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Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, some of his notable credits include Breaking Away (1979), The Right Stuff (1983), The Big Easy (1986), Innerspace (1987), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), Traffic (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Vantage Point (2008), Footloose (2011), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Intruder (2019). For his role in Far from Heaven (2002), he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor among other accolades.
Birth Name
Dennis William Quaid
Born
Friday, 09 April 1954
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Saurus City | Rind - Shrouded Knight / Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice) | 9833 |
| Reagan | Ronald Reagan | 2024 |
| The Long Game | Frank Mitchell | 2024 |
| Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Sherrill Lynn | 2023 |
| Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Inside the Series | Self | 2023 |
| The Hill | James Hill / Pastor Hill | 2023 |
| Strays | Dennis Quaid / Birdwatcher | 2023 |
| Full Circle | Jeff McCusker | 2023 |
| Tucker on X | Self - Guest | 2023 |
| On a Wing and a Prayer | Doug White | 2023 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Saurus City | Rind - Shrouded Knight / Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice) | 9833 |
| Reagan | Ronald Reagan | 2024 |
| The Long Game | Frank Mitchell | 2024 |
| Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Sherrill Lynn | 2023 |
| Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Inside the Series | Self | 2023 |
| The Hill | James Hill / Pastor Hill | 2023 |
| Strays | Dennis Quaid / Birdwatcher | 2023 |
| Full Circle | Jeff McCusker | 2023 |
| Tucker on X | Self - Guest | 2023 |
| On a Wing and a Prayer | Doug White | 2023 |
| Strange World | Jaeger Clade / Jaeger Clade (voice) | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Self | 2022 |
| The Tiger Rising | Beauchamp | 2022 |
| Adam Carolla: Truth Yeller | Self | 2021 |
| The Roles That Changed My Life | Self | 2021 |
| Blue Miracle | Wade / Captain Wade | 2021 |
| Mr Nelson on the North Side | Self | 2021 |
| American Underdog | Dick Vermeil | 2021 |
| Born a Champion | Mason | 2021 |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Merry Happy Whatever | Don Quinn | 2019 |
| Midway | Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey / William 'Bull' Halsey | 2019 |
| For All Mankind | Actor - Gordo Stevens | 2019 |
| The Pretenders | Joe | 2019 |
| The Pretenders | Joe | 2018 |
| Mixtape | Self | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self - Guest / Self | 2019 |
| Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works | Kelly Johnson | 2019 |
| A Dog's Journey | Ethan / Ethan Montgomery | 2019 |
| The Intruder | Charlie Peck | 2019 |
| GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke | Self | 2018 |
| Kin | Hal Solinski | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| I Can Only Imagine | Arthur | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| The Nightly Show | Self | 2017 |
| A Dog's Purpose | Adult Ethan | 2017 |
| Mad Families | Head Ranger | 2017 |
| Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
| Goliath | Wade Blackwood | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Himself | 2016 |
| The Art of More | Samuel Brukner | 2015 |
| Truth | Lt. Col. Roger Charles / Lt. Colonel Roger Charles | 2015 |
| Miracles on the Plains | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest / Jack Hall | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Fortitude | Michael Lennox | 2015 |
| MLB Network Presents | Self - Narrator | 2015 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Lucky Luciano | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Judge / Chief | 2013 |
| Movie 43 | Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch") | 2013 |
| Playing for Keeps | Carl | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Vegas | Sheriff Ralph Lamb | 2012 |
| The Words | Clay Hammond | 2012 |
| At Any Price | Henry Whipple | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| What to Expect When You're Expecting | Ramsey / Ramsey Cooper | 2012 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Beneath the Darkness | Vaughn Ely / Ely | 2012 |
| What's Up Orange County | Self / Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Footloose | Rev. Shaw Moore | 2011 |
| The Chew | Himself | 2011 |
| Soul Surfer | Tom Hamilton | 2011 |
| Crashing the Fest | Self | 2011 |
| Workaholics | Ted Murphy | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| The Special Relationship | Bill Clinton | 2010 |
| Legion | Bob Hanson | 2010 |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | Self | 2009 |
| Talk Stoop | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Pandorum | Payton | 2009 |
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | General Hawk | 2009 |
| Pawn Stars | Self | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Rotten Tomatoes Show | Self | 2009 |
| Horsemen | Aidan Breslin | 2009 |
| The Express | Ben Schwartzwalder | 2008 |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | Himself - Guest | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Smart People | Lawrence Wetherhold | 2008 |
| Vantage Point | Thomas Barnes | 2008 |
| Battle for Terra | Roven (voice) / Roven | 2007 |
| Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise | Self - Special Appearance / Self | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| American Dreamz | President Staton | 2006 |
| Hollywood Couples | Self | 2006 |
| One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll | Self - Actor / Musician | 2006 |
| Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Self | 2006 |
| Yours, Mine & Ours | Frank Beardsley | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| In Good Company | Dan / Dan Foreman | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest | 2005 |
| Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns | 2004 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Jack Hall | 2004 |
| The Alamo | Sam Houston | 2004 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Cold Creek Manor | Cooper Tilson | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself - Guest / Himself / Self - Guest | 2003 |
| America's Next Top Model | Self | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Freedom: A History of US | Robert Ode / New York Times Reporter / George Mehales / Gen. Robert E. Lee / Andrew Jackson | 2003 |
| Far from Heaven | Frank Whitaker | 2002 |
| The Rookie | Jimmy Morris | 2002 |
| Dinner with Friends | Gabe | 2001 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Mike | 2000 |
| Frequency | Frank Sullivan | 2000 |
| Traffic | Arnie Metzger | 2000 |
| CBS Cares | Self | 2000 |
| Any Given Sunday | Jack 'Cap' Rooney | 1999 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Grandpa Redbeard (voice) | 1999 |
| Playing by Heart | Hugh | 1998 |
| The Parent Trap | Nick Parker | 1998 |
| Everything That Rises | Jim Clay | 1998 |
| Savior | Guy / Joshua Rose | 1998 |
| Switchback | Frank LaCrosse / FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse | 1997 |
| Gang Related | William / Joe Doe | 1997 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| DragonHeart | Bowen | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself / Himself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Muppets Tonight | Self | 1996 |
| Something to Talk About | Eddie Bichon | 1995 |
| Cartelera | Himself (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Wyatt Earp | Doc Holliday | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound | Self - Host | 1994 |
| A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994 |
| Flesh and Bone | Arlis Sweeney | 1993 |
| Live & Kicking | Self | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Undercover Blues | Jeff Blue | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Wilder Napalm | Biff the Clown / Wallace / Wallace Foudroyant | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Getaway | Self - Celebrity traveller | 1992 |
| Postcards from the Edge | Jack Faulkner | 1990 |
| Come See the Paradise | Jack McGurn | 1990 |
| Great Balls of Fire! | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1989 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1989 |
| Everybody's All-American | Gavin Grey | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| D.O.A. | Dexter Cornell | 1988 |
| Suspect | Eddie Sanger | 1987 |
| Innerspace | Lt. Tuck Pendleton | 1987 |
| The Big Easy | Remy McSwain | 1986 |
| Enemy Mine | Davidge / Willis Davidge | 1985 |
| Dreamscape | Alex Gardner | 1984 |
| The New Show | Self - Various | 1984 |
| Bill: On His Own | Barry Morrow | 1983 |
| The Right Stuff | Gordon Cooper | 1983 |
| Jaws 3-D | Mike Brody / Michael 'Mike' Brody | 1983 |
| Tough Enough | Art Long | 1983 |
| Johnny Belinda | Kyle Hager | 1982 |
| Bill | Barry Morrow | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Stripes | Extra at Graduation Ceremony | 1981 |
| The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Travis Child | 1981 |
| Caveman | Lar | 1981 |
| All Night Long | Freddie Dupler | 1981 |
| The Long Riders | Ed Miller | 1980 |
| Gorp | Mad Grossman | 1980 |
| Breaking Away | Mike | 1979 |
| Are You in the House Alone? | Phil Lawver | 1978 |
| The Seniors | Alan / Alan Darby | 1978 |
| Our Winning Season | Paul Morelli | 1978 |
| September 30, 1955 | Frank | 1977 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Shark, Baseball Pitcher | 1977 |
| Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
| Crazy Mama | Bellhop | 1975 |
| Baretta | Scott Martin | 1975 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Actor (segment "The Wrong Medicine") / Himself - Actor (segment "The Wrong Medicine") (archive footage) | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Long Game | 2024 |
| Merry Happy Whatever | 2019 |
| The Art of More | 2015 |
| Vegas | 2012 |
| Everything That Rises | 1998 |
| Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound | 1994 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2003 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
