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Brian Dennehy dies at 81

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  • 17-04-2020 1:59am
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    Ken.
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    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


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    moby2101
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    RIP

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


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    An Ri rua
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    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.


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


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    tdf7187
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    I met Brian Dennehy once at a charity event. He was surprisingly down to earth and VERY witty.


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


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    Rodney Bathgate
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    I love Gorky Park, will rewatch it this weekend.


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    babybuilder
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    Cocoon.


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    world class wreckin’ cru
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    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.


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

    🙈🙉🙊



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    cml387
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    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.


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    GreeBo
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    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.


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    Bobblehats
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    Godspeed, Bri


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    Be right back
    Registered Users Posts: 6,044 ✭✭✭Be right back


    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.


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

    RIP.


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

    R.I.P.


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    Green Peter
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    Good actor, RIP


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    Jonybgud
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    This is devastating...

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


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    ArchXStanton
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    RIP

    Always remember him from a film called River rat years ago


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    Dravokivich
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    He was brilliant in Gladiator. Quite menacing throughout it.


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    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


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    Mickeroo
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    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.

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    Thelonious Monk
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    I can't believe he was only 81 tbh


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    storker
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    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.



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


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


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


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    Dravokivich
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    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.


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    nullzero
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    ****


    Hangdogroad wrote: »
    He was a frequent visitor to Ireland, had family in Cork.

    Good Cork surname in fairness.

    Glazers Out!



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