Brian Dennehy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 9, 1938
- Died
- April 15, 2020
- Birthplace
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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
Son of the South 2021
as Grandfather
Driveways 2020
as Del
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 2019
as Self
3 Days with Dad 2019
as Bob
The Song of Sway Lake 2019
as Hal Sway
Tag 2018
as Mr. Cilliano
The Seagull 2018
as Pjotr Sorin
A Very Merry Toy Store 2017
as Joe Haggarty
The Ultimate Legacy 2015
as Gus
Knight of Cups 2015
as Joseph
The Challenger Disaster 2013
as Rogers
Twelfth Night 2012
as Sir Toby Belch
The Big Year 2011
as Raymond Harris
The Next Three Days 2010
as George Brennan
Alleged 2010
as Clarence Darrow
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer 2010
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Meet Monica Velour 2010
as Pop Pop
Every Day 2010
as Ernie
- Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill 2009
as Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale 2009
as Narrator
Love and Valor 2009
as Narrator (voice)
Righteous Kill 2008
as Hingis
Cat City 2008
as Harold
War Eagle, Arkansas 2007
as Pop, Enochs Father
Welcome to Paradise 2007
as Bobby Brown
Trumbo 2007
as Self
Ratatouille 2007
as Django (voice)
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency 2007
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
Marco Polo 2007
as Kublai Khan
The Ultimate Gift 2007
as Gus
Everyone's Hero 2006
as Babe Ruth (voice)
The Exonerated 2006
as Gary Gauger
10th & Wolf 2006
as Agent Horvath
Our Fathers 2005
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
Assault on Precinct 13 2005
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Category 6: Day of Destruction 2004
as Andy Goodman
She Hate Me 2004
as Billy Church
American Valor 2003
as Narrator
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' 2003
as Fred Silverman
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003
as Tom Stone
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron 2003
as Mr. Blue
Making 'The Misfits' 2002
as Narrator
Stolen Summer 2002
as Father Kelly
A Season on the Brink 2002
as Bobby Knight
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero 2002
as Narrator
Three Blind Mice 2001
as Matthew Hope, Executive Producer
Summer Catch 2001
as John Schiffner
Warden of Red Rock 2001
as Sheriff Selwyn Church, Executive Producer
Dish Dogs 2000
as Frost
Fail Safe 2000
as Gen. Bogan
Death of a Salesman 2000
as Willy Loman, Executive Producer
Silicon Towers 1999
as Tom Warner
Sirens 1999
as Lt. Denby
Out of the Cold 1999
as David Bards
NetForce 1999
as Lowell Davidson
Thanks of a Grateful Nation 1998
as Sen. Donald Riegle
Voyage of Terror 1998
as The President
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan 1997
as Eddie Brannigan, Director, Executive Producer
- Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt 1996
as Charley Sloan, Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance 1996
as Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Romeo + Juliet 1996
as Ted Montague
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us 1996
as Jack Reed, Director, Writer
The Stars Fell on Henrietta 1995
as Big Dave McDermot
Jack Reed: One of Our Own 1995
as Jack Reed, Director, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Tommy Boy 1995
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Midnight Movie 1994
as James Boyce
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice 1994
as Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director
Leave of Absence 1994
as Sam
Final Appeal 1993
as Perry Sundquist
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor 1993
as Jack Reed, Co-Executive Producer
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story 1993
as Ervil LeBaron
Foreign Affairs 1993
as Chuck Mumpson
Deadly Matrimony 1992
as Jack Reed
The Diamond Fleece 1992
as Inspector Outlaw
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992
as Jackie Presser
To Catch a Killer 1992
as John Wayne Gacy
Gladiator 1992
as Jimmy Horn
F/X2 1991
as Leo McCarthy
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass 1991
as Narrator (voice)
In Broad Daylight 1991
as Len Rowan
Presumed Innocent 1990
as Raymond Horgan
Rising Son 1990
as Gus Robinson
A Killing in a Small Town 1990
as Ed Reivers
The Last of the Finest 1990
as Frank Daly
Pride and Extreme Prejudice 1990
as Bruno Morenz
Perfect Witness 1989
as James Falcon
Seven Minutes 1989
as Wagner
Indio 1989
as Whitaker
Day One 1989
as Gen. Leslie Groves
Miles from Home 1988
as Frank Roberts Sr.
Cocoon: The Return 1988
as Walter (uncredited)
The Man From Snowy River II 1988
as Harrison
A Father's Revenge 1988
as Paul Hobart
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987
as (voice)
Best Seller 1987
as Dennis Meechum
The Belly of an Architect 1987
as Stourley Kracklite
The Lion of Africa 1987
as Sam Marsh
The Little Mermaid 1987
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
Annie Oakley 1986
as Buffalo Bill
Legal Eagles 1986
as Cavanaugh
The Check is in the Mail... 1986
as Richard Jackson
Acceptable Risks 1986
as Don Sheppard
F/X 1986
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
Twice in a Lifetime 1985
as Nick
Silverado 1985
as Cobb
Cocoon 1985
as Walter
The River Rat 1984
as Doc Cole
The Pigs vs. The Freaks 1984
as Sergeant Cheever
Finders Keepers 1984
as Frizzoli
Gorky Park 1983
as William Kirwill
Never Cry Wolf 1983
as Rosie
Blood Feud 1983
as Edward Grady Partin
I Take These Men 1983
as Phil Zakarian
First Blood 1982
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Split Image 1982
as Kevin Stetson
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories 1982
as Grimmet
The Making of 'First Blood' 1982
as Self
Skokie 1981
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
Fly Away Home 1981
as Tim Arnold
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories 1981
as Grimmet
The Jericho Mile 1980
as Dr. D
The Seduction of Miss Leona 1980
as Bliss Dawson
Little Miss Marker 1980
as Herbie
10 1979
as Donald
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979
as O.C. Hanks
Dummy 1979
as Ragoti
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story 1979
as John O'Neil
A Real American Hero 1978
as Buford Pusser
Foul Play 1978
as Fergie
F.I.S.T. 1978
as Frank Vasko
A Death in Canaan 1978
as Barney Parsons
Ruby and Oswald 1978
as George Paulsen
It Happened at Lakewood Manor 1977
as Fire Chief
Semi-Tough 1977
as T.J. Lambert
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977
as Surgeon
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye 1977
as Longshoreman
Credits from TMDB.