HomeBack to homepage
PeopleActors & creators
Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Department: Acting

Biography

Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in Ragtime, the mentat Piter De Vries in David Lynch's Dune, Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings, the homicidal Betazoid Lon Suder in the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, serial killer Charles Dexter/Brother Edward in the acclaimed science fiction television series Babylon 5, and Doc Cochran in the HBO television series Deadwood. Dourif has also worked with renowned film director Werner Herzog at many occasions, appearing in Scream of Stone, The Wild Blue Yonder, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

Halloween

Halloween

2007

The Box

The Box

2003

Color of Night

Color of Night

1994

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Death Machine

Death Machine

1995

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Dune

Dune

1984

Child's Play

Child's Play

1988

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980

Child's Play 2

Child's Play 2

1990

Child's Play 3

Child's Play 3

1991

The Shuroo Process

The Shuroo Process

2021

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

1993

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

2004

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

1990

Halloween II

Halloween II

2009

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky

1998

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

2005

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

1995

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

2000

Phoenix

Phoenix

1995

Critters 4

Critters 4

1992

The Hazing

The Hazing

2004

Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

1987

The Wizard of Gore

The Wizard of Gore

2007

Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch

2017

Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978

Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979

Humboldt County

Humboldt County

2008

Fading of the Cries

Fading of the Cries

2009

Trauma

Trauma

1993

Chain Letter

Chain Letter

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

Soulkeeper

Soulkeeper

2001

Priest

Priest

2011

Interceptors

Interceptors

1999

Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

1990

The List

The List

2007

Death and Cremation

Death and Cremation

2010

Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

1990

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986

Graveyard Shift

Graveyard Shift

1990

Turbulent Skies

Turbulent Skies

2010

Touching Home

Touching Home

2008

Born of Earth

Born of Earth

2011

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

1990

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

1989

The Storytellers

The Storytellers

1999

Catch.44

Catch.44

2011

Sworn to Justice

Sworn to Justice

1996

Miami Magma

Miami Magma

2011

Few Options

Few Options

2011

The Mound Builders

The Mound Builders

1976

Santa Monica

Santa Monica

2013

The Calling

The Calling

2003

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

Kennedy's Children

Kennedy's Children

1982

A Worn Path

A Worn Path

1994

Playing Patti

Playing Patti

2006

Scream of Stone

Scream of Stone

1991

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat

1997

Progeny

Progeny

1998

The Ghost

The Ghost

2001

Gingerclown

Gingerclown

2013

The Living

The Living

2022

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

Last Kind Words

Last Kind Words

2012

Istanbul

Istanbul

1985

Curse of Chucky

Curse of Chucky

2013

Group Portrait with a Lady

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977

End of the World

End of the World

2013

Blood Shot

Blood Shot

2013

Final Judgement

Final Judgement

1992

Dead Certain

Dead Certain

1991

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008

London Kills Me

London Kills Me

1991

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986

Rosemont

Rosemont

2015

Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

2022

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

1978

Impure Thoughts

Impure Thoughts

1986

Malignant

Malignant

2013

Brown's Requiem

Brown's Requiem

1998

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

1997

Blackout

Blackout

1996

Body Parts

Body Parts

1991

Senseless

Senseless

1998

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

1990

Wildling

Wildling

2018

Cypress Edge

Cypress Edge

1999

Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"

Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"

2016

Avarice

Avarice

2012

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989

Lock and Roll Forever

Lock and Roll Forever

2009

Chaindance

Chaindance

1991

I, Desire

I, Desire

1982

The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga

2002

Shadow Hours

Shadow Hours

2000

Chucky's Family Vacation

Chucky's Family Vacation

2005

Cult of Chucky

Cult of Chucky

2017

A Step Toward Tomorrow

A Step Toward Tomorrow

1996

Junkyard Dog

Junkyard Dog

2009

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story

Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story

1995

The Control Group

The Control Group

2014

The Dollhouse

The Dollhouse

2017

If Looks Could Kill

If Looks Could Kill

1996

Blue Velvet Revisited

Blue Velvet Revisited

2016

Herbert West: Reanimator

Herbert West: Reanimator

2018

Urban Legend

Urban Legend

1998

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Medium Rare

Medium Rare

1987

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

2004

Sinner

Sinner

2007

Obsession

Obsession

2019

The Gardener's Son

The Gardener's Son

1977

Drop Dead Sexy

Drop Dead Sexy

2005

Cut Off

Cut Off

2018

Best Men

Best Men

1997

The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

2008

Silicon Towers

Silicon Towers

1999

No Frank in Lumberton

No Frank in Lumberton

1988

Pulse

Pulse

2006

Vlad

Vlad

2004

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004

Brad Dourif on Wise Blood

Brad Dourif on Wise Blood

2009

Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

1995

The Legacy of Chucky

The Legacy of Chucky

2021

Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

1988

Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky

2024

Terror on Highway 91

Terror on Highway 91

1989

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

Medium Rare Cold Case

Medium Rare Cold Case

2025

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011

Untitled Chucky Film

Untitled Chucky Film

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Deadwood

Deadwood

2004

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

1985

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985

Wild Palms

Wild Palms

1993

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

Millennium

Millennium

1996

Ponderosa

Ponderosa

2001

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1983

Bless This House

Bless This House

1995

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

1979

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

2011

Psych

Psych

2006

Behind the Monsters

Behind the Monsters

2021

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Fringe

Fringe

2008

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986

The Hunger

The Hunger

1997

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005

The Pitt

The Pitt

2025

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1998

The Norm Show

The Norm Show

1999

Chucky

Chucky

2021