Brad Dourif

Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. Described as the "ultimate character actor", Dourif is often cast in intense and villanious parts. For his debut film performance as Billy Bibbit in Miloš Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Through the late 70s and 1980s he continued to portray prominent supporting parts in films such as Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Ragtime (1981), Mississippi Burning (1988), and notably played the lead role in John Huston's adapatation of Wise Blood (1979). Starting with his role as Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present), he became heavily associated with genre titles, particularly horror films. His credits within genre cinema include The Exorcist III (1990), Graveyard Shift (1990), Spontaneous Combustion (1990), Body Parts (1991), Trauma (1993), Alien Resurrection (1997), Urban Legend (1998), Halloween (2007), its 2009 sequel, and his role as Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Dourif is also noted for collaborating with art film directors David Lynch, on Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986), and Werner Herzog on four films, including The Wild Blue Yonder (2005) and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009). He also appeared in many television series, with his most acclaimed television role being Amos "Doc" Cochran on the HBO western series Deadwood (2004–2006, 2019), for which he received Primetime Emmy Award and Satellite Award nominations.