Remembering Brian Dennehy

Actor Elizabeth Dennehy (left) remembers her father Brian Dennehy, “a tireless tragedian of the old school” (Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune), who passed away at the age of 81 on April 15, 2020 from cardiac arrest due to sepsis. Elizabeth shares what it was like to grow up as the great actor’s daughter and what lessons she learned about the business from him; how her father did it backwards (family first, carousing second); was inspired by Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, and Oliver Reed; grabbed both roles and audiences by the throat; grew into his looks; loved taking roles that scared him and surprising people at auditions; took command of his physicality; was powered by adrenaline; and was absolutely terrified (in a good way) by the challenge of A Touch of the Poet. (Length 23:44) (Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Dennehy.)

Episode 289. Mr. Brian Dennehy

Olivier Award and two-time Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy recently closed the epic Goodman Theatre production of Eugene O’Neill‘s The Iceman Cometh, which co-starred Nathan Lane as Hickey and ran for almost five hours. Brian made a long day even longer by agreeing to talk with us before one of Read more…