Brian Dennehy
1938–2020 · American actor
Brian Manion Dennehy was an American actor. Renowned for his performances on stage and screen and once described as "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of Eugene O'Neill's works, he received two Tony Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
Brian Dennehy, in order
- 1977 It Happened at Lakewood Manor (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Scheerer
- 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar: acted · directed by Richard Brooks
- 1977 Semi-Tough: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1978 A Death in Canaan (TV movie): acted · directed by Tony Richardson
- 1978 A Real American Hero (TV movie): acted · directed by Lou Antonio
- 1978 F.I.S.T.: acted · directed by Norman Jewison
- 1978 Foul Play: acted · directed by Colin Higgins
- 1979 10: acted · directed by Blake Edwards · critics 63%, audiences 55%
- 1979 Big Shamus, Little Shamus (TV series): acted
- 1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days: acted · directed by Richard Lester
- 1979 Dummy: acted · directed by Frank Perry
- 1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story: acted · directed by Lou Antonio
- 1979 The Jericho Mile: acted · directed by Michael Mann
- 1980 Little Miss Marker: acted · directed by Walter Bernstein
- 1982 First Blood: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff
- 1982 Split Image: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff · audiences 74% · streaming on Tubi
- 1983 Blood Feud (TV movie): acted · directed by Mike Newell
- 1983 Gorky Park: acted · directed by Michael Apted
- 1983 Never Cry Wolf: acted · directed by Carroll Ballard
- 1984 Finders Keepers: acted · directed by Richard Lester
- 1985 Cocoon: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 80%, audiences 60%
- 1985 Silverado: acted · directed by Lawrence Kasdan
- 1985 The Air that Kills: acted · directed by Rick Wallace
- 1985 Twice in a Lifetime: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin
- 1986 F/X: acted · directed by Robert Mandel
- 1986 Legal Eagles: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 41%, audiences 32% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1987 Best Seller: acted · directed by John Flynn
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
- 1987 The Belly of an Architect: acted · directed by Peter Greenaway
- 1988 Cocoon: The Return: acted · directed by Daniel Petrie
- 1988 Miles from Home: acted · directed by Gary Sinise
- 1988 The Lion of Africa (TV movie): acted · directed by Kevin Connor
- 1988 The Man from Snowy River II: acted · directed by Geoff Burrowes
- 1989 Day One (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
- 1989 Indio: acted · directed by Antonio Margheriti
- 1989 Seven Minutes: acted · directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer
- 1990 A Killing in a Small Town (TV movie): acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 1990 Presumed Innocent: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula · critics 86%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Tubi
- 1990 Rising Son: acted · directed by John David Coles
- 1990 The Last of the Finest: acted · directed by John Mackenzie
- 1991 F/X2: acted · directed by Richard Franklin
- 1991 In Broad Daylight: acted · directed by James Steven Sadwith
- 1992 Gladiator: acted · directed by Rowdy Herrington
- 1992 Jack Reed: Deadly Matrimony (TV movie): acted · directed by John Korty
- 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story: acted · directed by Alastair Reid
- 1992 The Diamond Fleece (TV movie): acted · directed by Al Waxman
- 1992 To Catch a Killer (TV movie): acted · directed by Eric Till · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Fawesome
- 1993 Final Appeal: acted · directed by Eric Till
- 1993 Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (TV movie): acted · directed by Kevin Connor
- 1993 Murder in the Heartland (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Markowitz
- 1994 Birdland (TV series): acted
- 1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (TV movie): directed, produced, acted
- 1994 Leave of Absence: acted · directed by Tom McLoughlin
- 1995 Jack Reed: One of Our Own (TV movie): directed
- 1995 Shadow of a Doubt (TV movie): directed
- 1995 The Stars Fell on Henrietta: acted · directed by James Keach · critics 40%, audiences 38%
- 1995 Tommy Boy: acted · directed by Peter Segal · critics 43%, audiences 90% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 1996 Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (TV movie): directed
- 1996 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (TV movie): directed
- 1996 Romeo + Juliet: acted · directed by Baz Luhrmann · critics 79%, audiences 77% · streaming on Hulu, HBO Max
- 1997 Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (TV movie): directed, acted
- 1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation (TV movie): acted · directed by Rod Holcomb
- 1998 Voyage of Terror: acted · directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
- 1999 Silicon Towers: acted · directed by Serge Rodnunsky
- 2000 Dish Dogs: acted · directed by Robert Kubilos
- 2000 Fail Safe (TV movie): acted · directed by Stephen Frears
- 2001 Summer Catch: acted · directed by Michael Tollin · critics 8%, audiences 41%
- 2002 A Season on the Brink (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Mandel
- 2002 Stolen Summer: acted · directed by Pete Jones
- 2003 The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (TV movie): acted · directed by Penelope Spheeris
- 2004 Category 6: Day of Destruction (TV movie): acted · directed by Dick Lowry
- 2004 She Hate Me: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 18%, audiences 59%
- 2005 Assault on Precinct 13: acted · directed by Jean-François Richet · critics 59%, audiences 48% · streaming on Starz
- 2005 The West Wing (TV series): acted · directed by Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano · critics 81%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
- 2006 10th & Wolf: acted · directed by Robert Moresco
- 2006 The Ultimate Gift: acted · directed by Michael O. Sajbel
- 2007 Marco Polo (TV movie): acted · directed by Kevin Connor
- 2007 Son of Rambow: acted · directed by Garth Jennings
- 2008 Righteous Kill: acted · directed by Jon Avnet · critics 18%, audiences 37% · streaming on Peacock, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2009 The Good Wife (TV series): acted · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on Paramount+, Roku Channel
- 2010 Alleged: acted · directed by Tom Hines
- 2010 Every Day: acted · directed by Richard Levine
- 2010 Meet Monica Velour: acted · directed by Keith Bearden
- 2010 The Next Three Days: acted · directed by Paul Haggis · critics 50%, audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 2011 The Big Year: acted · directed by David Frankel
- 2015 Knight of Cups: acted · directed by Terrence Malick
- 2018 Tag: acted · directed by Jeff Tomsic
- 2019 3 Days with Dad: acted · directed by Larry Clarke
- 2019 Driveways: acted · directed by Andrew Ahn
- 2020 Son of the South: acted · directed by Barry Alexander Brown
- Star of the Family (TV series): acted