Brian Dennehy
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.
Acting
Movie
Ratatouille
as Django (voice)
2007
Movie
First Blood
as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
1982
Movie
Romeo + Juliet
as Ted Montague
1996
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judson Tierney
1999
TV
The Blacklist
as Dominic Wilkinson
2013
Movie
Tag
as Mr. Cilliano
2018
Movie
The Next Three Days
as George Brennan
2010
Movie
Cocoon
as Walter
1985
Movie
Righteous Kill
as Hingis
2008
Movie
Assault on Precinct 13
as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea
2005
Movie
Tommy Boy
as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
1995
Movie
Cocoon: The Return
as Walter (uncredited)
1988
Movie
The Big Year
as Raymond Harris
2011
Movie
Silverado
as Cobb
1985
Movie
Presumed Innocent
as Raymond Horgan
1990
TV
30 Rock
as Mickey J
2006
TV
M*A*S*H
as M.P. Ernie Connors
1972
TV
The 4400
as Mitch Baldwin
2004
Movie
Knight of Cups
as Joseph
2015
TV
The Good Wife
as Bucky Stabler
2009
TV
The West Wing
as Rafe Framingham
1999
TV
Miami Vice
as Reverend Billy Bob Proverb
1984
Movie
The Ultimate Gift
as Gus
2007
Movie
F/X
as Lt. Leo McCarthy
1986
Crew
TV
The Blacklist
In Memory Of
2013
TV
Night Visions
Director
2001
Movie
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Co-Executive Producer
1994
Movie
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Director
1995
Movie
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Co-Executive Producer
1996
Movie
Warden of Red Rock
Executive Producer
2001
Movie
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Co-Executive Producer
1993
Movie
Three Blind Mice
Executive Producer
2001
Movie
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Director
1997
Movie
Death of a Salesman
Executive Producer
2000
Movie
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Director
1996
Movie
Shadow of a Doubt
Writer
1996