Brian Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is a Tony award winning American actor who has appeared in movies, television shows, and stage productions.

Biography

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Early life

Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Hannah and Edward Dennehy; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward, and is of Irish descent. He attended Columbia University, New York City on a football scholarship where he majored in history, before moving onto to Yale to study dramatic arts. Dennehy joined the United States Marines in 1959 and served until 1963.

Career

Dennehy is primarily known as a dramatic actor, including his role as the overzealous Sheriff Will Teasle in the 1982 hit movie First Blood, as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and in Cocoon (1985). He won two Tony awards for Best Actor for his role in Death of a Salesman. During the 1980s, Dennehy gradually became a valuable supporting player in mainstream films and subsequently gained leading man status in the quirky thriller Best Seller where he appeared alongside James Woods to memorable effect. Brian played a role in the Gary Sinise directed farm epic Miles from Home in 1988. He gained his arthouse spurs during the same year when he starred in the Peter Greenaway movie The Belly of an Architect. Commenting upon this unusual venture, Dennehy said, "I've been in a lot of movies but this is the first film I've made."

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