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Bernie Cast & Characters

Bernie (2012) stars Jack Black as Bernie Tiede, Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent and Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson. The drama movie was released April 27, 2012. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG-13 2012 · 1h 39m 66 Audience

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Bernie - Trailer No. 1

Bernie - Trailer No. 1

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Richard Linklater

Screenplay

Skip Hollandsworth , Richard Linklater

Producers

Michael Bassick , Matt Williams , William T. Conway , Don Fox , Jack Gilardi Jr. , Liz Glotzer , David McFadzean , Dete Meserve , Judd Payne , Celine Rattray , Martin Shafer , Ginger Sledge , Richard Linklater

Music

Graham Reynolds

Cinematography

Dick Pope

Editor

Sandra Adair

Production design

Bruce Curtis

Costume design

Kari Perkins

Casting

Beth Sepko , Sheila Steele

Full cast

149 cast members

Shirley MacLaine

Marjorie Nugent

Matthew McConaughey

Danny Buck Davidson

Richard Robichaux

Lloyd Hornbuckle

Sheriff Huckabee

Larry Jack Dotson

Merrilee McCommas

Marjorie Dome

Townsperson

Tim Cariker

Townsperson

Fern Luker

Townsperson

Jack Payne

Townsperson

Sonny Carl Davis

Chris Humphrey

Townsperson

Jesse Lucio

Mourner

Ann Reeves

Townsperson

Ira Bounds

Townsperson

James Baker

Townsperson

Kay McConaughey

Townsperson

Kristi Youngblood

Townsperson

Kenny Brevard

Townsperson

Margaret Bowman

Mollie Fuller

Townsperson

Tanja Givens

Townsperson

Glenda Jones

Townsperson

Travis Blevins

Townsperson

Sylvia Froman

Townsperson

Martha Long

Townsperson

Reba Tarjick

Townsperson

James Wilson

Townsperson

Teresa Edwards

Townsperson

Billy Vaticalos

Townsperson

Rob Anthony

Townsperson

Tommy G. Kendrick

Pam McDonald

Townsperson

Kathy Gollmitzer

Townsperson

Cozette McNeely

Townsperson

Richard Andrew Jones

Professor Fleming

Charles Bailey

Friend of Deceased

Suzi McLaughlin

Charlie m Stewart

Dwayne Jr.

Doug Moreland

Chainsaw Artist

Edward Ji

Pianist

Jill C. Holmes

Guys & Dolls Performer

David Blackwell

David Steakley

Assistant Director

Peter Harrell Jr.

Joe Leroy Reynolds

Christian Stokes

John Hornbuckle

Generator Operator

Sheriff's Deputy #2

Charles Allen Eskew

IRS Agent

Quita Culpepper

TV Reporter

Chris Barfield

Community Theater Group

Taylor Bryant

Community Theater Group

Colin Bevis

Community Theater Group

Jacqui Bloom

Community Theater Group

Joshua Denning

Community Theater Group

Ellie Edwards

Community Theater Group

Alaina Flores

Community Theater Group

Jennifer Foster

Community Theater Group

Leslie Hethcox

Community Theater Group

Jordan Hill

Community Theater Group

Berkley Jones

Community Theater Group

Trevor McGinnis

Community Theater Group

Mika Odom

Community Theater Group

Chell Parkins

Community Theater Group

David Ponton

Community Theater Group

Gray Randolph

Community Theater Group

Rachel Hull-Ryde

Community Theater Group

Ian Saunders

Community Theater Group

Madelyn Shaffer

Community Theater Group

Larissa Slota

Community Theater Group

Daniel Rae Srivastava

Community Theater Group

Ellen Stader

Community Theater Group

Lara Wright

Community Theater Group

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Marcia Bailey

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Umpy Bechtol

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Nita Bouldin

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Nellie Hickerson

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Jeanette Kloppe

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Geraldine Miller

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Sharon Rigsbee

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Debbie Shaw

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Flo Weiershausen

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Gina Wooten

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Gary Askins

Juror

Meredith Beal

Juror

Stacey Bruck

Juror

Michelle Briscoe

Juror

Lesa Brooks

Juror

Gayla Bruce

Juror

Brenda Bunton

Juror

Kristi Copeland

Juror

Jeff Davis

Juror

Orion Gallagher

Kenneth C. Liverman

Juror

Linda Rudwick

Juror

Mary Stifflemire

Juror

Richard Linklater

Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Valerie Frazee

Robin (uncredited)

Veronica Orosco

Church Patron (uncredited)

Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)

Mortuary Student (uncredited)

Cheryl Bond Danks

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Mourner (uncredited)

Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)

Erik Collins

Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)

Franky Coronado

Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Randy Coy

Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)

Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Daniel B. Davis

Townsperson (uncredited)

Richard Dodwell

Church Attendee (uncredited)

June Griffin Garcia

Parisian Diner (uncredited)

Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)

Stephen C. Kerr

The Corpse (uncredited)

Robert H. Lambert

Courtroom Witness (uncredited)

Rudi Lee

Grieving Widow (uncredited)

Floyd Lloyd

Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)

Federal Agent (uncredited)

Patrick Martin Jr.

TV News Cameraman (uncredited)

Timothy McKinney

Small Deputy (uncredited)

Caroline McNeil

Mourner (uncredited)

Earl Nottingham

Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Angelita Aronce Sorensen

Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)

Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Action News Cameraman (uncredited)

Crew by department

75 crew members

Directing

Richard Linklater

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

First Assistant "A" Camera

Second Unit Director of Photography

Writing

Richard Linklater

Skip Hollandsworth

Production

David McFadzean

Richard Linklater

Don Fox

Executive Producer

Jack Gilardi Jr.

Executive Producer

Michael Bassick

Executive Producer

William T. Conway

Executive Producer

Production Supervisor

Unit Production Manager

Nancy Kirhoffer

Post Production Supervisor

Camera

Harry Rabin

Camera Operator

"A" Camera Operator

Chief Lighting Technician

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Editing

Sound

Susan Fitz-Simon

Susan Fitz-Simon

David M. Roberts

Dialogue Editor

Supervising Sound Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Music

Music Supervisor

Graham Reynolds

Original Music Composer

Art

Evan Hodge

Set Dresser

George Dishner

Set Dresser

Justin Stegall

Set Dresser

Jonathan Shaffer

Property Master

Graphic Designer

Production Design

Chia Berry

Art Department Coordinator

Visual Effects

Laychin Lee

VFX Artist

Leah Garner Orsini

Visual Effects Producer

Dale Carman

Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Everett Byrom III

Special Effects Coordinator

Costume & Makeup

Charmaine Richards

Key Hair Stylist

Key Makeup Artist

Costume Supervisor

Roxie Hodenfield

Hair Department Head

Pamela S. Westmore

Makeup Department Head

Casting

Other

Skip Hollandsworth

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Brooke Satrazemis

Script Supervisor

Stunt Coordinator

Roger Basquette

Video Assist Operator

Digital Imaging Technician