Brian Dennehy (1938 - 2020)
Film Deaths[]
- First Blood (1982) [Sheriff Will Teasle]: Presumably dies (off-screen) from his injuries after getting himself wounded during a battle against Sylvester Stallone. (I’m not sure if that actually happened, but when we last see Sheriff Teasle being placed in a hospital bed and sent to an ambulance, it was most likely that he died either before or after getting transported to the hospital.)
- Gorky Park (1983) [William Kirwill]: Disemboweled (off-screen) by Lee Marvin after being tied to a tree outside a farm. His body is shown afterwards when William Hurt arrives at the farm.
- Silverado (1985) [Sheriff Cobb]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Kevin Kline.
- Legal Eagles (1986) [Cavanaugh]: Burned to death after being trapped in a burning building during a fight with Robert Redford.
- The Belly of an Architect (1987) [Stourley Kracklite]: Commits suicide by jumping from the balcony of a building. His body is shown lying in the street below.
- In Broad Daylight (1991) [Len Rowan]: Shot to death by an unknown assailant. (The real-life case that this was based on remains unsolved.)
- Tommy Boy (1995) [Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan II]: Dies of a heart attack during his wedding.
- Death of a Salesman (2000) [Willy Loman]: Commits suicide by walking into traffic.
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) [Jasper O'Shea]: Killed by shrapnel after Laurence Fishburne pulls the pin on a grenade on Brian's jacket. We only last see him on the ground mortally wounded.
TV Deaths[]
- Hunter: Hunter (1984) [Dr. Terrance Bolin]: Falls off of a roof during a fight with Fred Dryer.
- In Broad Daylight (1991 TV Film) [Len Rowan]: Shot in the back of the head by an unknown assailant.
- The 4400: Blink (2006) [Mitch Baldwin]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Scheherazade (2007) [Judson Tierney]: Dies of cancer in a nursing home with his daughter (Paget Brewster), Mariska Hargitay, and Christopher Meloni by his side.
- Masters of Science Fiction: The Discarded (2007) [Bedzyk]: Accidentally bludgeoned to death with a metal crutch by John Hurt after Brian attacks a human envoy (James Denton). He dies in his lover’s arms (Gina Chiarelli) as the other mutants look on.
Notable Connections[]
Father of Elizabeth Dennehy and Kathleen Dennehy