Is Brian Dennehy Dead or Still Alive? Brian Dennehy Birthday and Date of Death

Brian Dennehy Death

Brian passed away on April 15, 2020 at the age of 81 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Brian's cause of death was cardiac arrest due to sepsis.

Brian Dennehy Birthday and Date of Death

Brian Dennehy was born on July 9, 1938 and died on April 15, 2020. Brian was 81 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: July 9, 1938
Date of Death: April 15, 2020
Age at Death: 81

Brian Dennehy - Biography

Brian Mannion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage, and television. After gaining recognition for portraying the corrupt Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982), Dennehy went on to win one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Dennehy is primarily known as a dramatic actor. His breakthrough role was as the overzealous sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982) opposite Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo.

His earlier films included several comedies, like Semi-Tough with Burt Reynolds (in which he portrayed a pro football player), Foul Play with Chevy Chase, and 10 with Dudley Moore (as an Acapulco bartender). He later portrayed a corrupt sheriff in the western Silverado and an alien in Cocoon, both released in 1985.
Dennehy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1958 and served on Okinawa until 1963. In numerous interviews, Dennehy claimed to be a Vietnam veteran who served a five-year tour there and recounted harrowing tales of combat, but according to the book Stolen Valor, Dennehy never served in Vietnam and never saw active combat. The author of Stolen Valor wrote to Dennehy regarding the discrepancy, but received no reply from the actor, although Dennehy later admitted in an interview that he had lied about his service and apologized for it.
He has been married twice and has five children including actress Elizabeth Dennehy.