Dennis Franz
Born 1944 · American actor
Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is a retired American actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed two different characters on the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spin-off, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).
Dennis Franz, in order
- 1978 A Wedding: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 69%, audiences 81%
- 1978 Remember My Name: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph · critics 70%, audiences 42%
- 1978 Stony Island: acted · directed by Andrew Davis
- 1978 The Fury: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 79%, audiences 50% · streaming on fuboTV
- 1979 A Perfect Couple: acted · directed by Robert Altman · audiences 56%
- 1979 Bleacher Bums: acted · directed by Stuart Gordon
- 1980 Dressed to Kill: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 85%, audiences 74% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1980 Popeye: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 65%, audiences 39% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 1981 Blow Out: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 89%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1983 Bay City Blues (TV series): acted · directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and Gregory Hoblit
- 1983 Psycho II: acted · directed by Richard Franklin
- 1983 Scarface: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on Netflix
- 1984 Body Double: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 79%, audiences 65% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
- 1985 Runaway Train: acted · directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · critics 83%, audiences 76% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
- 1986 A Fine Mess: acted · directed by Blake Edwards · critics 25%, audiences 33%
- 1987 Beverly Hills Buntz (TV series): acted · directed by Barnet Kellman
- 1989 The Package: acted · directed by Andrew Davis · critics 68%, audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1990 Die Hard 2: acted · directed by Renny Harlin
- 1992 The Player: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1993–2005 NYPD Blue (TV series): acted · critics 83%, audiences 89%
- 1996 American Buffalo: acted · directed by Michael Corrente
- 1997 Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off: acted · directed by Blair R Peters and Doug Murphy
- 1998 City of Angels: acted · directed by Brad Silberling · critics 56%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video