Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Brian Mannion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage and screen.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Judson Tierney

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • as Dominic Wilkinson

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • as Dom

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • In Memory Of

Filmography

2024

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/23/2024

2023

Sly
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2023

2021

Son of the South
Son of the South
as Grandfather
Movie - Released: 2/5/2021

2020

Driveways
Driveways
as Del
Movie - Released: 12/17/2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Jerome Townsend
TV - Released: 4/26/2020

2019

The Song of Sway Lake
The Song of Sway Lake
as Hal Sway
Movie - Released: 6/7/2019
3 Days with Dad
3 Days with Dad
as Bob
Movie - Released: 9/13/2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/2019

2018

The Seagull
The Seagull
as Pjotr Sorin
Movie - Released: 5/11/2018
Tag
Tag
as Mr. Cilliano
Movie - Released: 5/30/2018

2017

A Very Merry Toy Store
A Very Merry Toy Store
as Joe Haggarty
Movie - Released: 11/26/2017

2016

Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
as Sheriff Valentine Otis
TV - Released: 3/2/2016

2015

Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups
as Joseph
Movie - Released: 9/10/2015
The Ultimate Legacy
The Ultimate Legacy
as Gus
Movie - Released: 12/4/2015
Cocked
Cocked
as Wade
TV - Released: 1/15/2015

2013

The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
as Rogers
Movie - Released: 3/18/2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Dominic Wilkinson
TV - Released: 9/23/2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Dom
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
as Sir Toby Belch
Movie - Released: 3/10/2012

2011

The Big Year
The Big Year
as Raymond Harris
Movie - Released: 10/13/2011

2010

The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days
as George Brennan
Movie - Released: 11/18/2010
Every Day
Every Day
as Ernie
Movie - Released: 1/14/2010
Alleged
Alleged
as Clarence Darrow
Movie - Released: 9/9/2010
Meet Monica Velour
Meet Monica Velour
as Pop Pop
Movie - Released: 6/4/2010
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
as Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Movie - Released: 7/31/2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy
TV - Released: 7/12/2010
The Big C
The Big C
as Dad
TV - Released: 8/16/2010

2009

Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/18/2009
Movie
Love and Valor
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill
as Lieutentant Hingis
Movie - Released: 9/11/2008
Cat City
Cat City
as Harold
Movie - Released: 6/20/2008

2007

Ratatouille
Ratatouille
as Django (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/28/2007
Trumbo
Trumbo
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/10/2007
War Eagle, Arkansas
War Eagle, Arkansas
as Pop, Enochs Father
Movie - Released: 11/3/2007
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise
as Bobby Brown
Movie - Released: 10/1/2007
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
as Kublai Khan
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
as Andrew Jackson (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/1/2007
The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift
as Gus
Movie - Released: 3/9/2007
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
as Roy
TV - Released: 2/5/2007
Masters of Science Fiction
Masters of Science Fiction
as Bedzyk
TV - Released: 8/4/2007
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
TV - Released: 3/19/2007

2006

10th & Wolf
10th & Wolf
as Agent Horvath
Movie - Released: 2/19/2006
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero
as Babe Ruth (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/4/2006
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
as Gary Gauger
Movie - Released: 3/6/2006
30 Rock
30 Rock
as Mickey J
TV - Released: 10/11/2006

2005

Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
Movie - Released: 1/19/2005
Our Fathers
Our Fathers
as Father Dominic Spagnolia
Movie - Released: 5/11/2005

2004

Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Andy Goodman
Movie - Released: 11/14/2004
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
as Billy Church
Movie - Released: 7/30/2004
The 4400
The 4400
as Mitch Baldwin
TV - Released: 7/11/2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Andy Goodman
TV - Released: 11/14/2004

2003

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Tom Stone
Movie - Released: 5/4/2003
Movie
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
as Fred Silverman
Movie - Released: 5/5/2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
as Mr. Blue
Movie - Released: 1/5/2003
American Valor
American Valor
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/11/2003

2002

Stolen Summer
Stolen Summer
as Father Kelly
Movie - Released: 3/22/2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/2/2002
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
A Season on the Brink
A Season on the Brink
as Bobby Knight
Movie - Released: 3/10/2002
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
TV - Released: 5/27/2002

2001

Summer Catch
Summer Catch
as John Schiffner
Movie - Released: 8/22/2001
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
as Matthew Hope
Movie - Released: 9/30/2001
Warden of Red Rock
Warden of Red Rock
as Sheriff Selwyn Church
Movie - Released: 6/6/2001
TV
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
TV - Released: 3/6/2001
The Agency
The Agency
as James Graydon
TV - Released: 9/27/2001
Night Visions
Night Visions
as Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")
TV - Released: 7/12/2001

2000

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Gen. Bogan
Movie - Released: 4/9/2000
Dish Dogs
Dish Dogs
as Frost
Movie - Released: 8/29/2000
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
as Willy Loman
Movie - Released: 1/9/2000
TV
Arrest & Trial
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/9/2000
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers
as George Washington (voice)
TV - Released: 11/27/2000

1999

NetForce
NetForce
as Lowell Davidson
Movie - Released: 2/1/1999
Out of the Cold
Out of the Cold
as David Bards
Movie - Released: 8/28/1999
Sirens
Sirens
as Lt. Denby
Movie - Released: 9/26/1999
Silicon Towers
Silicon Towers
as Tom Warner
Movie - Released: 11/17/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judson Tierney
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Sen. Rafe Framingham
TV - Released: 9/22/1999
Netforce
Netforce
as Lowell Davidson
TV - Released: 2/1/1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Louis Bromfield
TV - Released: 2/21/1999

1998

Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
as Sen. Donald Riegle
Movie - Released: 5/31/1998
Voyage of Terror
Voyage of Terror
as The President
Movie - Released: 1/2/1998

1997

Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
as Eddie Brannigan
Movie - Released: 11/25/1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
as Red Finch
TV - Released: 3/4/1997
Nostromo
Nostromo
as Joshua C. Holroyd
TV - Released: 1/5/1997

1996

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
as Ted Montague
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
as Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 11/17/1996
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Charley Sloan
Movie - Released: 12/3/1996
Undue Influence
Undue Influence
as Paul Madriani
Movie - Released: 9/15/1996
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory
as Gerald Bradley
Movie - Released: 5/5/1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
as Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 1/7/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996
Dead Man's Walk
Dead Man's Walk
as Major Chevallier
TV - Released: 5/12/1996
Steve Martini's Undue Influence
Steve Martini's Undue Influence
TV - Released: 9/15/1996

1995

Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Movie - Released: 3/31/1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Big Dave McDermot
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
as Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 4/25/1995

1994

Movie
Midnight Movie
as James Boyce
Movie - Released: 12/26/1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
as Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 10/2/1994
Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence
as Sam
Movie - Released: 5/11/1994
TV
Birdland
TV - Released: 1/5/1994

1993

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
as Ervil LeBaron
Movie - Released: 5/4/1993
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
as Chuck Mumpson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Sgt. Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 11/12/1993
Final Appeal
Final Appeal
as Perry Sundquist
Movie - Released: 11/26/1993
Murder in the Heartland
Murder in the Heartland
as John McArthur
TV - Released: 5/3/1993

1992

Gladiator
Gladiator
as Jimmy Horn
Movie - Released: 3/6/1992
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer
as John Wayne Gacy
Movie - Released: 5/15/1992
Deadly Matrimony
Deadly Matrimony
as Jack Reed
Movie - Released: 11/22/1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Jackie Presser
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992
The Diamond Fleece
The Diamond Fleece
Movie - Released: 9/17/1992
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof
as Dixon Hartnell
TV - Released: 2/9/1992
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer
as John Wayne Gacy
TV - Released: 1/5/1992

1991

F/X2
F/X2
as Leo McCarthy
Movie - Released: 4/16/1991
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
as Len Rowan
Movie - Released: 2/3/1991
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/27/1991

1990

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
as Raymond Horgan
Movie - Released: 7/27/1990
A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town
as Ed Reivers
Movie - Released: 5/22/1990
The Last of the Finest
The Last of the Finest
as Frank Daly
Movie - Released: 3/9/1990
Rising Son
Rising Son
as Gus Robinson
Movie - Released: 7/23/1990
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
as Bruno Morenz
Movie - Released: 1/17/1990

1989

Day One
Day One
as Gen. Leslie Groves
Movie - Released: 5/12/1989
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness
as James Falcon
Movie - Released: 10/28/1989
Seven Minutes
Seven Minutes
as Wagner
Movie - Released: 10/18/1989
Indio
Indio
as Whitaker
Movie - Released: 9/7/1989

1988

The Man From Snowy River II
The Man From Snowy River II
as Harrison
Movie - Released: 3/24/1988
Miles from Home
Miles from Home
as Frank Roberts Sr.
Movie - Released: 9/16/1988
A Father's Revenge
A Father's Revenge
as Paul Hobart
Movie - Released: 1/24/1988
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
as Walter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/13/1988
American Experience
American Experience
as Aaron Burr (voice)
TV - Released: 10/4/1988

1987

Best Seller
Best Seller
as Dennis Meechum
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987
The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect
as Stourley Kracklite
Movie - Released: 9/23/1987
The Lion of Africa
The Lion of Africa
as Sam Marsh
Movie - Released: 6/28/1987
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
as King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/6/1987

1986

Legal Eagles
Legal Eagles
as Cavanaugh
Movie - Released: 6/18/1986
F/X
F/X
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
Movie - Released: 2/7/1986
The Check is in the Mail...
The Check is in the Mail...
as Richard Jackson
Movie - Released: 5/2/1986
Acceptable Risks
Acceptable Risks
as Don Sheppard
Movie - Released: 3/2/1986

1985

Cocoon
Cocoon
as Walter
Movie - Released: 6/21/1985
Silverado
Silverado
as Cobb
Movie - Released: 7/10/1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime
as Nick
Movie - Released: 10/23/1985
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
as Buffalo Bill
Movie - Released: 12/24/1985
Evergreen
Evergreen
as Matthew Malone
TV - Released: 2/24/1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends
as Buffalo Bill
TV - Released: 9/25/1985
Screen Two
Screen Two
as James Boyce
TV - Released: 1/6/1985
The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
as Frederick Cook
TV - Released: 2/18/1985

1984

Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
as Frizzoli
Movie - Released: 5/18/1984
The River Rat
The River Rat
as Doc Cole
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Sergeant Cheever
Movie - Released: 7/6/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Dr. Bolin
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1983

Gorky Park
Gorky Park
as William Kirwill
Movie - Released: 12/15/1983
Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf
as Rosie
Movie - Released: 10/7/1983
Blood Feud
Blood Feud
as Edward Grady Partin
Movie - Released: 4/25/1983
I Take These Men
I Take These Men
as Phil Zakarian
Movie - Released: 1/5/1983
Blood Feud
Blood Feud
as Edward Grady Partin
TV - Released: 4/25/1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 6/6/1983

1982

First Blood
First Blood
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Movie - Released: 10/22/1982
Split Image
Split Image
as Kevin Stetson
Movie - Released: 10/3/1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as Grimmet
Movie - Released: 6/11/1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
TV - Released: 3/25/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1981

Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home
as Tim Arnold
Movie - Released: 9/18/1981
Skokie
Skokie
as Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
Movie - Released: 11/17/1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as Grimmet
Movie - Released: 6/1/1981
Dynasty
Dynasty
TV - Released: 1/12/1981

1980

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
as Herbie
Movie - Released: 3/21/1980
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
as Dr. D
Movie - Released: 10/31/1980
The Seduction of Miss Leona
The Seduction of Miss Leona
as Bliss Dawson
Movie - Released: 8/26/1980
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War
as Sgt. Ned Coleman
TV - Released: 9/24/1980

1979

10
10
as Donald
Movie - Released: 10/5/1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as O.C. Hanks
Movie - Released: 6/15/1979
Dummy
Dummy
as Ragoti
Movie - Released: 5/27/1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
as John O'Neil
Movie - Released: 2/24/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as James Cargill
TV - Released: 12/27/1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
as Arnie Sutter
TV - Released: 9/29/1979

1978

Foul Play
Foul Play
as Fergie
Movie - Released: 7/14/1978
A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero
as Buford Pusser
Movie - Released: 12/9/1978
Ruby and Oswald
Ruby and Oswald
as George Paulsen
Movie - Released: 2/8/1978
A Death in Canaan
A Death in Canaan
as Barney Parsons
Movie - Released: 3/1/1978
F.I.S.T.
F.I.S.T.
as Frank Vasko
Movie - Released: 4/26/1978
Dallas
Dallas
as Luther Frick
TV - Released: 4/2/1978
Pearl
Pearl
as Sgt. Otto Chain
TV - Released: 11/16/1978

1977

Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough
as T.J. Lambert
Movie - Released: 11/18/1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Surgeon
Movie - Released: 10/19/1977
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
as Fire Chief
Movie - Released: 12/2/1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as Longshoreman
Movie - Released: 1/27/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Wilson
TV - Released: 9/20/1977
TV
Lanigan's Rabbi
TV - Released: 1/22/1977
Lucan
Lucan
as Fisher
TV - Released: 9/12/1977
The Fitzpatricks
The Fitzpatricks
as Coach Hatfield
TV - Released: 9/5/1977

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Police Woman
Police Woman
as Burrows
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Grimmet
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

Kojak
Kojak
as Peter Connor
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1972

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as M.P. Ernie Connors
TV - Released: 9/17/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Grimmet
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Performer / Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944