Brian Dennehy
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting207
movieSon of the South
2021
Grandfather
tvPenny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Jerome Townsend
movieThe Song of Sway Lake
2019
Hal Sway
movieTag
2018
Mr. Cilliano
movieThe Seagull
2018
Pjotr Sorin
movieA Very Merry Toy Store
2017
Joe Haggarty
tvHap and Leonard
2016
Sheriff Valentine Otis
movieKnight of Cups
2015
Joseph
tvPublic Morals
2015
Joe Patton
tvCocked
2015
Wade
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Dominic Wilkinson
movieTwelfth Night
2012
Sir Toby Belch
movieThe Big Year
2011
Raymond Harris
movieThe Next Three Days
2010
George Brennan
movieAlleged
2010
Clarence Darrow
movieCaesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
2010
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
tvRizzoli & Isles
2010
Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
movieMeet Monica Velour
2010
Pop Pop
movieEvery Day
2010
Ernie
Bunker Hill
2009
Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Bucky Stabler
movieLove and Valor
2009
Narrator (voice)
movieRighteous Kill
2008
Hingis
movieCat City
2008
Harold
movieWar Eagle, Arkansas
2007
Pop, Enochs Father
movieWelcome to Paradise
2007
Bobby Brown
movieTrumbo
2007
Self
movieRatatouille
2007
Django (voice)
movieAndrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
2007
Andrew Jackson (voice)
movieMarco Polo
2007
Kublai Khan
tvMarco Polo
2007
Kublai Khan
tv30 Rock
2006
Mickey J
movieEveryone's Hero
2006
Babe Ruth (voice)
movieThe Exonerated
2006
Gary Gauger
movie10th & Wolf
2006
Agent Horvath
movieOur Fathers
2005
Father Dominic Spagnolia
movieAssault on Precinct 13
2005
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
movieCategory 6: Day of Destruction
2004
Andy Goodman
tvCategory 6: Day of Destruction
2004
Andy Goodman
movieShe Hate Me
2004
Billy Church
tvThe 4400
2004
Mitch Baldwin
movieAmerican Valor
2003
Narrator
movieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002
Narrator
movieStolen Summer
2002
Father Kelly
movieA Season on the Brink
2002
Bobby Knight
movieThree Blind Mice
2001
Matthew Hope
tvThe Agency
2001
James Graydon
movieSummer Catch
2001
John Schiffner
tvNight Visions
2001
Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
movieWarden of Red Rock
2001
Sheriff Selwyn Church
tvThe Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
Mr. Fitzgerald
tvAnimated Tales of the World
2001
Captain (voice)
tvFounding Fathers
2000
George Washington (voice)
Arrest & Trial
2000
Self - Host
movieDish Dogs
2000
Frost
movieFail Safe
2000
Gen. Bogan
movieDeath of a Salesman
2000
Willy Loman
movieSilicon Towers
1999
Tom Warner
movieSirens
1999
Lt. Denby
tvThe West Wing
1999
Rafe Framingham
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Judson Tierney
movieOut of the Cold
1999
David Bards
tvToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
Louis Bromfield
movieNetForce
1999
Lowell Davidson
tvNetforce
1999
Lowell Davidson
movieThanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
Sen. Donald Riegle
movieVoyage of Terror
1998
The President
movieIndefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
Eddie Brannigan
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997
Red Finch
tvNostromo
1997
Joshua C. Holroyd
movieShadow of a Doubt
1996
Charley Sloan
movieRomeo + Juliet
1996
Ted Montague
tvUndue Influence
1996
Paul Madriani
tvDead Man's Walk
1996
Major Chevallier
movieA Season in Purgatory
1996
Gerald Bradley
tvA Season in Purgatory
1996
Gerald Bradley
movieThe Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
Big Dave McDermot
movieJack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
Jack Reed
movieTommy Boy
1995
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
movieMidnight Movie
1994
James Boyce
tvBirdland
1994
Dr. Brian McKenzie
movieFinal Appeal
1993
Perry Sundquist
movieJack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
Jack Reed
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieProphet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Ervil LeBaron
tvMurder in the Heartland
1993
John McArthur
movieForeign Affairs
1993
Chuck Mumpson
movieDeadly Matrimony
1992
Jack Reed
movieThe Diamond Fleece
1992
Inspector Outlaw
movieTeamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
Jackie Presser
movieTo Catch a Killer
1992
John Wayne Gacy
movieGladiator
1992
Jimmy Horn
tvThe Burden of Proof
1992
Dixon Hartnell
tvTo Catch a Killer
1992
John Wayne Gacy
movieF/X2
1991
Leo McCarthy
movieZebras: Patterns in the Grass
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieIn Broad Daylight
1991
Len Rowan
moviePresumed Innocent
1990
Raymond Horgan
movieRising Son
1990
Gus Robinson
movieA Killing in a Small Town
1990
Ed Reivers
movieThe Last of the Finest
1990
Frank Daly
moviePride and Extreme Prejudice
1990
Bruno Morenz
moviePerfect Witness
1989
James Falcon
movieSeven Minutes
1989
Wagner
movieIndio
1989
Whitaker
movieDay One
1989
Gen. Leslie Groves
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Aaron Burr (voice)
movieMiles from Home
1988
Frank Roberts Sr.
movieCocoon: The Return
1988
Walter (uncredited)
movieA Father's Revenge
1988
Paul Hobart
movieBest Seller
1987
Dennis Meechum
movieThe Belly of an Architect
1987
Stourley Kracklite
movieThe Lion of Africa
1987
Sam Marsh
movieThe Little Mermaid
1987
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
movieLegal Eagles
1986
Cavanaugh
movieThe Check is in the Mail...
1986
Richard Jackson
movieAcceptable Risks
1986
Don Sheppard
movieF/X
1986
Lt. Leo McCarthy
movieAnnie Oakley
1985
Buffalo Bill
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985
Buffalo Bill
movieCocoon
1985
Walter
tvEvergreen
1985
Matthew Malone
tvThe Last Place on Earth
1985
Frederick Cook
tvScreen Two
1985
James Boyce
movieThe River Rat
1984
Doc Cole
tvHunter
1984
Dr. Bolin
tvMiami Vice
1984
Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
movieThe Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
Sergeant Cheever
movieFinders Keepers
1984
Frizzoli
movieGorky Park
1983
William Kirwill
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBlood Feud
1983
Edward Grady Partin
tvBlood Feud
1983
Edward Grady Partin
movieI Take These Men
1983
Phil Zakarian
movieFirst Blood
1982
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
movieSplit Image
1982
Kevin Stetson
tvStar of the Family
1982
Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
Michael Magruder
tvDarkroom
1981
Roland
movieSkokie
1981
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
movieFly Away Home
1981
Tim Arnold
tvDynasty
1981
Jake Dunham
tvA Rumor of War
1980
Sgt. Ned Coleman
movieThe Seduction of Miss Leona
1980
Bliss Dawson
tvKnots Landing
1979
James Cargill
movie10
1979
Donald
tvBig Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
Arnie Sutter
movieDummy
1979
Ragoti
movieA Real American Hero
1978
Buford Pusser
tvPearl
1978
Sgt. Otto Chain
movieFoul Play
1978
Fergie
movieF.I.S.T.
1978
Frank Vasko
tvDallas
1978
Luther Frick
movieA Death in Canaan
1978
Barney Parsons
movieRuby and Oswald
1978
George Paulsen
movieIt Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
Fire Chief
movieSemi-Tough
1977
T.J. Lambert
tvLou Grant
1977
Wilson
tvLucan
1977
Fisher
tvThe Fitzpatricks
1977
Coach Hatfield
movieJohnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
Longshoreman
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977
Burton Tree
tvThe Tony Randall Show
1976
Brian Sr.
tvSerpico
1976
Jody
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self (uncredited)
tvPolice Woman
1974
Burrows
tvPlayhouse
1974
Grimmet
tvKojak
1973
Peter Connor
tvM*A*S*H
1972
M.P. Ernie Connors
tvGreat Performances
1971
Grimmet
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner / Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production8
movieThree Blind Mice
2001
Executive Producer
movieWarden of Red Rock
2001
Executive Producer
movieDeath of a Salesman
2000
Executive Producer
movieIndefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
Executive Producer
movieJack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
Co-Executive Producer
movieJack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
Co-Executive Producer
movieJack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
Co-Executive Producer
movieJack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
Co-Executive Producer
Directing7
tvNight Visions
2001
Director
movieShadow of a Doubt
1996
Director
Writing5
Crew1
tvThe Blacklist
2013
In Memory Of