ACTOR

Brad Dourif

1950 - Today

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Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American semi-retired actor. He is best known for voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings film series and his Oscar nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Brad Dourif's other film roles include Wise Blood (1979), Ragtime (1981), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Exorcist III (1990), Alien Resurrection (1997), and the 2007 remake of Halloween and its sequel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brad Dourif has received more than 7,241,489 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Brad Dourif is the 885th most popular actor (down from 837th in 2019), the 1,586th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,538th in 2019) and the 426th most popular American Actor.

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  • 7.2M

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  • 59.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brad Dourif ranks 885 out of 13,578. Before him are Mark Strong, Peter Dinklage, Don Ameche, Mark Harmon, Jessica Chastain, and Ewan McGregor. After him are Amy Adams, Michael Nyqvist, Barbara Bach, Glenn Ford, Louise Brooks, and Miki Manojlović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Brad Dourif ranks 70. Before him are John Candy, David Graf, Chantal Akerman, Chen Shui-bian, Helen Clark, and Grigory Sokolov. After him are Miki Manojlović, Robert B. Laughlin, Sônia Braga, Tsui Hark, Corinne Cléry, and Miou-Miou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brad Dourif ranks 1,586 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Gilbert (1932), Jessica Chastain (1977), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), John Robert Schrieffer (1931), and Asa Griggs Candler (1851). After him are Stan Smith (1946), Ma Barker (1873), Anthony Bourdain (1956), Sojourner Truth (1797), Henry L. Stimson (1867), and Barbara Bach (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brad Dourif ranks 426. Before him are Chris Cooper (1951), Holland Taylor (1943), Peter Dinklage (1969), Don Ameche (1908), Mark Harmon (1951), and Jessica Chastain (1977). After him are Barbara Bach (1947), Louise Brooks (1906), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Norman Reedus (1969), Karen Grassle (1942), and Barbara Hershey (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Billy Bibbit
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Nov 19o 19758.422 / 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gríma
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Dec 18o 20028.392 / 10
Seed of Chucky
Chucky (voice)
This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!
Nov 12o 20045.439 / 10