Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1938-07-09
- Day of Death2020-04-15 (81 years)
- Place of BirthBridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Also Known AsBrian Mannion Dennehy布萊思·丹尼希
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2021
Son of the South
As: Grandfather
- 2020
Driveways
As: Del
- 2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
As: Jerome Townsend
- 2019
3 Days with Dad
As: Bob
- 2019
The Song of Sway Lake
As: Hal Sway
- 2018
Tag
As: Mr. Cilliano
- 2018
The Seagull
As: Pjotr Sorin
- 2017
A Very Merry Toy Store
As: Joe Haggarty
2016Hap and Leonard
As: Sheriff Valentine Otis
2015The Ultimate Legacy
As: Gus
2015Knight of Cups
As: Joseph
2015Public Morals
As: Joe Patton
2015Cocked
As: Wade
2013The Blacklist
As: Dominic Wilkinson
2013The Challenger Disaster
As: Rogers
2012Twelfth Night
As: Sir Toby Belch
2011The Big Year
As: Raymond Harris
- 2010
The Next Three Days
As: George Brennan
2010Alleged
As: Clarence Darrow
2010The Big C
As: Dad
2010Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
As: Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
2010Rizzoli & Isles
As: Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
2010Meet Monica Velour
As: Pop Pop
2010Every Day
As: Ernie
2009The Good Wife
As: Bucky Stabler
2009Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
As: Narrator
2009Love and Valor
As: Narrator (voice)
2008Righteous Kill
As: Hingis
2008Cat City
As: Harold
2007War Eagle, Arkansas
As: Pop, Enochs Father
2007Welcome to Paradise
As: Bobby Brown
2007Masters of Science Fiction
As: Bedzyk
- 2007
Ratatouille
As: Django (voice)
2007Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
As: Andrew Jackson (voice)
2007Marco Polo
As: Kublai Khan
2007Marco Polo (2007)
As: Kublai Khan
2007The Ultimate Gift
As: Gus
2007Rules of Engagement
As: Roy
200630 Rock
As: Mickey J
2006Everyone's Hero
As: Babe Ruth (voice)
2006The Exonerated
As: Gary Gauger
200610th & Wolf
As: Agent Horvath
2005Our Fathers
As: Father Dominic Spagnolia
2005Assault on Precinct 13
As: Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
2004Category 6: Day of Destruction
As: Andy Goodman
2004Category 6: Day of Destruction
As: Andy Goodman
2004She Hate Me
As: Billy Church
2004The 4400
As: Mitch Baldwin
2003American Valor
As: Narrator
2003The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
As: Tom Stone
2003The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
As: Mr. Blue
2002Making 'The Misfits'
As: Narrator
2002Stolen Summer
As: Father Kelly
2002A Season on the Brink
As: Bobby Knight
2002Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
As: Narrator
2001Three Blind Mice
As: Matthew Hope
2001The Agency
As: James Graydon
2001Summer Catch
As: John Schiffner
2001Night Visions
As: Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
2001Warden of Red Rock
As: Sheriff Selwyn Church
2001The Fighting Fitzgeralds
As: Mr. Fitzgerald
2001Animated Tales of the World
As: Captain (voice)
2000Founding Fathers
As: George Washington (voice)
2000Dish Dogs
As: Frost
2000Fail Safe
As: Gen. Bogan
2000Death of a Salesman
As: Willy Loman
1999Silicon Towers
As: Tom Warner
1999Sirens
As: Lt. Denby
1999The West Wing
As: Rafe Framingham
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Judson Tierney
1999Out of the Cold
As: David Bards
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
As: Louis Bromfield
1999NetForce
As: Lowell Davidson
1999Netforce
As: Lowell Davidson
1998Thanks of a Grateful Nation
As: Sen. Donald Riegle
1998Voyage of Terror
As: The President
1997Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
As: Eddie Brannigan
1997Just Shoot Me!
As: Red Finch
1997Nostromo
As: Joshua C. Holroyd
1996Shadow of a Doubt
As: Charley Sloan
1996Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
As: Jack Reed
- 1996
Romeo + Juliet
As: Ted Montague
1996Undue Influence
As: Paul Madriani
1996Dead Man's Walk
As: Major Chevallier
1996A Season in Purgatory
As: Gerald Bradley
1996Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
As: Jack Reed
1995The Stars Fell on Henrietta
As: Big Dave McDermot
1995Jack Reed: One of Our Own
As: Jack Reed
1995Tommy Boy
As: Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
1994Midnight Movie
As: James Boyce
1994Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
As: Jack Reed
1994Leave of Absence
As: Sam
1994Birdland
As: Dr. Brian McKenzie
1993Final Appeal
As: Perry Sundquist
1993Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
As: Sgt. Jack Reed
1993Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
As: Ervil LeBaron
1993Murder in the Heartland
As: John McArthur
1993Foreign Affairs
As: Chuck Mumpson
1992Deadly Matrimony
As: Jack Reed
1992The Diamond Fleece
As: Inspector Outlaw
1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
As: Jackie Presser
1992To Catch a Killer
As: John Wayne Gacy
1992Gladiator
As: Jimmy Horn
1992The Burden of Proof
As: Dixon Hartnell
1992To Catch a Killer
As: John Wayne Gacy
1991F/X2
As: Leo McCarthy
1991Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
As: Narrator (voice)
1991In Broad Daylight
As: Len Rowan
1990Presumed Innocent
As: Raymond Horgan
1990Rising Son
As: Gus Robinson
1990A Killing in a Small Town
As: Ed Reivers
1990The Last of the Finest
As: Frank Daly
1990Pride and Extreme Prejudice
As: Bruno Morenz
1989Perfect Witness
As: James Falcon
1989Seven Minutes
As: Wagner
1989Indio
As: Whitaker
1989Day One
As: Gen. Leslie Groves
1988American Experience
As: Aaron Burr (voice)
1988Miles from Home
As: Frank Roberts Sr.
1988Cocoon: The Return
As: Walter (uncredited)
1988The Man From Snowy River II
As: Harrison
1988A Father's Revenge
As: Paul Hobart
1987Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
As: (voice)
1987Best Seller
As: Dennis Meechum
1987The Belly of an Architect
As: Stourley Kracklite
1987The Lion of Africa
As: Sam Marsh
1987The Little Mermaid
As: King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
1986Legal Eagles
As: Cavanaugh
1986The Check is in the Mail...
As: Richard Jackson
1986Acceptable Risks
As: Don Sheppard
1986F/X
As: Lt. Leo McCarthy
1985Annie Oakley
As: Buffalo Bill
1985Twice in a Lifetime
As: Nick
1985Tall Tales & Legends
As: Buffalo Bill
1985Silverado
As: Cobb
1985Cocoon
As: Walter
1985Evergreen
As: Matthew Malone
1985The Last Place on Earth
As: Frederick Cook
1985Screen Two
As: James Boyce
1984The River Rat
As: Doc Cole
1984Hunter
As: Dr. Bolin
1984Miami Vice
As: Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
1984The Pigs vs. The Freaks
As: Sergeant Cheever
1984Finders Keepers
As: Frizzoli
1983Gorky Park
As: William Kirwill
1983Never Cry Wolf
As: Rosie
1983Blood Feud
As: Edward Grady Partin
- 1983
Blood Feud
As: Edward Grady Partin
1983I Take These Men
As: Phil Zakarian
- 1982
First Blood
As: Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
1982Split Image
As: Kevin Stetson
1982Star of the Family
As: Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
As: King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
As: Grimmet
1982Cagney & Lacey
As: Michael Magruder
1981Darkroom
As: Roland
1981Skokie
As: Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
1981Fly Away Home
As: Tim Arnold
1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
As: Grimmet
1981Dynasty
As: Jake Dunham
1980The Jericho Mile
As: Dr. D
1980A Rumor of War
As: Sgt. Ned Coleman
1980The Seduction of Miss Leona
As: Bliss Dawson
1980Little Miss Marker
As: Herbie
1979Knots Landing
As: James Cargill
197910
As: Donald
1979Big Shamus, Little Shamus
As: Arnie Sutter
1979Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
As: O.C. Hanks
1979Dummy
As: Ragoti
1979Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
As: John O'Neil
1978A Real American Hero
As: Buford Pusser
1978Pearl
As: Sgt. Otto Chain
1978Foul Play
As: Fergie
1978F.I.S.T.
As: Frank Vasko
1978Dallas
As: Luther Frick
1978A Death in Canaan
As: Barney Parsons
1978Ruby and Oswald
As: George Paulsen
1977It Happened at Lakewood Manor
As: Fire Chief
1977Semi-Tough
As: T.J. Lambert
1977Looking for Mr. Goodbar
As: Surgeon
1977Lou Grant
As: Wilson
1977Lucan
As: Fisher
1977The Fitzpatricks
As: Coach Hatfield
1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
As: Longshoreman
1976The Tony Randall Show
As: Brian Sr.
1976Serpico
As: Jody
1974Police Woman
As: Burrows
1974Playhouse
As: Grimmet
1973Kojak
As: Peter Connor
1972M*A*S*H
As: M.P. Ernie Connors
1971Great Performances
As: Grimmet