Brian Dennehy, an actor whose career spanned TV, movies and the stage, died on Wednesday night in Connecticut. He was 81.
Dennehy died of natural causes, his daughter Elizabeth Dennehy confirmed.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends,” she tweeted Thursday.
Known for his broad frame, booming voice and ability to play good guys and bad guys with equal aplomb, Dennehy won two Tony Awards and a Golden Globe and was nominated for six Emmys. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2010.
Dennehy starred alongside Sylvester Stallone in the 1982 filmΒ First Blood. He was also in the films Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), GladiatorΒ (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Tommy Boy (1997), Knight of Cups (2015), The SeagullΒ (2018) and DrivewaysΒ (2019).
The six-time Emmy nominee most recently appeared inΒ The BlacklistΒ asΒ Dominic Wilkinson.
Dennehy’s other TV appearances include Hap and Leonard, Public Morals, Death of a Salesman andΒ The Good Wife.
His Broadway credits include Translations, Death of a Salesman, Long Dayβs Journey Into Night andΒ Inherit the Wind.
He won Tony Awards in 1999 and 2003 for playing Willy Loman in Death of a SalesmanΒ and Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Many people took to Twitter to share their condolences.
https://twitter.com/ThePlaylist/status/1250838158880706562
Dennehy is survived by his second wife and his children Elizabeth, Kathleen, Dierdre, Cormac and Sarah.
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βWith a file from The Associated Press
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