Dennis Quaid
April 9, 1954 (70 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, including as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D (1983), Alex Gardner in Dreamscape (1984), Remy McSwain in The Big Easy (1987), Tuck Pendleton in Innerspace (1987), Jefferson "Jeff" Blue in Undercover Blues (1993), Bowen in Dragonheart (1996), Joe Doe/William in Gang Related (1997), Frank Towns in Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Jack Hall in The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose (2011).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Substance as Harvey
- 2024 · Reagan as Ronald Reagan
- 2024 · Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid as Self - Host
- 2024 · The Long Game as Frank Mitchell
- 2023 · Top Combat Pilot as Presenter
- 2023 · Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Sherrill Lynn
- 2023 · The Hill as James Hill
- 2023 · Strays as Birdwatcher
- 2023 · Full Circle as Jeff McCusker
- 2023 · On a Wing and a Prayer as Doug White
- 2023 · Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- 2022 · Strange World as Jaeger Clade (voice)
- 2022 · Grid Down, Power Up as Narrator
- 2022 · The Tiger Rising as Beauchamp
- 2021 · American Underdog as Dick Vermeil
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2021 · Blue Miracle as Wade
- 2021 · Born a Champion as Mason
- 2020 · John Bronco as Narrator
- 2020 · Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- 2020 · The Men of Midway as Self
- 2019 · Merry Happy Whatever as Don Quinn
- 2019 · Midway as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- 2019 · Pretenders as Joe
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works as Kelly Johnson
- 2019 · A Dog's Journey as Ethan Montgomery
- 2019 · The Intruder as Charlie Peck
- 2018 · Kin as Hal Solinski
- 2018 · I Can Only Imagine as Arthur
- 2017 · A Dog's Purpose as Adult Ethan
- 2017 · Mad Families as Head Ranger
- 2016 · Goliath as Wade Blackwood
- 2015 · The Art of More as Samuel Brukner
- 2015 · Truth as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
- 2015 · Miracles on the Plains as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Fortitude as Michael Lennox
- 2013 · Drunk History as Lucky Luciano
- 2013 · Movie 43 as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
- 2012 · Playing for Keeps as Carl
- 2012 · Vegas as Sheriff Ralph Lamb
- 2012 · The Words as Clay Hammond
- 2012 · At Any Price as Henry Whipple
- 2012 · What to Expect When You're Expecting as Ramsey Cooper
- 2012 · Beneath the Darkness as Ely
- 2011 · Footloose as Rev. Shaw Moore
- 2011 · Soul Surfer as Tom Hamilton
- 2011 · Workaholics as Ted Murphy
- 2010 · The Special Relationship as Bill Clinton
- 2010 · Legion as Bob Hanson
- 2009 · Pandorum as Payton
- 2009 · G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as General Hawk
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Horsemen as Aidan Breslin
- 2008 · The Express as Ben Schwartzwalder
- 2008 · Smart People as Lawrence Wetherhold
- 2008 · Vantage Point as Thomas Barnes
- 2007 · Battle for Terra as Roven (voice)
- 2007 · Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise as Self
- 2006 · 2005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season as Voice
- 2006 · American Dreamz as President Staton
- 2005 · Yours, Mine & Ours as Frank Beardsley
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · In Good Company as Dan
- 2004 · Flight of the Phoenix as Frank Towns
- 2004 · The Day After Tomorrow as Jack Hall
- 2004 · The Alamo as Sam Houston
- 2003 · Remember the Alamo as Himself/Host
- 2003 · Cold Creek Manor as Cooper Tilson
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth as
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Frank Whitaker
- 2002 · The Rookie as Jimmy Morris
- 2001 · Dinner with Friends as Gabe
- 2001 · The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency' as Self
- 2000 · Traffic as Arnie Metzger
- 2000 · Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
- 2000 · Frequency as Frank Sullivan
- 1999 · Any Given Sunday as Jack "Cap" Rooney
- 1998 · Playing by Heart as Hugh
- 1998 · The Parent Trap as Nick Parker
- 1998 · Everything That Rises as Jim Clay
- 1998 · Savior as Joshua Rose
- 1997 · Switchback as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
- 1997 · Gang Related as Joe Doe / William
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · DragonHeart as Bowen
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1995 · Something to Talk About as Eddie Bichon
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday
- 1993 · Flesh and Bone as Arlis Sweeney
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Undercover Blues as Jeff Blue
- 1993 · Wilder Napalm as Wallace
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Postcards from the Edge as Jack Faulkner
- 1990 · Come See the Paradise as Jack McGurn
- 1989 · Great Balls of Fire! as Jerry Lee Lewis
- 1988 · Everybody's All-American as Gavin Grey
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · D.O.A. as Dexter Cornell
- 1987 · Suspect as Eddie Sanger
- 1987 · Innerspace as Lt. Tuck Pendleton
- 1986 · The Big Easy as Remy McSwain
- 1985 · Enemy Mine as Willis Davidge
- 1984 · Dreamscape as Alex Gardner
- 1983 · Bill: On His Own as Barry Morrow
- 1983 · The Right Stuff as Gordon Cooper
- 1983 · Jaws 3-D as Mike Brody
- 1983 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as
- 1983 · Tough Enough as Art Long
- 1982 · Johnny Belinda as Kyle Hager
- 1981 · Bill as Barry Morrow
- 1981 · Stripes as Extra at Graduation Ceremony
- 1981 · The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia as Travis Child
- 1981 · Caveman as Lar
- 1981 · All Night Long as Freddie Dupler
- 1980 · The Long Riders as Ed Miller
- 1980 · Gorp as Mad Grossman
- 1979 · Breaking Away as Mike
- 1978 · Are You in the House Alone? as Phil Lawver
- 1978 · Our Winning Season as Paul Morelli
- 1977 · September 30, 1955 as Frank
- 1977 · I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Shark, Baseball Pitcher
- Future · Happy Face as Happy Face
- Future · Saurus City as Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)
- Future · Littlemouth as
- Future · Sovereign as John Bouchart
- Future · This Blue Is Mine as
- 1979 · Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Roy
- 1978 · The Seniors as Alan Darby
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Crazy Mama as Bellhop
- 1975 · Baretta as
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Broke as
- Future · American Pride as “Cowboy” Jack Clement
- Future · War Machine as