
Brian Manion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. His breakthrough film role was as the overzealous sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982). Typically a character actor, Dennehy displayed versatility in varying and often complex roles ranging from villainous (such as a corrupt sheriff in the 1985 western Silverado) to virtuous (such as a benevolent alien leader in Cocoon, also released in 1985). Other notable films featuring Dennehy include Gorky Park (1983), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Legal Eagles (1986), F/X (1986), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Ratatouille (2007).
A prominent figure in the theater world (especially in Chicago), Dennehy won two Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor, for Death of a Salesman (1999) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003). He starred in numerous television films and miniseries, garnering six Emmy Award nominations, and had memorable supporting and guest roles in many series including Just Shoot Me, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.

Ratatouille
2007 · as Django (voice)

First Blood
1982 · as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle

The Next Three Days
2010 · as George Brennan

Assault on Precinct 13
2005 · as Sargeant Jasper O'Shea

Romeo + Juliet
1996 · as Ted Montague

Tag
2018 · as Mr. Cilliano

Everyone's Hero
2006 · as Babe Ruth (voice)

The Ultimate Gift
2007 · as Gus

Cocoon
1985 · as Walter

Presumed Innocent
1990 · as Raymond Horgan

Gladiator
1992 · as Jimmy Horn

Knight of Cups
2015 · as Joseph

Righteous Kill
2008 · as Hingis

F/X
1986 · as Lt. Leo McCarthy

Foul Play
1978 · as Fergie

10th & Wolf
2006 · as Agent Horvath

10
1979 · as Donald

Silverado
1985 · as Cobb