Birth Place: Bridgeport, CT, USA
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Brian has worked extensively in film, theater, and television for three decades. He has won two Tony Award for Best Actor (Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Death of a Salesman), a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award nomination for Showtime’s “Death of a Salesman,†and an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his Willy Loman in London’s West End. Other notable stage work includes Love Letter on Broadway, Inherit the Wind and Translations on Broadway; Hughie at Trinity Repertory; Peter Brook’s The Cherry Orchard at Brooklyn Academy of Music; Trumbo Off-Broadway and on tour; Rat in the Skull; Says I, Says He at The Mark Taper Forum and NY’s Phoenix Theatre; The Exonerated Off-Broadway, on tour and in the Court TV film version directed by Bob Balaban. Dennehy has been associated for two decades with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, where he has starred in numerous leading roles. Dennehy’s extensive film work includes Semi-Tough, Foul Play, Blake Edwards’ 10, First Blood, Cocoon, F/X, Presumed Innocent, Tommy Boy, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet, Gorky Park, Never Cry Wolf, Silverado, Twice in a Lifetime, Best Seller, The Belly of an Architect (Best Actor Chicago Film Festival), Spike Lee’s She Hate Me, Ratatouille and the soon-to-be released 10th & Wolf. On television Dennehy receiving Emmy Award nominations for his performances in “The Burden of Proof,†“Murder in the Heartland,†“To Catch a Killer†and “Killing in a Small Town.†He anchored a successful series of telefilms as Jack Reed for NBC throughout the 1990s, and directed and starred in the “Shadow of a Doubt†and “Indefensible.â€
[1977]Semi-Tough T.J. Lambert
[1977]Looking for Mr. Goodbar Surgeon
[1978]Foul Play Fergie
[1979]10 Donald
[1979]Butch and Sundance: The Early Days O.C. Hanks
[1980]Little Miss Marker Herbie
[1982]Split Image Kevin Stetson
[1983]Never Cry Wolf Rosie
[1983]Gorky Park Det. William Kirwill
[1984]The River Rat Doc Cole
[1985]Twice in a Lifetime Nick
[1985]Silverado Cobb
[1985]Cocoon Walter
[1986]F/X Leo McCarthy
[1986]The Check Is in the Mail... Richard Jackson
[1986]Legal Eagles Cavanaugh
[1987]Best Seller Dennis Meechum
[1987]The Belly of an Architect Stourley Kracklite
[1988]Return to Snowy River Harrison
[1988]Miles from Home Frank Roberts Sr.
[1989]Seven Minutes Wagner
[1989]Indio Col. Sam Whitaker
[1990]The Last of the Finest Frank Daly
[1990]Presumed Innocent Raymond Horgan
[1991]F/X2 Leo McCarthy
[1992]Gladiator Jimmy Horn
[1995]The Stars Fell on Henrietta Big Dave McDermot
[1995]Tommy Boy Big Tom
[1996]Romeo + Juliet Ted Montague
[1999]Silicon Towers Tom Warner
[1999]Out of the Cold David Bards
[2001]Summer Catch John Schiffner
[2002]Stolen Summer Father Kelly
[2004]She Hate Me Chairman Billy Church
[2005]Assault on Precinct 13 Sgt. Jasper O'Shea
[2006]Everyone's Hero Babe Ruth
[2006]10th & Wolf Agent Horvath
[2006]The Ultimate Gift Gus
[2007]War Eagle, Arkansas Pop
[2007]Welcome to Paradise Bobby Brown
[2007]Ratatouille Django
[2008]Righteous Kill Hingis
[2008]Cat City Harold Vogessor
[2010]Meet Monica Velour Pop Pop
[2010]Every Day Ernie
[2010]Alleged Clarence Darrow
[2010]The Next Three Days George Brennan
[2011]The Big Year Raymond
[2012]Twelfth Night Sir Toby Belch
[2015]Knight of Cups Joseph
[2018]The Seagull Sorin
[2018]The Song of Sway Lake Hal Sway
[2019]Driveways Del
[2019]3 Days with Dad Bob Mills
[2020]Son of the South J.O. Zellner
Big Shamus, Little Shamus Arnie Sutter
Just Shoot Me! Red Finch
The Blacklist Dominic Wilkinson, Dom
Brian DennehyDeath Of A Salesman
Brian Dennehy, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Brian Dennehy, Long Day's Journey into Night
Brian Dennehy, Death of a Salesman
Brian Dennehy , Death of a Salesman
Brian Dennehy, Death of a Salesman
Brian Dennehy has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Brian Dennehy has not appeared in the West End
Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Death Of A Salesman , Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Long Day's Journey into Night , Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of a Salesman Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Death of a Salesman and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Death of a Salesman .
Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Death Of A Salesman, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Long Day's Journey into Night Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of a Salesmanand Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Death of a Salesman.
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