Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy in Rogue Pictures' Assault on Precinct 13 - 2005

Biography

Born 07/09/1938

One of America’s most respected and prolific actors since the mid-1980s, Brian Dennehy was a supporting actor and occasional leading man whose work in film, television and on stage earned him numerous awards. Filmgoers first took notice of the powerfully built actor as the villainous sheriff in...
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Awards

  • In 2003, received Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
  • In 2001, received Producers Guild of America David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Longform Television
  • In 2000, received The Actor for Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Highlights

  • In 2007, Cast in the Pixar animated feature, "Ratatouille"
  • In 2006, Starred in "10th and Wolf" an indie film based on a story by Bobby Moresco and Chazz Palminteri
  • In 2005, Starred with Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in "Assault on Precinct 13"

Family & Companions

  • Edward Dennehy: father (deceased)
  • Hannah Dennehy: mother (died at age 78 on November 4, 1991 of lung cancer)

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