Brian Dennehy

Also Credited As:

Brian Mannion Dennehy
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Biography

Filmgoers first took notice of the powerfully built Dennehy as the treacherous sheriff in "First Blood" (1982), which led to a number of supporting roles where he was typically cast as a villain or authority figure; sometimes both, as he did in the retro Western "Silverado" (1985). That same year, he was a bemused alien in Ron Howard's acclaimed "Cocoon" (1985), and the following year he was a wisecracking cop in the popular thriller "F/X" …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

Brian Mannion Dennehy on July 9, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman

Miles From Home

Frank Roberts Senior

A Real American Hero

Buford Pusser

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Arnie Sutter

The Lion of Africa

Sam Marsh

Perfect Witness

James Falcon

Rising Son

Gus Robinson

The Fighting Fitzgeralds

Mr Fitzgerald

Gunfighters of the West

Host

Shadow of a Doubt

Charley Sloan

The Belly of an Architect

Stourley Kracklite

Steve Martini's Undue Influence

Paul Madriani

In Broad Daylight

Len Rowan

Jack Reed: A Killer Amongst Us

Jack Reed

Acceptable Risks

Don Sheppard

Deadly Matrimony

Detective Jack Reed

Arrest & Trial

Host

A Season on the Brink

Bobby Knight

To Catch a Killer

John Wayne Gacy

A Father's Revenge

Paul Hobart

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Andy Goodman

Leave of Absence

Sam Mercer

The Last of the Finest

Frank Daly

Chris Farley: The E! True Hollywood Story

Interviewee

Three Blind Mice

Matthew Hope