Brian Dennehy
Known for Acting · 206 credits
- Born
- 1938-07-09
- Died
- 2020-04-15
- Place of birth
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Brian Mannion Dennehy · 布萊思·丹尼希
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.
Known For
TV Shows (70)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judson Tierney
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Blacklist
2013
as Dominic Wilkinson
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
The Good Wife
2009
as Bucky Stabler
Dallas
1978
as Luther Frick
The West Wing
1999
as Rafe Framingham
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
30 Rock
2006
as Mickey J
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
M*A*S*H
1972
as M.P. Ernie Connors
Miami Vice
1984
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
Knots Landing
1979
as James Cargill
Dynasty
1981
as Jake Dunham
Great Performances
1971
as Grimmet
American Experience
1988
as Aaron Burr (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner / Self - Winner
Hunter
1984
as Dr. Bolin
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Red Finch
Lou Grant
1977
as Wilson
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Michael Magruder
Police Woman
1974
as Burrows
Playhouse
1974
as Grimmet
The 4400
2004
as Mitch Baldwin
Kojak
1973
as Peter Connor
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Roy
Screen Two
1985
as James Boyce
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Big C
2010
as Dad
The Agency
2001
as James Graydon
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Buffalo Bill
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Jerome Townsend
Night Visions
2001
as Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
The Tony Randall Show
1976
as Brian Sr.
Arrest & Trial
2000
as Self - Host
Darkroom
1981
as Roland
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Sheriff Valentine Otis
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
as Bedzyk
Lucan
1977
as Fisher
The Fitzpatricks
1977
as Coach Hatfield
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
as Arnie Sutter
Evergreen
1985
as Matthew Malone
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Louis Bromfield
The Last Place on Earth
1985
as Frederick Cook
Public Morals
2015
as Joe Patton
Dead Man's Walk
1996
as Major Chevallier
Pearl
1978
as Sgt. Otto Chain
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
A Rumor of War
1980
as Sgt. Ned Coleman
Birdland
1994
as Dr. Brian McKenzie
Marco Polo
2007
as Kublai Khan
Cocked
2015
as Wade
Netforce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977
as Burton Tree
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Murder in the Heartland
1993
as John McArthur
The Burden of Proof
1992
as Dixon Hartnell
Founding Fathers
2000
as George Washington (voice)
Movies (136)
Ratatouille
2007
as Django (voice)
First Blood
1982
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Gus
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Ted Montague
Tag
2018
as Mr. Cilliano
Silverado
1985
as Cobb
The Next Three Days
2010
as George Brennan
Gladiator
1992
as Jimmy Horn
Presumed Innocent
1990
as Raymond Horgan
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Cocoon
1985
as Walter
Knight of Cups
2015
as Joseph
10
1979
as Donald
Righteous Kill
2008
as Hingis
Tommy Boy
1995
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Foul Play
1978
as Fergie
F/X
1986
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
Legal Eagles
1986
as Cavanaugh
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Babe Ruth (voice)
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Walter (uncredited)
Gorky Park
1983
as William Kirwill
The Big Year
2011
as Raymond Harris
Semi-Tough
1977
as T.J. Lambert
F.I.S.T.
1978
as Frank Vasko
Summer Catch
2001
as John Schiffner
10th & Wolf
2006
as Agent Horvath
F/X2
1991
as Leo McCarthy
Best Seller
1987
as Dennis Meechum
She Hate Me
2004
as Billy Church
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
Miles from Home
1988
as Frank Roberts Sr.
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Gus
The Seagull
2018
as Pjotr Sorin
Son of the South
2021
as Grandfather
Rising Son
1990
as Gus Robinson
Trumbo
2007
as Self
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Big Dave McDermot
Fail Safe
2000
as Gen. Bogan
The River Rat
1984
as Doc Cole
The Belly of an Architect
1987
as Stourley Kracklite
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Surgeon
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003
as Tom Stone
Driveways
2020
as Del
The Man From Snowy River II
1988
as Harrison
NetForce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as O.C. Hanks
Perfect Witness
1989
as James Falcon
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Jack Reed
Meet Monica Velour
2010
as Pop Pop
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
as Sen. Donald Riegle
Skokie
1981
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003
as Mr. Blue
Marco Polo
2007
as Kublai Khan
Deadly Matrimony
1992
as Jack Reed
Our Fathers
2005
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
Little Miss Marker
1980
as Herbie
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Andy Goodman
Split Image
1982
as Kevin Stetson
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Ed Reivers
Stolen Summer
2002
as Father Kelly
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Gerald Bradley
Indio
1989
as Whitaker
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
as John O'Neil
The Little Mermaid
1987
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Sergeant Cheever
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Rogers
Voyage of Terror
1998
as The President
Every Day
2010
as Ernie
Never Cry Wolf
1983
as Rosie
Finders Keepers
1984
as Frizzoli
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
as Fire Chief
I Take These Men
1983
as Phil Zakarian
Day One
1989
as Gen. Leslie Groves
Dish Dogs
2000
as Frost
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
as Jack Reed
Alleged
2010
as Clarence Darrow
Twice in a Lifetime
1985
as Nick
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Bob
Warden of Red Rock
2001
as Sheriff Selwyn Church
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Frank Daly
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
2007
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Jackie Presser
In Broad Daylight
1991
as Len Rowan
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
as Eddie Brannigan
Welcome to Paradise
2007
as Bobby Brown
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
1996
as Jack Reed
The Exonerated
2006
as Gary Gauger
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003
as Fred Silverman
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
as Ervil LeBaron
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Jack Reed
Shadow of a Doubt
1996
as Charley Sloan
Leave of Absence
1994
as Sam
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as Longshoreman
Final Appeal
1993
as Perry Sundquist
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
as Joe Haggarty
To Catch a Killer
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
Annie Oakley
1985
as Buffalo Bill
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Grimmet
War Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Pop, Enochs Father
Dummy
1979
as Ragoti
Ruby and Oswald
1978
as George Paulsen
Seven Minutes
1989
as Wagner
The Jericho Mile
1980
as Dr. D
Out of the Cold
1999
as David Bards
The Diamond Fleece
1992
as Inspector Outlaw
Foreign Affairs
1993
as Chuck Mumpson
Sirens
1999
as Lt. Denby
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Narrator
Blood Feud
1983
as Edward Grady Partin
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Jack Reed
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
1990
as Bruno Morenz
A Season on the Brink
2002
as Bobby Knight
Three Blind Mice
2001
as Matthew Hope
The Song of Sway Lake
2019
as Hal Sway
The Check is in the Mail...
1986
as Richard Jackson
Fly Away Home
1981
as Tim Arnold
A Real American Hero
1978
as Buford Pusser
Midnight Movie
1994
as James Boyce
A Death in Canaan
1978
as Barney Parsons
About Brian Dennehy
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), Leg… With 206 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Brian Dennehy has appeared in 136 films and 70 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian Dennehy Movies
- Ratatouille (2007) — as Django (voice)
- First Blood (1982) — as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
- The Ultimate Gift (2007) — as Gus
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) — as Ted Montague
- Tag (2018) — as Mr. Cilliano
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