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