Brian Dennehy
Acting
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.
TV Shows(70)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Jerome Townsend
2020
Hap and Leonard
Sheriff Valentine Otis
2016
Public Morals
Joe Patton
2015
Cocked
Wade
2015
The Blacklist
Dominic Wilkinson
2013
The Big C
Dad
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
2010
The Good Wife
Bucky Stabler
2009
Masters of Science Fiction
Bedzyk
2007
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
2007
Rules of Engagement
Roy
2007
30 Rock
Mickey J
2006
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
2004
The 4400
Mitch Baldwin
2004
Founding Brothers
2002
The Agency
James Graydon
2001
Night Visions
Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Mr. Fitzgerald
2001
Animated Tales of the World
Captain (voice)
2001
Founding Fathers
George Washington (voice)
2000
Arrest & Trial
Self - Host
2000
The West Wing
Rafe Framingham
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judson Tierney
1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Louis Bromfield
1999
Netforce
Lowell Davidson
1999
Just Shoot Me!
Red Finch
1997
Nostromo
Joshua C. Holroyd
1997
Undue Influence
Paul Madriani
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Walk
Major Chevallier
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Gerald Bradley
1996
Birdland
Dr. Brian McKenzie
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Murder in the Heartland
John McArthur
1993
The Burden of Proof
Dixon Hartnell
1992
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy
1992
American Experience
Aaron Burr (voice)
1988
Tall Tales & Legends
Buffalo Bill
1985
Evergreen
Matthew Malone
1985
The Last Place on Earth
Frederick Cook
1985
Screen Two
James Boyce
1985
Hunter
Dr. Bolin
1984
Miami Vice
Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
1984
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
1983
Star of the Family
Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
1982
Cagney & Lacey
Michael Magruder
1982
Darkroom
Roland
1981
Dynasty
Jake Dunham
1981
A Rumor of War
Sgt. Ned Coleman
1980
Knots Landing
James Cargill
1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Arnie Sutter
1979
Pearl
Sgt. Otto Chain
1978
Dallas
Luther Frick
1978
Lou Grant
Wilson
1977
Lucan
Fisher
1977
The Fitzpatricks
Coach Hatfield
1977
Lanigan's Rabbi
Burton Tree
1977
The Tony Randall Show
Brian Sr.
1976
Serpico
Jody
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Police Woman
Burrows
1974
Playhouse
Grimmet
1974
Kojak
Peter Connor
1973
M*A*S*H
M.P. Ernie Connors
1972
Great Performances
Grimmet
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner
1956
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(136)
Son of the South
Grandfather
2021
Driveways
Del
2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
3 Days with Dad
Bob
2019
The Song of Sway Lake
Hal Sway
2019
Tag
Mr. Cilliano
2018
The Seagull
Pjotr Sorin
2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
Joe Haggarty
2017
The Ultimate Legacy
Gus
2015
Knight of Cups
Joseph
2015
The Challenger Disaster
Rogers
2013
Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
2012
The Big Year
Raymond Harris
2011
The Next Three Days
George Brennan
2010
Alleged
Clarence Darrow
2010
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
2010
Meet Monica Velour
Pop Pop
2010
Every Day
Ernie
2010
Bunker Hill
Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
2009
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Narrator
2009
Love and Valor
Narrator (voice)
2009
Righteous Kill
Hingis
2008
Cat City
Harold
2008
War Eagle, Arkansas
Pop, Enochs Father
2007
Welcome to Paradise
Bobby Brown
2007
Trumbo
Self
2007
Ratatouille
Django (voice)
2007
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson (voice)
2007
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
2007
The Ultimate Gift
Gus
2007
Everyone's Hero
Babe Ruth (voice)
2006
The Exonerated
Gary Gauger
2006
10th & Wolf
Agent Horvath
2006
Our Fathers
Father Dominic Spagnolia
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
2005
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
2004
She Hate Me
Billy Church
2004
American Valor
Narrator
2003
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
Fred Silverman
2003
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Tom Stone
2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Mr. Blue
2003
Making 'The Misfits'
Narrator
2002
Stolen Summer
Father Kelly
2002
A Season on the Brink
Bobby Knight
2002
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Narrator
2002
Three Blind Mice
Matthew Hope
2001
Summer Catch
John Schiffner
2001
Warden of Red Rock
Sheriff Selwyn Church
2001
Dish Dogs
Frost
2000
Fail Safe
Gen. Bogan
2000
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
2000
Silicon Towers
Tom Warner
1999
Sirens
Lt. Denby
1999
Out of the Cold
David Bards
1999
NetForce
Lowell Davidson
1999
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sen. Donald Riegle
1998
Voyage of Terror
The President
1998
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Eddie Brannigan
1997
Shadow of a Doubt
Charley Sloan
1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Jack Reed
1996
Romeo + Juliet
Ted Montague
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Gerald Bradley
1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed
1996
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Big Dave McDermot
1995
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Jack Reed
1995
Tommy Boy
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
1995
Midnight Movie
James Boyce
1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed
1994
Leave of Absence
Sam
1994
Final Appeal
Perry Sundquist
1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed
1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Ervil LeBaron
1993
Foreign Affairs
Chuck Mumpson
1993
Deadly Matrimony
Jack Reed
1992
The Diamond Fleece
Inspector Outlaw
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Jackie Presser
1992
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy
1992
Gladiator
Jimmy Horn
1992
F/X2
Leo McCarthy
1991
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Narrator (voice)
1991
In Broad Daylight
Len Rowan
1991
Presumed Innocent
Raymond Horgan
1990
Rising Son
Gus Robinson
1990
A Killing in a Small Town
Ed Reivers
1990
The Last of the Finest
Frank Daly
1990
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Bruno Morenz
1990
Perfect Witness
James Falcon
1989
Seven Minutes
Wagner
1989
Indio
Whitaker
1989
Day One
Gen. Leslie Groves
1989
Miles from Home
Frank Roberts Sr.
1988
Cocoon: The Return
Walter (uncredited)
1988
The Man From Snowy River II
Harrison
1988
A Father's Revenge
Paul Hobart
1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
1987
Best Seller
Dennis Meechum
1987
The Belly of an Architect
Stourley Kracklite
1987
The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
1987
The Little Mermaid
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
1987
Legal Eagles
Cavanaugh
1986
The Check is in the Mail...
Richard Jackson
1986
Acceptable Risks
Don Sheppard
1986
F/X
Lt. Leo McCarthy
1986
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Nick
1985
Silverado
Cobb
1985
Cocoon
Walter
1985
The River Rat
Doc Cole
1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Sergeant Cheever
1984
Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
1984
Gorky Park
William Kirwill
1983
Never Cry Wolf
Rosie
1983
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
1983
I Take These Men
Phil Zakarian
1983
First Blood
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
1982
Split Image
Kevin Stetson
1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Grimmet
1982
Skokie
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
1981
Fly Away Home
Tim Arnold
1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Grimmet
1981
The Jericho Mile
Dr. D
1980
The Seduction of Miss Leona
Bliss Dawson
1980
Little Miss Marker
Herbie
1980
10
Donald
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
O.C. Hanks
1979
Dummy
Ragoti
1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
John O'Neil
1979
A Real American Hero
Buford Pusser
1978
Foul Play
Fergie
1978
F.I.S.T.
Frank Vasko
1978
A Death in Canaan
Barney Parsons
1978
Ruby and Oswald
George Paulsen
1978
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Fire Chief
1977
Semi-Tough
T.J. Lambert
1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Surgeon
1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Longshoreman
1977