Highest rated as cast or director
Brian Dennehy's 10 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by Never Cry Wolf (81) and First Blood (75), against 59 for those from the 1990s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 186
2020s
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
A Very Merry Toy Store
Joe Haggarty
- 2016
Hap and Leonard
Sheriff Valentine Otis · 2 episodes
- 2015
Public Morals
Joe Patton · 7 episodes
Cocked
Wade · 1 episode
- 2013
The Challenger Disaster
Rogers
- 2012
Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
- 2011
- 2010
Alleged
Clarence Darrow
Caesar and Otto meet Dracula’s Lawyer
Steve Dracula’s More Famous Brother
Every Day
Ernie
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Cat City
Harold
- 2007
War Eagle, Arkansas
Pop, Enochs Father
Welcome to Paradise
Bobby Brown
Masters of Science Fiction
Bedzyk · 1 episode
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson (voice)
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan · 2 episodes
- 2006
The Exonerated
Gary Gauger
- 2005
Our Fathers
Father Dominic Spagnolia
- 2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Andy Goodman · 2 episodes
- 2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Mr. Blue
- 2002
Founding Brothers
TV
A Season on the Brink
Bobby Knight
- 2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Mr. Fitzgerald · 10 episodes
Animated Tales of the World
Captain (voice) · 1 episode
- 2000
Dish Dogs
Frost
Fail Safe
Gen. Bogan
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
1990s
- 1999
Silicon Towers
Tom Warner
Out of the Cold
David Bards
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Louis Bromfield · 4 episodes
Netforce
Lowell Davidson · 2 episodes
- 1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sen. Donald Riegle
Voyage of Terror
The President
- 1997
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Eddie Brannigan
Nostromo
Joshua C. Holroyd · 3 episodes
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
A Season in Purgatory
Gerald Bradley · 2 episodes
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed
- 1995
- 1994
Midnight Movie
James Boyce
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed
Birdland
Dr. Brian McKenzie · 7 episodes
- 1993
Final Appeal
Perry Sundquist
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Ervil LeBaron
Murder in the Heartland
John McArthur · 2 episodes
Foreign Affairs
Chuck Mumpson
- 1992
Deadly Matrimony
Jack Reed
The Diamond Fleece
Inspector Outlaw
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Jackie Presser
The Burden of Proof
Dixon Hartnell · 2 episodes
To Catch a Killer
John Wayne Gacy · 2 episodes
- 1991
In Broad Daylight
Len Rowan
- 1990
Rising Son
Gus Robinson
A Killing in a Small Town
Ed Reivers
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Bruno Morenz
1980s
- 1989
Perfect Witness
James Falcon
Seven Minutes
Wagner
Day One
Gen. Leslie Groves
- 1988
Miles from Home
Frank Roberts Sr.
The Man From Snowy River II
Harrison
A Father's Revenge
Paul Hobart
- 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
The Lion of Africa
Sam Marsh
The Little Mermaid
King Neptune (Narrator) (voice)
- 1986
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
The Check is in the Mail...
Richard Jackson
Acceptable Risks
Don Sheppard
- 1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Nick
Evergreen
Matthew Malone · 3 episodes
The Last Place on Earth
Frederick Cook · 2 episodes
- 1984
The River Rat
Doc Cole
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Sergeant Cheever
Finders Keepers
Frizzoli
- 1983
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin
Blood Feud
Edward Grady Partin · 2 episodes
I Take These Men
Phil Zakarian
- 1982
Star of the Family
Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs · 10 episodes
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Grimmet
- 1981
Skokie
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
Fly Away Home
Tim Arnold
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Grimmet
- 1980
The Jericho Mile
Dr. D
A Rumor of War
Sgt. Ned Coleman · 2 episodes
The Seduction of Miss Leona
Bliss Dawson
Little Miss Marker
Herbie
1970s
- 1979
6310
Donald
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Arnie Sutter · 10 episodes
Dummy
Ragoti
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
John O'Neil
- 1978
Pearl
Sgt. Otto Chain · 3 episodes
F.I.S.T.
Frank Vasko
A Death in Canaan
Barney Parsons
Ruby and Oswald
George Paulsen
- 1977
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Fire Chief
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Surgeon
Lucan
Fisher · 1 episode
The Fitzpatricks
Coach Hatfield · 1 episode
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Longshoreman
- 1976
Serpico
Jody · 1 episode
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
Produced 8
2000s
- 2001
- 2000
Death of a Salesman
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1997
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Executive Producer
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Co-Executive Producer
- 1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Co-Executive Producer
Directed 6
2000s
- 2001
1990s
- 1997
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Director
- 1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Director
- 1995
- 1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Director
Wrote 4
1990s
- 1996
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Writer
- 1995
- 1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Writer
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2013
Appearances15
2010s
- 2019
2000s
- 2009
Lost Road of the Popes: Via Papale
Narrator
Love and Valor
Narrator (voice)
- 2007
Trumbo
Self
- 2003
American Valor
Narrator
- 2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Narrator
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Narrator
1990s
- 1993
- 1991
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1983
- 1982
The Making of 'First Blood'
Self
1950s
- 1956
