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Acting

Dennis Quaid

Career: Active from 1977 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 81
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: The Right Stuff
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 111 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dennis Quaid Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.9, average 2.5
Dark Humor
2.3, average 2.8
Absurdist Humor
1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 11
Psychological Thriller 7
Moral Ambiguity 5
Inspirational Sports Drama 5
Emotional Journey 5
Triumph Over Adversity 5
Psychological Tension 4
Character Study 4
Inspirational 4
Psychological Drama 4
Gritty Realism 3
Underdog Story 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

TV show · as Duane 'The Wrecking Ball' Whitlock

as “Cowboy” Jack Clement

2020s

26 titles · average score 60

The Florist

40

as Carl Rikker

War Machine

64

as Sheridan

Happy Face

57

TV show · as Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'

Broke

82

as George Brandywine

Sovereign

74

as John Bouchart

The Substance

77

as Harvey

Reagan

41

as Ronald Reagan

The Long Game

71

as Frank Mitchell

The Hill

56

as James Hill

On a Wing and a Prayer

33

as Doug White

Strange World

58

as Jaeger Clade (voice)

Blue Miracle

64

as Wade

2010s

28 titles · average score 53

Merry Happy Whatever

48

TV show · as Don Quinn

Midway

56

as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

A Dog's Journey

62

as Ethan Montgomery

The Intruder

46

as Charlie Peck

I Can Only Imagine

63

as Arthur

Kin

45

as Hal Solinski

Truth

65

as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles

Movie 43

24

as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")

Vegas

68

TV show · as Sheriff Ralph Lamb

At Any Price

53

as Henry Whipple

Footloose

62

as Rev. Shaw Moore

Soul Surfer

59

as Tom Hamilton

2000s

20 titles · average score 55

Pandorum

45

as Payton

Horsemen

33

as Aidan Breslin

Vantage Point

49

as Thomas Barnes

Yours, Mine & Ours

39

as Frank Beardsley

The Day After Tomorrow

53

as Jack Hall

Flight of the Phoenix

47

as Frank Towns

In Good Company

67

as Dan

The Alamo

47

as Sam Houston

Cold Creek Manor

34

as Cooper Tilson

Far from Heaven

80

as Frank Whitaker

The Rookie

73

as Jimmy Morris

Frequency

71

as Frank Sullivan

1990s

20 titles · average score 57

Any Given Sunday

60

as Jack 'Cap' Rooney

The Parent Trap

73

as Nick Parker

Savior

66

as Joshua Rose

Switchback

45

as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse

DragonHeart

56

as Bowen

Something to Talk About

46

as Eddie Bichon

Wyatt Earp

52

as Doc Holliday

Flesh and Bone

55

as Arlis Sweeney

Undercover Blues

44

as Jeff Blue

Wilder Napalm

41

as Wallace

Postcards from the Edge

73

as Jack Faulkner

Come See the Paradise

65

as Jack McGurn

1980s

22 titles · average score 59

Great Balls of Fire!

62

as Jerry Lee Lewis

D.O.A.

57

as Dexter Cornell

Everybody's All-American

50

as Gavin Grey

Innerspace

71

as Lt. Tuck Pendleton

Suspect

62

as Eddie Sanger

The Big Easy

73

as Remy McSwain

Enemy Mine

64

as Willis Davidge

Dreamscape

65

as Alex Gardner

Jaws 3-D

26

as Mike Brody

The Right Stuff

86

as Gordon Cooper

Johnny Belinda

64

as Kyle Hager

Caveman

50

as Lar

1970s

9 titles · average score 55

Breaking Away

86

as Mike

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

as Roy

Our Winning Season

53

as Paul Morelli

The Seniors

29

as Alan Darby

Are You in the House Alone?

49

as Phil Lawver

September 30, 1955

61

as Frank

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

49

as Shark, Baseball Pitcher

Baretta

44

TV show

Crazy Mama

70

as Bellhop