Brian Dennehy
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-07-09 (82 years old)
Deathday
2020-04-15
Place of Birth
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Also known As
Brian Mannion Dennehy
布萊思·丹尼希
Brian Dennehy
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 pro...
Acting
1996
as Ted Montague
1982
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
2007
as Django (voice)
1985
as Walter
1987
as Dennis Meechum
1977
as T.J. Lambert
1984
as Frizzoli
1990
as Raymond Horgan
1995
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
2000
as Gen. Bogan
1985
as Cobb
1983
as William Kirwill
2004
as Andy Goodman
2005
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
1979
as Donald
1986
as Cavanaugh
2001
as John Schiffner
2006
as Agent Horvath
1986
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
2008
as Hingis
1988
as Harrison
1983
as Rosie
2007
as Self
2000
as Frost
2005
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
2006
as Babe Ruth (voice)
2010
as George Brennan
1987
as (voice)
1979
as O.C. Hanks
1977
as Surgeon
2007
as Pop, Enochs Father
1978
as Fergie
1989
as Gen. Leslie Groves
2010
as Ernie
1992
as Jimmy Horn
1991
as Leo McCarthy
2002
as Father Kelly
1980
as Herbie
1987
as Stourley Kracklite
1984
as Doc Cole
2009
as Narrator
2001
as Matthew Hope
1988
as Frank Roberts Sr.
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
1982
as Kevin Stetson
1998
as Sen. Donald Riegle
1999
as Lowell Davidson
2010
as Clarence Darrow
2007
as Bobby Brown
2011
as Raymond Harris
2008
as Harold
2010
as Pop Pop
1980
as Dr. D
1986
as Richard Jackson
2007
as Kublai Khan
1990
as Ed Reivers
1996
as Jack Reed
1985
as Nick
1978
as Buford Pusser
1990
as Frank Daly
1981
as Tim Arnold
1999
as David Bards
2001
as Sheriff Selwyn Church
1991
as Len Rowan
1993
as Ervil LeBaron
1988
as Paul Hobart
1994
as James Boyce
1995
as Big Dave McDermot
2003
as Tom Stone
1997
as Eddie Brannigan
1987
as Sam Marsh
1978
as George Paulsen
1983
as Edward Grady Partin
1993
as Chuck Mumpson
1989
as James Falcon
2006
as Gary Gauger
1979
as Ragoti
1993
as Sgt. Jack Reed
1981
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
1978
as Barney Parsons
2000
as Willy Loman
1989
as Wagner
1994
as Jack Reed
1995
as Jack Reed
1985
as Buffalo Bill
1999
as Lt. Denby
1977
as Fire Chief
2013
as Rogers
2012
as Sir Toby Belch
1990
as Gus Robinson
1983
as Phil Zakarian
1989
as Whitaker
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
as Narrator (voice)
1986
as Don Sheppard
1992
as Jack Reed
1996
as Charley Sloan
1979
as John O'Neil
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
as Joseph
2015
as Gus
2018
as Pjotr Sorin
1992
as Jackie Presser
2003
as Fred Silverman
1992
as Inspector Outlaw
1990
as Bruno Morenz
2003
1996
as Paul Madriani
1994
as Sam
1993
as Perry Sundquist
2017
as Joe Haggarty
1987
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
1984
as Sergeant Cheever
2019
as Hal Sway
2004
as Billy Church
2020
as Del
1996
as Gerald Bradley
2002
as Narrator
2019
as Bob
2018
as Mr. Cilliano
2002
as Narrator
1978
as Frank Vasko
2002
as Bobby Knight
1999
as Tom Warner
2021
as Grandfather
2007
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
2007
as Gus
1980
as Bliss Dawson
2019
as Self
1996
as Jack Reed
1981
2009
as Narrator (voice)
2003
as Narrator
1998
as The President
2010
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
1988
as Walter (uncredited)
1977
as Longshoreman
1982
2009
as Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
Production
2001
as Executive Producer
1996
as Director
1997
1995
as Writer
1994
as Director
1995
as Director
1994
as Writer
1997
as Executive Producer
1996
as Writer
1993
as Co-Executive Producer
2000
as Executive Producer
2001
as Executive Producer
1996
as Director
1996
as Director
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