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My Take
Brad Dourif is my favorite kind of actor: the one whose face you may not immediately place, but whose presence you never forget. He earned acclaim as the fragile Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, then spent decades terrifying audiences as the voice of Chucky and slithering through Middle-earth as Grima Wormtongue. That range, from heartbreaking vulnerability to pure menace, is the mark of a true character actor. Coming out of Huntington, West Virginia, with no movie-star pedigree, he built a half-century career on craft alone. I would argue he is one of the most quietly influential supporting players in American film, and I respect that far more than stardom.
Overview
Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brad Dourif
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッド・ドゥーリフ
- Reading
- ぶらっど・どぅーりふ
- Born
- March 18, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Golden Globe Awards
- 1977 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | — | |
| Notable work | Alien Resurrection | — | |
| Notable work | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | — | |
| Notable work | Dune | — | |
| Notable work | Star Trek: Voyager | — | |
| Notable work | Child's Play | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.