Veteran and Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Dennehy has passed away Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, from natural causes that were not coronavirus-related, his daughter and agent said. He is well known to audiences for blockbuster movies First Blood and Romeo + Juliet. He was 81.
Brian Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1938, and enlisted in the US Marines in the late 1950s, serving a stint on the island of Okinawa.
Brian Dennehy's daughter Elizabeth tweeted, "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."
This veteran actor had many movie roles, including in "Tommy Boy," "First Blood" and "Cocoon," but won acclaim on stage, particularly for "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway in 1999.
He also won another best actor Tony in 2003 for "Long Day's Journey into Night," which stars Vanessa Redgrave and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Brian is survived by his second wife, costume designer Jennifer Arnott, and their two children, Cormac and Sarah. He also has three daughters Elizabeth, Kathleen and Deirdre from a previous marriage to Judith Scheff.
Brian Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1938, and enlisted in the US Marines in the late 1950s, serving a stint on the island of Okinawa.
Brian Dennehy's daughter Elizabeth tweeted, "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."
This veteran actor had many movie roles, including in "Tommy Boy," "First Blood" and "Cocoon," but won acclaim on stage, particularly for "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway in 1999.
He also won another best actor Tony in 2003 for "Long Day's Journey into Night," which stars Vanessa Redgrave and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Brian is survived by his second wife, costume designer Jennifer Arnott, and their two children, Cormac and Sarah. He also has three daughters Elizabeth, Kathleen and Deirdre from a previous marriage to Judith Scheff.