About
Brian Dennehy
Overview
Brian Mannion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 - April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage and screen.
Known for
Acting |
||||
| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Sly | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | Son of the South | Actor | Grandfather | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | Driveways | Actor | Del | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad | Actor | Bob | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Song of Sway Lake | Actor | Hal Sway | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Tag | Actor | Mr. Cilliano | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | The Seagull | Actor | Pjotr Sorin | 58 Average |
| 2017 | A Very Merry Toy Store | Actor | Joe Haggarty | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Ultimate Legacy | Actor | Gus | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Actor | Joseph | 57 Average |
| 2015 | Cocked | Actor | Wade | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | The Challenger | Actor | Rogers | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | Twelfth Night | Actor | Sir Toby Belch | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Actor | Raymond Harris | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Actor | George Brennan | 69 Fair |
| 2010 | Alleged | Actor | Clarence Darrow | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer | Actor | Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Meet Monica Velour | Actor | Pop Pop | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Every Day | Actor | Ernie | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | Love and Valor | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Actor | Lieutentant Hingis | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Cat City | Actor | Harold | 58 Average |
| 2007 | War Eagle, Arkansas | Actor | Pop, Enochs Father | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Welcome to Paradise | Actor | Bobby Brown | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Trumbo | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Actor | Django (voice) | 77 Good |
| 2007 | Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency | Actor | Andrew Jackson (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Marco Polo | Actor | Kublai Khan | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Marco Polo | Actor | 69 Fair |
|
| 2007 | The Ultimate Gift | Actor | Gus | 66 Fair |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | Actor | Babe Ruth (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2006 | The Exonerated | Actor | Gary Gauger | 59 Average |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Actor | Agent Horvath | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Actor | Father Dominic Spagnolia | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Actor | Sargeant Jasper O'Shea | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Actor | Andy Goodman | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Actor | Andy Goodman | 71 Good |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Actor | Billy Church | 57 Average |
| 2003 | American Valor | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' | Actor | Fred Silverman | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Actor | Tom Stone | 59 Average |
| 2003 | The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron | Actor | Mr. Blue | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Making 'The Misfits' | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | Founding Brothers | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
| 2002 | Stolen Summer | Actor | Father Kelly | 59 Average |
| 2002 | A Season on the Brink | Actor | Bobby Knight | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Three Blind Mice | Actor | Matthew Hope | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Summer Catch | Actor | John Schiffner | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Actor | Sheriff Selwyn Church | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
| 2000 | Founding Fathers | Actor | George Washington (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Arrest & Trial | Actor | Self - Host | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Dish Dogs | Actor | Frost | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | Actor | Gen. Bogan | 60 Fair |
| 2000 | Death of a Salesman | Actor | Willy Loman | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Silicon Towers | Actor | Tom Warner | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Sirens | Actor | Lt. Denby | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold | Actor | David Bards | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Actor | Louis Bromfield | 68 Fair |
| 1999 | NetForce | Actor | Lowell Davidson | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Netforce | Actor | Lowell Davidson | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Actor | Sen. Donald Riegle | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Voyage of Terror | Actor | The President | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan | Actor | Eddie Brannigan | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Nostromo | Actor | Joshua C. Holroyd | 69 Fair |
| 1996 | Shadow of a Doubt | Actor | Charley Sloan | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Actor | Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Actor | Ted Montague | 67 Fair |
| 1996 | Undue Influence | Actor | Paul Madriani | 59 Average |
| 1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Actor | Gerald Bradley | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us | Actor | Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Actor | Big Dave McDermot | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Actor | Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Actor | Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan | 64 Fair |
| 1994 | Midnight Movie | Actor | James Boyce | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Actor | Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Leave of Absence | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Birdland | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
| 1993 | Final Appeal | Actor | Perry Sundquist | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Actor | Sgt. Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | Actor | Ervil LeBaron | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Murder in the Heartland | Actor | John McArthur | 70 Good |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Actor | Chuck Mumpson | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Deadly Matrimony | Actor | Jack Reed | 58 Average |
| 1992 | The Diamond Fleece | Actor | 58 Average |
|
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Actor | Jackie Presser | 58 Average |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Actor | John Wayne Gacy | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Gladiator | Actor | Jimmy Horn | 65 Fair |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Actor | Dixon Hartnell | 67 Fair |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Actor | John Wayne Gacy | 69 Fair |
| 1991 | F/X2 | Actor | Leo McCarthy | 60 Fair |
| 1991 | Zebras: Patterns in the Grass | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1991 | In Broad Daylight | Actor | Len Rowan | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Actor | Raymond Horgan | 64 Fair |
| 1990 | Rising Son | Actor | Gus Robinson | 59 Average |
| 1990 | A Killing in a Small Town | Actor | Ed Reivers | 59 Average |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Actor | Frank Daly | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Pride and Extreme Prejudice | Actor | Bruno Morenz | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Perfect Witness | Actor | James Falcon | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Seven Minutes | Actor | Wagner | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Indio | Actor | Whitaker | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Day One | Actor | Gen. Leslie Groves | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Actor | Frank Roberts Sr. | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Actor | Walter (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1988 | The Man From Snowy River II | Actor | Harrison | 59 Average |
| 1988 | A Father's Revenge | Actor | Paul Hobart | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Actor | (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Best Seller | Actor | Dennis Meechum | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Belly of an Architect | Actor | Stourley Kracklite | 60 Fair |
| 1987 | The Lion of Africa | Actor | Sam Marsh | 58 Average |
| 1987 | The Little Mermaid | Actor | King Neptune (Narrator) (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Actor | Cavanaugh | 59 Average |
| 1986 | The Check is in the Mail... | Actor | Richard Jackson | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Acceptable Risks | Actor | Don Sheppard | 58 Average |
| 1986 | F/X | Actor | Lt. Leo McCarthy | 62 Fair |
| 1985 | Annie Oakley | Actor | Buffalo Bill | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime | Actor | Nick | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Silverado | Actor | Cobb | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Actor | Walter | 63 Fair |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Actor | Matthew Malone | 68 Fair |
| 1984 | The River Rat | Actor | Doc Cole | 59 Average |
| 1984 | The Pigs vs. The Freaks | Actor | Sergeant Cheever | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | Actor | Frizzoli | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Hunter | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Actor | William Kirwill | 60 Fair |
| 1983 | Never Cry Wolf | Actor | Rosie | 61 Fair |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Actor | Edward Grady Partin | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Actor | Edward Grady Partin | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | I Take These Men | Actor | Phil Zakarian | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | First Blood | Actor | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | 73 Good |
| 1982 | Split Image | Actor | Kevin Stetson | 59 Average |
| 1982 | The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories | Actor | Grimmet | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Skokie | Actor | Police Chief Arthur Buchanan | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Fly Away Home | Actor | Tim Arnold | 59 Average |
| 1981 | The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories | Actor | Grimmet | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | The Jericho Mile | Actor | Dr. D | 59 Average |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Actor | Sgt. Ned Coleman | 69 Fair |
| 1980 | The Seduction of Miss Leona | Actor | Bliss Dawson | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker | Actor | Herbie | 59 Average |
| 1979 | 10 | Actor | Donald | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Big Shamus, Little Shamus | Actor | 69 Fair |
|
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Actor | O.C. Hanks | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Dummy | Actor | Ragoti | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | Actor | John O'Neil | 59 Average |
| 1978 | A Real American Hero | Actor | Buford Pusser | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Pearl | Actor | Sgt. Otto Chain | 69 Fair |
| 1978 | Foul Play | Actor | Fergie | 60 Fair |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Actor | Frank Vasko | 60 Fair |
| 1978 | A Death in Canaan | Actor | Barney Parsons | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Ruby and Oswald | Actor | George Paulsen | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Ants! | Actor | Fire Chief | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Actor | T.J. Lambert | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Actor | Surgeon | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye | Actor | Longshoreman | 58 Average |
Directing |
||||
| 1997 | Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Shadow of a Doubt | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
||||
| 1996 | Shadow of a Doubt | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
||||
| 2001 | Three Blind Mice | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Death of a Salesman | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Production | Co-Executive Producer | 58 Average |