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Acting

Brian Dennehy

Career: Active from 1977 to 2021, busiest in 1992 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 74
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Ratatouille
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 137 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Brian Dennehy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.5, average 2.5
Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Fantasy
0.8, average 1.7
Physical Comedy
1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 12
Social Commentary 9
Moral Ambiguity 9
Political Intrigue 7
Coming-of-Age 5
Redemption 5
Historical Drama 5
Character Study 5
Legal Thriller 5
Psychological Thriller 5
Crime Thriller 4
Political Corruption 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

196

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 68

Son of the South

61

as Grandfather

Driveways

83

as Del

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

61

TV show · as Jerome Townsend

2010s

21 titles · average score 59

The Ultimate Legacy

52

as Gus

Knight of Cups

53

as Joseph

Cocked

45

TV show · as Wade

The Blacklist

80

TV show · as Dominic Wilkinson

The Challenger Disaster

83

as Rogers

Twelfth Night

as Sir Toby Belch

The Big Year

52

as Raymond Harris

The Next Three Days

60

as George Brennan

Meet Monica Velour

53

as Pop Pop

Alleged

36

as Clarence Darrow

Every Day

44

as Ernie

Rizzoli & Isles

71

TV show · as Ret. Det. Kenny Leahy

2000s

45 titles · average score 60

Righteous Kill

38

as Hingis

Ratatouille

89

as Django (voice)

The Ultimate Gift

58

as Gus

War Eagle, Arkansas

71

as Pop, Enochs Father

Assault on Precinct 13

57

as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea

Our Fathers

68

as Father Dominic Spagnolia

Founding Brothers

TV show

A Season on the Brink

51

as Bobby Knight

Night Visions

72

TV show · as Camper Ben (segment "Quiet, Please")

Summer Catch

31

as John Schiffner

The Fighting Fitzgeralds

TV show · as Mr. Fitzgerald

Dish Dogs

37

as Frost

1990s

48 titles · average score 58

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Judson Tierney

Romeo + Juliet

68

as Ted Montague

Undue Influence

64

TV show · as Paul Madriani

Tommy Boy

59

as Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan

Murder in the Heartland

70

TV show · as John McArthur

To Catch a Killer

72

TV show · as John Wayne Gacy

To Catch a Killer

75

as John Wayne Gacy

The Burden of Proof

48

TV show · as Dixon Hartnell

Gladiator

59

as Jimmy Horn

F/X2

46

as Leo McCarthy

Presumed Innocent

74

as Raymond Horgan

The Last of the Finest

49

as Frank Daly

1980s

51 titles · average score 66

Seven Minutes

67

as Wagner

Day One

62

as Gen. Leslie Groves

The Man From Snowy River II

72

as Harrison

The Belly of an Architect

62

as Stourley Kracklite

Best Seller

64

as Dennis Meechum

F/X

72

as Lt. Leo McCarthy

Cocoon

70

as Walter

Silverado

72

as Cobb

The River Rat

62

as Doc Cole

Gorky Park

64

as William Kirwill

First Blood

76

as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle

Star of the Family

TV show · as Leslie 'Buddy' Krebs

1970s

28 titles · average score 64

Dummy

80

as Ragoti

63

as Donald

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

TV show · as Arnie Sutter

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

42

as O.C. Hanks

Knots Landing

77

TV show · as James Cargill

A Real American Hero

50

as Buford Pusser

Foul Play

63

as Fergie

Pearl

63

TV show · as Sgt. Otto Chain

Dallas

73

TV show · as Luther Frick

Kojak

72

TV show · as Peter Connor

M*A*S*H

78

TV show · as M.P. Ernie Connors

Great Performances

70

TV show · as Grimmet