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Overview
Mini Biography:
Imposing, barrel-chested and now silver-haired Brian Dennehy is a prolific... moreTrivia:
Began his stage career performing in both summer stock and Off-Broadway... moreAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Dennehy, Falls and Tarver Teamed 'Hughie' and 'Krapp's' to Hit Broadway in April 2010 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 May 2009, 7:23 PM, PDT)
From My Stage To Your Stage
(From New York Post. 25 May 2009, 12:14 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Brian DenneheyUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 6 | 3:00 PM | TRUTV | Arrest and Trial | more |
Filmography
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Actor:
- Every Day (2009) (post-production) .... Ernie
- Meet Monica Velour (2009) (post-production) .... Pop Pop
- Bunker Hill (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Martin Kelsey
- Cat City (2009) (completed) .... Harold
- "Rules of Engagement" .... Roy (1 episode, 2009)
- Dad's Visit (2009) TV episode .... Roy - Righteous Kill (2008) .... Lieutenant Hingis
- "30 Rock" .... Mickey J (1 episode, 2008)
- Sandwich Day (2008) TV episode .... Mickey J - War Eagle, Arkansas (2007) .... Pop
- Welcome to Paradise (2007) .... Bobby Brown
- "Masters of Science Fiction" .... Bedzyk (1 episode, 2007)
- The Discarded (2007) TV episode .... Bedzyk - Ratatouille (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Django
- Ratatouille (2007) (voice) .... Django
- Marco Polo (2007) (TV) .... Kublai Khan
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Judson Tierney (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Law & Order: SVU" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka "Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)
- Scheherazade (2007) TV episode .... Judson Tierney - The Ultimate Gift (2006) .... Gus
- Everyone's Hero (2006) (voice) .... Babe Ruth
- "The 4400" .... Mitch Baldwin (1 episode, 2006)
- Blink (2006) TV episode .... Mitch Baldwin - 10th & Wolf (2006) .... Agent Horvath
- Our Fathers (2005) (TV) .... Father Dominic Spagnolia
- "The West Wing" .... Sen. Rafe Framingham (1 episode, 2005)
- Ninety Miles Away (2005) TV episode .... Sen. Rafe Framingham - The Exonerated (2005) (TV) .... Gary Gauger
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) .... Sgt. Jasper O'Shea
... aka Assaut sur le central 13 (France) - Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004) (TV) .... Andy Goodman
- She Hate Me (2004) .... Chairman Billy Church
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' (2003) (TV) .... Fred Silverman
- "Just Shoot Me!" .... Red Finch (4 episodes, 1998-2003)
- The Comedy Stylings of Rivers & Red (2003) TV episode .... Red Finch
- Nina Sees Red: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Red Finch
- Nina Sees Red: Part 1 (1999) TV episode .... Red Finch
- Pass the Salt (1998) TV episode (uncredited) .... Red Finch - The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV) .... Tom Stone
- "The Agency" .... James Graydon (1 episode, 2003)
- Debbie Does Djakarta (2003) TV episode .... James Graydon - The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Blue
- "Great Performances" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2002)
- Making 'The Misfits' (2002) TV episode .... Narrator - A Season on the Brink (2002) (TV) .... Bobby Knight
- Stolen Summer (2002) .... Father Kelly
- Three Blind Mice (2001) (TV) .... Matthew Hope
... aka Ed McBain's Three Blind Mice (USA: complete title) - Summer Catch (2001) .... John Schiffner
- "Night Visions" .... Camper Ben (1 episode, 2001)
- Quiet Please (2001) TV episode .... Camper Ben - "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" .... Fitzgerald (10 episodes, 2001)
- Blood, Sweat & Fitz (2001) TV episode .... Fitzgerald
- The Cook, the Fitz, His Sister and Her Luggage (2001) TV episode .... Fitzgerald
- One Angry Man (2001) TV episode .... Fitzgerald
- The Loud Man (2001) TV episode .... Fitzgerald
- The Easter Rebellion (2001) TV episode .... Fitzgerald
(5 more) - Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV) .... Sheriff Selwyn Church
- Dish Dogs (2000) (V) .... Frost
- Fail Safe (2000) (TV) .... Gen. Bogan
- Death of a Salesman (2000) (TV) .... Willy Loman
- "Arrest & Trial" (2000) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- "The American Experience" .... Burr's voice (1 episode, 2000)
- The Duel (2000) TV episode .... Burr's voice - Silicon Towers (1999) .... Tom Warner
- Sirens (1999) (TV) .... Lt. Denby
- Out of the Cold (1999) .... David Bards
- Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999) (TV) .... Louis Bromfield
- NetForce (1999) (TV) .... Lowell Davidson
- Voyage of Terror (1998) (TV) .... The President
... aka Die Schreckensfahrt der Orion Star (Germany)
... aka The Fourth Horseman - Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) (TV) .... Sen. Donald Riegle
... aka The Gulf War - Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997) (TV) .... Eddie Brannigan
... aka A Father's Betrayal - Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) (TV) .... Jack Reed
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) .... Ted Montague
... aka Romeo and Juliet
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA: complete title) - Undue Influence (1996) (TV) .... Paul Madriani
... aka Steve Martini's Undue Influence (USA) - "Dead Man's Walk" (1996) TV mini-series .... Maj. Randall Chevallie
... aka "Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk" - A Season in Purgatory (1996) (TV) .... Gerald Bradley
- Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1996) (TV) .... Jack Reed
- "Nostromo" (1996) TV mini-series .... Joshua C. Holroyd
... aka "Joseph Conrad's Nostromo"
... aka "Nostromo - Der Schatz in den Bergen" (Germany) - Shadow of a Doubt (1995) (TV) .... Charley Sloan
- Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) (TV) .... Sgt. Jack Reed
... aka Deadly Justice (UK) - The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) .... Big Dave McDermot
- Tommy Boy (1995) .... Big Tom
- Midnight Movie (1994) (TV) .... James Boyce
- Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TV) .... Jack Reed
- Leave of Absence (1994) (TV) .... Sam
- "Birdland" .... Dr. Brian McKenzie (3 episodes, 1994)
- Grand Delusion (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Brian McKenzie
- Plan B (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Brian McKenzie
- Crazy for You (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Brian McKenzie - Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993) (TV) .... Sgt. Jack Reed
... aka Jack Reed: Badge of Honour (UK: video title) - Final Appeal (1993) (TV) .... Perry Sundquist
... aka L'ultime procès (Canada: French title) - Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993) (TV) .... Ervil LeBaron
- Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV) .... John McArthur
... aka Starkweather: Murder in the Heartland (USA: long title) - Foreign Affairs (1993) (TV) .... Chuck Mumpson
- Deadly Matrimony (1992) (TV) .... Sergeant John Reed
... aka Shattered Promises - Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) (TV) .... Jackie Presser
... aka Power Play: The Jackie Presser Story (UK: video title) - The Diamond Fleece (1992) (TV) .... Outlaw
- To Catch a Killer (1992) (TV) .... John Wayne Gacy
- Gladiator (1992) .... Jimmy Horn
- The Burden of Proof (1992) (TV) .... Dixon Hartnell
... aka Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof - F/X2 (1991) .... Leo McCarthy
... aka F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion
... aka FX2 - In Broad Daylight (1991) (TV) .... Len Rowan
- Presumed Innocent (1990) .... Raymond Horgan
- Rising Son (1990) (TV) .... Gus Robinson
- A Killing in a Small Town (1990) (TV) .... Ed Reivers
... aka Evidence of Love (UK) - The Last of the Finest (1990) .... Frank Daly
... aka Blue Heat (UK)
... aka Street Legal - Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1990) (TV) .... Bruno Morenz
- Perfect Witness (1989) (TV) .... James Falcon
- Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989) .... Wagner
... aka Georg Elser
... aka Seven Minutes - Indio (1989) .... Whytaker
- Day One (1989) (TV) .... Gen. Leslie Groves
... aka Hiroshima (UK: DVD title) - Cocoon: The Return (1988) (uncredited) .... Walter - Alien Leader
- Miles from Home (1988) .... Frank Roberts Sr.
... aka Farm of the Year - The Man from Snowy River II (1988) .... Harrison
... aka Return to Snowy River (USA)
... aka The Untamed (UK: video title) - Das Rattennest (1988) (TV) .... Paul Hobart
... aka A Father's Revenge
... aka The Rescue - "Miami Vice" .... Reverend Billy Bob Proverb (1 episode, 1987)
- Amen... Send Money (1987) TV episode .... Reverend Billy Bob Proverb - Best Seller (1987) .... Dennis Meechum
- The Belly of an Architect (1987) .... Stourley Kracklite
... aka Il ventre dell' architetto (Italy) - "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... King Neptune / ... (1 episode, 1987)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (USA)
- The Little Mermaid (1987) TV episode .... King Neptune / Narrator - The Lion of Africa (1987) (TV) .... Sam Marsh
- Legal Eagles (1986) .... Cavanaugh
- The Check Is in the Mail... (1986) .... Richard Jackson
... aka The Cheque Is in the Post (UK) - Acceptable Risks (1986) (TV) .... Don Sheppard
- F/X (1986) .... Lt. Leo McCarthy
... aka F/X - Murder by Illusion
... aka Murder by Illusion - "Tall Tales and Legends" .... Buffalo Bill (1 episode, 1985)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends" (USA: complete title)
- Annie Oakley (1985) TV episode .... Buffalo Bill - Twice in a Lifetime (1985) .... Nick
- Silverado (1985) .... Sheriff Cobb
- Cocoon (1985) .... Walter
- "Evergreen" (1985) TV mini-series .... Matthew Malone
- "The Last Place on Earth" .... Frederick Cook (2 episodes, 1985)
- Poles Apart (1985) TV episode .... Frederick Cook
- Rejoice (1985) TV episode .... Frederick Cook - The River Rat (1984) .... Doc Cole
- "Hunter" .... Dr. Bolin (1 episode, 1984)
- Pilot (1984) TV episode .... Dr. Bolin - Hunter (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Bolin
- Pigs vs. Freaks (1984) (TV) .... Sergeant Cheever
... aka Off Sides (USA: theatrical title) - Finders Keepers (1984) .... Frizzoli
- "Cagney & Lacey" .... Michael Magruder (1 episode, 1984)
- The Bounty Hunter (1984) TV episode .... Michael Magruder - Gorky Park (1983) .... William Kirwill
- Never Cry Wolf (1983) .... Rosie
- Blood Feud (1983) (TV) .... Edward Grady Partin (Hoffa aide and head of Teamsters Local 5, Baton Rouge
- I Take These Men (1983) (TV) .... Phil Zakarian
... aka Surprise, Surprise! (USA) - "Star of the Family" .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs (10 episodes, 1982)
- Arcade Wars (1982) TV episode .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
- Phil (1982) TV episode .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
- The Boy Next Door (1982) TV episode .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
- I Got It Good and That Ain't Good (1982) TV episode .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
- Spring Is in the Air (1982) TV episode .... Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs
(5 more) - First Blood (1982) .... Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
... aka Rambo (USA: TV title)
... aka Rambo: First Blood - Split Image (1982) .... Kevin Stetson
... aka Captured (Canada: English title)
... aka L'envoûtement (Canada: French title) - "Darkroom" .... Roland (1 episode, 1981)
- Make-Up (1981) TV episode .... Roland - Skokie (1981) (TV) .... Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
... aka Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (UK) - "Dynasty" .... D.A. Jake Dunham / ... (5 episodes, 1981)
- The Verdict (1981) TV episode .... D.A. Jake Dunham
- Enter Alexis (1981) TV episode .... Jake Dunham
- The Testimony (1981) TV episode .... Jake Dunham
- Blake Goes to Jail (1981) TV episode .... D.A. Jake Dunham
- The Beating (1981) TV episode .... D.A. Jake Dunham - Fly Away Home (1981) (TV) .... Tim
- The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw (1981) (TV) .... Grimmet (story 'The Monument')
- "Knots Landing" .... James Cargill (1 episode, 1980)
- Chance of a Lifetime (1980) TV episode .... James Cargill - A Rumor of War (1980) (TV) .... Sgt. Ned Coleman
- The Seduction of Miss Leona (1980) (TV) .... Bliss Dawson
... aka To Love Again (USA: reissue title) - Little Miss Marker (1980) .... Herbie
- "Big Shamus, Little Shamus" .... Arnie Sutter (2 episodes, 1979)
- The Abduction (1979) TV episode .... Arnie Sutter
- The Canary (1979) TV episode .... Arnie Sutter - 10 (1979) .... Donald
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) .... O.C. Hanks
- Dummy (1979) (TV) .... Ragoti
- The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV) .... Dr. D
- Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) (TV) .... Mr. O'Neil
- A Real American Hero (1978) (TV) .... Buford Pusser
... aka Hard Stick - "Pearl" .... Sgt. Otto Chain (3 episodes, 1978)
- Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Sgt. Otto Chain
- Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Sgt. Otto Chain
- Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Sgt. Otto Chain - Foul Play (1978) .... Fergie
- "Dallas" .... Luther Frick (1 episode, 1978)
- Winds of Vengeance (1978) TV episode .... Luther Frick - F.I.S.T (1978) .... Frank Vasko
- A Death in Canaan (1978) (TV) .... Barney Parsons
- Ruby and Oswald (1978) (TV) .... George Paulsen
... aka Four Days in Dallas - "The Tony Randall Show" .... Brian Sr. (1 episode, 1978)
- Bobby and Brian (1978) TV episode .... Brian Sr. - It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) (TV) .... Fire Chief
... aka Ants (Philippines: English title)
... aka Ants! (USA: video title)
... aka Panic at Lakewood Manor - Semi-Tough (1977) .... T.J. Lambert
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) .... Surgeon
- "Lou Grant" .... Wilson (1 episode, 1977)
- Nazi (1977) TV episode .... Wilson - "The Fitzpatricks" .... Coach Hatfield (1 episode, 1977)
- Superman (1977) TV episode .... Coach Hatfield - "Lucan" .... Fisher (1 episode, 1977)
- Listen to the Heartbeat (1977) TV episode .... Fisher - "M*A*S*H" .... M.P. Ernie Connors (1 episode, 1977)
- Souvenirs (1977) TV episode .... M.P. Ernie Connors - "Lanigan's Rabbi" .... Burton Tree (1 episode, 1977)
- Corpse of the Year (1977) TV episode .... Burton Tree - Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977) (TV) .... Longshoreman
- "Serpico" .... Jody (1 episode, 1977)
- Sanctuary (1977) TV episode .... Jody - "Kojak" .... Peter Connor (1 episode, 1977)
- The Godson (1977) TV episode .... Peter Connor
Producer:
- Three Blind Mice (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Ed McBain's Three Blind Mice (USA: complete title) - Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" (2001) TV series (co-executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Death of a Salesman (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
- Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka A Father's Betrayal - Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) (TV) (co-executive producer)
... aka Deadly Justice (UK) - Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993) (TV) (co-executive producer)
... aka Jack Reed: Badge of Honour (UK: video title)
Director:
- "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2001)
- Renovation (2001) TV episode - Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997) (TV)
... aka A Father's Betrayal - Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) (TV)
- Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1996) (TV)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1995) (TV)
- Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) (TV)
... aka Deadly Justice (UK) - Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TV)
Writer:
- Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) (TV) (written by)
- Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1996) (TV) (written by)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1995) (TV) (teleplay)
- Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995) (TV) (written by)
... aka Deadly Justice (UK) - Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TV) (written by)
Soundtrack:
- Tommy Boy (1995) (performer: "What'd I Say")
Thanks:
- Son of Rambow (2007) (thanks) (as Brian Dennehey)
... aka Der Sohn von Rambow (Germany)
... aka Le fils de Rambow (France) - Drawing First Blood (2002) (V) (special thanks)
... aka Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later (USA: alternative title)
... aka Making of 'First Blood' (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Narrator
- 8:Ivy League Football and America (2008) (TV) .... Narrator
- "The Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "CBC News: The Hour" (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - The Immortal Beaver (2008) (TV) .... Rosie
- Trumbo (2007) .... Himself
- The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Working in the Theatre" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2007)
- Leading Men (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - 'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Assault on Precinct 13: Caught in the Crosshairs (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Uncle Sam Wants You (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
- American Valor (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Columbia: A Celebration (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
- Connecticut: Seasons of Light - Cradle of American Impressionism (2003) .... Himself
- The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play
- Founding Brothers (2002) (TV) (voice) .... George Washington
- Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero (2002) .... Narrator
- "Project Greenlight" (2001) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "Founding Fathers" (2000) TV mini-series (voice) .... George Washington
- "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 19 June 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter, Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Play
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 17 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Chris Farley (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Gunfighters of the West (1998) .... Himself - Narrator
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- John Goodman/Tragically Hip (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside (1993) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode dated 26 August 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
- Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Zebras: Patterns in the Grass (1991) .... Narrator
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice)
... aka Dear America - The Making of 'Never Cry Wolf' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Gorky Park' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'First Blood' (1982) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Son of Rambow (2007) (uncredited) .... Will Teasle
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) (TV) .... Himself
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"Biography"
- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Walter in 'Cocoon'
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Starred (as "Willy Loman") in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, 1999. Won Tony Award for Best Actor. morePublicity Listings:
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