Biography
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 featuring Dennehy include Gorky Park (1983), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Legal Eagles (1986), F/X (1986), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Ratatouille (2007).
A prominent figure in the theater world (especially in Chicago), Dennehy won two Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor, for Death of a Salesman (1999) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003). He starred in numerous television films and miniseries, garnering six Emmy Award nominations, and had memorable supporting and guest roles in many series including Just Shoot Me, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Son of the South
Character: Grandfather
MOVIE • 2021
Driveways
Character: Del
MOVIE • 2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Character: Jerome Townsend
TV • 2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
3 Days with Dad
Character: Bob
MOVIE • 2019
The Song of Sway Lake
Character: Hal Sway
MOVIE • 2019
Tag
Character: Mr. Cilliano
MOVIE • 2018
The Seagull
Character: Pjotr Sorin
MOVIE • 2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
Character: Joe Haggarty
MOVIE • 2017
Hap and Leonard
Character: Sheriff Valentine Otis
TV • 2016
The Ultimate Legacy
Character: Gus
MOVIE • 2015
Knight of Cups
Character: Joseph
MOVIE • 2015
Public Morals
Character: Joe Patton
TV • 2015
Cocked
Character: Wade
TV • 2015
The Blacklist
Character: Dominic Wilkinson
TV • 2013
The Challenger Disaster
Character: Rogers
MOVIE • 2013
Twelfth Night
Character: Sir Toby Belch
MOVIE • 2012
The Big Year
Character: Raymond Harris
MOVIE • 2011
The Next Three Days
Character: George Brennan
MOVIE • 2010
Alleged
Character: Clarence Darrow
MOVIE • 2010
Crew
Crew Credits
The Blacklist
Role: In Memory Of
TV • 2013
Three Blind Mice
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001
Night Visions
Role: Director
TV • 2001
Warden of Red Rock
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001
Death of a Salesman
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2000
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1997
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1997
Shadow of a Doubt
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1996
Shadow of a Doubt
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1995
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1995
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1994
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Role: Co-Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1993