Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

1938-07-09

THE 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 APPEARS IN MOVIES

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

First Blood

First Blood

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Cocoon

Cocoon

Best Seller

Best Seller

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Silverado

Silverado

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

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Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf

Summer Catch

Summer Catch

F/X

F/X

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

The Man From Snowy River II

The Man From Snowy River II

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

Trumbo

Trumbo

Dish Dogs

Dish Dogs

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

War Eagle, Arkansas

War Eagle, Arkansas

Foul Play

Foul Play

Day One

Day One

Every Day

Every Day

Gladiator

Gladiator

F/X2

F/X2

Stolen Summer

Stolen Summer

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

The Belly of an Architect

The Belly of an Architect

The River Rat

The River Rat

Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale

Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Miles from Home

Miles from Home

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

Split Image

Split Image

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

NetForce

NetForce

Alleged

Alleged

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

The Big Year

The Big Year

Cat City

Cat City

Meet Monica Velour

Meet Monica Velour

The Jericho Mile

The Jericho Mile

The Check is in the Mail...

The Check is in the Mail...

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

A Real American Hero

A Real American Hero

The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

Out of the Cold

Out of the Cold

Warden of Red Rock

Warden of Red Rock

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

A Father's Revenge

A Father's Revenge

Midnight Movie

Midnight Movie

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan

The Lion of Africa

The Lion of Africa

Ruby and Oswald

Ruby and Oswald

Blood Feud

Blood Feud

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Perfect Witness

Perfect Witness

The Exonerated

The Exonerated

Dummy

Dummy

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Skokie

Skokie

A Death in Canaan

A Death in Canaan

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Seven Minutes

Seven Minutes

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Sirens

Sirens

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Rising Son

Rising Son

I Take These Men

I Take These Men

Indio

Indio

Zebras: Patterns in the Grass

Zebras: Patterns in the Grass

Acceptable Risks

Acceptable Risks

Deadly Matrimony

Deadly Matrimony

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

The Ultimate Legacy

The Ultimate Legacy

The Seagull

The Seagull

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'

The Diamond Fleece

The Diamond Fleece

Pride and Extreme Prejudice

Pride and Extreme Prejudice

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron

Undue Influence

Undue Influence

Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

Final Appeal

Final Appeal

A Very Merry Toy Store

A Very Merry Toy Store

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Song of Sway Lake

The Song of Sway Lake

She Hate Me

She Hate Me

Driveways

Driveways

A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory

Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits'

3 Days with Dad

3 Days with Dad

Tag

Tag

Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero

Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero

F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

A Season on the Brink

A Season on the Brink

Silicon Towers

Silicon Towers

Son of the South

Son of the South

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift

The Seduction of Miss Leona

The Seduction of Miss Leona

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us

Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

Love and Valor

Love and Valor

American Valor

American Valor

Voyage of Terror

Voyage of Terror

Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer

Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill