kscarbel2 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Brian Dennehy, a versatile character actor whose career spanned five decades, has died at the age of 81, his talent agency confirmed. Dennehy, a two-time Tony Award winner who co-starred in a wide range of films, often in tough-guy roles, died of natural causes in Connecticut on Wednesday night, ICM Partners announced in a statement. In a tweet, his daughter described him as "larger than life" and "generous to a fault." Dennehy co-starred in a long list of popular movies, including "First Blood" (as the local sheriff who clashes with Sylvester Stallone's Rambo), the western "Silverado," and the science-fiction classic "Cocoon." He played Chris Farley's dad in the comedy "Tommy Boy," and portrayed basketball coach Bobby Knight in a made-for-TV movie. A former college football player at Columbia University, Dennehy appeared in a number of TV shows before making his movie debut in the Burt Reynolds movie "Semi-Tough" as a football player. He quickly went on to roles in the movies "10," "F.I.S.T." He also had a regular part in the series "Dynasty." "Just devastated to learn that the magnificent Brian Dennehy has died," actress Mia Farrow wrote on Twitter. "They is no one I enjoyed working with more. And there are few friends as valued in my life. I took this photo backstage when we were in 'Love Letters.' He loved my pup Bowie." Dennehy won a Tony for his role in "Death of a Salesman," later playing the part in a TV production of the play. He received another for "Long Day's Journey Into Night." Dennehy had continued to work recently in such series as "Hap and Leonard" and NBC's "The Blacklist." Fellow actors mourned Dennehy on Thursday. Michael McKean called Dennehy a "brilliant and versatile" and "a powerhouse actor." Marlee Matlin said "his passing is a terrible loss." Dennehy had a slightly more humble reflection on his body of work in an interview with the Daily Actor in 2018. "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," he said. "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life." . . 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchdiggerjcf Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Awesome actor. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 virus ? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 11 hours ago, david wild said: virus ? nope. just his time to go Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I always thought he was very under-rated as an actor 2 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 from what i remember,,,he was pretty good at playing a creep.....im sure hes in a better place....god love him....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 5 hours ago, mowerman said: from what i remember,,,he was pretty good at playing a creep.....im sure hes in a better place....god love him....bob Yeah a creep, prick or a asshole He was a good actor, I dont think all his parts were that way, I think most of us associate him with that type of character Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I enjoyed Silverado. He was a villain in the movie but I kind of liked Cobb although I'm glad Cobb met the fate he met. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I liked him in First Blood and Tommy Boy Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 52 minutes ago, 1958 F.W.D. said: I liked him in First Blood and Tommy Boy He was excellent as Will Teasle. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62102-actor-brian-dennehy-dead-at-81/#findComment-449332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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