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Brad Dourif (Bradford Claude Dourif) was born on 18 March, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, U.S., is an American actor (born 1950). Discover Brad Dourif's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Bradford Claude Dourif
Occupation Actor
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 18 March, 1950
Birthday 18 March
Birthplace Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Brad Dourif Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Brad Dourif height is 1.75 m .

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Height 1.75 m
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Who Is Brad Dourif's Wife?

His wife is Janet Stephanie (m. 1974-1980) Jonina Dourif (m. 1981-1986)

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Wife Janet Stephanie (m. 1974-1980) Jonina Dourif (m. 1981-1986)
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Children 2, including Fiona Dourif

Brad Dourif Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brad Dourif worth at the age of 73 years old? Brad Dourif’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Brad Dourif's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1950

Bradford Claude Dourif (born March 18, 1950) is an American actor.

Bradford Claude Dourif was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on March 18, 1950, to Joan Mavis Felton (née Bradford), an actress, and Jean Henri Dourif, an art collector who owned and operated a dye factory.

His paternal grandparents emigrated from France, and his paternal grandfather co-founded the Standard Ultramarine and Color Company in Huntington.

1953

After Dourif's father died in 1953, his mother remarried champion golfer William C. Campbell, who helped raise Dourif and his five siblings (four sisters and one brother).

1963

From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended the private Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina.

There, he pursued his interests in art and acting.

Although he briefly considered becoming a flower arranger, he was eventually inspired to become an actor by his mother's participation as an actress in a community theater called Give Me Shelter.

1968

After Aiken, he attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduating in 1968.

1969

Dourif appeared as an amateur at the Fountain Valley Film Festival in 1969, taking second place in the 8 mm film category with his 10-minute entry "Blind Date."

Dourif attended Marshall University for a time, before quitting college and moving to New York City to study acting on the advice of actress Conchata Ferrell.

Starting in school productions, Dourif progressed to community theater, joining up with the Huntington Community Players while attending Marshall University.

In New York City, he studied with Sanford Meisner, and worked with Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson at the Circle Repertory Company.

1970

During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at Woodstock, New York, including The Ghost Sonata, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, in which he was spotted by director Miloš Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).

1975

Dourif had a small role in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), but was omitted from the final cut of the film.

His portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Cuckoo's Nest ended up being his big break, earning him a Golden Globe Award (Best Actor Debut) and a British Academy Award (Supporting Actor) as well as a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

1978

He continued with Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), John Huston's Wise Blood (1979), Forman's Ragtime (1981), Marc Didden's Istanbul (1985) and David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986).

Dourif has appeared in a number of horror films, most notably as the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise.

1979

Brad Dourif's other film roles include Wise Blood (1979), Ragtime (1981), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Exorcist III (1990), Alien Resurrection (1997), and the 2007 remake of Halloween and its sequel.

1981

In 1981, Vincent Canby listed Dourif as one of twelve actors to watch, calling Dourif "one of the most intense, most interesting young film actors of his generation."

1984

In 1984, Dourif played a suspected serial killer in the episode "Number Eight" of Tales of the Unexpected.

1987

Other notable film roles include Gríma Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and supporting roles in Fatal Beauty (1987), Mississippi Burning (1988), Hidden Agenda (1990), London Kills Me (1991) and Sinner (2007).

1988

He is best known for voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings film series and his Oscar nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).

Dourif returned to New York, where he continued in theater and taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988 (Don Mancini was among his students).

1990

He portrayed the Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (1990) and appeared in Death Machine (1994), Sworn to Justice with Cynthia Rothrock and Alien Resurrection (1997).

1991

Dourif has worked with director Werner Herzog on many occasions, appearing in Scream of Stone (1991), The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009).

1994

In 1994, he appeared in The X-Files episode "Beyond the Sea" as the psychic serial killer Luther Lee Boggs.

He also portrayed Lon Suder in a three episode story arc on Star Trek: Voyager and guest starred as a troubled monk haunted by visions in Babylon 5.

2004

He also appeared in many television series, notably Deadwood (2004–2006, 2019), for which he received Primetime Emmy and Satellite Award nominations for his portrayal of Amos "Doc" Cochran.

Dourif later won acclaim as Doc Cochran in Deadwood, receiving a 2004 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

2007

He later appeared as Sheriff Lee Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009).

2011

In 2011, he guest-starred in the third-season finale of Fringe and, in 2014, appeared in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "End of the Beginning".

In 2021, Dourif reprised his role as Chucky in the television series adaption of the Child's Play franchise titled Chucky.

2012

In 2012, Dourif contributed spoken word vocals to three songs on the album Misery Together by the Norwegian duo Thinguma*jigSaw.

2013

In 2013, after a three-decade absence from the stage, Dourif chose to star alongside Amanda Plummer in the Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play that played to critical acclaim at the New World Stages.

He explained, in a filmed interview released by the producers, why he broke his 29-year hiatus from acting in live theater: "I hated the stage, did not want to do it. And then somebody said, 'Will you do a play? It's with Amanda Plummer', and I said, 'Oh shit! No. Oh God, I'm gonna have to do this...'".

It opened on June 10, 2013, and closed on September 29, 2013.

The play was subject to a number of performance cancellations, one relating to Dourif's absence due to a death in the family.

Plummer refused to perform without Dourif, notwithstanding the presence of an understudy.

In 2013, Dourif reprised his role as Chucky in the sixth installment of the Child's Play franchise, Curse of Chucky, and then again in the 2017 sequel, Cult of Chucky.

His daughter, Fiona Dourif, also starred with him in both films.