). He earned an Emmy nomination as Doc Cochran in Deadwood.
76years old
Turns 77 on March 18in 128 days
- Born Huntington
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Bradford Claude Dourif (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 71
- Career span
- 47 years1975 to 2022
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Big break
Dourif was spotted by director Miloš Forman while performing in the off-Broadway play When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, and Forman cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Big break
Dourif's small role in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) was cut from the final film. His big break came as the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Cuckoo's Nest, which won him a Golden Globe and a British Academy Award and earned an Academy Award nomination.
Behind the camera
Dourif went back to New York, kept working in theater, and until 1988 gave acting and directing classes at Columbia University. Don Mancini was one of the students there.
Early training
In New York City, Dourif trained under Sanford Meisner. He also worked at the Circle Repertory Company with Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson.
Beyond film
Dourif returned to live theater in 2013, acting with Amanda Plummer in an Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play at the New World Stages. He had not appeared on stage for three decades.
Beyond film
The Norwegian duo Thinguma*jigSaw put out an album called Misery Together in 2012, and Dourif lent spoken word vocals to three of its songs.
Brad Dourif movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Werner Herzog directed four of these films, Don Mancini three and Milos Forman two. Jennifer Tilly appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jennifer Tilly's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Fiona Dourif's page
Alex Vincent's page
Lance Henriksen's page
Michael Shannon's page
All films by Werner Herzog
All films by Don Mancini
All films by Milos Forman
Also three films together6 more actors
- Loretta DevineMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009), Urban Legend (1998) and Amos & Andrew (1993)
- Grace ZabriskieBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018), My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) and Child's Play 2 (1990)
- Adam HurtigLiving with Chucky (2022), Cult of Chucky (2017) and Curse of Chucky (2013)
- Billy BoydLiving with Chucky (2022), Seed of Chucky (2004) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- Dayton CallieDeadwood: The Movie (2019), Few Options (2011) and Halloween II (2009)
- Christine EliseLiving with Chucky (2022), Cult of Chucky (2017) and Child's Play 2 (1990)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brad Dourif's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.8 billion
31 of the 71 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 71 films: 31 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 26 figure not found.
- 31Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 26Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$926M50.3% of the total
- 2$162M8.8% of the total
- 3$109M5.9% of the total
- 4$84M4.6% of the total
- 5$73M3.9% of the total
- 6$51M2.8% of the total
- 7$44M2.4% of the total
- 8$39M2.1% of the total
$353 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| Awards | Won | ||
| BAFTA | |||
| 1977 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.