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Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

54 movies on Netflix

Biography

Diedrich Bader is an American actor and comedian known for comedic parts and for voice work. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, he took guest roles on series including Cheers, Quantum Leap and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before his first major part, The Searcher in the 1993 show Danger Theatre. That same year he appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies, and from 1995 he played Oswald on The Drew Carey Show. His films include Office Space (1999), where he was Peter's neighbor Lawrence, Napoleon Dynamite (2004) as Rex, and Eurotrip (2004) as a thief. In 2010 he played Charlie on Outsourced, and from 2016 to 2021 he starred as Greg Otto on American Housewife, with recurring roles on Veep and Better Things. He has voiced characters in Ice Age (2002), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Surf's Up (2007), Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017) and Batman cartoons, playing Bruce Wayne from 2008.

59years old

Turns 60 on December 24in 73 days

  • Born Alexandria
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Karl Diedrich Bader

Movie Career

Films
54
Career span
31 years1993 to 2024

Genres

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  1. First role

    Diedrich Bader's first major role came in 1993 on the series Danger Theatre, where he played a character called The Searcher.

  2. A change of course

    Bader did Charlie Chaplin impersonations when he was young. He later said those performances were an early influence on his comedic sensibility.

Diedrich Bader movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Office Space1999 Comedyas Lawrence

    IMDb rating 7.6312K votes

  2. Ice Age2002 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Saber-Toothed Tigervoice

    IMDb rating 7.5572K votes

  3. Napoleon Dynamite2004as Rex

    IMDb rating 7.0260K votes

  4. Bolt2008as Veteran Catvoice

    IMDb rating 6.8251K votes

  5. Meet the Spartans2008as Traitoro

    IMDb rating 2.8114K votes

  6. Surf's Up2007as Tank 'The Shredder' Evansvoice

    IMDb rating 6.7104K votes

  7. Vampires Suck2010as Frank Crane

    IMDb rating 3.555K votes

  8. The Beverly Hillbillies1993as Jethro Bodine

    IMDb rating 5.122K votes

Most often with

Robert Vince directed seven of these films, Aaron Seltzer three and Jason Friedberg three. Kevin Michael Richardson appears in nine 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.

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Kevin Michael Richardson, 9 films togetherSee the 9 films with Kevin Michael RichardsonGrey Griffin, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Grey GriffinFred Tatasciore, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Fred TatascioreFrank Welker, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Frank WelkerJeff Bennett, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Jeff BennettTara Strong, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Tara StrongRobert VinceDirector, 7 filmsSee the 7 films by Robert VinceAaron SeltzerDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Aaron SeltzerJason FriedbergDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Jason Friedberg

Films together

Box office

What Diedrich Bader's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.5 billion

19 of the 54 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 54 films: 19 worldwide figure; 18 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.

  • 19Worldwide figure
  • 18Never in cinemas
  • 17Figure not found

Top grosser

Ice Age2002as Saber-Toothed Tiger (voice)$383 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ice Age2002as Saber-Toothed Tiger (voice)
    $383M25.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Bolt2008as Veteran Cat (voice)
    $310M20.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Surf's Up2007as Tank 'The Shredder' Evans (voice)
    $149M9.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023as Mr. Geckle
    $134M8.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous2005as Joel Meyers
    $101M6.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Meet the Spartans2008as Traitoro
    $86M5.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Vampires Suck2010as Frank Crane
    $81M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    The Beverly Hillbillies1993as Jethro Bodine
    $57M3.8% of the total
Napoleon Dynamite (2004), $46.1 millionRecess: School's Out (2001), $44.5 millionBalls of Fury (2007), $41.1 millionThe Blackening (2023), $18.6 millionThe Country Bears (2002), $18.0 millionOffice Space (1999), $12.8 millionOpen Season 2 (2008), $8.8 millionTop Cat Begins (2015), $4.7 millionAtlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012), $3.3 millionSurf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017), $1.2 millionJay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), $1.0 million

$200 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

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