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    Bruce Dern

    Actor·Born 1936·Active 2003–2013
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    Career at a glance

    2Hallmark films

    1 at Christmas

    Weirdness5.0 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Everything Bruce has done for Hallmark, from Hard Ground (2003) right through to Pete's Christmas (2013).

    Follow & about Bruce

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    From
    Chicago
    Married to
    Diane Ladd

    Awards & honours

    • Silver Bear for Best Actor · 1983
    • Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor · 2013
    • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2010
    Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013), which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for That Championship Season (1982). He was also Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978). He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
    From Wikipedia

    All 2 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    1 film
    • 2013Pete's ChristmasActor as Grandpa · Christmas6.0Weird 7/10

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2003Hard GroundActor as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson · Frontier Town5.5Weird 3/10

    Bruce’s standouts

    • Pete's Christmas poster
      WeirdestPete's Christmas (2013)

      The strangest of the bunch — 7/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.0

    Movies by year

    Bruce Dern Hallmark movies by release year1200320042005200620072008200920102011201212013

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Bruce Dern been in?
    We have 2 Hallmark movies on file for Bruce Dern, spanning 2003–2013.
    What is Bruce Dern's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Pete's Christmas (2013) has more audience votes than any other Bruce Dern Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Bruce Dern still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Bruce Hallmark credit we have is from 2013; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Bruce Dern made?
    Bruce Dern turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Bruce Dern's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Bruce Hallmark title we have is Hard Ground (2003).
    Where is Bruce Dern from?
    Bruce is from Chicago.
    Is Bruce Dern married?
    Yes — Bruce is married to Diane Ladd.
    What does Bruce Dern do in Hallmark movies?
    Bruce Dern works on Hallmark films as actor.

    Data & sources

    Bruce’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.

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