About
Dennis Quaid
Overview
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, including as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D (1983), Alex Gardner in Dreamscape (1984), Remy McSwain in The Big Easy (1987), Tuck Pendleton in Innerspace (1987), Jefferson "Jeff" Blue in Undercover Blues (1993), Bowen in Dragonheart (1996), Joe Doe/William in Gang Related (1997), Frank Towns in Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Jack Hall in The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose (2011).
Known for
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| 2024 | The Substance | Actor | Harvey | 70 Good |
| 2024 | Reagan | Actor | Ronald Reagan | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid | Actor | Self - Host | 69 Fair |
| 2024 | The Long Game | Actor | Frank Mitchell | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Top Combat Pilot | Actor | Presenter | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Actor | Sherrill Lynn | 70 Good |
| 2023 | The Hill | Actor | James Hill | 64 Fair |
| 2023 | Strays | Actor | Birdwatcher | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | Full Circle | Actor | Jeff McCusker | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | On a Wing and a Prayer | Actor | Doug White | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Strange World | Actor | Jaeger Clade (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | Grid Down, Power Up | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Actor | Beauchamp | 58 Average |
| 2021 | American Underdog | Actor | Dick Vermeil | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | Mr. Nelson on the North Side | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Blue Miracle | Actor | Wade | 64 Fair |
| 2021 | Born a Champion | Actor | Mason | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | John Bronco | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Men of Midway | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Merry Happy Whatever | Actor | Don Quinn | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Midway | Actor | Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | Pretenders | Actor | Joe | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works | Actor | Kelly Johnson | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Intruder | Actor | Charlie Peck | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | A Dog's Journey | Actor | Ethan Montgomery | 75 Good |
| 2018 | Kin | Actor | Hal Solinski | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | I Can Only Imagine | Actor | Arthur | 66 Fair |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Actor | Adult Ethan | 74 Good |
| 2017 | Mad Families | Actor | Head Ranger | 58 Average |
| 2015 | The Art of More | Actor | Samuel Brukner | 68 Fair |
| 2015 | Truth | Actor | Lt. Colonel Roger Charles | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | Miracles on the Plains | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Actor | Michael Lennox | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Actor | Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch") | 48 Bad |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Actor | Carl | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Vegas | Actor | Sheriff Ralph Lamb | 70 Good |
| 2012 | The Words | Actor | Clay Hammond | 63 Fair |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Actor | Henry Whipple | 57 Average |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | Actor | Ramsey Cooper | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Beneath the Darkness | Actor | Ely | 56 Average |
| 2011 | Footloose | Actor | Rev. Shaw Moore | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Actor | Tom Hamilton | 66 Fair |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Actor | Bill Clinton | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Legion | Actor | Bob Hanson | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Pandorum | Actor | Payton | 64 Fair |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Actor | General Hawk | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Actor | Aidan Breslin | 59 Average |
| 2008 | The Express | Actor | Ben Schwartzwalder | 63 Fair |
| 2008 | Smart People | Actor | Lawrence Wetherhold | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Actor | Thomas Barnes | 62 Fair |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Actor | Roven (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2006 | 2005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season | Actor | Voice | 59 Average |
| 2006 | American Dreamz | Actor | President Staton | 55 Average |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | Actor | Frank Beardsley | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Actor | Dan | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | Actor | Frank Towns | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Actor | Jack Hall | 64 Fair |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Actor | Sam Houston | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Remember the Alamo | Actor | Himself/Host | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Actor | Cooper Tilson | 56 Average |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2002 | Far from Heaven | Actor | Frank Whitaker | 64 Fair |
| 2002 | The Rookie | Actor | Jimmy Morris | 63 Fair |
| 2001 | Dinner with Friends | Actor | Gabe | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Traffic | Actor | Arnie Metzger | 68 Fair |
| 2000 | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Frequency | Actor | Frank Sullivan | 69 Fair |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Actor | Jack "Cap" Rooney | 65 Fair |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Actor | Hugh | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | The Parent Trap | Actor | Nick Parker | 70 Good |
| 1998 | Everything That Rises | Actor | Jim Clay | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Savior | Actor | Joshua Rose | 62 Fair |
| 1997 | Switchback | Actor | FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Actor | Joe Doe / William | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The Making of 'DragonHeart' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | DragonHeart | Actor | Bowen | 63 Fair |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Actor | Eddie Bichon | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Actor | Doc Holliday | 64 Fair |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone | Actor | Arlis Sweeney | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Actor | Jeff Blue | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Wilder Napalm | Actor | Wallace | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Actor | Jack Faulkner | 61 Fair |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise | Actor | Jack McGurn | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | Actor | Jerry Lee Lewis | 60 Fair |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-American | Actor | Gavin Grey | 58 Average |
| 1988 | D.O.A. | Actor | Dexter Cornell | 60 Fair |
| 1987 | Suspect | Actor | Eddie Sanger | 60 Fair |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Actor | Lt. Tuck Pendleton | 65 Fair |
| 1986 | The Big Easy | Actor | Remy McSwain | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Enemy Mine | Actor | Willis Davidge | 65 Fair |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Actor | Alex Gardner | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own | Actor | Barry Morrow | 59 Average |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Actor | Gordon Cooper | 68 Fair |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Actor | Mike Brody | 48 Bad |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1983 | Tough Enough | Actor | Art Long | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Johnny Belinda | Actor | Kyle Hager | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Bill | Actor | Barry Morrow | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Stripes | Actor | Extra at Graduation Ceremony | 62 Fair |
| 1981 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Actor | Travis Child | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Caveman | Actor | Lar | 60 Fair |
| 1981 | All Night Long | Actor | Freddie Dupler | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Actor | Ed Miller | 61 Fair |
| 1980 | Gorp | Actor | Mad Grossman | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Actor | Mike | 62 Fair |
| 1979 | Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill | Actor | Roy | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Are You in the House Alone? | Actor | Phil Lawver | 59 Average |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Actor | Alan Darby | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season | Actor | Paul Morelli | 58 Average |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955 | Actor | Frank | 59 Average |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Actor | Shark, Baseball Pitcher | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Actor | Bellhop | 59 Average |
| Saurus City | Actor | Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice) | N/A N/A |
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| This Blue Is Mine | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| American Pride | Actor | “Cowboy” Jack Clement | N/A N/A |
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| Littlemouth | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Broke | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Sovereign | Actor | John Bouchart | N/A N/A |
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| War Machine | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Happy Face | Actor | Happy Face | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 1998 | Everything That Rises | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | The Long Game | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Everything That Rises | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |