Brad Dourif

Name: Brad Dourif
Date of Birth: March 18, 1950
Place of Birth: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Biography: Starting in school productions, he progressed to community theater, joining up with the Huntington Community Players, while attending Marshall University of Huntington. At age 19, he quit his hometown...( read more

) college and headed to New York City, where he worked with the Circle Repertory Company. During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at Woodstock, New York, including 'The Ghost Sonata', 'The Doctor in Spite of Himself' and 'When You Comin' Back, Red Rider?', in which he was spotted by director Miloš Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Although this film is frequently cited as his film debut, in fact, Dourif made his first big-screen appearance with a bit part in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975). Nevertheless, his portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Forman's film was undoubtedly his big break, earning him a Golden Globe (Best Actor Debut) and a British Academy Award (Supporting Actor): he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Skeptical of his instant stardom, Dourif returned to New York, where he continued in theater and taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988 when he moved to Hollywood.

Despite his attempts to avoid typecasting, he frequently plays demented, deranged, or disturbed characters, starting in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), John Huston's Wise Blood (1979), and Forman's Ragtime (1981). Dourif then teamed up with director David Lynch for Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). He has appeared in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels. Dourif broke from the horror genre with roles in Fatal Beauty (1987), Mississippi Burning (1988), Hidden Agenda (1990), and London Kills Me (1991). He also played Gríma Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. On television, Dourif appeared in the Babylon 5 episode "Passing Through Gethsemane", in the early X-Files episode "Beyond the Sea" as condemned serial killer Luther Lee Boggs, in the first season of Millennium as Dennis Hoffman, and in Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. He played Lon Suder, a murdering psychopath who eventually redeems himself, in a three-episode story arc on Star Trek: Voyager. He appeared as the villain Saavedro in Myst III: Exile (2001), the third game in the popular Myst franchise. He plays Doc Cochran in the HBO series Deadwood.The television show The Ponderosa the prequil to Bonaza playing "Frenchie" Dourif was cast for the role of The Scarecrow who was set to appear in Batman Forever, whilst Tim Burton was attached to the project. However, Burton who was unhappy with the script, instead decided to use The Riddler as the main villain.

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stephsmatrix

Chucky was like the scariest thing to me when i was little. i first watched him when i was 4 or 5. now i own all five of his movies. childs play 1-3, bride of chucky, and seed of cucky all on DVD, i even have 2 chucky posters, and his chucky doll, which talks, came in the replica box from the first movie, and three weapons....I love chucky!!!!!!!!

posted 3 days ago
TheBlackKnight

Fun fact:

Many of his co-stars in "The Lord of the Rings" film series were under the impression that he was actually English because of the British accent he used as Wormtongue throughout filming. They were shocked to hear him speak in an American accent after filming was complete.

posted 25 days ago
purpledolphin85

When I was 5yrs old i watched Chucky and it scared the crap out of me. When I watched it when I turned 18 i found it to be one of the best movies i have seen. Chucky u rock!!!

posted 156 days ago
Butterfly2007

You so rock Chuckie is the best and the movies are so neat I love watching them.Even when I was little and my sister used to freak me out it never made me afraid of the shows their really kewl and I love watching them.

posted 228 days ago
smasher82008

CHUKY ROCK I THINK HE IS NUMBER ONE WITH THE KILLING AND ALL. CHUKY NEEDS MORE WAYS TO KILL PEOPLE BUT IN A NOTHER WORDS HE ROCKS. CHUKY WILL NEVER DIE. LIVE ON FOR EVERY.

posted 258 days ago
babigirl54

haha holyy... you are awsome when i was younger chucky use to make me pee my pants! ..yea anyways haha...I love the movie chucky its great of course my foster bro use to scare me bout it when i was 9 but u are really great...is there going to be any more chucky movies? cos there really good And ur an awsome actor plz add me??

Caitlyn-Michelle*

posted 293 days ago
theaudster83

chuckie is so cool!! [and mean!] add me!!!

posted 330 days ago
Rebecca200613

add me.

posted 331 days ago
Br0wn3yes

He plays the voice of Chuckie? Wow I didn't even know that.

posted 375 days ago
Sussudio

Absolutely brilliant actor!

posted 417 days ago