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Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. With a career that spanned five decades, Dennehy had a prolific career with roles in over 180 films and many television and stage productions. His notable film works include 'First Blood' (1982), 'Gorky Park' (1983), 'Silverado' (1985), 'Cocoon' (1985), 'F/X' (1986), 'Presumed Innocent' (1990), 'Tommy Boy' (1995), 'Romeo + Juliet' (1996), 'Ratatouille' (2007), and 'Knight of Cups' (2015). He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was also named as 'perhaps the foremost living interpreter' of playwright Eugene O'Neill's works. Dennehy died in 2020 from cardiac arrest due to sepsis.
In the early life, Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was Irish by descent. Before starting his acting career, he spent five years in the U.S. Marines and later graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in history. He had a successful theatrical career in Chicago and also made outstanding performances in New York that lead to television and film work. Dennehy had been married twice, from which he had five children, among them, two followed his steps into acting.
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Given Name: Brian Manion Dennehy
Born: Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: July 9, 1938
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1965-2020
Children: 5
Spouses: Judith Scheff, Jennifer Arnott
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Movies Featuring Brian Dennehy
Cocoon
Semi-Tough
Driveways
10
Presumed Innocent
First Blood
Son of the South
F/X2
F/X
Tag
Foul Play
Tommy Boy
Knight of Cups
The Seagull
Everyone's Hero
Legal Eagles
The Song of Sway Lake
Gorky Park
Twice in a Lifetime
Split Image
3 Days with Dad
Twelfth Night
Alleged
The Challenger Disaster
A Very Merry Toy Store
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Death of a Salesman
Warden of Red Rock
Three Blind Mice
Making ‘The Misfits’
Driveways
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Fail Safe
Dish Dogs
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Exonerated
Welcome to Paradise
War Eagle, Arkansas
A Season on the Brink
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Three’s Company’
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Marco Polo
In Broad Daylight
Fly Away Home
A Killing in a Small Town
Little Miss Marker
Skokie
Never Cry Wolf
The River Rat
Annie Oakley
A Rumor of War
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Acceptable Risks
The Check is in the Mail…
The Little Mermaid
Best Seller
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Miles from Home
Day One
Indio
Finders Keepers
Perfect Witness
Blood Feud
The Belly of an Architect
Seven Minutes
The Lion of Africa
A Father’s Revenge
Finders Keepers
Perfect Witness
Blood Feud
The Belly of an Architect
Seven Minutes
Leave of Absence
To Catch a Killer
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
The Lion of Africa
Final Appeal
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Murder in the Heartland
Deadly Matrimony
Nostromo
Voyage of Terror
The Jericho Mile
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story
Cat City
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
A Death in Canaan
Silicon Towers
A Real American Hero
The Burden of Proof
Netforce
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Undue Influence
Pearl
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Career Timeline
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2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Mr. Blue
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Tom Stone
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Three’s Company’
Fred Silverman
1993
Final Appeal
Perry Sundquist
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Ervil LeBaron
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Sgt. Jack Reed
1989
Day One
Gen. Leslie Groves
Indio
Whitaker
Perfect Witness
James Falcon
Seven Minutes
Wagner
Perfect Witness
James Falcon
Seven Minutes
Wagner
1987
The Little Mermaid
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
Best Seller
Dennis Meechum
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
The Belly of an Architect
Stourley Kracklite
The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
The Belly of an Architect
Stourley Kracklite
The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
1984
The River Rat
Doc Cole
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Sergeant Cheever
Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
1979
10
The Jericho Mile
Dr. D
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
O.C. Hanks
Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story
John O'Neil
1000
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
A Rumor of War
Sgt. Ned Coleman
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy
Murder in the Heartland
John McArthur
Nostromo
Joshua C. Holroyd
The Burden of Proof
Dixon Hartnell
Netforce
Lowell Davidson
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Louis Bromfield
Pearl
Sgt. Otto Chain
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