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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Wanna play?]]
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4	->''"Of course, I would like to play the guy next door, but nobody's going to hire me for that kind of role."''
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6	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''.
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8	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.
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10	As of 2024, Dourif is retired from acting while making a exception to continue voicing Chucky.
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13	!!Filmography on TV Tropes:
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16	[[folder:Film roles]]
17	* ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' (1975) as Billy Bibbit
18	* ''Film/EyesOfLauraMars'' (1978) as Tommy Ludlow
19	* ''Film/WiseBlood'' (1979) as Hazel Motes
20	* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) as Mr. Eggleston
21	* ''Film/{{Ragtime}}'' (1981) as Younger Brother
22	* ''Film/{{Dune\|1984}}'' (1984) as Piter De Vries
23	* ''Film/BlueVelvet'' as Raymond
24	* ''Film/ChildsPlay'' as [[Characters/ChildsPlayChucky Charles Lee Ray[=/=]Chucky]]
25	** ''Film/ChildsPlay1988'' (1988)
26	** ''Film/ChildsPlay2'' (1990)
27	** ''Film/ChildsPlay3'' (1991)
28	** ''Film/BrideOfChucky'' (1998)
29	** ''Film/SeedOfChucky'' (2004)
30	** ''Film/CurseOfChucky'' (2013)
31	** ''Film/CultOfChucky'' (2017)
32	** ''Series/{{Chucky}}'' (2021)
33	* ''Film/MississippiBurning'' (1988) as Deputy Clinton Pell
34	* ''Film/TheExorcistIII'' (1990) as James Venamun
35	* ''Film/GraveyardShift'' (1990) as Tucker Cleveland
36	* ''Film/GrimPrairieTales'' (1990) as Farley Deeds
37	* ''Film/SpontaneousCombustion'' (1990) as David/Sam Bell
38	* ''Film/JungleFever'' (1991) as Leslie
39	* ''Film/Critters4'' (1992) as Al Bert
40	* ''Film/ColorOfNight'' (1994) as Clark
41	* ''Film/DeathMachine'' (1994) as Dante
42	* ''Film/AlienResurrection'' (1997) as Dr. Gediman
43	* ''Film/UrbanLegend'' (1998) as Michael [=McDonnell=], gas station attendant
44	* ''Film/TheProphecy3TheAscent'' (2000) as Zealot
45	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' as Gríma Wormtongue
46	** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'' (2002)
47	** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' (2003, extended edition)
48	* ''Film/{{Vlad}}'' (2003) as Radescu
49	* ''Film/TheHazing'' (2004) as Professor Kapps
50	* ''Film/TheWizardOfGore'' (2007) as Dr. Chong
51	* ''Film/{{Halloween\|2007}}'' (2007) as Sheriff Lee Brackett
52	* ''Film/TheBadLieutenantPortOfCallNewOrleans'' (2009) as Ned Schoenholtz
53	* ''Film/DeathAndCremation'' (2010) as Stanley
54	* ''Film/{{Priest\|2011}}'' (2011) as Salesman
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57	[[folder:Television roles]]
58	* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (1 episode, 1984) as Hitch-hiker
59	* ''Series/TheEqualizer'' (1 episode, 1986) as Fenn
60	* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' (1 episode, 1986) as Father [=McDonovan=]
61	* ''Series/MiamiVice'' (1 episode, 1987) as Joey Wyatt
62	* ''Series/TheHitchhiker'' (1 episode, 1987) as Billy Baltimore Jr.
63	* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1989) as Dr. Warren Overman
64	* ''Series/WildPalms'' (3 episodes, 1993) as Chickie Levitt
65	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1 episode, 1993) as Virgil
66	* ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1 episode, 1994) as Luther Lee Boggs
67	* ''Series/BabylonFive'' (1 episode, 1995) as Brother Edward
68	* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' (3 episodes, 1996) as Lon Suder
69	* ''Series/{{Millennium\|1996}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Dennis Hoffman
70	* ''Series/TheNormShow'' (1 episode, 1999) as The Devil
71	* ''Series/{{The Magnificent Seven\|1998}}'' (1 episode, 1999) as Rupert Brauner
72	* ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' (2004–06) as Dr. Amos 'Doc' Cochran
73	* ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1 episode, 2008) as Dr. David Lingard
74	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2010) as Dr. Iggy Drexel
75	* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' (1 episode, 2011) as Moreau
76	* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (1 episode, 2011) as Bernie Bethel
77	* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' (2 episodes, 2012-14) as Old Beggar / Zoso the Dark One
78	* ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' (1 episode, 2014) as Thomas Nash
79	* ''Series/{{Chucky}}'' (2021) as Chucky
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82	[[folder:Video game roles]]
83	* ''VideoGame/MystIIIExile'' (2001) as Saavedro
84	* ''VideoGame/{{Gun}}'' (2005) as Reverend Josiah Reed
85	* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' (2012) as Piero Joplin
86	* ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' (2016) as [[Characters/ChildsPlayChucky Charles Lee Ray[=/=]Chucky]]
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90	!!Tropes in his work:
91	* 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.
92	* ProductionPosse: He's worked very often with Creator/WernerHerzog and has worked ocassionally with Creator/DavidLynch.
93	* RealLifeRelative: His youngest daughter Creator/FionaDourif stars in ''Film/CurseOfChucky'' and ''Film/CultOfChucky''.
94	* SouthernFriedGenius: Fluent in many languages, and a gifted actor. Hails from West Virginia.
95	* 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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