Bruce seems to have had a very interesting life with all the parts he's played & the people he's met. He's another person who has nothing but great things to say about Michael 😌
Dern was a very good a actor and athlete. I know people who worked with him way back and they all got along well on Bonanza. What he said at the end is something that is very poignant and honest, “There is no respect for what went before.” Dern was referring to the Hollywood business when he worked in it and it was such a great thing to be involved in. The garbage Hollywood is churning out for the last three decades is worthless and nothing like what was accomplished in the Golden Age of television. Have respect for what was made so well and for all ages by the good actors who worked hard to make it such a memorable moment in your life. I’m sure Michael Landon would agree with that. 😊
I briefly met Bruce Dern at then , Southern Utah State College , in 1986. The student union had him as a guest. He was there to do an inspiration speech for the students. From what I remember , he shared his spirit , humor and zest for life. Glad he is still around and saying some great memories , keep going Bruce ! Happy New Year 2023. The only guy who killed John Wayne , then Bruce said ''but they love me at Berkley''.
Aside from being a brilliant actor, Bruce Dern's knowledge of the people and films within the TV and Film industry is nothing short of amazing. He has an encyclopedic knowledge which almost borders on scholarly.
I seen Bruce sprinting down the street while I was surveying a house near his in 2005. He came over and asked for a distance from his gate to a driveway. He talked with us very nice man. I told him Dennis Weaver was a very good runner and Bruce said he couldn’t touch him. I wanted to talk more but I was with my boss anyway the story goes we used to work out at the YMCA. That’s young punks and there’s a guy there that always said he was an actor. He was really cool guy said he did soap operas Vegas with Robert Urich other shows or movies But the young punks said yeah he does pornos but lo and behold got five years later I’m watching TV and there’s my friend opening up the door for Gary Busey in some movie and I forgot my friends name and I forgot the movie but I wanted to bring it up because actors aren’t given much respect, especially this guy
I love that Jack Nicholson story that he told in a long interview. Nicholson was the director, and in one of the scenes Bruce decided to do a little something extra in a scene to make him more noticeable, and after the scene was over, Nicholson gathers the crew around an says " That, ladies and gentlemen, was a Dernsey. The man snaps his fingers, and the audience pays more attention to his character. We don't do that shit around here."
I was in my mid teens, and it was on The Fugitive TV show when I first saw Bruce Dern. I liked him immediately. I also saw him (and will always remember him for this) on the Outer Limits episode called The Zanti Misfits.
This is so nice I had no idea that Bruce Dern and Michael Landon had met when they were both doing high school track & field. I've watched a few career-retrospective type interviews with Bruce Dern and even in his middle 80's he is sharp and funny and has the memory of an elephant, recalling the names of crew and supporting cast members from movies that he did going back 60 years!
I remember you best for killing the Duke in the Cowboys and never forgotten you ever since. Every time I would see you in a movie or tv show I would say there's Bruce Dern. Even when you were on the tonight show.
Wow the fact that they were both high school track and field stars at the same time! I read he wanted to go to the Olympics just like Michael. Then for them to both go into acting and for him to appear in Michael's show. Awesome. Impressed to hear from Bruce about Michael's love for his kids even at such a young age, pre Bonanza. His care for his crew too. That must've been legendary in Hollywood. How wonderful were his words to you at the end about your appreciation for what's gone before? No finer way to do it than in preserving the legacy of Michael Landon.
Michael Landon was a fantastic track and field athlete as a javelin thrower where he earned a scholarship to USC for it. Unfortunately, he hurt himself bad (tore his shoulder ligaments) and lost his scholarship. He was discovered working at a gas station in LA pumping gas and thankfully a talent scout needed gas and Michael helped him that day. The rest is history. Became Micheal Landon -- he changed his name soon after. From seeing it in a phone book. His birthday is soon.. Oct. 31st. A true legend!
He's gotten 2 Oscar nods, but he should've had at least 2 more for "The Cowboys" (1972) and "The Great Gatsby" (1974). "Silent Running" is as close to a perfect film as has ever been made, and Bruce is amazing in it!
I am sorry but I cannot believe that this is Bruce dern until he started talking about the javelin and I knew that's true back in the late 50s that's what he did then he talked about the movie will penny with Charlton Heston and a lot of people don't know this but on the TV screen he was the first and only person the shoot and kill John Wayne in a cowboy movie I think it was called the cowboys or the young cowboys but he's a damn sure good actor he always played the reviews a jerk or a bad guy you don't get out there so I can anymore thank you Bruce dern thank you very much from Southeast Georgia
Bruce Dern is an absolute legend ,he seems to crop up in all the best films and TV dramas and almost invariably steals the show. A wonderful raconteur and I hope someday an author. Happy New Year Bruce .
Very 😎cool. Big fan of the fugitive and mind him in an episode. Wonderful actor, "Hang 'am High" 1968 with Clint, he's superbly slimy in that. Saw him recently in "peanut butter falcon", I forget, he was best thing in the movie. Love hearing anecdotes from classic actors. Last comment spot on...fans very fickle I think nowadays and don't appreciate actors from decades gone. He seemed so amiable. Amazing how you got this. He must be in his 90's like Clint.
It was my birthday yesterday and watching this video was by far my highlight. I would love it if Bruce read my comment because this video brought back so many good memories. He has made so many great movies in the past and recently too. Just brilliant!
Bruce was a great runner as well as a great actor if you ever want to see one of his best films that shows off both of those talents watch On The Edge. I know it's out of print but hopefully will one day be available again.
One of the finest actors ever. I never cared for movie people, but Bruce Dern remains one of the special ones, just as Edward G. Robinson and Michael Parks (& several others) will always stand out & be remembered forever.
I always refer to Bruce Dern as , "boy". Not in a disrespectful way. He just always called everyone, boy, in a mean way. When Clint called him boy , in hang em high, it was so funny. I like to paint and I'm working on a western painting of many of the good guys and bad. I sure would like for Bruce Dern to see it. He sure made them classic westerns,classic. Happy new year Mr.Dern. I ain't gonna call you boy. I just tell others, " hey, boy is in this movie, let's see who he calls boy in this one." He even called Matt Dillon, boy!
Thank you, Helane Solomon, I've never heard that name before, it's pretty though. So I'd say that you're pretty wise. Don't know if you're friends with Bruce Dern or not, but I was glad he mentioned David Jannsen and spoke well of him. The fugitive is my favorite show.
I love Bruce Dern! He will go down as one of the best actors ever. God Bless him. I love all his work. My favorites: Hang Em High, On the Edge, Nebraska , and all in between too! :)
Ruth, I don’t know about anyone else but I respect the heck out of you. You never got the awards that you should’ve got because you were a star star star actor. I just love how you played the bad guy and you did such a fine job. I sent this to you, sir, with deep respect and admiration. Thank you for all that you’ve done for us in the movie industry.
It's nice to hear what a legendary actor sounds like in real life!
Bruce seems to have had a very interesting life with all the parts he's played & the people he's met.
He's another person who has nothing but great things to say
about Michael 😌
Dern was a very good a actor and athlete. I know people who worked with him way back and they all got along well on Bonanza. What he said at the end is something that is very poignant and honest, “There is no respect for what went before.” Dern was referring to the Hollywood business when he worked in it and it was such a great thing to be involved in. The garbage Hollywood is churning out for the last three decades is worthless and nothing like what was accomplished in the Golden Age of television. Have respect for what was made so well and for all ages by the good actors who worked hard to make it such a memorable moment in your life. I’m sure Michael Landon would agree with that. 😊
Very well said. Thank you!
Hear! Hear!
On the Edge was a very good movie too, maybe underrated? Mr. Dern was a fantastic runner for real as also the character he played in this movie.
I grew up watching Bruce. What a wonderful actor. ❤
I enjoyed Dern as Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (1973), which we watched as high school sophomores.
no respect NOW for what went on before...that's for sure.
Yes, and in addition to all of that, Bruce Dern = SUPERSTAR.
Over the years I find I can forgive him (almost) for killing the Duke in the Cowboys. . . 🙂
Lovely comments from Mr Dern at the end, about respecting what's gone before. Very nice Cameo, Helane.
Thank you. 😊
This is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!! What a fine casual interview with a true legend. Thank you for this!
Thank you very much! You’re welcome.
@@helanesolomon1724❤
Bruce Dern is a legend who is very under-appreciated IMO! I loved him in The Driver (1978) with Ryan O'Neal and Isabelle Adjani.
I briefly met Bruce Dern at then , Southern Utah State College , in 1986. The student union had him as a guest. He was there to do an inspiration speech for the students. From what I remember , he shared his spirit , humor and zest for life. Glad he is still around and saying some great memories , keep going Bruce ! Happy New Year 2023. The only guy who killed John Wayne , then Bruce said ''but they love me at Berkley''.
National Treasure
Nebraska is a great Bruce Dern movie with Bob Odenkirk
Thanks for posting this. I loved every second of it! Bruce put out some interesting and fun information.
You’re welcome! Thank you.
The man who shot John Wayne!... The guy I followed through 'Drive-in Classics'... The Actor who stood equal to any other in his profession...
Respect
Aside from being a brilliant actor, Bruce Dern's knowledge of the people and films within the TV and Film industry is nothing short of amazing. He has an encyclopedic knowledge which almost borders on scholarly.
I seen Bruce sprinting down the street while I was surveying a house near his in 2005. He came over and asked for a distance from his gate to a driveway. He talked with us very nice man. I told him Dennis Weaver was a very good runner and Bruce said he couldn’t touch him. I wanted to talk more but I was with my boss anyway the story goes we used to work out at the YMCA. That’s young punks and there’s a guy there that always said he was an actor. He was really cool guy said he did soap operas Vegas with Robert Urich other shows or movies But the young punks said yeah he does pornos but lo and behold got five years later I’m watching TV and there’s my friend opening up the door for Gary Busey in some movie and I forgot my friends name and I forgot the movie but I wanted to bring it up because actors aren’t given much respect, especially this guy
One of the best bad man actor's...
"I was a bad guy... obviously." lol
My favorite Bruce Dern movie was "Silent Running".
Always loved anything Mr. Dern was in. He could play the pessimist so well, while in real life, just a sweetheart!
This Gentleman was a serious talent of this time period...
Best bad guy ever!
You Great Bruce Appreciated you are talking Like you man
Bruce Dern is such a great actor. Happy new year to you Mr. Dern
I was a Bruce Dern fan
I love that Jack Nicholson story that he told in a long interview. Nicholson was the director, and in one of the scenes Bruce decided to do a little something extra in a scene to make him more noticeable, and after the scene was over, Nicholson gathers the crew around an says " That, ladies and gentlemen, was a Dernsey. The man snaps his fingers, and the audience pays more attention to his character. We don't do that shit around here."
I was in my mid teens, and it was on The Fugitive TV show when I first saw Bruce Dern. I liked him immediately. I also saw him (and will always remember him for this) on the Outer Limits episode called The Zanti Misfits.
Bruce... One of the greatest actors of our time.
This is so nice I had no idea that Bruce Dern and Michael Landon had met when they were both doing high school track & field. I've watched a few career-retrospective type interviews with Bruce Dern and even in his middle 80's he is sharp and funny and has the memory of an elephant, recalling the names of crew and supporting cast members from movies that he did going back 60 years!
I remember you best for killing the Duke in the Cowboys and never forgotten you ever since. Every time I would see you in a movie or tv show I would say there's Bruce Dern. Even when you were on the tonight show.
Hell yeah! Mr.Dern, unfortunately they dont make actors like this anymore
Agreed!
Bruce Dern you did a great job playing a charismatic delusional BSer in King Of Marvin Gardens. Best of health to you and your family!
Bruce Dern was excellent in Alfred Hitchcock’s
“Lonely Place”
Ay. PINOCCHIO. WHERE YOU GOIN!?
Mr. Dern tough guy Bless you sir.
Lovely chap!
I like you in Nebraska
laura derns daddy great actor !
Another American icon.
Wow the fact that they were both high school track and field stars at the same time! I read he wanted to go to the Olympics just like Michael. Then for them to both go into acting and for him to appear in Michael's show. Awesome. Impressed to hear from Bruce about Michael's love for his kids even at such a young age, pre Bonanza. His care for his crew too. That must've been legendary in Hollywood. How wonderful were his words to you at the end about your appreciation for what's gone before? No finer way to do it than in preserving the legacy of Michael Landon.
Cool Cameo from a legend! 😊
Michael Landon was a fantastic track and field athlete as a javelin thrower where he earned a scholarship to USC for it. Unfortunately, he hurt himself bad (tore his shoulder ligaments) and lost his scholarship. He was discovered working at a gas station in LA pumping gas and thankfully a talent scout needed gas and Michael helped him that day. The rest is history. Became Micheal Landon -- he changed his name soon after. From seeing it in a phone book. His birthday is soon.. Oct. 31st. A true legend!
I never got over this man for killing John Wayne in “The Cowboys” in 1972. The audiences in the movie theatre were shocked when this happened.
Yer films, Laura's, yer legacy, stay warm love to you and yours, what a legacy.
Happy New Year Bruce.
Big Bruce fan, did Bruce ever do any writing?
His autobiography is outstanding.
He's gotten 2 Oscar nods, but he should've had at least 2 more for "The Cowboys" (1972) and "The Great Gatsby" (1974). "Silent Running" is as close to a perfect film as has ever been made, and Bruce is amazing in it!
I am sorry but I cannot believe that this is Bruce dern until he started talking about the javelin and I knew that's true back in the late 50s that's what he did then he talked about the movie will penny with Charlton Heston and a lot of people don't know this but on the TV screen he was the first and only person the shoot and kill John Wayne in a cowboy movie I think it was called the cowboys or the young cowboys but he's a damn sure good actor he always played the reviews a jerk or a bad guy you don't get out there so I can anymore thank you Bruce dern thank you very much from Southeast Georgia
Bruce Dern is an icon in acting. TV and movies. Good luck with your life. 😎
Bruce Dern is an absolute legend ,he seems to crop up in all the best films and TV dramas and almost invariably steals the show. A wonderful raconteur and I hope someday an author. Happy New Year Bruce .
Very 😎cool. Big fan of the fugitive and mind him in an episode. Wonderful actor, "Hang 'am High" 1968 with Clint, he's superbly slimy in that. Saw him recently in "peanut butter falcon", I forget, he was best thing in the movie. Love hearing anecdotes from classic actors. Last comment spot on...fans very fickle I think nowadays and don't appreciate actors from decades gone. He seemed so amiable. Amazing how you got this. He must be in his 90's like Clint.
Bruce's autobiography is one of the most interesting by any actor. Thoroughly recommended.
It was my birthday yesterday and watching this video was by far my highlight. I would love it if Bruce read my comment because this video brought back so many good memories. He has made so many great movies in the past and recently too. Just brilliant!
Wow! Thank you! I’m so glad this made your birthday! Happy birthday!
@@helanesolomon1724 Thank you so much.
Very cool Helane I enjoyed, Bruce Dern is right what your doing is relevant 👍! Happy New Year! T.C.B.
Happy New Year!
Forgive me sir I’m going to call you Bruce not Ruth. Typo.
Bruce Dern is an amazing actor - I only know him as a movie star - not from TV! He starred in one of my favorite movies, Coming Home.
Great Cameo!
Thank you. He did a ton of western TV shows in his early career. He’s had an amazing career. Wonderful actor and man.
Bruce was a great runner as well as a great actor if you ever want to see one of his best films that shows off both of those talents watch On The Edge. I know it's out of print but hopefully will one day be available again.
I will, thanks!
What Bruce said at the end of the video about fans not respecting the past, AMEN!!!!!!!
One of the finest actors ever. I never cared for movie people, but Bruce Dern remains one of the special ones, just as Edward G. Robinson and Michael Parks (& several others) will always stand out & be remembered forever.
I always refer to Bruce Dern as , "boy". Not in a disrespectful way. He just always called everyone, boy, in a mean way. When Clint called him boy , in hang em high, it was so funny. I like to paint and I'm working on a western painting of many of the good guys and bad. I sure would like for Bruce Dern to see it. He sure made them classic westerns,classic. Happy new year Mr.Dern. I ain't gonna call you boy. I just tell others, " hey, boy is in this movie, let's see who he calls boy in this one." He even called Matt Dillon, boy!
Thank you, Helane Solomon, I've never heard that name before, it's pretty though. So I'd say that you're pretty wise. Don't know if you're friends with Bruce Dern or not, but I was glad he mentioned David Jannsen and spoke well of him. The fugitive is my favorite show.
David Janssen, I always misspell his name.
By the way,when I was a kid, he scared me!
Very convincing bad guy,truly a living legend
I love Bruce Dern! He will go down as one of the best actors ever. God Bless him. I love all his work. My favorites: Hang Em High, On the Edge, Nebraska , and all in between too! :)
One of the last ones still standing from the golden age of cinema and television. Thank you, Helane.
@@trinity7776 you’re welcome!
LOVE BRUCE DERN!!!! WHAT A HELL OF A GREAT ACTOR!!!!! Wished the man was an uncle than I could go visit him any time he would let me.
Wow, that is so deep and meaningful. A very compelling and insightful perspective on fandom and preservation.
Ruth, I don’t know about anyone else but I respect the heck out of you. You never got the awards that you should’ve got because you were a star star star actor. I just love how you played the bad guy and you did such a fine job. I sent this to you, sir, with deep respect and admiration. Thank you for all that you’ve done for us in the movie industry.