Brian Dennehy
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-07-09 in 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 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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judson Tierney
The Blacklist
as Dominic Wilkinson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The West Wing
as Rafe Framingham
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
M*A*S*H
as M.P. Ernie Connors
Great Performances
as Grimmet
30 Rock
as Mickey J
Miami Vice
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
Dallas
as Luther Frick
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
American Experience
as Aaron Burr (voice)
Dynasty
as Jake Dunham
Knots Landing
as James Cargill
The 4400
as Mitch Baldwin
Police Woman
as Burrows
Hunter
as Dr. Bolin
Cagney & Lacey
as Michael Magruder