

Brian Dennehy
Acting
July 9, 1938
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
April 15, 2020
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.
The Filmography


Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan

Shadow of a Doubt

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

Romeo + Juliet

Undue Influence

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

Tommy Boy

Midnight Movie

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

Leave of Absence

Final Appeal

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Foreign Affairs

Deadly Matrimony

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
