"But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock "If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley
April 16, 2020, 04:16 PM
Puckpilot78
He was a great villain in Gladiator. Not the Russell Crowe one, the one with Cuba Gooding jr about boxing.
Mongo only pawn in game of life...
April 16, 2020, 04:19 PM
ggile
Sorry to see him go. He was one of the good ones.
RIP Mr. Dennehy.
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April 16, 2020, 04:32 PM
kramden
Always enjoyed his movies.
April 16, 2020, 04:39 PM
Ryanp225
Looking at his list of roles he sure had a great run. He'll always be the a-hole sheriff that shoulda just let that man get something to eat to me.
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He was a great villain in Gladiator. Not the Russell Crowe one, the one with Cuba Gooding jr about boxing.
The top of the head is the hardest part of the body.
April 16, 2020, 04:40 PM
SevenPlusOne
Semper Fi Leatherneck.
"Ninja kick the damn rabbit"
April 16, 2020, 04:55 PM
357fuzz
RIP. He had a one time little roll in an episode of MASH and I thought he was great in Tommy Boy!!!! Don’t deny it!!!
April 16, 2020, 04:56 PM
cas
While he didn't always play a "bad guy", he quite often played someone you didn't particularly like.
RIP Mr. Dennehey. The man who uttered the words that got me in a lot of trouble in my life. "..how do you beat boredom Tyler? Adventure!"
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April 16, 2020, 05:09 PM
mrapteam666
He is one of my favorite actors.
I enjoyed the TV roles he had in Just Shoot Me, Law and Order SVU, and Hunter.
I forgot his role in the movie Gladiator.
He also had a unique background.
Besides serving in the USMC, he also earned a football scholarship to Columbia where he earned a BA in History, along with playing rugby.
April 16, 2020, 06:08 PM
r0gue
Loved him in many things he played in, including more recently as the old man Dominic on The Black List. But Rambo!!! That was a classic play for him.
April 16, 2020, 10:22 PM
coloradohunter44
RIP Brian. Para, thanks for sharing the movie. Just finished watching it. He sure was a good bad dude.This message has been edited. Last edited by: coloradohunter44,
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April 16, 2020, 11:13 PM
46and2
Damn.
Dude was boss.
RIP, sir.
April 16, 2020, 11:22 PM
46and2
Speaking of Rambo, briefly...
I've only ever seen it twice. Once way back then, I was younger, it had explosions and badassery, period.
And once again maybe 5yrs ago, at ~45yo.
Holy shit did I identify with Rambo's character. I don't think I ever thought that before, all along.
Such a random thing to notice maybe, and I've never been a drifter, etc. But something must've resonated.
(shrug)
Hadn't thought about it since, but BD's passing and this thread jostled that random Rambo memory.
Maybe I just paid real attention to the story the second time. I dunno.
April 17, 2020, 12:23 AM
old rugged cross
He just had that bad ass persona. I always liked him. RIP big boy!
I think the Law and order episode he was in was one of the best, if not the very best.This message has been edited. Last edited by: old rugged cross,
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April 17, 2020, 08:29 AM
Wino
Friend of mine posted this to his FB page. We listen to this all the time when we’re feeling nostalgic about Chicago...
P.S. can someone remind me how to imbed a YouTube video?
April 17, 2020, 09:41 AM
DoctorSolo
Great actor, sounds like he was a good guy too.
RIP
April 17, 2020, 11:57 AM
bendable
Geez, It turns out that according to Wiki , I missed more than half of his movies, over the years. I had no Idea that he was in SO many killer , murder , killing movies. He had a very good run between the movies and tv.
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April 17, 2020, 12:04 PM
AllenInAR
Just the other week I watched a couple of movies with him as a grizzled detective. Seems like it was a series of TV movies, but they were fun.
