Acting · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA · Born July 9, 1938
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.
MovieSon of the South
2021
as Grandfather
MovieDriveways
2020
as Del
TVPenny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Jerome Townsend
MovieAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
Movie3 Days with Dad
2019
as Bob
MovieThe Song of Sway Lake
2019
as Hal Sway
MovieTag
2018
as Mr. Cilliano
MovieThe Seagull
2018
as Pjotr Sorin
MovieA Very Merry Toy Store
2017
as Joe Haggarty
TVHap and Leonard
2016
as Sheriff Valentine Otis
MovieThe Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Gus
MovieKnight of Cups
2015
as Joseph
TVPublic Morals
2015
as Joe Patton
TVCocked
2015
as Wade
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Dominic Wilkinson
MovieThe Challenger Disaster
2013
as Rogers
MovieTwelfth Night
2012
as Sir Toby Belch
MovieThe Big Year
2011
as Raymond Harris
MovieThe Next Three Days
2010
as George Brennan
MovieAlleged
2010
as Clarence Darrow
TVThe Big C
2010
as Dad
MovieCaesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
2010
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
MovieMeet Monica Velour
2010
as Pop Pop
MovieEvery Day
2010
as Ernie
Bunker Hill
2009
as Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Bucky Stabler
MovieLost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
2009
as Narrator
MovieLove and Valor
2009
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRighteous Kill
2008
as Hingis
MovieCat City
2008
as Harold
MovieWar Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Pop, Enochs Father
MovieWelcome to Paradise
2007
as Bobby Brown
MovieTrumbo
2007
as Self
TVMasters of Science Fiction
2007
as Bedzyk
MovieRatatouille
2007
as Django (voice)
MovieAndrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
2007
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
MovieMarco Polo
2007
as Kublai Khan
TVMarco Polo
2007
as Kublai Khan
MovieThe Ultimate Gift
2007
as Gus
TVRules of Engagement
2007
as Roy
TV30 Rock
2006
as Mickey J
MovieEveryone's Hero
2006
as Babe Ruth (voice)
MovieThe Exonerated
2006
as Gary Gauger
Movie10th & Wolf
2006
as Agent Horvath
MovieOur Fathers
2005
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
MovieAssault on Precinct 13
2005
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
MovieCategory 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Andy Goodman
TVCategory 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Andy Goodman
MovieShe Hate Me
2004
as Billy Church
TVThe 4400
2004
as Mitch Baldwin
MovieAmerican Valor
2003
as Narrator
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
2003
as Fred Silverman
MovieThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2003
as Tom Stone
MovieThe Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003
as Mr. Blue
MovieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002
as Narrator
TVFounding Brothers
2002
MovieStolen Summer
2002
as Father Kelly
MovieA Season on the Brink
2002
as Bobby Knight
MovieCode Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
2002
as Narrator
MovieThree Blind Mice
2001
as Matthew Hope
TVThe Agency
2001
as James Graydon
MovieSummer Catch
2001
as John Schiffner
TVNight Visions
2001
as Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
MovieWarden of Red Rock
2001
as Sheriff Selwyn Church
TVThe Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
as Mr. Fitzgerald
TVAnimated Tales of the World
2001
as Captain (voice)
TVFounding Fathers
2000
as George Washington (voice)
Arrest & Trial
2000
as Self - Host
MovieDish Dogs
2000
as Frost
MovieFail Safe
2000
as Gen. Bogan
MovieDeath of a Salesman
2000
as Willy Loman
MovieSilicon Towers
1999
as Tom Warner
MovieSirens
1999
as Lt. Denby
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Rafe Framingham
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judson Tierney
MovieOut of the Cold
1999
as David Bards
TVToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Louis Bromfield
MovieNetForce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
TVNetforce
1999
as Lowell Davidson
MovieThanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
as Sen. Donald Riegle
MovieVoyage of Terror
1998
as The President
MovieIndefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
1997
as Eddie Brannigan
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Red Finch
TVNostromo
1997
as Joshua C. Holroyd
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1996
as Charley Sloan
MovieJack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
as Jack Reed
MovieRomeo + Juliet
1996
as Ted Montague
TVUndue Influence
1996
as Paul Madriani
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
TVDead Man's Walk
1996
as Major Chevallier
MovieA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Gerald Bradley
TVA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Gerald Bradley
MovieJack Reed: A Killer Among Us
1996
as Jack Reed
MovieThe Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Big Dave McDermot
MovieJack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Jack Reed
MovieTommy Boy
1995
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
MovieMidnight Movie
1994
as James Boyce
MovieJack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Jack Reed
MovieLeave of Absence
1994
as Sam
TVBirdland
1994
as Dr. Brian McKenzie
MovieFinal Appeal
1993
as Perry Sundquist
MovieJack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Jack Reed
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieProphet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
as Ervil LeBaron
TVMurder in the Heartland
1993
as John McArthur
MovieForeign Affairs
1993
as Chuck Mumpson
MovieDeadly Matrimony
1992
as Jack Reed
MovieThe Diamond Fleece
1992
as Inspector Outlaw
MovieTeamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Jackie Presser
MovieTo Catch a Killer
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
MovieGladiator
1992
as Jimmy Horn
TVThe Burden of Proof
1992
as Dixon Hartnell
TVTo Catch a Killer
1992
as John Wayne Gacy
MovieF/X2
1991
as Leo McCarthy
MovieZebras: Patterns in the Grass
1991
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIn Broad Daylight
1991
as Len Rowan
MoviePresumed Innocent
1990
as Raymond Horgan
MovieRising Son
1990
as Gus Robinson
MovieA Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Ed Reivers
MovieThe Last of the Finest
1990
as Frank Daly
MoviePride and Extreme Prejudice
1990
as Bruno Morenz
MoviePerfect Witness
1989
as James Falcon
MovieSeven Minutes
1989
as Wagner
MovieIndio
1989
as Whitaker
MovieDay One
1989
as Gen. Leslie Groves
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Aaron Burr (voice)
MovieMiles from Home
1988
as Frank Roberts Sr.
MovieCocoon: The Return
1988
as Walter (uncredited)
MovieThe Man From Snowy River II
1988
as Harrison
MovieA Father's Revenge
1988
as Paul Hobart
MovieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
MovieBest Seller
1987
as Dennis Meechum
MovieThe Belly of an Architect
1987
as Stourley Kracklite
MovieThe Lion of Africa
1987
as Sam Marsh
MovieThe Little Mermaid
1987
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
MovieLegal Eagles
1986
as Cavanaugh
MovieThe Check is in the Mail...
1986
as Richard Jackson
MovieAcceptable Risks
1986
as Don Sheppard
MovieF/X
1986
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
MovieAnnie Oakley
1985
as Buffalo Bill
MovieTwice in a Lifetime
1985
as Nick
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Buffalo Bill
MovieSilverado
1985
as Cobb
MovieCocoon
1985
as Walter
TVEvergreen
1985
as Matthew Malone
TVThe Last Place on Earth
1985
as Frederick Cook
TVScreen Two
1985
as James Boyce
MovieThe River Rat
1984
as Doc Cole
TVHunter
1984
as Dr. Bolin
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
MovieThe Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Sergeant Cheever
MovieFinders Keepers
1984
as Frizzoli
MovieGorky Park
1983
as William Kirwill
MovieNever Cry Wolf
1983
as Rosie
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBlood Feud
1983
as Edward Grady Partin
TVBlood Feud
1983
as Edward Grady Partin
MovieI Take These Men
1983
as Phil Zakarian
MovieFirst Blood
1982
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
MovieSplit Image
1982
as Kevin Stetson
TVStar of the Family
1982
as Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
as Grimmet
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Michael Magruder
TVDarkroom
1981
as Roland
MovieSkokie
1981
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
MovieFly Away Home
1981
as Tim Arnold
MovieThe Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Grimmet
TVDynasty
1981
as Jake Dunham
MovieThe Jericho Mile
1980
as Dr. D
TVA Rumor of War
1980
as Sgt. Ned Coleman
MovieThe Seduction of Miss Leona
1980
as Bliss Dawson
MovieLittle Miss Marker
1980
as Herbie
TVKnots Landing
1979
as James Cargill
Movie10
1979
as Donald
TVBig Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
as Arnie Sutter
MovieButch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as O.C. Hanks
MovieDummy
1979
as Ragoti
MovieSilent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
as John O'Neil
MovieA Real American Hero
1978
as Buford Pusser
TVPearl
1978
as Sgt. Otto Chain
MovieFoul Play
1978
as Fergie
MovieF.I.S.T.
1978
as Frank Vasko
TVDallas
1978
as Luther Frick
MovieA Death in Canaan
1978
as Barney Parsons
MovieRuby and Oswald
1978
as George Paulsen
MovieIt Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
as Fire Chief
MovieSemi-Tough
1977
as T.J. Lambert
MovieLooking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Surgeon
TVLou Grant
1977
as Wilson
TVLucan
1977
as Fisher
TVThe Fitzpatricks
1977
as Coach Hatfield
MovieJohnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as Longshoreman
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977
as Burton Tree
TVThe Tony Randall Show
1976
as Brian Sr.
TVSerpico
1976
as Jody
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Burrows
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Grimmet
TVKojak
1973
as Peter Connor
TVM*A*S*H
1972
as M.P. Ernie Connors
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Grimmet
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieThe Making of 'First Blood'
