Brian Dennehy
Born
July 9, 1938
Died
April 15, 2020 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Brian Mannion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage and screen.
Known For

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024

Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023

Son of the South
Grandfather
2021

Driveways
Del
2020

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Jerome Townsend · (1 episode)
2020

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019

3 Days with Dad
Bob
2019

The Song of Sway Lake
Hal Sway
2019

Tag
Mr. Cilliano
2018

The Seagull
Pjotr Sorin
2018

A Very Merry Toy Store
Joe Haggarty
2017

Hap and Leonard
Sheriff Valentine Otis · (2 episodes)
2016

The Ultimate Legacy
Gus
2015

Knight of Cups
Joseph
2015

Cocked
Wade · (1 episode)
2015

The Blacklist
Dominic Wilkinson · (8 episodes)
2013

The Blacklist
Dom · (1 episode)
2013

The Challenger Disaster
Rogers
2013

Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
2012

The Big Year
Raymond Harris
2011

The Next Three Days
George Brennan
2010

Alleged
Clarence Darrow
2010

The Big C
Dad · (1 episode)
2010

Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
2010

Rizzoli & Isles
Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy · (1 episode)
2010

Meet Monica Velour
Pop Pop
2010

Every Day
Ernie
2010

The Good Wife
Bucky Stabler · (2 episodes)
2009

Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Narrator
2009
Love and Valor
Narrator
2009

Righteous Kill
Hingis
2008

Cat City
Harold
2008

War Eagle, Arkansas
Pop, Enochs Father
2007

Welcome to Paradise
Bobby Brown
2007

Trumbo
Self
2007

Masters of Science Fiction
Bedzyk · (1 episode)
2007

Ratatouille
Django (voice)
2007

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson (voice)
2007

Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
2007

Marco Polo
(2 episodes)
2007

The Ultimate Gift
Gus
2007

Rules of Engagement
Roy · (1 episode)
2007

30 Rock
Mickey J · (1 episode)
2006

Everyone's Hero
Babe Ruth (voice)
2006

The Exonerated
Gary Gauger
2006

10th & Wolf
Agent Horvath
2006

Our Fathers
Father Dominic Spagnolia
2005

Assault on Precinct 13
Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
2005

Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
2004

Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman · (2 episodes)
2004

She Hate Me
Billy Church
2004

The 4400
Mitch Baldwin · (1 episode)
2004

American Valor
Narrator
2003
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
Fred Silverman
2003

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Tom Stone
2003

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Mr. Blue
2003

Making 'The Misfits'
Narrator
2002

Founding Brothers
(2 episodes)
2002

Stolen Summer
Father Kelly
2002

A Season on the Brink
Bobby Knight
2002

Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Narrator
2002

Three Blind Mice
Matthew Hope
2001

The Agency
James Graydon · (1 episode)
2001

Summer Catch
John Schiffner
2001

Night Visions
Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please") · (1 episode)
2001

Warden of Red Rock
Sheriff Selwyn Church
2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
(10 episodes)
2001

Founding Fathers
George Washington (voice) · (4 episodes)
2000
Arrest & Trial
Self - Host · (190 episodes)
2000

Dish Dogs
Frost
2000

Fail Safe
Gen. Bogan
2000

Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
2000

Silicon Towers
Tom Warner
1999

Sirens
Lt. Denby
1999

The West Wing
Sen. Rafe Framingham · (1 episode)
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judson Tierney · (1 episode)
1999

Out of the Cold
David Bards
1999

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Louis Bromfield · (4 episodes)
1999

NetForce
Lowell Davidson
1999

Netforce
Lowell Davidson · (2 episodes)
1999

Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sen. Donald Riegle
1998

Voyage of Terror
The President
1998

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Eddie Brannigan
1997

Just Shoot Me!
Red Finch · (4 episodes)
1997

Nostromo
Joshua C. Holroyd · (3 episodes)
1997

Shadow of a Doubt
Charley Sloan
1996

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Jack Reed
1996

Romeo + Juliet
Ted Montague
1996

Undue Influence
Paul Madriani
1996

Steve Martini's Undue Influence
(2 episodes)
1996

E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996

Dead Man's Walk
Major Chevallier · (1 episode)
1996

A Season in Purgatory
Gerald Bradley
1996

Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed
1996

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Big Dave McDermot
1995

Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Jack Reed
1995

Tommy Boy
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
1995
Midnight Movie
James Boyce
1994

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed
1994

Leave of Absence
Sam
1994
Birdland
(7 episodes)
1994

Final Appeal
Perry Sundquist
1993

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Sgt. Jack Reed
1993

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Ervil LeBaron
1993

Murder in the Heartland
John McArthur · (2 episodes)
1993

Foreign Affairs
Chuck Mumpson
1993

Deadly Matrimony
Jack Reed
1992

The Diamond Fleece
1992

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Jackie Presser
1992

To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy
1992

Gladiator
Jimmy Horn
1992

The Burden of Proof
Dixon Hartnell · (2 episodes)
1992

To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy · (2 episodes)
1992

F/X2
Leo McCarthy
1991

Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Narrator (voice)
1991

In Broad Daylight
Len Rowan
1991

Presumed Innocent
Raymond Horgan
1990

Rising Son
Gus Robinson
1990

A Killing in a Small Town
Ed Reivers
1990

The Last of the Finest
Frank Daly
1990

Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Bruno Morenz
1990

Perfect Witness
James Falcon
1989

Seven Minutes
Wagner
1989

Indio
Whitaker
1989

Day One
Gen. Leslie Groves
1989

American Experience
Aaron Burr (voice) · (1 episode)
1988

Miles from Home
Frank Roberts Sr.
1988

Cocoon: The Return
Walter (uncredited)
1988

The Man From Snowy River II
Harrison
1988

A Father's Revenge
Paul Hobart
1988

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
1987

Best Seller
Dennis Meechum
1987

The Belly of an Architect
Stourley Kracklite
1987

The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
1987

The Little Mermaid
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
1987

Legal Eagles
Cavanaugh
1986

The Check is in the Mail...
Richard Jackson
1986

Acceptable Risks
Don Sheppard
1986

F/X
Lt. Leo McCarthy
1986

Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
1985

Twice in a Lifetime
Nick
1985

Tall Tales & Legends
Buffalo Bill · (1 episode)
1985

Silverado
Cobb
1985

Cocoon
Walter
1985

Evergreen
Matthew Malone · (3 episodes)
1985

The Last Place on Earth
Frederick Cook · (2 episodes)
1985

Screen Two
James Boyce · (1 episode)
1985

The River Rat
Doc Cole
1984

Hunter
Dr. Bolin · (1 episode)
1984

Miami Vice
Reverend Billy Bob Proverb · (1 episode)
1984

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Sergeant Cheever
1984

Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
1984

Gorky Park
William Kirwill
1983

Never Cry Wolf
Rosie
1983

Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983

Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
1983

Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin · (2 episodes)
1983

I Take These Men
Phil Zakarian
1983

First Blood
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
1982

Split Image
Kevin Stetson
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
King Neptune / Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1982

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Grimmet
1982

Cagney & Lacey
(1 episode)
1982

Skokie
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
1981

Fly Away Home
Tim Arnold
1981

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Grimmet
1981

Dynasty
(5 episodes)
1981

The Jericho Mile
Dr. D
1980

A Rumor of War
Sgt. Ned Coleman · (2 episodes)
1980

The Seduction of Miss Leona
Bliss Dawson
1980

Little Miss Marker
Herbie
1980

Knots Landing
James Cargill · (1 episode)
1979

10
Donald
1979

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Arnie Sutter · (10 episodes)
1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
O.C. Hanks
1979

Dummy
Ragoti
1979

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
John O'Neil
1979

A Real American Hero
Buford Pusser
1978

Pearl
Sgt. Otto Chain · (3 episodes)
1978

Foul Play
Fergie
1978

F.I.S.T.
Frank Vasko
1978

Dallas
Luther Frick · (1 episode)
1978

A Death in Canaan
Barney Parsons
1978

Ruby and Oswald
George Paulsen
1978

It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Fire Chief
1977

Semi-Tough
T.J. Lambert
1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Surgeon
1977

Lou Grant
Wilson · (1 episode)
1977

Lucan
Fisher · (1 episode)
1977

The Fitzpatricks
Coach Hatfield · (1 episode)
1977

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Longshoreman
1977
Lanigan's Rabbi
(1 episode)
1977

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975

Police Woman
Burrows · (1 episode)
1974

Playhouse
Grimmet · (1 episode)
1974

Kojak
Peter Connor · (1 episode)
1973

M*A*S*H
M.P. Ernie Connors · (1 episode)
1972

Great Performances
Grimmet · (1 episode)
1971

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (4 episodes)
1962

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944