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Dennis Letts was an American college professor, and later, in a second career, an actor. As the latter, he originated the critically successful role of Beverly Weston in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of the Tony-winning play August: Osage County in the summer of 2007, the writing of which had earned his son, Tracy Letts, a Pulitzer prize.
Born
Wednesday, 05 September 1934
Died
Friday, 22 February 2008
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Infamous | Judge Tate | 2006 |
Christmas Child | Judge | 2004 |
Secondhand Lions | Sheriff | 2003 |
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story | 2001 | |
Cast Away | Dennis Larson | 2000 |
Where the Heart Is | Sheriff | 2000 |
Once and Again | Sidney Berlin | 1999 |
A Face to Kill for | Buchanan | 1999 |
NetForce | Senator Rogers | 1999 |
To Live Again | Dr. Moran | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Infamous | Judge Tate | 2006 |
Christmas Child | Judge | 2004 |
Secondhand Lions | Sheriff | 2003 |
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story | 2001 | |
Cast Away | Dennis Larson | 2000 |
Where the Heart Is | Sheriff | 2000 |
Once and Again | Sidney Berlin | 1999 |
A Face to Kill for | Buchanan | 1999 |
NetForce | Senator Rogers | 1999 |
To Live Again | Dr. Moran | 1998 |
Fire Down Below | Doctor Schultz | 1997 |
Little Boy Blue | Sgt. Phillips | 1997 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | John L. Richards (segment "Epitaph") | 1997 |
Keys to Tulsa | Preston Liddy | 1997 |
Two Mothers for Zachary | Judge Crawford | 1996 |
The Road to Galveston | Roland Tate | 1996 |
Her Hidden Truth | The Prosecutor | 1995 |
Gordy | Governor | 1994 |
Frank & Jesse | Railroad C.E.O. | 1994 |
A Perfect World | Governor | 1993 |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Fred Garrett / Paul Gellis / Ethan | 1993 |
Sidekicks | Man with Dog | 1992 |
Passenger 57 | Frank Allen | 1992 |
A Taste for Killing | Lawyer | 1992 |
Dangerous Curves | Winthrop Pierson | 1992 |
Fugitive Among Us | Lloyd Yarborough | 1992 |
Rush | Senior District Attorney | 1991 |
The Man in the Moon | Doc White | 1991 |
Wild Texas Wind | Harlan Fowler / Harlan Parker | 1991 |
The Last Prostitute | Hancock | 1991 |
Jailbirds | Poppa | 1991 |
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | Ed | 1991 |
A Killing in a Small Town | Chief McAlester | 1990 |
Challenger | Cecil Houston | 1990 |
Margaret Bourke-White | Plant Supervisor | 1989 |
Oklahoma Passage | Oil Foreman | 1989 |
Heartbreak Hotel | Alan Fortas | 1988 |
It Takes Two | Bus Clerk | 1988 |
Johnny Be Good | Army General | 1988 |
CBS Summer Playhouse | Dudan | 1987 |
Square Dance | Bob Hadley | 1987 |
Houston: The Legend of Texas | Capt. Ross | 1986 |
Dallas: The Early Years | Crick | 1986 |
Tabloid | Harry | 1985 |
Time Bomb | Watchdog | 1984 |
Blood Suckers from Outer Space | General Sanders | 1984 |