2021Nominee
Best Performance
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Dick Cheney
Actor
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
January 30, 1941
Biography
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (January 30, 1941 — November 3, 2025) served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001-2009), under George W. Bush. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was primarily raised in Sumner, Nebraska and Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served the latter as White House Chief of Staff. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions. Out of office during the Clinton presidency, Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. On the night of November 3, 2025, Cheney, surrounded by family, died from complications related to pneumonia and vascular disease.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2017Nominee
Best Performance
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Performance
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2017Highlight
Best Performance
The Words That Built America
Video
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power