Brian Dennehy

About

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...

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Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The BlacklistSeries • 2013The Good WifeSeries • 2009The West WingSeries • 1999DallasSeries • 1978M*A*S*HSeries • 1972Great PerformancesSeries • 1971Rizzoli & IslesSeries • 201030 RockSeries • 2006American ExperienceSeries • 1988Knots LandingSeries • 1979Miami ViceSeries • 1984DynastySeries • 1981Police WomanSeries • 1974Lou GrantSeries • 1977Screen TwoSeries • 1985Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982HunterSeries • 1984Just Shoot Me!Series • 1997Rules of EngagementSeries • 2007PlayhouseSeries • 1974The 4400Series • 2004RatatouilleMovie • 2007KojakSeries • 1973