Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1938-07-09
Day of Death
2020-04-15
Place of Birth
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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 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 (136)
Son of the South
2021
Driveways
2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
3 Days with Dad
2019
The Song of Sway Lake
2019
Tag
2018
The Seagull
2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
Knight of Cups
2015
The Challenger Disaster
2013
Twelfth Night
2012
The Big Year
2011
The Next Three Days
2010
