Brian Dennehy dies at 81

Ken.

Sad to here this. Most will remember him as the cop in Rambo First blood but I remember him most from the brilliant 1992 made for tv film 'to catch a killer'

He played the serial killer John Wayne gacy. Its available on youtube and he is so good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5tfyIYKHWk

moby2101

RIP

An amazing talent. Saw him for the first time in To Catch a Killer. He had an amazing onscreen/stage presence.

An Ri rua

Was always in awe of his on-screen presence. Very menacing as John Gacy.

Saw him in the Abbey in The Iceman Cometh.
https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/512/
Was young, and bold, and used a camera in the dark and he heard the click. Mortified and a dope.

God rest him. Superb actor.

lomb

F/X was his best role imho. Great actor.

tdf7187

I met Brian Dennehy once at a charity event. He was surprisingly down to earth and VERY witty.

Hangdogroad

He was a frequent visitor to Ireland, had family in Cork.

Rodney Bathgate

I love Gorky Park, will rewatch it this weekend.

babybuilder

Cocoon.

world class wreckin’ cru

One of those faces that always brought a certain comfort (for want of a better word) while on screen. If you 'switched over' back in the day and saw his face, you knew it was going to something at least semi-enjoyable.

His portrayal of Will Teasle was excellent. A real authentic mean streak in that performance.

RIP.

Montage of Feck

He was parodied in a episode of the Simpsons, just can't remember which one.

cml387

Video shops in the eighties were full of a genre of film best described as true-life weepies. Many of them starred Brian Dennehy. He certainly was a busy actor.

GreeBo

Nervous Laugh wrote: »

One of those faces that always brought a certain comfort (for want of a better word) while on screen. If you 'switched over' back in the day and saw his face, you knew it was going to something at least semi-enjoyable.

His portrayal of Will Teasle was excellent. A real authentic mean streak in that performance.

RIP.

This.

If you happened upon something with him in it you knew you were ok.

Bobblehats

Godspeed, Bri

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Ken. wrote: »

Sad to here this. Most will remember him as the cop in Rambo First blood but I remember him most from the brilliant 1992 made for tv film 'to catch a killer'

He played the serial killer John Wayne gacy. Its available on youtube and he is so good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5tfyIYKHWk

Just watched it. He was excellent. Just came across a clip from the film on you tube that must have been cut out from the above, where he's dressed up as a clown. Worth a watch.

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Be right back wrote: »

Just watched it. He was excellent.

Definitely my favourite one but I loved everything he was in,I went to see him in the INEC in Killarney years ago in The Field,it was excellent, I think he had a house in the Macroom area,he was brilliant and seemed like a really lovely person in interviews, rip Brian.

fryup

Sort of ironic he should die in these cocoon'ing times as he starred in Cocoon

RIP.

Your Face

He was so good as Will Teasle I was kind of rooting for him.

R.I.P.

Green Peter

Good actor, RIP

Jonybgud

This is devastating...

they'll still make the rashers, right? :eek:

ArchXStanton

RIP

Always remember him from a film called River rat years ago

Dravokivich

He was brilliant in Gladiator. Quite menacing throughout it.

no better man to play the guy in on the conspiracy, the irish-american mafia or tammany hall politics or the corrupt cop setup

loved his gig playing up on that image in 30 rock

Mickeroo

He did a tour of Ireland playing Bull McCabe in The Field. He was great in it and his irish accent wasn't bad either.

RIP.

Thelonious Monk

I can't believe he was only 81 tbh

storker

Dravokivich wrote: »

He was brilliant in Gladiator. Quite menacing throughout it.

Ah...that "Gladiator". Self-:rolleyes:

We was chilling as Gacey, and also good in Gorky Park...and in the now-forgotten, it seems, Best Seller, alongside James Woods.

B.A._Baracus

Great actor.
Had a real "don't mess with him" performance.

Kylta

Another talent gone, but the memory will live on. RIP

Jurgen Klopp

He will always be the Sheriff who picks a fight with the wrong man in First Blood to me

Dravokivich

storker wrote: »

Ah...that "Gladiator". Self-:rolleyes:

We was chilling as Gacey, and also good in Gorky Park...and in the now-forgotten, it seems, Best Seller, alongside James Woods.

If you haven't seen it, I'd recommend it.

nullzero

Hangdogroad wrote: »

He was a frequent visitor to Ireland, had family in Cork.

Good Cork surname in fairness.