Brian Dennehy
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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 incl...
Known For
Filmography
Son of the South
2021
as Grandfather
Driveways
2020
as Del
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Jerome Townsend
The Song of Sway Lake
2019
as Hal Sway
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Bob
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
The Seagull
2018
as Pjotr Sorin
Tag
2018
as Mr. Cilliano
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
as Joe Haggarty
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Sheriff Valentine Otis
Knight of Cups
2015
as Joseph
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Gus
Cocked
2015
as Wade
Public Morals
2015
as Joe Patton
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Rogers
The Blacklist
2013
as Dominic Wilkinson
Twelfth Night
2012
as Sir Toby Belch
The Big Year
2011
as Raymond Harris
The Next Three Days
2010
as George Brennan
Every Day
2010
as Ernie
Alleged
2010
as Clarence Darrow
Meet Monica Velour
2010
as Pop Pop
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
2010
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
The Big C
2010
as Dad
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
2009
as Narrator
Love and Valor
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Bunker Hill
2009
as Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
The Good Wife
2009
as Bucky Stabler
Righteous Kill
2008
as Hingis
Cat City
2008
as Harold
Ratatouille
2007
as Django (voice)
Trumbo
2007
as Self
War Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Pop, Enochs Father
Welcome to Paradise
2007
as Bobby Brown
Marco Polo
2007
as Kublai Khan
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
2007
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Gus
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Roy
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
as Bedzyk
Marco Polo (2007)
2007
as Kublai Khan
10th & Wolf
2006
as Agent Horvath
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Babe Ruth (voice)
The Exonerated
2006
as Gary Gauger
30 Rock
2006
as Mickey J
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Our Fathers
2005
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Andy Goodman
She Hate Me
2004
as Billy Church
The 4400
2004
as Mitch Baldwin
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Andy Goodman
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003
as Tom Stone
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003
as Fred Silverman
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003
as Mr. Blue
American Valor
2003
as Narrator
Stolen Summer
2002
as Father Kelly
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Narrator
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
2002
as Narrator
A Season on the Brink
2002
as Bobby Knight
Founding Brothers
2002
Summer Catch
2001
as John Schiffner
Three Blind Mice
2001
as Matthew Hope
Warden of Red Rock
2001
as Sheriff Selwyn Church
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
as Mr. Fitzgerald
The Agency
2001
as James Graydon
Night Visions
2001
as Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
Animated Tales of the World
2001
as Captain (voice)
Fail Safe
2000
as Gen. Bogan
Dish Dogs
2000
as Frost
Death of a Salesman
2000
as Willy Loman
Arrest & Trial
2000
as Self - Host
Founding Fathers
2000
as George Washington (voice)
NetForce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
Out of the Cold
1999
as David Bards
Sirens
1999
as Lt. Denby
Silicon Towers
1999
as Tom Warner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judson Tierney
The West Wing
1999
as Rafe Framingham
Netforce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Louis Bromfield
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
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Red Finch
Nostromo
1997
as Joshua C. Holroyd
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Ted Montague
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
as Jack Reed
Shadow of a Doubt
1996
as Charley Sloan
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Gerald Bradley
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
1996
as Jack Reed
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Walk
1996
as Major Chevallier
Undue Influence
1996
as Paul Madriani
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Gerald Bradley
Tommy Boy
1995
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Big Dave McDermot
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Jack Reed
Midnight Movie
1994
as James Boyce
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Jack Reed
Leave of Absence
1994
as Sam
Birdland
1994
as Dr. Brian McKenzie
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
as Ervil LeBaron
Foreign Affairs
1993
as Chuck Mumpson
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Jack Reed
Final Appeal
1993
as Perry Sundquist
Murder in the Heartland
1993
as John McArthur
Gladiator
1992
as Jimmy Horn
To Catch a Killer
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
Deadly Matrimony
1992
as Jack Reed
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Jackie Presser
The Diamond Fleece
1992
as Inspector Outlaw
The Burden of Proof
1992
as Dixon Hartnell
To Catch a Killer
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
F/X2
1991
as Leo McCarthy
In Broad Daylight
1991
as Len Rowan
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Presumed Innocent
1990
as Raymond Horgan
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Ed Reivers
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Frank Daly
Rising Son
1990
as Gus Robinson
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
1990
as Bruno Morenz
Day One
1989
as Gen. Leslie Groves
Perfect Witness
1989
as James Falcon
Seven Minutes
1989
as Wagner
Indio
1989
as Whitaker
The Man From Snowy River II
1988
as Harrison
Miles from Home
1988
as Frank Roberts Sr.
A Father's Revenge
1988
as Paul Hobart
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Walter (uncredited)
American Experience
1988
as Aaron Burr (voice)
Best Seller
1987
as Dennis Meechum
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
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)
Legal Eagles
1986
as Cavanaugh
F/X
1986
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
The Check is in the Mail...
1986
as Richard Jackson
Acceptable Risks
1986
as Don Sheppard
Cocoon
1985
as Walter
Silverado
1985
as Cobb
Twice in a Lifetime
1985
as Nick
Annie Oakley
1985
as Buffalo Bill
Evergreen
1985
as Matthew Malone
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Buffalo Bill
Screen Two
1985
as James Boyce
The Last Place on Earth
1985
as Frederick Cook
Finders Keepers
1984
as Frizzoli
The River Rat
1984
as Doc Cole
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Sergeant Cheever
Miami Vice
1984
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
Hunter
1984
as Dr. Bolin
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
Blood Feud
1983
as Edward Grady Partin
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Michael Magruder
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
Star of the Family
1982
as Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
Fly Away Home
1981
as Tim Arnold
Skokie
1981
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Grimmet
Dynasty
1981
as Jake Dunham
Darkroom
1981
as Roland
Little Miss Marker
1980
as Herbie
The Jericho Mile
1980
as Dr. D
The Seduction of Miss Leona
1980
as Bliss Dawson
A Rumor of War
1980
as Sgt. Ned Coleman
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
Knots Landing
1979
as James Cargill
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
as Arnie Sutter
Foul Play
1978
as Fergie
A Real American Hero
1978
as Buford Pusser
Ruby and Oswald
1978
as George Paulsen
A Death in Canaan
1978
as Barney Parsons
F.I.S.T.
1978
as Frank Vasko
Dallas
1978
as Luther Frick
Pearl
1978
as Sgt. Otto Chain
Semi-Tough
1977
as T.J. Lambert
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Surgeon
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
as Fire Chief
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as Longshoreman
Lou Grant
1977
as Wilson
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977
as Burton Tree
Lucan
1977
as Fisher
The Fitzpatricks
1977
as Coach Hatfield
Serpico
1976
as Jody
The Tony Randall Show
1976
as Brian Sr.
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Police Woman
1974
as Burrows
Playhouse
1974
as Grimmet
Kojak
1973
as Peter Connor
M*A*S*H
1972
as M.P. Ernie Connors
Great Performances
1971
as Grimmet
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee