Brian Dennehy
Acting
Born: July 9, 1938 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: April 15, 2020 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Ratatouille
2007
First Blood
1982
Romeo + Juliet
1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Blacklist
2013
Tag
2018
The Next Three Days
2010
Cocoon
1985
Righteous Kill
2008
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
Tommy Boy
1995
Cocoon: The Return
1988
Photos (11)
Movies (130)
Ratatouille
Django (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
Ted Montague
The Big Year
Raymond Harris
The Next Three Days
George Brennan
First Blood
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Righteous Kill
Hingis
Presumed Innocent
Raymond Horgan
Tommy Boy
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Foul Play
Fergie
Cocoon: The Return
Walter (uncredited)
Assault on Precinct 13
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
She Hate Me
Billy Church
Semi-Tough
T.J. Lambert
Gladiator
Jimmy Horn
Everyone's Hero
Babe Ruth (voice)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Tom Stone
F/X
Lt. Leo McCarthy
Knight of Cups
Joseph
Tag
Mr. Cilliano
The Ultimate Gift
Gus
Cocoon
Walter
Split Image
Kevin Stetson
Meet Monica Velour
Pop Pop
Best Seller
Dennis Meechum
Summer Catch
John Schiffner
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
O.C. Hanks
Silverado
Cobb
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Surgeon
10th & Wolf
Agent Horvath
Miles from Home
Frank Roberts Sr.
10
Donald
Leave of Absence
Sam
A Death in Canaan
Barney Parsons
F.I.S.T.
Frank Vasko
The Seagull
Pjotr Sorin
NetForce
Lowell Davidson
The Man From Snowy River II
Harrison
Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
Gorky Park
William Kirwill
The Ultimate Legacy
Gus
Legal Eagles
Cavanaugh
Son of the South
Grandfather
Never Cry Wolf
Rosie
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed
Our Fathers
Father Dominic Spagnolia
The Belly of an Architect
Stourley Kracklite
Stolen Summer
Father Kelly
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
The Jericho Mile
Dr. D
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Jack Reed
F/X2
Leo McCarthy
The River Rat
Doc Cole
The Song of Sway Lake
Hal Sway
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Big Dave McDermot
Warden of Red Rock
Sheriff Selwyn Church
The Last of the Finest
Frank Daly
Little Miss Marker
Herbie
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy
Twice in a Lifetime
Nick
A Season on the Brink
Bobby Knight
Fail Safe
Gen. Bogan
A Killing in a Small Town
Ed Reivers
Driveways
Del
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sen. Donald Riegle
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Fire Chief
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Jack Reed
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Eddie Brannigan
In Broad Daylight
Len Rowan
The Challenger Disaster
Rogers
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Longshoreman
Ruby and Oswald
George Paulsen
3 Days with Dad
Bob
Every Day
Ernie
Day One
Gen. Leslie Groves
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Grimmet
American Valor
Narrator
War Eagle, Arkansas
Pop, Enochs Father
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Sergeant Cheever
The Seduction of Miss Leona
Bliss Dawson
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Mr. Blue
Final Appeal
Perry Sundquist
A Very Merry Toy Store
Joe Haggarty
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Jackie Presser
Skokie
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
Perfect Witness
James Falcon
Rising Son
Gus Robinson
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Bruno Morenz
Fly Away Home
Tim Arnold
The Check is in the Mail...
Richard Jackson
Sirens
Lt. Denby
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Narrator
Seven Minutes
Wagner
Cat City
Harold
The Little Mermaid
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
Acceptable Risks
Don Sheppard
Alleged
Clarence Darrow
Silicon Towers
Tom Warner
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
John O'Neil
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson (voice)
Dummy
Ragoti
Deadly Matrimony
Jack Reed
Dish Dogs
Frost
Indio
Whitaker
I Take These Men
Phil Zakarian
The Exonerated
Gary Gauger
The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
A Real American Hero
Buford Pusser
Foreign Affairs
Chuck Mumpson
Three Blind Mice
Matthew Hope
The Diamond Fleece
Inspector Outlaw
Voyage of Terror
The President
Out of the Cold
David Bards
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Ervil LeBaron
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Love and Valor
Narrator (voice)
A Father's Revenge
Paul Hobart
Welcome to Paradise
Bobby Brown
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Grimmet
Making 'The Misfits'
Narrator
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Narrator
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Narrator (voice)
Midnight Movie
James Boyce
TV Shows (62)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judson Tierney · 1 eps
The Blacklist
Dominic Wilkinson · 9 eps
The Good Wife
Bucky Stabler · 2 eps
Dallas
Luther Frick · 1 eps
The West Wing
Rafe Framingham · 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy · 1 eps
Knots Landing
James Cargill · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
M.P. Ernie Connors · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Reverend Billy Bob Proverb · 1 eps
Great Performances
Grimmet · 1 eps
30 Rock
Mickey J · 1 eps
Dynasty
Jake Dunham · 5 eps
American Experience
Aaron Burr (voice) · 1 eps
Rules of Engagement
Roy · 1 eps
Lou Grant
Wilson · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
Michael Magruder · 1 eps
Police Woman
Burrows · 1 eps
The 4400
Mitch Baldwin · 1 eps
Hunter
Dr. Bolin · 1 eps
Kojak
Peter Connor · 1 eps
Screen Two
James Boyce · 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
Red Finch · 4 eps
Playhouse
Grimmet · 1 eps
The Big C
Dad · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Neptune / Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Agency
James Graydon · 1 eps
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Jerome Townsend · 1 eps
Night Visions
Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please") · 1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
Brian Sr. · 1 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Buffalo Bill · 1 eps
Masters of Science Fiction
Bedzyk · 1 eps
Lucan
Fisher · 1 eps
Darkroom
Roland · 1 eps
The Last Place on Earth
Frederick Cook · 2 eps
Hap and Leonard
Sheriff Valentine Otis · 2 eps
The Fitzpatricks
Coach Hatfield · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Louis Bromfield · 4 eps
Undue Influence
Paul Madriani · 2 eps
A Rumor of War
Sgt. Ned Coleman · 2 eps
Founding Fathers
George Washington (voice) · 4 eps
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman · 2 eps
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Mr. Fitzgerald · 10 eps
Public Morals
Joe Patton · 7 eps
Birdland
Dr. Brian McKenzie · 7 eps
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Arnie Sutter · 10 eps
Star of the Family
Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs · 10 eps
The Burden of Proof
Dixon Hartnell · 2 eps
Pearl
Sgt. Otto Chain · 3 eps
Dead Man's Walk
Major Chevallier · 1 eps
Evergreen
Matthew Malone · 3 eps
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan · 2 eps
Serpico
Jody · 1 eps
Murder in the Heartland
John McArthur · 2 eps
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy · 2 eps
Netforce
Lowell Davidson · 2 eps
Animated Tales of the World
Captain (voice) · 1 eps
A Season in Purgatory
Gerald Bradley · 2 eps
Cocked
Wade · 1 eps
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin · 2 eps
Founding Brothers
2 eps
Nostromo
Joshua C. Holroyd · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
Trumbo
Self
The Making of 'First Blood'
Self
Directing (6)
Writing (4)
Producing (8)
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Co-Executive Producer
Warden of Red Rock
Executive Producer
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Co-Executive Producer
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Co-Executive Producer
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Executive Producer
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Co-Executive Producer
Three Blind Mice
Executive Producer
Death of a Salesman
Executive Producer