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[[caption-width-right:300:Wanna play?]]

->''"Of course, I would like to play the guy next door, but nobody's going to hire me for that kind of role."''

Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif (/ˈdɔrɨf/; born March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a BAFTA-winning, UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-nominated American actor and comedian who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles. He is best known for portraying [[Characters/ChildsPlayChucky Charles Lee Ray / Chucky]] (both live-action and voiceover) in the ''Child's Play'' franchise, Deputy Clinton Pell in ''Mississippi Burning'', Younger Brother in ''Ragtime'', Piter De Vries in Creator/DavidLynch's ''Dune'', Gríma Wormtongue in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy and Doc Cochran in ''Deadwood''.

Dourif is an institution of the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, to the point where he has even been cast as a RedHerring for the real villain on shows due to his status as a legend of genre.

As of 2024, Dourif is retired from acting while making a exception to continue voicing Chucky.

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!!Filmography on TV Tropes:

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[[folder:Film roles]]
* ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' (1975) as Billy Bibbit
* ''Film/EyesOfLauraMars'' (1978) as Tommy Ludlow
* ''Film/WiseBlood'' (1979) as Hazel Motes
* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) as Mr. Eggleston
* ''Film/{{Ragtime}}'' (1981) as Younger Brother
* ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'' (1984) as Piter De Vries
* ''Film/BlueVelvet'' as Raymond
* ''Film/ChildsPlay'' as [[Characters/ChildsPlayChucky Charles Lee Ray[=/=]Chucky]]
** ''Film/ChildsPlay1988'' (1988)
** ''Film/ChildsPlay2'' (1990)
** ''Film/ChildsPlay3'' (1991)
** ''Film/BrideOfChucky'' (1998)
** ''Film/SeedOfChucky'' (2004)
** ''Film/CurseOfChucky'' (2013)
** ''Film/CultOfChucky'' (2017)
** ''Series/{{Chucky}}'' (2021)
* ''Film/MississippiBurning'' (1988) as Deputy Clinton Pell
* ''Film/TheExorcistIII'' (1990) as James Venamun
* ''Film/GraveyardShift'' (1990) as Tucker Cleveland
* ''Film/GrimPrairieTales'' (1990) as Farley Deeds
* ''Film/SpontaneousCombustion'' (1990) as David/Sam Bell
* ''Film/JungleFever'' (1991) as Leslie
* ''Film/Critters4'' (1992) as Al Bert
* ''Film/ColorOfNight'' (1994) as Clark
* ''Film/DeathMachine'' (1994) as Dante
* ''Film/AlienResurrection'' (1997) as Dr. Gediman
* ''Film/UrbanLegend'' (1998) as Michael [=McDonnell=], gas station attendant
* ''Film/TheProphecy3TheAscent'' (2000) as Zealot
* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' as Gríma Wormtongue
** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'' (2002)
** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' (2003, extended edition)
* ''Film/{{Vlad}}'' (2003) as Radescu
* ''Film/TheHazing'' (2004) as Professor Kapps
* ''Film/TheWizardOfGore'' (2007) as Dr. Chong
* ''Film/{{Halloween|2007}}'' (2007) as Sheriff Lee Brackett
* ''Film/TheBadLieutenantPortOfCallNewOrleans'' (2009) as Ned Schoenholtz
* ''Film/DeathAndCremation'' (2010) as Stanley
* ''Film/{{Priest|2011}}'' (2011) as Salesman
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[[folder:Television roles]]
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (1 episode, 1984) as Hitch-hiker
* ''Series/TheEqualizer'' (1 episode, 1986) as Fenn
* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' (1 episode, 1986) as Father [=McDonovan=]
* ''Series/MiamiVice'' (1 episode, 1987) as Joey Wyatt
* ''Series/TheHitchhiker'' (1 episode, 1987) as Billy Baltimore Jr.
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1989) as Dr. Warren Overman
* ''Series/WildPalms'' (3 episodes, 1993) as Chickie Levitt
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1 episode, 1993) as Virgil
* ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1 episode, 1994) as Luther Lee Boggs
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' (1 episode, 1995) as Brother Edward
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' (3 episodes, 1996) as Lon Suder
* ''Series/{{Millennium|1996}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Dennis Hoffman
* ''Series/TheNormShow'' (1 episode, 1999) as The Devil
* ''Series/{{The Magnificent Seven|1998}}'' (1 episode, 1999) as Rupert Brauner
* ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' (2004–06) as Dr. Amos 'Doc' Cochran
* ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1 episode, 2008) as Dr. David Lingard
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2010) as Dr. Iggy Drexel
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' (1 episode, 2011) as Moreau
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (1 episode, 2011) as Bernie Bethel
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' (2 episodes, 2012-14) as Old Beggar / Zoso the Dark One
* ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' (1 episode, 2014) as Thomas Nash
* ''Series/{{Chucky}}'' (2021) as Chucky
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[[folder:Video game roles]]
* ''VideoGame/MystIIIExile'' (2001) as Saavedro
* ''VideoGame/{{Gun}}'' (2005) as Reverend Josiah Reed
* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' (2012) as Piero Joplin
* ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' (2016) as [[Characters/ChildsPlayChucky Charles Lee Ray[=/=]Chucky]]
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!!Tropes in his work:
* MethodActing: In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', he kept using his character's [[EvilBrit British accent]] even when the cameras weren't rolling, to the point where some of the cast thought he ''was'' British. When he dropped the British accent after filming his final scene, it was so jarring that castmate Creator/BernardHill thought he was making a joke and mocking American accents.
* ProductionPosse: He's worked very often with Creator/WernerHerzog and has worked ocassionally with Creator/DavidLynch.
* RealLifeRelative: His youngest daughter Creator/FionaDourif stars in ''Film/CurseOfChucky'' and ''Film/CultOfChucky''.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Fluent in many languages, and a gifted actor. Hails from West Virginia.
* StarMakingRole: He may have gotten acclaim for his turn as [[Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest Billy Bibbit]], but he was thrust into the public consciousness as [[Film/ChildsPlay Chucky]]. His later role as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gríma Wormtongue]] solidified his stardom.
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->''"I have a date with a six-year-old boy."''[[labelnote:*]][[WebVideo/TheKillCount Chucky, phrasing!]][[/labelnote]]