Brian Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on July 9, 1938. A Marines veteran, he studied history at Columbia University in New York (thanks to a football scholarship) and drama at Yale.After a successful start in theater (to which he still devotes much of his career), Dennehy made his film debut in 1977 in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, followed by Semi-Tough. His villainous role in 1982's First Blood (the first in a long line of mean lawmen) made him a familiar face to '80s film fans, as did his portrayals as an alien visitor in Cocoon and corrupt sheriff in Silverado (both 1985). He won Best Actor at the 1987 Chicago Film Festival for The Belly of an Architect, plus Tony and Golden Globe awards for Broadway and TV incarnations, respectively, of "Death of a Salesman."
Also a producer and director, his later work has included She Hate Me (2004) and on TV, "Just Shoot Me" and "The West Wing."
AddWelcome to ParadiseWhen big-city preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) moves to the small town of Paradise with her son Hayden (Bobby Edner), she finds the local community unreceptive to her message of love and forgiveness. Determined to get through to her stubborn congregation, Debbie uses unique methods to shake... Read More
AddCocoonA group of shut-ins at a rest home get a new lease on life when they're offered the gift of eternal youth by visiting aliens led by Brian Dennehy. Steve Guttenberg plays a charter boat captain who helps Dennehy and Don Ameche (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar) marshal their fellow seniors (Hume... Read More
AddSteve Martini: Undue InfluenceAdapted from the Steve Martini best-seller, this courtroom thriller opens with Paul Madriani (Brian Dennehy) mourning his dead wife, caring for his daughter and negotiating a brutal custody dispute. But his life gets turned upside down yet again when his sister-in-law (Patricia Richardson) becomes... Read More
AddThe Belly of an ArchitectJealousy rears its ugly head in this searing drama about a workaholic architect, Stourley Kracklite (Brian Dennehy), who's traveling to Rome for a job. On this trip, however, he's brought his wife (Chloe Webb), who's grown distant and whom he begins to suspect is in love with another man. But that's... Read More
AddA Season on the BrinkESPN produced this film about fiery-tempered University of Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight. Based on John Feinstein's best-selling book of the same name, the film chronicles the Hoosiers' 1985-86 season, when Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to the team and its practices, meetings... Read More
