Brian Dennehy
Highest Rated: 100% Fail Safe (2000)
Lowest Rated: 8% Summer Catch (2001)
Birthday: Jul 9, 1938
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
One of America's most respected and prolific actors since the mid-1980s, Brian Dennehy roles as a supporting player and occasional leading man in film, television and on stage earned him numerous awards. Filmgoers first took notice of the powerfully built Dennehy as the treacherous sheriff in "First Blood" (1982), which led to a number of supporting roles where he was typically cast as a villain or authority figure; sometimes both, as he did in the retro Western "Silverado" (1985). That same year, he was a bemused alien in Ron Howard's acclaimed "Cocoon" (1985), and the following year he was a wisecracking cop in the popular thriller "F/X" (1986), both of which spawned unsuccessful sequels. He earned considerable acclaim for playing serial killer John Wayne Gacy in "To Catch a Killer" (Bell Media, 1992) and arguably had his most popular role opposite Chris Farley and David Spade in "Tommy Boy" (1995). On television, he starred in a series of popular made-for-TV movies as tough cop Jack Reed, and earned several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Willie Loman in "Death of a Salesman" (Showtime, 2000), an adaptation of his successful Broadway run. As he settled comfortably into supporting roles status, sometimes as an elder statesman as he was in "The Next Three Days" (2010), Dennehy remained a potent force capable of turning in strong performances in a wide array of mediums.
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Brian Dennehy
Filmography
Movies
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61% |
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Son of the South | Grandfather (Character) | - | 2021 |
99% |
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Driveways | Del (Character) | - | 2019 |
64% |
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3 Days With Dad | Bob Mills (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Master Maggie | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
67% |
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The Seagull | Sorin (Character) | $1.2M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Very Merry Toy Store | Joe Haggarty (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ultimate Legacy | Gus (Character) | - | 2016 |
47% |
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Knight of Cups | Joseph (Character) | $558.4K | 2015 |
92% |
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The Challenger Disaster | Rogers (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twelfth Night | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
42% |
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The Big Year | Raymond (Character) | $7.2M | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Alleged | Clarence Darrow (Character) | - | 2010 |
50% |
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Meet Monica Velour | Pop Pop (Character) | $31.6K | 2010 |
35% |
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Every Day | Ernie (Character) | - | 2010 |
50% |
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The Next Three Days | George Brennan (Character) | $21.1M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Cat City | Harold (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale | Narrator | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters | Narrator | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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War Eagle, Arkansas | Pop (Character) | $43.1K | 2008 |
18% |
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Righteous Kill | Lieutenant Hingus (Character) | $40.1M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Welcome to Paradise | Bobby Brown (Character) | - | 2007 |
84% |
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Trumbo | Unknown (Character) | $108.3K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Marco Polo | Kublai Khan (Character) | - | 2007 |
96% |
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Ratatouille | Django (Voice) | $206.4M | 2007 |
33% |
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The Ultimate Gift | Gus (Character) | $3.4M | 2006 |
19% |
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10th and Wolf | Agent Horvath (Character) | $53.5K | 2006 |
41% |
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Everyone's Hero | Babe Ruth (Voice) | $14.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The Exonerated | Gary Gauger (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Our Fathers | Father Dominic Spagnolia (Character) | - | 2005 |
60% |
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Assault on Precinct 13 | Jasper O'Shea (Character) | $19.9M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Overload | Chris Haywood (Character) | - | 2004 |
19% |
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She Hate Me | Chairman Billy Church (Character) | $365.1K | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron | Mr. Blue (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Tom Stone (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company | Fred Silverman (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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A Season on the Brink | Bobby Knight (Character) | - | 2002 |
36% |
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Stolen Summer | Father Kelly (Character) | $119.8K | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Making the Misfits | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Founding Brothers | George Washington (Voice) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Blind Mice |
Matthew Hope (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2001 |
8% |
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Summer Catch | Coach John Schiffner (Character) | $19.7M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Warden of Red Rock |
Sheriff Selwyn Church (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2001 |
100% |
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Fail Safe | Gen. Bogan (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sirens | Lt. Denby (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Silicon Towers | Tom Warner (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Netforce | Lowell Davidson (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Out of the Cold | David Bards (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Dish Dogs | Frost (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Voyage of Terror | The President (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Sen. Donald Riegle (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan |
Eddie Brannigan (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
- | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance |
Jack Reed (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Dead Man's Walk | Major Chevallier (Character) | - | 1996 |
74% |
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet | Ted Montague (Character) | $46.4M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Season in Purgatory | Gerald Bradley (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Reed: A Killer Amongst Us |
Jack Reed (Character), Director |
- | 1996 |
45% |
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Big Dave McDermot (Character) | $71.7K | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Shadow of a Doubt |
Charley Sloan (Character), Director |
- | 1995 |
40% |
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Tommy Boy | Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan II (Character) | $30.7M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Reed: One of Our Own |
Sgt. Jack Reed (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Leave of Absence | Sam (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Jack Reed: A Search for Justice |
Jack Reed (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Midnight Movie | James Boyce (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | Ervil LeBaron (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Foreign Affairs | Chuck Mumpson (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Final Appeal | Perry Sundquist (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Murder in the Heartland | John McArthur (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Sgt. Jack Reed (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Jackie Presser (Character) | - | 1992 |
31% |
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Gladiator | Jimmy Horn (Character) | $8.1M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Diamond Fleece | Inspector Outlaw (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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To Catch a Killer | John Wayne Gacy (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burden of Proof | xon Hartnell (Character) | - | 1992 |
38% |
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FX2 | Leo McCarthy (Character) | $21.0M | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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In Broad Daylight | Len Rowan (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Indio | Whytaker (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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A Killing in a Small Town | Ed Reivers (Character) | - | 1990 |
86% |
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Presumed Innocent | Raymond Horgan (Character) | $85.7M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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The Last of the Finest | Frank Daly (Character) | $991.3K | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pride and Extreme Prejudice | Bruno Morenz (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Rising Son | Gus Robinson (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Day One | Gen. Leslie Groves (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Perfect Witness | James Falcon (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Seven Minutes | Wagner (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Father's Revenge | Paul Hobart (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Return to Snowy River | Harrison (Character) | $13.7M | 1988 |
60% |
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Miles From Home | Frank Roberts Sr. (Character) | - | 1988 |
85% |
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The Belly of an Architect | Stourley Kracklite (Character) | $6.3K | 1987 |
69% |
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Best Seller | Dennis Meechum (Character) | $2.9M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lion of Africa | Sam Marsh (Character) | - | 1987 |
89% |
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F/X | Lt. Leo McCarthy (Character) | $19.9M | 1986 |
41% |
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Legal Eagles | Cavanaugh (Character) | $47.2M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Check Is in the Mail | Richard Jackson (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Acceptable Risks | Don Sheppard (Character) | - | 1986 |
78% |
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Silverado | Sheriff Cobb (Character) | - | 1985 |
83% |
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Twice in a Lifetime | Nick (Character) | $8.4M | 1985 |
82% |
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Cocoon | Walter (Character) | $75.9M | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Finders Keepers | Frizzoli (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Dr. Bolin (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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The River Rat | Doc Cole (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Off Sides | Sergeant Cheever (Character) | - | 1984 |
100% |
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Never Cry Wolf | Rosie (Character) | - | 1983 |
78% |
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Gorky Park | William Kirwill (Character) | - | 1983 |
86% |
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First Blood | Teasle (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fly Away Home | Tim (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Skokie | Police Chief Arthur Buchanan (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Little Miss Marker | Herbie (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Seduction of Miss Leona | Bliss Dawson (Character) | - | 1980 |
33% |
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | O.C. Hanks (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dummy | Ragoti (Character) | - | 1979 |
65% |
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10 | Sam, the Bartender (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | Mr. O'Neil (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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The Jericho Mile | Dr. D (Character) | - | 1979 |
74% |
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Foul Play | Fergie (Character) | - | 1978 |
67% |
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F.I.S.T. | Frank Vasko (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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A Real American Hero | Buford Pusser (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Death in Canaan | Barney Parsons (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ruby and Oswald | George Paulsen (Character) | - | 1978 |
83% |
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Semi-Tough | T.J. Lambert (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Ants! | Fire Chief (Character) | - | 1977 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Dominic Wilkinson (Guest Star) | 2018-2020 |
94% | 88% | Hap and Leonard | Unknown (Character) | 2017 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Bucky Stabler (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Rizzoli and Isles | Detective Kenny Leahy (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Rules of Engagement | Roy (Guest Star) | 2009 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | Mickey J (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters | Bedzyk (Character) | 2007 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judson Tierney (Guest Star) | 2007 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Sen. Rafe Framingham (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Andy Goodman (Character) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Shoot Me | Red Finch (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Agency | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Visions |
Unknown (Character), Director |
2001 |
36% | No Score Yet | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Mr. Fitzgerald (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Founding Fathers | George Washington (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Man's Walk | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
50% | No Score Yet | Birdland | Dr. Brian McKenzie (Character) | 1994 |
71% | 88% | Miami Vice | Reverend Billy Bob Proverb (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Dr. Bolin (Character) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dallas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | M.P. Ernie Connors (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Burrows (Guest Star) | 1977 |