Brian Dennehy
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Brian Dennehy
Grandfather
... 2021
Del
... 2020
... 2019
Bob
... 2019
Hal Sway
... 2019
Mr. Cilliano
... 2018
Pjotr Sorin
... 2018
Joe Haggarty
... 2017
... 2015
Joseph
... 2015
Rogers
... 2013
Sir Toby Belch
... 2012
Raymond Harris
... 2011
George Brennan
... 2010
Clarence Darrow
... 2010
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
... 2010
Pop Pop
... 2010
Ernie
... 2010
Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
... 2009
Narrator
... 2009
Narrator (voice)
... 2009
Hingis
... 2008
Harold
... 2008
Pop, Enochs Father
... 2007
Bobby Brown
... 2007
Self
... 2007
Django (voice)
... 2007
Andrew Jackson (voice)
... 2007
Kublai Khan
... 2007
... 2007
Babe Ruth (voice)
... 2006
Gary Gauger
... 2006
Agent Horvath
... 2006
Father Dominic Spagnolia
... 2005
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
... 2005
Andy Goodman
... 2004
Billy Church
... 2004
Narrator
... 2003
... 2003
Tom Stone
... 2003
... 2003
Narrator
... 2002
Father Kelly
... 2002
Bobby Knight
... 2002
Narrator
... 2002
Matthew Hope
... 2001
John Schiffner
... 2001
Sheriff Selwyn Church
... 2001
Frost
... 2000
Gen. Bogan
... 2000
Willy Loman
... 2000
Tom Warner
... 1999
Lt. Denby
... 1999
David Bards
... 1999
Lowell Davidson
... 1999
Sen. Donald Riegle
... 1998
The President
... 1998
Eddie Brannigan
... 1997
Charley Sloan
... 1996
Jack Reed
... 1996
Ted Montague
... 1996
Paul Madriani
... 1996
Gerald Bradley
... 1996
Jack Reed
... 1996
Big Dave McDermot
... 1995
Jack Reed
... 1995
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
... 1995
James Boyce
... 1994
Jack Reed
... 1994
Sam
... 1994
Perry Sundquist
... 1993
Sgt. Jack Reed
... 1993
Ervil LeBaron
... 1993
Chuck Mumpson
... 1993
Jack Reed
... 1992
Inspector Outlaw
... 1992
Jackie Presser
... 1992
John Wayne Gacy
... 1992
Jimmy Horn
... 1992
Leo McCarthy
... 1991
Narrator (voice)
... 1991
Len Rowan
... 1991
Raymond Horgan
... 1990
Gus Robinson
... 1990
Ed Reivers
... 1990
Frank Daly
... 1990
Bruno Morenz
... 1990
James Falcon
... 1989
Wagner
... 1989
Whitaker
... 1989
Gen. Leslie Groves
... 1989
Frank Roberts Sr.
... 1988
Walter (uncredited)
... 1988
Harrison
... 1988
Paul Hobart
... 1988
... 1987
Dennis Meechum
... 1987
Stourley Kracklite
... 1987
Sam Marsh
... 1987
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
... 1987
Cavanaugh
... 1986
Richard Jackson
... 1986
Don Sheppard
... 1986
Lt. Leo McCarthy
... 1986
Buffalo Bill
... 1985
Nick
... 1985
Cobb
... 1985
Walter
... 1985
Doc Cole
... 1984
Sergeant Cheever
... 1984
Frizzoli
... 1984
William Kirwill
... 1983
Rosie
... 1983
Edward Grady Partin
... 1983
Phil Zakarian
... 1983
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
... 1982
Kevin Stetson
... 1982
... 1982
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
... 1981
Tim Arnold
... 1981
... 1981
Dr. D
... 1980
Bliss Dawson
... 1980
Herbie
... 1980
Donald
... 1979
O.C. Hanks
... 1979
Ragoti
... 1979
John O'Neil
... 1979
Buford Pusser
... 1978
Fergie
... 1978
Frank Vasko
... 1978
Barney Parsons
... 1978
George Paulsen
... 1978
Fire Chief
... 1977
T.J. Lambert
... 1977
Surgeon
... 1977
Longshoreman
... 1977