Acting
Brian Dennehy
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
Son of the South
Film · 2021
Driveways
Film · 2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Series · 2020
The Song of Sway Lake
Film · 2019
3 Days with Dad
Film · 2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Film · 2019
The Seagull
Film · 2018
Tag
Film · 2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
Film · 2017
Hap and Leonard
Series · 2016
Knight of Cups
Film · 2015
The Ultimate Legacy
Film · 2015
Cocked
Series · 2015
Public Morals
Series · 2015
The Challenger Disaster
Film · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
Twelfth Night
Film · 2012
The Big Year
Film · 2011
The Next Three Days
Film · 2010
Every Day
Film · 2010
Alleged
Film · 2010
Meet Monica Velour
Film · 2010
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Film · 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Series · 2010
The Big C
Series · 2010
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Film · 2009
Love and Valor
Film · 2009
Bunker Hill
Film · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
Righteous Kill
Film · 2008
Cat City
Film · 2008
Ratatouille
Film · 2007
Trumbo
Film · 2007
War Eagle, Arkansas
Film · 2007
Welcome to Paradise
Film · 2007
Marco Polo
Film · 2007
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Film · 2007
The Ultimate Gift
Film · 2007
Rules of Engagement
Series · 2007
Masters of Science Fiction
Series · 2007
Marco Polo
Series · 2007
10th & Wolf
Film · 2006
Everyone's Hero
Film · 2006
The Exonerated
Film · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
Assault on Precinct 13
Film · 2005
Our Fathers
Film · 2005
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Film · 2004
She Hate Me
Film · 2004
The 4400
Series · 2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Series · 2004
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Film · 2003
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
Film · 2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Film · 2003
American Valor
Film · 2003
Stolen Summer
Film · 2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Film · 2002
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Film · 2002
A Season on the Brink
Film · 2002
Founding Brothers
Series · 2002
Summer Catch
Film · 2001
Three Blind Mice
Film · 2001
Warden of Red Rock
Film · 2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Series · 2001
The Agency
Series · 2001
Night Visions
Series · 2001
Animated Tales of the World
Series · 2001
Fail Safe
Film · 2000
Dish Dogs
Film · 2000
Death of a Salesman
Film · 2000
Arrest & Trial
Series · 2000
Founding Fathers
Series · 2000
NetForce
Film · 1999
Out of the Cold
Film · 1999
Sirens
Film · 1999
Silicon Towers
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Netforce
Series · 1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Series · 1999
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Film · 1998
Voyage of Terror
Film · 1998
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Film · 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Series · 1997
Nostromo
Series · 1997
Romeo + Juliet
Film · 1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Film · 1996
Shadow of a Doubt
Film · 1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Dead Man's Walk
Series · 1996
Undue Influence
Series · 1996
A Season in Purgatory
Series · 1996
Tommy Boy
Film · 1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Film · 1995
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Film · 1995
Midnight Movie
Film · 1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Film · 1994
Leave of Absence
Film · 1994
Birdland
Series · 1994
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Film · 1993
Foreign Affairs
Film · 1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Film · 1993
Final Appeal
Film · 1993
Murder in the Heartland
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Gladiator
Film · 1992
To Catch a Killer
Film · 1992
Deadly Matrimony
Film · 1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Film · 1992
The Diamond Fleece
Film · 1992
The Burden of Proof
Series · 1992
To Catch a Killer
Series · 1992
F/X2
Film · 1991
In Broad Daylight
Film · 1991
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Film · 1991
Presumed Innocent
Film · 1990
A Killing in a Small Town
Film · 1990
The Last of the Finest
Film · 1990
Rising Son
Film · 1990
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Film · 1990
Day One
Film · 1989
Perfect Witness
Film · 1989
Seven Minutes
Film · 1989
Indio
Film · 1989
The Man From Snowy River II
Film · 1988
Miles from Home
Film · 1988
A Father's Revenge
Film · 1988
Cocoon: The Return
Film · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
Best Seller
Film · 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Film · 1987
The Belly of an Architect
Film · 1987
The Lion of Africa
Film · 1987
The Little Mermaid
Film · 1987
Legal Eagles
Film · 1986
F/X
Film · 1986
The Check is in the Mail...
Film · 1986
Annie Oakley
Film · 1986
Acceptable Risks
Film · 1986
Cocoon
Film · 1985
Silverado
Film · 1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Film · 1985
Evergreen
Series · 1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
The Last Place on Earth
Series · 1985
Finders Keepers
Film · 1984
The River Rat
Film · 1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
Gorky Park
Film · 1983
Never Cry Wolf
Film · 1983
Blood Feud
Film · 1983
I Take These Men
Film · 1983
Blood Feud
Series · 1983
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
First Blood
Film · 1982
Split Image
Film · 1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Film · 1982
The Making of 'First Blood'
Film · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Series · 1982
Star of the Family
Series · 1982
Fly Away Home
Film · 1981
Skokie
Film · 1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Film · 1981
Dynasty
Series · 1981
Darkroom
Series · 1981
Little Miss Marker
Film · 1980
The Jericho Mile
Film · 1980
The Seduction of Miss Leona
Film · 1980
A Rumor of War
Series · 1980
10
Film · 1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Film · 1979
Dummy
Film · 1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Film · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Series · 1979
Foul Play
Film · 1978
A Real American Hero
Film · 1978
Ruby and Oswald
Film · 1978
A Death in Canaan
Film · 1978
F.I.S.T.
Film · 1978
Dallas
Series · 1978
Pearl
Series · 1978
Semi-Tough
Film · 1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Film · 1977
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Film · 1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Film · 1977
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
Lanigan's Rabbi
Series · 1977
Lucan
Series · 1977
The Fitzpatricks
Series · 1977
Serpico
Series · 1976
The Tony Randall Show
Series · 1976
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Kojak
Series · 1973
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944