Brian Dennehy
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 FX 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 Days 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
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