Biography
Brian Dennehy
Acting
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 fe…
Career works
207
Movies
137
Series
70
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
07/09/1938
Place of birth
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Date of death
04/15/2020
Filmography highlights
Movies
Son of the South
2021 · 6.5
Driveways
2020 · 7.0
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · 6.5
3 Days with Dad
2019 · 5.1
The Song of Sway Lake
2019 · 5.1
Tag
2018 · 6.7
The Seagull
2018 · 5.4
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017 · 6.3
The Ultimate Legacy
2015 · 5.4
Knight of Cups
2015 · 5.7
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · 7.3
Twelfth Night
2012 · 5.4
The Big Year
2011 · 6.0
The Next Three Days
2010 · 7.1
Alleged
2010 · 4.2
Series
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 · 6.8
Hap and Leonard
2016 · 6.9
Public Morals
2015 · 6.8
Cocked
2015 · 2.0
The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6
The Big C
2010 · 7.2
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · 7.9
The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6
Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · 6.2
Marco Polo
2007 · 6.7
Rules of Engagement
2007 · 7.1
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 · 9.2
The 4400
2004 · 7.2
Founding Brothers
2002 · 10.0