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Brian Dennehy

1938 - 2020

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Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in over 180 films and in many television and stage productions. His film roles included First Blood (1982), Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Tommy Boy (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Ratatouille (2007), and Knight of Cups (2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Dennehy is the 712th most popular actor (down from 588th in 2019), the 1,470th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Actor.

Brian Dennehy is most famous for his role as the protagonist, Willy Loman, in the play Death of a Salesman.

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Among actors, Brian Dennehy ranks 712 out of 13,578. Before him are Raf Vallone, Jack Elam, BD Wong, Idina Menzel, Courteney Cox, and George C. Scott. After him are Billy West, Michel Galabru, Brooke Shields, Jessica Tandy, Kyle MacLachlan, and Brenda Blethyn.

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Among people born in 1938, Brian Dennehy ranks 68. Before him are Tufuga Efi, David Irving, Raymond Carver, Wim Kok, István Szabó, and Giuliano Amato. After him are Oleg Gordievsky, Takehiko Kawanishi, Terry Wogan, Georg Baselitz, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and Etta James. Among people deceased in 2020, Brian Dennehy ranks 63. Before him are Georg Ratzinger, Amadou Toumani Touré, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ken Hensley, Stirling Moss, and Mario J. Molina. After him are Geert Hofstede, Mary Higgins Clark, Radomir Antić, Joel Schumacher, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and Freeman Dyson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Dennehy ranks 1,470 out of 20,380. Before him are Courteney Cox (1964), Harry Daghlian (1921), George C. Scott (1927), Carl Lewis (1961), George Strait (1952), and Jack Lousma (1936). After him are Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), David M. Brown (1956), Robert Wise (1914), Billy West (1952), Brooke Shields (1965), and Éamon de Valera (1882).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brian Dennehy ranks 368. Before him are Martin Balsam (1919), Jack Elam (1920), BD Wong (1960), Idina Menzel (1971), Courteney Cox (1964), and George C. Scott (1927). After him are Billy West (1952), Brooke Shields (1965), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Annette Bening (1958), Lex Barker (1919), and Holland Taylor (1943).

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