Brian Dennehy
Acting
Born: 1938-07-09 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2020-04-15
Biography
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 incl
🎬 Movies (20)
Son of the South
2021
Grandfather
Driveways
2020
Del
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Self
3 Days with Dad
2019
Bob
The Song of Sway Lake
2019
Hal Sway
Tag
2018
Mr. Cilliano
The Seagull
2018
Pjotr Sorin
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
Joe Haggarty
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
Gus
Knight of Cups
2015
Joseph
The Challenger Disaster
2013
Rogers
Twelfth Night
2012
Sir Toby Belch
The Big Year
2011
Raymond Harris
The Next Three Days
2010
George Brennan
Alleged
2010
Clarence Darrow
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
2010
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Meet Monica Velour
2010
Pop Pop
Every Day
2010
Ernie
Bunker Hill
2009
Martin 'Mutt' Kelsey
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
2009
Narrator
📺 TV Shows (20)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Jerome Townsend
Hap and Leonard
2016
Sheriff Valentine Otis
Public Morals
2015
Joe Patton
Cocked
2015
Wade
The Blacklist
2013
Dominic Wilkinson
The Big C
2010
Dad
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
The Good Wife
2009
Bucky Stabler
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Bedzyk
Marco Polo
2007
Kublai Khan
Rules of Engagement
2007
Roy
30 Rock
2006
Mickey J
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
Andy Goodman
The 4400
2004
Mitch Baldwin
Founding Brothers
2002
The Agency
2001
James Graydon
Night Visions
2001
Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
Mr. Fitzgerald
Animated Tales of the World
2001
Captain (voice)
Founding Fathers
2000
George Washington (voice)