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Brian Dennehy

Actor / Screenwriter / Television Producer / Television Director / Military Personnel | * 07/09/1938 († 81, 04/15/2020) | Bridgeport, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
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Brian Manion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in over 180 films and in many television and stage productions. His film roles included First Blood (1982), Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Ratatouille (2007), and Knight of Cups (2015).... ()
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Brian Mannion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 - April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage and screen.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a mu ...

Silverado

PG-13

1985 | 3.5/5 | 2h 13min
Western
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In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo an ...

Romeo + Juliet

PG-13

1996 | 3.4/5 | 2h
Drama, Romance / Love
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When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers. ...

First Blood

R

1982 | 3.7/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
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When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor. ...

Cocoon

PG-13

1985 | 3.3/5 | 1h 57min
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Brian Dennehy

Laurence Olivier Awards 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Honorary Doctor of The Hofstra University
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Movies with Brian Dennehy as Actor(133)

as Grandfather2021 Son of the South
as Del2020 Driveways
as Bob2019 3 Days with Dad
as himself2019 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Hal Sway2019 The Song of Sway Lake
as Mr. Cilliano2018 Tag
as Pjotr Sorin2018 The Seagull
as Joe Haggarty2017 A Very Merry Toy Store
as Joseph2015 Knight of Cups
as Gus2015 The Ultimate Legacy
as Rogers2013 The Challenger
as Sir Toby Belch2012 Twelfth Night
as Raymond Harris2011 The Big Year
as Ernie2010 Every Day
as Pop Pop2010 Meet Monica Velour
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother2010 Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
as Clarence Darrow2010 Alleged
as George Brennan2010 The Next Three Days
as Narrator2009 Love and Valor
as Harold2008 Cat City
as Lieutentant Hingis2008 Righteous Kill
as Gus2007 The Ultimate Gift
as Pop, Enochs Father2007 War Eagle, Arkansas
as himself2007 Trumbo
as Andrew Jackson (voice)2007 Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
as Django (voice)2007 Ratatouille
as Kublai Khan2007 Marco Polo
as Bobby Brown2007 Welcome to Paradise
as Babe Ruth (voice)2006 Everyone's Hero
as Agent Horvath2006 10th & Wolf
as Gary Gauger2006 The Exonerated
as Father Dominic Spagnolia2005 Our Fathers
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea2005 Assault on Precinct 13
as Andy Goodman2004 Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Billy Church2004 She Hate Me
as Narrator2003 American Valor
as Fred Silverman2003 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
as Mr. Blue2003 The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
as Tom Stone2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Father Kelly2002 Stolen Summer
as Narrator2002 Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
as Bobby Knight2002 A Season on the Brink
as Narrator2002 Making 'The Misfits'
as Sheriff Selwyn Church2001 Warden of Red Rock
as David Bards2001 Out of the Cold
as Matthew Hope2001 Three Blind Mice
as John Schiffner2001 Summer Catch
as Frost2000 Dish Dogs
as Tom Warner2000 Silicon Towers
as Willy Loman2000 Death of a Salesman
as Gen. Bogan2000 Fail Safe
as Lt. Denby1999 Sirens
as Lowell Davidson1999 NetForce
as The President1998 Voyage of Terror
as Sen. Donald Riegle1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation
as Eddie Brannigan1997 Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
as Charley Sloan1996 Shadow of a Doubt
as Jack Reed1996 Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
as Gerald Bradley1996 A Season in Purgatory
as Jack Reed1996 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
as Ted Montague1996 Romeo + Juliet
as Paul Madriani1996 Undue Influence
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan1995 Tommy Boy
as Jack Reed1995 Jack Reed: One of Our Own
as Big Dave McDermot1995 The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as James Boyce1994 Midnight Movie
as Sam1994 Leave of Absence
as Jack Reed1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
as Sgt. Jack Reed1993 Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Ervil LeBaron1993 Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
as Perry Sundquist1993 Final Appeal
as Chuck Mumpson1993 Foreign Affairs
as Jimmy Horn1992 Gladiator
as Jack Reed1992 Jack Reed: Deadly Matrimony
as John Wayne Gacy1992 To Catch a Killer
1992 The Diamond Fleece
as Jackie Presser1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Leo McCarthy1991 F/X2
as Len Rowan1991 In Broad Daylight
as Bruno Morenz1990 Pride and Extreme Prejudice
as Frank Daly1990 The Last of the Finest
as Ed Reivers1990 A Killing in a Small Town
as Gus Robinson1990 Rising Son
as Raymond Horgan1990 Presumed Innocent
as James Falcon1989 Perfect Witness
as Gen. Leslie Groves1989 Day One
as Whitaker1989 Indio
as Wagner1989 Seven Minutes
as Frank Roberts Sr.1988 Miles from Home
as Paul Hobart1988 A Father's Revenge
as Walter (uncredited)1988 Cocoon: The Return
as Harrison1988 The Man From Snowy River II
as Sam Marsh1988 The Lion of Africa
as Dennis Meechum1987 Best Seller
as (voice)1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Stourley Kracklite1987 The Belly of an Architect
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)1987 The Little Mermaid
as Cavanaugh1986 Legal Eagles
1986 Acceptable Risks
as Richard Jackson1986 The Check Is in the Mail...
as Lt. Leo McCarthy1986 F/X
as Nick1985 Twice in a Lifetime
as Cobb1985 Silverado
as Buffalo Bill1985 Annie Oakley
as Walter1985 Cocoon
as Doc Cole1984 The River Rat
1984 Hunter
as Sergeant Cheever1984 The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Frizzoli1984 Finders Keepers
as Rosie1983 Never Cry Wolf
as Phil Zakarian1983 I Take These Men
as William Kirwill1983 Gorky Park
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle1982 First Blood
as Kevin Stetson1982 Split Image
as Tim Arnold1981 Fly Away Home
as Grimmet1981 The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan1981 Skokie
as Herbie1980 Little Miss Marker
as Bliss Dawson1980 The Seduction of Miss Leona
as Dr. D1980 The Jericho Mile
as Ragoti1979 Dummy
as Donald1979 10
as O.C. Hanks1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as John O'Neil1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
as Barney Parsons1978 A Death in Canaan
as Frank Vasko1978 F.I.S.T.
as Fergie1978 Foul Play
as Buford Pusser1978 A Real American Hero
as George Paulsen1978 Ruby and Oswald
as Longshoreman1977 Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as T.J. Lambert1977 Semi-Tough
as Fire Chief1977 Ants
as Surgeon1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar

TV Shows/Series with Brian Dennehy as Actor(41)

as Jerome Townsend2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Sheriff Valentine Otis2016 Hap and Leonard
as Dominic Wilkinson2013 The Blacklist
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy2010 Rizzoli & Isles
2007 Masters of Science Fiction
as Roy2007 Rules of Engagement
as Mickey J2006 30 Rock
as Mitch Baldwin2004 The 4400
as Camper Ben2001 Night Visions
as Host2000 Arrest & Trial
as Sen. Rafe Framingham1999 The West Wing
as Judson Tierney1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Louis Bromfield1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1997 Just Shoot Me!
as Red Finch1997 Just Shoot Me!
as Joshua C. Holroyd1997 Nostromo
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Major Chevallier1996 Dead Man's Walk
1994 Birdland
as John McArthur1993 Murder in the Heartland
as Dixon Hartnell1992 The Burden of Proof
as Aaron Burr (voice)1988 American Experience
as Frederick Cook1985 The Last Place on Earth
as Matthew Malone1985 Evergreen
as Buffalo Bill1985 Tall Tales & Legends
as Dr. Bolin1984 Hunter
1984 Miami Vice
as Edward Grady Partin1983 Blood Feud
1982 Cagney & Lacey
1981 Dynasty
as Sgt. Ned Coleman1980 A Rumor of War
1979 Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979 Knots Landing
as Luther Frick1978 Dallas
as Sgt. Otto Chain1978 Pearl
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi
1977 Lou Grant
1977 The Fitzpatricks
as Peter Connor1973 Kojak
as M.P. Ernie Connors1972 M*A*S*H
as Grimmet1971 Great Performances

Movies with Brian Dennehy as Crew(12)

Production/Executive Producer2001 Warden of Red Rock
Production/Executive Producer2000 Death of a Salesman
Directing/Director1997 Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Directing/Director1996 Shadow of a Doubt
Writing/Writer1996 Shadow of a Doubt
Directing/Director1996 Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Directing/Director1996 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Directing/Director1995 Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Writing/Writer1995 Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Directing/Director1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Writing/Writer1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Production/Co-Executive Producer1993 Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

TV Shows/Series with Brian Dennehy as Crew(2)

Crew/In Memory Of2013 The Blacklist
Directing/Director2001 Night Visions

Full Name: Brian Manion
Born: Saturday, 07/09 1938 (July) in Bridgeport, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/15 2020 (April) in New Haven (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, Chaminade High School, Yale School of Drama
Children: Kathleen Dennehy, Elizabeth Dennehy
Other names for Brian Dennehy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Brian Mannion Dennehy"
"Brian Manion Dennehy"
Brian Dennehy frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (12x, Crew)
Rachel Dratch (11x, Actress)
Tony Plana (9x, Actor)
Alan Alda (8x, Actor)
James Hong (8x, Actor)
Clyde Kusatsu (8x, Actor)
Joan Van Ark (8x, Actress)
David Ackroyd (8x, Actor)
Gene Reynolds (8x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
Stacy Keach (7x, Actor)
Michael Talbott (6x, Actor)
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