Brian Dennehy Highlights

  • 2007: Cast in the Pixar animated feature, "Ratatouille"
  • 2006: Starred in "10th and Wolf" an indie film based on a story by Bobby Moresco and Chazz Palminteri
  • 2005: Starred with Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in "Assault on Precinct 13"
  • 2005: Earned an Emmy nomination for his role as Father Domenic 'Spags' Spagnolia in Showtime's "Our Fathers," an adaptation of David France's epic book about the sex scandals in the Roman Catholic Church
  • 2004: Cast in Spike Lee's "She Hate Me"
  • 2002: Cast as Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight in the ESPN biopic "A Season on the Brink"
  • 2001: Headlined the NBC sitcom "The Fighting Fitzgeralds", about a retired widower and his three sons
  • 2000: Reprised role of Willy Loman in Showtime adaptation of "Death of a Salesman"; earned Emmy nomination
  • 1999: Portrayed Louis Bromfield in the CBS biographical miniseries "Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke"
  • 1998: Starred in Chicago production of "Death of a Salesman"; production transferred to Broadway in February 1999 earning Dennehy some of the best notices of his career
  • 1994: Starred as hospital psychiatrist Dr. Brian McKenzie in the short-lived ABC medical drama, "Birdland"
  • 1994: Made directorial debut with "Jack Reed: A Search for Justice"; also scripted and acted in
  • 1993: Made producing debut as co-executive producer of the TV-movie, "Jack Reed: Badge of Honor", in which he also starred
  • 1992: Portrayed notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the syndicated two-part TV-movie, "To Catch a Killer"
  • 1986: First feature lead, as co-star of, "F/X"
  • 1986: Appeared onstage in Chicago in "Galileo"
  • 1983: Appeared with William Hurt in "Gorky Park"; Hurt told him he had too much talent to be so casual about acting
  • 1982: Starred as Leslie "Buddie" Krebs in the short-lived ABC family sitcom, "Star of the Family"
  • 1979: Starred as Arnie Sutter in first TV series, the short-lived CBS detective drama, "Big Shamus, Little Shamus"
  • 1977: Film acting debut in "Semi-Tough"
  • 1977: TV-movie debut, "It Happened at Lakewood Manor/Panic at Lakewood Manor/Ants!"
  • 1976: New York stage debut in "Streamers"
  • 1965: Returned home with a concussion and shrapnel wounds
  • 1960: Served with the Marine Corps
  • Professional stage debut in Chekhov's "Ivanov"
  • Had recurring role as David Spade's father on the NBC sitcom "Just Shoot Me"
  • Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Raised in Brooklyn, New York
  • Worked as a meat truck driver, bartender, and a salesman
  • Hosted "Arrest & Trial", a syndicated reality TV series produced by Dick Wolf