Brian Dennehy
Acting
Born: Jul 09, 1938 — Died: Apr 15, 2020
From: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Next Three Days | George Brennan | 2010 | 7.086 |
| Righteous Kill | Hingis | 2008 | 5.887 |
| Ratatouille | Django (voice) | 2007 | 7.839 |
| Trumbo | Self | 2007 | 6.7 |
| 10th & Wolf | Agent Horvath | 2006 | 5.915 |
| Everyone's Hero | Babe Ruth (voice) | 2006 | 6.06 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | Sargeant Jasper O'Shea | 2005 | 6.185 |
| Our Fathers | Father Dominic Spagnolia | 2005 | 6.5 |
| Category 6: Day of Destruction | Andy Goodman | 2004 | 6.304 |
| Summer Catch | John Schiffner | 2001 | 5.407 |
| Fail Safe | Gen. Bogan | 2000 | 6.937 |
| Dish Dogs | Frost | 2000 | 4.0 |
| Romeo + Juliet | Ted Montague | 1996 | 6.779 |
| Tommy Boy | Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan | 1995 | 6.808 |
| Presumed Innocent | Raymond Horgan | 1990 | 6.807 |
| The Man From Snowy River II | Harrison | 1988 | 6.82 |
| Best Seller | Dennis Meechum | 1987 | 5.957 |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | 1987 | 7.1 |
| Legal Eagles | Cavanaugh | 1986 | 6.044 |
| F/X | Lt. Leo McCarthy | 1986 | 6.566 |
| Cocoon | Walter | 1985 | 6.638 |
| Silverado | Cobb | 1985 | 6.941 |
| Finders Keepers | Frizzoli | 1984 | 5.409 |
| Gorky Park | William Kirwill | 1983 | 6.324 |
| Never Cry Wolf | Rosie | 1983 | 7.027 |
| First Blood | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | 1982 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Donald | 1979 | 5.758 |
| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | O.C. Hanks | 1979 | 5.103 |
| Semi-Tough | T.J. Lambert | 1977 | 5.491 |
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Surgeon | 1977 | 6.389 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1938 |
| From | Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |