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Dennis Franz

Highest Rated:
90% Blow Out (1981)
Lowest Rated:
55% Psycho II (1983)
Birthday:
Oct 28, 1944
Birthplace:
Not Available
Bio:
Chicago-born Dennis Franz (originally Dennis Schlachta) spent 11 months in an airborne division during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, Franz became a postman -- and, by his own admission, not a very good one. Short, bald, overweight and scrappy, he decided to establish himself as a character actor,…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 55% - 90%
Number of Movies: 25
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2004 74% This Old Cub
  • Actor
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2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes
  • Actor
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1998 58% City of Angels
  • Messinger
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1996 77% American Buffalo
  • Don
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1995 Texas Justice
  • Richard "Racehorse" Haynes
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1994 Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire
  • Gus Payne
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1992 Player, The
  • Himself
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1992 Kiss Shot
  • Actor
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1992 Children of Fury
  • Actor
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1991 N.Y.P.D. Mounted, (N.Y. Mounted)
  • Tony Spampatta
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1990 65% Die Hard 2 (Die Hard 2: Die Harder)
  • Carmine Lorenzo
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1989 Kiss Shot
  • Max Fleischer
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1989 64% The Package
  • Milan Delich
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1988 In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (Children of Fury)
  • Actor
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1986 A Fine Mess
  • Phil
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1985 Deadly Messages
  • Detective Max Lucas
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1984 84% Body Double
  • Rubin
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1983 55% Psycho II
  • Toomey
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1981 90% Blow Out
  • Manny Karp
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1980 84% Dressed to Kill
  • Detective Marino
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1980 57% Popeye
  • Spike
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1979 A Perfect Couple
  • Costa
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1978 88% A Wedding
  • Koons
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1978 Remember My Name
  • Franks
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1978 77% The Fury
  • Bob
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Quotes from Dennis Franz's Characters

    1. Messinger: Some things are true whether you believe 'em or not.
    From City of Angels. Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
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