Posted on 04/16/2020 12:27:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Brian Dennehy, the veteran actor of stage and screen, died on Wednesday, his daughter Elizabeth said. He was 81.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related,” Elizabeth wrote on Twitter. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
The tall, imposing Dennehy, who was born in Bridgeport, Conn., was a fixture at the movies in the 1980s and ’90s, appearing in such films as “First Blood,” “Tommy Boy” and “Cocoon.” Known for his big, tough-guy exterior, he also drew a following for playing Chicago detective Jack Reed in five TV movies.
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Town Bully.
One of my favorites from way back. Sexy hunk of a man.
Good actor, too :)
Cocoon is my favorite movie Brian was in.
He played Walter, the lead alien.
Strong, kind, decisive, gentle... what’s not to love?
Thank you Brian, for all of your fine work.
I pray you were saved.
Best in Rambo First Blood.
He starred in one of the best episodes of any of the crime drama shows I’ve ever seen. He played a good/bad guy in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007)”
Was Season 8, Episode 10: “Scheherazade.”
He was the bad guy sheriff in the first Rambo.
Most recently on “The Blacklist” TV show.
Lol. For both of them. Mea culpa.
Presumed Innocent
RIP
In Broad Daylight....He played a real life scum and did it very well.
Had the fortune to meet him at the west L. A. Palm Restaurant in 2000. He was as nice and charismatic as he was large; he truly was the Callahan character!
He was Chevy Chase’s detective partner in “Foul Play.”
RIP.
He was the bad guy in the first RAMBO movie and the bad sheriff in one of my favorite westerns: SILVERADO
Rest in Peace!
Asked about actors who give their political opinions, Dennehy says this: “Actors are like anybody else, they have a right to their opinion. They do have, usually, a loud microphone in which to speak so they probably should know more of what they’re talking about before they start shooting off their mouths. And in many cases they don’t. But that’s all right. They have the same rights as anybody else.” He adds, “It would probably be more effective if a lot of them do more reading and thinking before they said anything.”
Rest in peace, this guy was one of the best actors ever, in my opinion, because he was always believable as the character he was portraying.
he was totally amazing as the ultra-menacing, sociopathic, scumbag Ken McElroy in:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Broad_Daylight_(1991_film)
Underrated actor. He was great. RIP
It's easy to get them confused. Also, Kenneth McMillan who died even further back. Beefy Irish-American character actors.
Just read about the stolen valor, very disappointing to say the least.
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