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), 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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Movies (136)
Hijos del odio
2021 · Grandfather
Driveways
2020 · Del
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
3 Days with Dad
2019 · Bob
The Song of Sway Lake
2019 · Hal Sway
¡Te atrapé!
2018 · Mr. Cilliano
La gaviota
2018 · Pjotr Sorin
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017 · Joe Haggarty
The Ultimate Legacy
2015 · Gus
Caballero de copas
2015 · Joseph
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · Rogers
Twelfth Night
2012 · Sir Toby Belch
La Pajareada
2011 · Raymond Harris
Los próximos tres días
2010 · George Brennan
Alleged
2010 · Clarence Darrow
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
2010 · Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Meet Monica Velour
2010 · Pop Pop
Every Day
2010 · Ernie
Bunker Hill
2009 · Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
2009 · Narrator
Love and Valor
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Frente a frente
2008 · Hingis
Cat City
2008 · Harold
War Eagle, Arkansas
2007 · Pop, Enochs Father
Bienvenido al paraíso
2007 · Bobby Brown
Trumbo
2007 · Self
Ratatouille
2007 · Django (voice)
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
2007 · Andrew Jackson (voice)
Marco Polo
2007 · Kublai Khan
El último regalo
2007 · Gus
No Hay Héroe Pequeño
2006 · Babe Ruth (voice)
The Exonerated
2006 · Gary Gauger
10th & Wolf
2006 · Agent Horvath
Our Fathers
2005 · Father Dominic Spagnolia
Masacre en la cárcel 13
2005 · Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 · Andy Goodman
She Hate Me
2004 · Billy Church
American Valor
2003 · Narrator
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003 · Fred Silverman
Primavera romana de la Sra. Stone
2003 · Tom Stone
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003 · Mr. Blue
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 · Narrator
Stolen Summer
2002 · Father Kelly
A Season on the Brink
2002 · Bobby Knight
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
2002 · Narrator
Three Blind Mice
2001 · Matthew Hope, Executive Producer
¡Vaya partido!
2001 · John Schiffner
Warden of Red Rock
2001 · Sheriff Selwyn Church, Executive Producer
Dish Dogs
2000 · Frost
Fail Safe
2000 · Gen. Bogan
Death of a Salesman
2000 · Willy Loman, Executive Producer
Silicon Towers
1999 · Tom Warner
Sirens
1999 · Lt. Denby
Out of the Cold
1999 · David Bards
NetForce
1999 · Lowell Davidson
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998 · Sen. Donald Riegle
Voyage of Terror
1998 · The President
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997 · Eddie Brannigan, Director, Executive Producer
Shadow of a Doubt
1996 · Charley Sloan, Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996 · Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Ted Montague
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
1996 · Jack Reed, Director, Writer
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 · Big Dave McDermot
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995 · Jack Reed, Director, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Tommy Boy
1995 · Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Midnight Movie
1994 · James Boyce
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994 · Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Leave of Absence
1994 · Sam
Final Appeal
1993 · Perry Sundquist
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 · Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993 · Ervil LeBaron
Foreign Affairs
1993 · Chuck Mumpson
Deadly Matrimony
1992 · Jack Reed
The Diamond Fleece
1992 · Inspector Outlaw
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992 · Jackie Presser
To Catch a Killer
1992 · John Wayne Gacy
Gladiator
1992 · Jimmy Horn
F/X2
1991 · Leo McCarthy
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
1991 · Narrator (voice)
In Broad Daylight
1991 · Len Rowan
Presumed Innocent
1990 · Raymond Horgan
Rising Son
1990 · Gus Robinson
A Killing in a Small Town
1990 · Ed Reivers
The Last of the Finest
1990 · Frank Daly
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
1990 · Bruno Morenz
Perfect Witness
1989 · James Falcon
Seven Minutes
1989 · Wagner
Indio
1989 · Whitaker
Day One
1989 · Gen. Leslie Groves
Miles from Home
1988 · Frank Roberts Sr.
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Walter (uncredited)
The Man From Snowy River II
1988 · Harrison
A Father's Revenge
1988 · Paul Hobart
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · (voice)
Best Seller
1987 · Dennis Meechum
The Belly of an Architect
1987 · Stourley Kracklite
The Lion of Africa
1987 · Sam Marsh
The Little Mermaid
1987 · King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
Annie Oakley
1986 · Buffalo Bill
Legal Eagles
1986 · Cavanaugh
The Check is in the Mail...
1986 · Richard Jackson
Acceptable Risks
1986 · Don Sheppard
F/X
1986 · Lt. Leo McCarthy
Twice in a Lifetime
1985 · Nick
Silverado
1985 · Cobb
Cocoon
1985 · Walter
The River Rat
1984 · Doc Cole
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984 · Sergeant Cheever
Finders Keepers
1984 · Frizzoli
Gorky Park
1983 · William Kirwill
Never Cry Wolf
1983 · Rosie
Blood Feud
1983 · Edward Grady Partin
I Take These Men
1983 · Phil Zakarian
First Blood
1982 · Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Split Image
1982 · Kevin Stetson
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982 · Grimmet
The Making of 'First Blood'
1982 · Self
Skokie
1981 · Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
Fly Away Home
1981 · Tim Arnold
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981 · Grimmet
The Jericho Mile
1980 · Dr. D
The Seduction of Miss Leona
1980 · Bliss Dawson
Little Miss Marker
1980 · Herbie
10
1979 · Donald
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979 · O.C. Hanks
Dummy
1979 · Ragoti
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979 · John O'Neil
A Real American Hero
1978 · Buford Pusser
Foul Play
1978 · Fergie
F.I.S.T.
1978 · Frank Vasko
A Death in Canaan
1978 · Barney Parsons
Ruby and Oswald
1978 · George Paulsen
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977 · Fire Chief
Semi-Tough
1977 · T.J. Lambert
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · Surgeon
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977 · Longshoreman
TV shows (70)
Penny Dreadful: Ciudad de ángeles
2020 · Jerome Townsend
Hap and Leonard
2016 · Sheriff Valentine Otis
Public Morals
2015 · Joe Patton
Cocked
2015 · Wade
The Blacklist
2013 · Dominic Wilkinson, In Memory Of
Con C mayúscula
2010 · Dad
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
La esposa ejemplar
2009 · Bucky Stabler
Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · Bedzyk
Marco Polo
2007 · Kublai Khan
Las Reglas del Amor
2007 · Roy
30 Rock
2006 · Mickey J
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 · Andy Goodman
Los 4400
2004 · Mitch Baldwin
Founding Brothers
2002
The Agency
2001 · James Graydon
Night Visions
2001 · Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please"), Director
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001 · Mr. Fitzgerald
Animated Tales of the World
2001 · Captain (voice)
Founding Fathers
2000 · George Washington (voice)
Arrest & Trial
2000 · Self - Host
The West Wing
1999 · Rafe Framingham
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Judson Tierney
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999 · Louis Bromfield
Netforce
1999 · Lowell Davidson
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Red Finch
Nostromo
1997 · Joshua C. Holroyd
Undue Influence
1996 · Paul Madriani
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Walk
1996 · Major Chevallier
A Season in Purgatory
1996 · Gerald Bradley
Birdland
1994 · Dr. Brian McKenzie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Murder in the Heartland
1993 · John McArthur
The Burden of Proof
1992 · Dixon Hartnell
To Catch a Killer
1992 · John Wayne Gacy
American Experience
1988 · Aaron Burr (voice)
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · Buffalo Bill
Evergreen
1985 · Matthew Malone
The Last Place on Earth
1985 · Frederick Cook
Screen Two
1985 · James Boyce
Hunter
1984 · Dr. Bolin
Miami Vice
1984 · Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Blood Feud
1983 · Edward Grady Partin
Star of the Family
1982 · Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Michael Magruder
Darkroom
1981 · Roland
Dynasty
1981 · Jake Dunham
A Rumor of War
1980 · Sgt. Ned Coleman
Knots Landing
1979 · James Cargill
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979 · Arnie Sutter
Pearl
1978 · Sgt. Otto Chain
Dallas
1978 · Luther Frick
Lou Grant
1977 · Wilson
Lucan
1977 · Fisher
The Fitzpatricks
1977 · Coach Hatfield
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977 · Burton Tree
The Tony Randall Show
1976 · Brian Sr.
Serpico
1976 · Jody
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
Police Woman
1974 · Burrows
Playhouse
1974 · Grimmet
Kojak
1973 · Peter Connor
M*A*S*H
1972 · M.P. Ernie Connors
Great Performances
1971 · Grimmet
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner, Self - Winner, Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee