Charismatic actor best known for his role as Willy Loman in a Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman. Dustin Hoffman played Loman as a quiet, sunken, hollow character; Dennehy plays the role of Loman with the perfect mix of bluster and fear, shifting in a second from shallow, naive optimism to blind rage. With unfocused eyes and a forced smile, Dennehy establishes Loman as a decent man who's a "dime a dozen," neither skilled enough nor smart enough to avoid his fate.
Dennehy has also appeared in the following movies and TV shows. In spite of his Loman role, he seems to enjoy playing bad guys and murderers (he's played Jack Reed (whoever that is) no less than six times).
Summer Catch (2001)
Warden of Red Rock (2001, TV): Sheriff Church
Fighting Fitzgeralds, The (2001, TV Series): Fitzgerald
Arrest & Trial (2000, TV Series): Host
Founding Fathers (2000, TV Series): voice of George Washington
Fail Safe (2000, TV): General Bogan
Death of a Salesman (2000, TV): Willy Loman
Silicon Towers (1999) (apparently this is not a porno movie)
Sirens (1999, TV): Lt. Denby
Out of the Cold (1999): David Bards
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999, TV Series): Louis Bromfield
Tom Clancy's NetForce (1999, TV Series): Lowell Davidson
Dish Dogs (1998): Frost
Voyage of Terror (1998, TV): President
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998, TV): Senator Donald Riegle
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997, TV): Eddie Brannigan
Joseph Conrad's Nostromo (1996, TV Series): Joshua C. Holroyd
Season in Purgatory, A (1996, TV Series): Gerald Bradley
Undue Influence (1996, TV): Paul
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996, TV): Jack Reed
Romeo + Juliet (1996): Ted Montague
Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk (1996, TV Series) Major Randall Chevallie
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1995, TV): Jack Reed
Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995, TV):Jack Reed
Shadow of a Doubt (1995, TV): Charlie Sloan
Stars Fell on Henrietta, The (1995): Big Dave McDermot
Tommy Boy (1995): Thomas "Big Tom" Callahan II
Midnight Movie (1994, TV): James Boyce
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994, TV): Jack Reed
Leave of Absence (1994, TV): Sam
Birdland (1994, TV Series): Dr. Brian McKenzie
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993, TV): Sergeant Jack Reed
Final Appeal (1993, TV): Perry Sundquist
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993, TV): Ervil LeBaron
Murder in the Heartland (1993, TV): John McArthur
Foreign Affairs (1993, TV): Chuck Mumpson
Deadly Matrimony (1992, TV): Sergeant John Reed
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992, TV): Jackie Presser
Diamond Fleece, The (1992, TV): Outlaw
To Catch a Killer (1992, TV): John Wayne Gacy
Gladiator (1992): Jimmy Horn
Burden of Proof, The (1992, TV): Dixon Hartnell
F/X 2 (1991): Leo McCarthy
In Broad Daylight (1991, TV): Len Rowan
Last of the Finest, The (1990): Frank Daly
Presumed Innocent (1990): Raymond Horgan
Rising Son (1990, TV): Gus Robinson
I thank the IMDb for helping me fill in some holes. |
