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Brian Dennehy

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 9, 1938Died April 15, 2020 (81 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • Righteous Kill
  • Presumed Innocent
  • The Ultimate Gift
  • Never Cry Wolf
  • 10th & Wolf
  • Hunter
  • Knots Landing
  • Masters of Science Fiction
  • Dead Man's Walk
  • Split Image
  • Night Visions
  • The Ultimate Legacy
  • Welcome to Paradise

Known For

  • Ratatouille
  • First Blood
  • The Next Three Days
  • Romeo + Juliet
  • Tommy Boy
  • Presumed Innocent
  • Cocoon
  • Righteous Kill
  • The Big Year
  • F/X
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Silverado
  • Knight of Cups
  • The Belly of an Architect
  • F/X2
  • Gorky Park
  • Summer Catch
  • Best Seller
  • Everyone's Hero
  • Legal Eagles
  • 10
  • Foul Play
  • Driveways
  • Gladiator

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2020
    Son of the South · as Grandfather
    2020
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (TV Series) · as Jerome Townsend
    2020
    Category 6: Day of Destruction (TV Series) · as Andy Goodman
    2019
    3 Days with Dad · as Bob
    2019
    Driveways · as Del
    2018
    The Song of Sway Lake · as Hal Sway
    2018
    The Seagull · as Pjotr Sorin
    2018
    Tag · as Mr. Cilliano
    2017
    A Very Merry Toy Store · as Joe Haggarty
    2016
    Hap and Leonard (TV Series) · as Sheriff Valentine Otis
    2016
    2015
    Knight of Cups · as Joseph
    2015
    Public Morals (2015) (TV Series) · as Joe Patton
    2015
    Cocked · as Wade
    2015
    Cocked (TV Series) · as Wade
    2013
    The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Dominic Wilkinson
    2013
    2012
    Twelfth Night · as Sir Toby Belch
    2011
    The Big Year · as Raymond Harris
    2010
    The Next Three Days · as George Brennan
    2010
    Alleged · as Clarence Darrow
    2010
    The Big C (TV Series) · as Dad
    2010
    Caesar and Otto Meet Dracula's Lawyer · as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
    2010
    Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
    2010
    Meet Monica Velour · as Pop Pop
    2010
    Mystery Files (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2010
    Every Day · as Ernie
    2009
    The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Bucky Stabler
    2008
    2008
    Cat City · as Harold
    2008
    2008
    2007
    War Eagle, Arkansas · as Pop, Enochs Father
    2007
    2007
    Masters of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Bedzyk
    2007
    Ratatouille · as Django (voice)
    2007
    Marco Polo · as Kublai Khan
    2007
    Marco Polo (TV Series) · as Kublai Khan
    2007
    Rules of Engagement (TV Series) · as Roy
    2006
    2006
    30 Rock (TV Series) · as Mickey J
    2006
    Everyone's Hero · as Babe Ruth (voice)
    2006
    10th & Wolf · as Agent Horvath
    2005
    Our Fathers · as Father Dominic Spagnolia
    2005
    The Exonerated · as Gary Gauger
    2005
    Assault on Precinct 13 · as Sargeant Jasper O'shea
    2004
    2004
    She Hate Me · as Billy Church
    2004
    The 4400 (TV Series) · as Mitch Baldwin
    2003
    2003
    2003
    2002
    Founding Brothers · as George Washington
    2002
    Stolen Summer · as Father Kelly
    2002
    A Season on the Brink · as Bobby Knight
    2002
    2001
    Three Blind Mice · as Matthew Hope
    2001
    The Agency (TV Series) · as James Graydon
    2001
    Summer Catch · as John Schiffner
    2001
    Night Visions (TV Series) · as Camper Ben (segment "quiet, Please")
    2001
    Warden of Red Rock · as Sheriff Selwyn Church
    2001
    The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV Series) · as Mr. Fitzgerald
    2000
    Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Captain (voice)
    2000
    Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as George Washington (voice)
    2000
    Dish Dogs · as Frost
    2000
    Fail Safe · as Gen. Bogan
    2000
    Death of a Salesman · as Willy Loman
    1999
    Silicon Towers · as Tom Warner
    1999
    Sirens · as Lt. Denby
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Sen. Rafe Framingham
    1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Judson Tierney
    1999
    Out of the Cold · as David Bards
    1999
    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (TV Series) · as Louis Bromfield
    1999
    NetForce · as Lowell Davidson
    1998
    Voyage of Terror · as The President
    1998
    Thanks of a Grateful Nation · as Sen. Donald Riegle
    1997
    1997
    Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) · as Red Finch
    1996
    1996
    Romeo + Juliet · as Ted Montague
    1996
    Sex and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader
    1996
    Undue Influence · as Paul Madriani
    1996
    Nostromo (TV Series) · as Joshua C. Holroyd
    1996
    Dead Man's Walk (TV Series) · as Major Chevallier
    1996
    1996
    1995
    Shadow of a Doubt · as Charley Sloan
    1995
    The Stars Fell on Henrietta · as Big Dave Mcdermot
    1995
    1995
    Tommy Boy · as Thomas 'big Tom' Callahan
    1994
    1994
    1993
    Jack Reed: Badge of Honor · as Sgt. Jack Reed
    1993
    Final Appeal · as Perry Sundquist
    1993
    1993
    Murder in the Heartland (TV Series) · as John Mcarthur
    1993
    Foreign Affairs · as Chuck Mumpson
    1992
    Deadly Matrimony · as Jack Reed
    1992
    1992
    The Diamond Fleece · as Inspector Outlaw
    1992
    To Catch a Killer · as John Wayne Gacy
    1992
    Gladiator · as Jimmy Horn
    1992
    The Burden of Proof (TV Series) · as Dixon Hartnell
    1992
    To Catch a Killer (TV Series) · as John Wayne Gacy
    1991
    In Broad Daylight · as Len Rowan
    1991
    F/X2 · as Leo Mccarthy
    1990
    Presumed Innocent · as Raymond Horgan
    1990
    Rising Son · as Gus Robinson
    1990
    A Killing in a Small Town · as Ed Reivers
    1990
    The Last of the Finest · as Frank Daly
    1989
    Pride and Extreme Prejudice · as Bruno Morenz
    1989
    Perfect Witness · as James Falcon
    1989
    Seven Minutes · as Wagner
    1989
    Indio · as Whitaker
    1989
    Day One · as Gen. Leslie Groves
    1988
    Cocoon: The Return · as Walter (uncredited)
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as Aaron Burr (voice)
    1988
    Miles from Home · as Frank Roberts Sr.
    1988
    Return to Snowy River · as Harrison
    1988
    A Father's Revenge · as Paul Hobart
    1987
    1987
    Best Seller · as Dennis Meechum
    1987
    The Belly of an Architect · as Stourley Kracklite
    1987
    The Lion of Africa · as Sam Marsh
    1986
    Legal Eagles · as Cavanaugh
    1986
    The Check Is in the Mail... · as Richard Jackson
    1986
    Acceptable Risks · as Don Sheppard
    1986
    F/X · as Lt. Leo Mccarthy
    1985
    1985
    Tall Tales and Legends (TV Series) · as Buffalo Bill
    1985
    Silverado · as Cobb
    1985
    Cocoon · as Walter
    1985
    Evergreen (TV Series) · as Matthew Malone
    1985
    The Last Place on Earth (TV Series) · as Frederick Cook
    1984
    Screen Two (TV Series) · as James Boyce
    1984
    The River Rat · as Doc Cole
    1984
    Hunter (TV Series) · as Dr. Bolin
    1984
    Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
    1984
    Finders Keepers · as Frizzoli
    1983
    Gorky Park · as William Kirwill
    1983
    1983
    Blood Feud (TV Series) · as Edward Grady Partin
    1983
    Blood Feud · as Edward Grady Partin
    1983
    I Take These Men · as Phil Zakarian
    1982
    Pigs vs. Freaks · as Sergeant Cheever
    1982
    First Blood · as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
    1982
    Split Image · as Kevin Stetson
    1982
    Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
    1981
    Darkroom (TV Series) · as Roland
    1981
    Skokie · as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
    1981
    Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Michael Magruder
    1981
    Fly Away Home · as Tim Arnold
    1981
    Dynasty (TV Series) · as Jake Dunham
    1980
    A Rumor of War (TV Series) · as Sgt. Ned Coleman
    1980
    The Seduction of Miss Leona · as Bliss Dawson
    1980
    Little Miss Marker · as Herbie
    1979
    Knots Landing (TV Series) · as James Cargill
    1979
    10 · as Donald
    1979
    1979
    Dummy · as Ragoti
    1979
    The Jericho Mile · as Dr. D
    1979
    1978
    A Real American Hero · as Buford Pusser
    1978
    Pearl (TV Series) · as Sgt. Otto Chain
    1978
    Foul Play · as Fergie
    1978
    F.I.S.T. · as Frank Vasko
    1978
    Dallas (TV Series) · as Luther Frick
    1978
    A Death in Canaan · as Barney Parsons
    1978
    Ruby and Oswald · as George Paulsen
    1977
    Ants! · as Fire Chief
    1977
    Semi-Tough · as T.j. Lambert
    1977
    1977
    Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Wilson
    1977
    The Fitzpatricks (TV Series) · as Coach Hatfield
    1977
    Lucan (TV Series) · as Fisher
    1976
    The Tony Randall Show (TV Series) · as Brian Sr.
    1976
    Lanigan's Rabbi (TV Series) · as Burton Tree
    1976
    Serpico (TV Series) · as Jody
    1974
    Police Woman (TV Series) · as Burrows
    1973
    Playhouse (TV Series) · as Grimmet
    1973
    Kojak (TV Series) · as Peter Connor
    1972
    M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as M.p. Ernie Connors
    1971
    Great Performances (TV Series) · as Grimmet

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