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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Stories live forever. People don't.
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
  • Released on 11/09/2018 (Movie)
  • 7.133 out of 10 (4014 votes on TMDB)
  • Western / Comedy / Drama
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Tim Blake Nelson

Character's name: "Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 05/11/1964
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography:
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor, his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in Holes (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the titular character of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Henry McCarty in Old Henry (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020. Nelson's directorial credits include Eye of God (1997), which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award; O (2001), a modern-day adaptation of Othello; and the Holocaust drama The Grey Zone (2001). Eye of God and The Grey Zone were both adapted from Nelson's own plays. Nelson has also co-directed music videos for Billy Woods and Kenny Segal, including "Babylon by Bus" and "Soft Landing." He also co-directed the music video for Armand Hammer feat. Pink Siifu's "Trauma Mic." Nelson recently published his debut novel, City of Blows (2023), an epic group portrait of four men grappling for control of a script in a radically changing Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Willie Watson

Character's name: "The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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Clancy Brown

Character's name: "Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 01/05/1959
Birthplace: Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
Biography:
Clarence John Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles as the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sergeant Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019) and Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020). His voice-over work includes Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe and various unrelated DC media, Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003), Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Lt. Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018).

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Danny McCarthy

Character's name: "Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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David Krumholtz

Character's name: "Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 05/15/1978
Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography:
David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor. He played Charlie Eppes on the CBS drama series Numb3rs from 2005 to 2010, and starred in the Harold & Kumar and Santa Clause film franchises.

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Thomas Wingate

Character's name: "Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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Tim DeZarn

Character's name: "Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 07/11/1952
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography:
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy. Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old. His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives. DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019. DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007. Source: Article "Tim de Zarn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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E.E. Bell

Character's name: "Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/27/1955
Birthplace: USA
Biography:
E.E. Bell is an American actor.

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Alejandro Patiño

Character's name: "Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024
Birthplace: Santa Maria - California - USA
Biography:
Alejandro Patino was born in Santa Maria California where family still resides His parents moved to Compton California where they opened a Market Deli from the late Sixties till early Eighties. He entered college as a Business Major and came out Acting & Dancing. He has been relentless in his pursuit of Acting goals, since then acquiring quite an extensive resume. His first ever film work came in the cult classic "The Forbidden Zone" Directed by Richard Elfman, that was the beginning. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Self

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Tom Proctor

Character's name: "Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024
Biography:
Tom's ability to deliver a powerful performance is not affected, but rather drawn from his real life experience. He grew up in the remote, unpopulated canyons of the Rocky Mountains doing things most of us only see in movies, like riding horses, breaking wild mustangs, driving cattle and training wild animals. He became a sponsored motorcycle racer and a world champion MMA fighter. He traveled the world in the occupation of bodyguard and "executive protection". But Tom's life-long dream was always set on becoming a filmmaker, and he made that dream come true and he figured out how to bridge the gap between reality and film by seeing the world through a camera lens: as grip, gaffer, camera operator, second unit director, director of photography, producer and director. His physical power, strength, agility and coordination are legendary, and his stunt resume impressive. His commitment to acting training led Tom to immerse himself in classes, workshops, private coaching, linguistics, improvisation, comedy, and Meisner techniques. [from IMDB]

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Clinton Roberts

Character's name: "Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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Matthew Willig

Character's name: "Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 01/21/1969
Birthplace: La Mirada, California, USA
Biography:
Matthew Joseph Willig (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor and former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.

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Jesse Youngblood

Character's name: "Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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J.J. Dashnaw

Character's name: "Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")"
Birthday: 10/31/1982

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James Franco

Character's name: "Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")"
Birthday: 04/19/1978
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, USA
Biography:
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).


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