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Brian Dennehy

  • Born July 9, 1938
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
  • Died April 15, 2020, aged 81

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 …

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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.

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Hope Sheriff Will Teasle

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Mr. Cilliano

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George Brennan

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Walter

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Hingis

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Sargeant Jasper O'Shea

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Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan

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Raymond Harris

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Mickey J

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Raymond Horgan

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Cobb

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M.P. Ernie Connors

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Mitch Baldwin

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Joseph

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Bucky Stabler

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Rafe Framingham

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Reverend Billy Bob Proverb

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Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy

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Jimmy Horn

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Jerome Townsend

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William Kirwill

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Donald

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Leo McCarthy

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Fergie

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Luther Frick

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Cavanaugh

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Frank Vasko

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John Schiffner

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Roy

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Red Finch

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Peter Connor

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Stourley Kracklite

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Billy Church

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Agent Horvath

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Sheriff Valentine Otis

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Andy Goodman

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Michael Magruder

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Joe Haggarty

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Herbie

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James Cargill

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Frank Daly

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Father Kelly

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Dixon Hartnell

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Mr. Blue

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Jack Reed

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James Falcon

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Tom Warner

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Sheriff Selwyn Church

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Paul Hobart

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Don Sheppard

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Jackie Presser

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Gary Gauger

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Matthew Hope

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John Wayne Gacy

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Bobby Brown

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Andy Goodman

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Frederick Cook

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Brian Sr.

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Bobby Knight

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Sen. Donald Riegle

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Sam Marsh

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Pop, Enochs Father

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Wade

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Willy Loman

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Jack Reed

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James Boyce

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Joshua C. Holroyd

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Bruno Morenz

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Bliss Dawson

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Sgt. Ned Coleman

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Arnie Sutter

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Dr. Brian McKenzie

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Longshoreman

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Burton Tree

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Fisher

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Lowell Davidson

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George Paulsen

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Jody

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Charley Sloan

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John O'Neil

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Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs

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Inspector Outlaw

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Coach Hatfield

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Sergeant Cheever

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Louis Bromfield

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Narrator

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Andrew Jackson (voice)

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Buffalo Bill

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Edward Grady Partin

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George Washington (voice)

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Police Chief Arthur Buchanan

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Gerald Bradley

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Mr. Fitzgerald

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