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Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Actor · Born 1938-07-09 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Brian Manion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. His breakthrough film role was as the overzealous sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982). Typically a character actor, Dennehy displayed versatility in varying and often complex roles ranging from villainous (such as a corrupt sheriff in the 1985 western Silverado) to virtuous (such as a benevolent alien leader in Cocoon, also released in 1985). Other notable films featuring Dennehy include Gorky Park (1983), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Legal Eagles (1986), F/X (1986), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Ratatouille (2007). A prominent figure in the theater world (especially in Chicago), Dennehy won two Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor, for Death of a Salesman (1999) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003). He starred in numerous television films and miniseries, garnering six Emmy Award nominations, and had memorable supporting and guest roles in many series including Just Shoot Me, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ratatouille (2007) — Django (voice)
  2. First Blood (1982) — Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
  3. Romeo + Juliet (1996) — Ted Montague
  4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Judson Tierney
  5. The Blacklist (2013) — Dominic Wilkinson
  6. Tag (2018) — Mr. Cilliano
  7. The Next Three Days (2010) — George Brennan
  8. Cocoon (1985) — Walter
  9. Righteous Kill (2008) — Hingis
  10. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) — Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
  11. Tommy Boy (1995) — Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
  12. Cocoon: The Return (1988) — Walter (uncredited)
  13. The Big Year (2011) — Raymond Harris
  14. Silverado (1985) — Cobb
  15. Presumed Innocent (1990) — Raymond Horgan
  16. 30 Rock (2006) — Mickey J
  17. M*A*S*H (1972) — M.P. Ernie Connors
  18. The 4400 (2004) — Mitch Baldwin
  19. Knight of Cups (2015) — Joseph
  20. The Good Wife (2009) — Bucky Stabler
  21. The West Wing (1999) — Rafe Framingham
  22. The Ultimate Gift (2007) — Gus
  23. Miami Vice (1984) — Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
  24. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
  25. F/X (1986) — Lt. Leo McCarthy
  26. Rizzoli & Isles (2010) — Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
  27. Gladiator (1992) — Jimmy Horn
  28. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) — Jerome Townsend
  29. Everyone's Hero (2006) — Babe Ruth (voice)
  30. Gorky Park (1983) — William Kirwill
  31. 10 (1979) — Donald
  32. F/X2 (1991) — Leo McCarthy
  33. Foul Play (1978) — Fergie
  34. Dallas (1978) — Luther Frick
  35. Legal Eagles (1986) — Cavanaugh
  36. F.I.S.T. (1978) — Frank Vasko
  37. Summer Catch (2001) — John Schiffner
  38. Rules of Engagement (2007) — Roy
  39. Just Shoot Me! (1997) — Red Finch
  40. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest

Directed

  1. Night Visions (2001) — Director
  2. Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) — Director
  3. Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) — Director
  4. Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) — Director
  5. Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997) — Director
  6. Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1996) — Director
  7. Shadow of a Doubt (1996) — Director