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Brian Dennehy
Acting
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2.4
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 1All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 6197
IMDb ID: nm0001133
Known for: Acting
Born: July 9, 1938
Died: April 15, 2020
Age: 81
Place of birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2021
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q313545
Also known as
Brian Mannion Dennehy • 布萊思·丹尼希
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Director (6)Executive Producer (3)Co-Executive Producer (1)In Memory Of (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Highest rated movies linked with Brian Dennehy.
7.8
Ratatouille
as Django (voice)
2007 Movie
7.6
The Ultimate Gift
as Gus
2007 Movie
7.6
Gladiator
as Jimmy Horn
1992 Movie
7.5
First Blood
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
1982 Movie
7.2
The Challenger Disaster
as Rogers
2013 Movie
7.1
The Next Three Days
as George Brennan
2010 Movie
7.0
Silverado
as Cobb
1985 Movie
7.0
Never Cry Wolf
as Rosie
1983 Movie
6.9
Fail Safe
as Gen. Bogan
2000 Movie
6.8
Presumed Innocent
as Raymond Horgan
1990 Movie
6.8
Tommy Boy
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
1995 Movie
6.8
Romeo + Juliet
as Ted Montague
1996 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Brian Dennehy.
8.3
The West Wing
as Rafe Framingham • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judson Tierney • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as M.P. Ernie Connors • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
In Memory Of • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Mickey J • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
The 4400
as Mitch Baldwin • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.1
Rules of Engagement
as Roy • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Peter Connor • 1 eps
1973 Series
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Brian Dennehy.
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Brian Dennehy.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judson Tierney • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
In Memory Of • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Rafe Framingham • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as M.P. Ernie Connors • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Grimmet • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Mickey J • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Brian Dennehy.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Brian Dennehy.
6.5
Son of the South
as Grandfather
2021 Movie
6.9
Driveways
as Del
2020 Movie
6.5
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
2019 Movie
5.1
3 Days with Dad
as Bob
2019 Movie
5.1
The Song of Sway Lake
as Hal Sway
2019 Movie
6.7
Tag
as Mr. Cilliano
2018 Movie
5.4
The Seagull
as Pjotr Sorin
2018 Movie
6.3
A Very Merry Toy Store
as Joe Haggarty
2017 Movie
5.6
The Ultimate Legacy
as Gus
2015 Movie
5.7
Knight of Cups
as Joseph
2015 Movie
7.2
The Challenger Disaster
as Rogers
2013 Movie
5.4
Twelfth Night
as Sir Toby Belch
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Brian Dennehy.
6.8
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Jerome Townsend • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.9
Hap and Leonard
as Sheriff Valentine Otis • 2 eps
2016 Series
6.8
Public Morals
as Joe Patton • 7 eps
2015 Series
2.0
Cocked
as Wade • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Dominic Wilkinson • 9 eps
2013 Series
7.1
The Big C
as Dad • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler • 2 eps
2009 Series
6.2
Masters of Science Fiction
as Bedzyk • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.7
Marco Polo (2007)
as Kublai Khan • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Rules of Engagement
as Roy • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Mickey J • 1 eps
2006 Series