Actor Brian Dennehy (1938-2020) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 04-16-2020, 01:57 PM

https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/16/brian...-81-tommy-boy/

Brian Dennehy -- the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut ... we're told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy.

The actor's career began in the '70s with a run of small guest roles on TV shows like "Kojak," "M*A*S*H," "Lou Grant" and "Dallas" ... before landing a recurring role on "Dynasty" in 1981.

That led to his big breakout movie role the following year -- playing Sheriff Teasle in Sylvester Stallone's Rambo action flick, "First Blood."

He'd go on to star in several films in the '80s and '90s, including "Silverado," "Cocoon," "The Belly of an Architect," "Best Seller," "Presumed Innocent" and "Romeo + Juliet."

Brian's most notable comedy role came in 1995, when he played Big Tom Callahan in the classic Chris Farley-led laugh-fest, "Tommy Boy."

In more recent years, he voiced the character Django in "Ratatouille" and appeared on the hit show, "The Blacklist." All in all, he has nearly 200 film and television credits to his name ... and he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in 2001 for the TV movie, "Death of a Salesman."

Dennehy was also an accomplished theater actor, winning 2 Tony Awards for Best Actor ... his first for "Death of a Salesman" a couple years before his TV role, and the second for "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 2003.

In fact, the last time we saw him in 2013, he was in L.A. doing a play ... and he had some good jokes.

Brian's survived by his wife and 5 children. He was 81.

MA · 04-16-2020, 02:22 PM

He was born in 1938, not 1931.

Zoneboy · 04-16-2020, 02:31 PM

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He was born in 1938, not 1931.

That has been changed.

MA · 04-16-2020, 03:15 PM

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That has been changed.

Thank you for fixing it.

MA · 04-16-2020, 03:18 PM

According to Brian's agent Brian Mann, he confirmed to The Chicago Tribune that his cause of death was from cardiac arrest due to sepsis.

https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainmen...8051587060634/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...vry-story.html

OH Nuts! · 04-16-2020, 04:38 PM

Always enjoyed him on the TV & movies. May he R.I.P.

AB · 04-16-2020, 05:20 PM

He was a good actor, I remember him playing a modern day bounty hunter on an episode of Cagney & Lacey. He played the part really well. May he rest in peace.

MA · 04-16-2020, 05:57 PM

Hollywood pays tribute to Brian Dennehy after the prolific actor dies at 81

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-...ath-reactions/

Schmoopie · 04-16-2020, 06:13 PM

I really liked him.

80sTrivia · 04-17-2020, 07:02 AM

He was certainly a good actor and very memorable in his many movie and television appearances, in particular his chilling performance as serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the television mini-series To Catch a Killer in 1992. He will be missed...

Heenan Fan · 04-20-2020, 08:33 AM

RIP

I really liked him as the dick cop in Rambo. Great actor!

MA · 04-20-2020, 08:36 AM

For those who don't have a Washington Post subscription:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ennehy-1290542

Dude111 · 04-23-2020, 02:50 AM

Very sad.........

04-16-2020, 01:57 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,408	Actor Brian Dennehy (1938-2020) https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/16/brian...-81-tommy-boy/ Brian Dennehy -- the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen -- has died ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut ... we're told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy. The actor's career began in the '70s with a run of small guest roles on TV shows like "Kojak," "MAS*H," "Lou Grant" and "Dallas" ... before landing a recurring role on "Dynasty" in 1981. That led to his big breakout movie role the following year -- playing Sheriff Teasle in Sylvester Stallone's Rambo action flick, "First Blood." He'd go on to star in several films in the '80s and '90s, including "Silverado," "Cocoon," "The Belly of an Architect," "Best Seller," "Presumed Innocent" and "Romeo + Juliet." Brian's most notable comedy role came in 1995, when he played Big Tom Callahan in the classic Chris Farley-led laugh-fest, "Tommy Boy." In more recent years, he voiced the character Django in "Ratatouille" and appeared on the hit show, "The Blacklist." All in all, he has nearly 200 film and television credits to his name ... and he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in 2001 for the TV movie, "Death of a Salesman." Dennehy was also an accomplished theater actor, winning 2 Tony Awards for Best Actor ... his first for "Death of a Salesman" a couple years before his TV role, and the second for "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 2003. In fact, the last time we saw him in 2013, he was in L.A. doing a play ... and he had some good jokes. Brian's survived by his wife and 5 children. He was 81.
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04-16-2020, 02:22 PM	#2
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04-16-2020, 03:18 PM	#5
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,621	According to Brian's agent Brian Mann, he confirmed to The Chicago Tribune that his cause of death was from cardiac arrest due to sepsis. https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainmen...8051587060634/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...vry-story.html

04-16-2020, 04:38 PM	#6
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04-16-2020, 05:20 PM	#7
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	He was a good actor, I remember him playing a modern day bounty hunter on an episode of Cagney & Lacey. He played the part really well. May he rest in peace.

04-16-2020, 05:57 PM	#8
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,621	Hollywood pays tribute to Brian Dennehy after the prolific actor dies at 81 https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-...ath-reactions/

04-20-2020, 08:36 AM	#12
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04-23-2020, 02:50 AM	#13
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