Dennis Quaid 1954 71

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).

From Houston, Texas, USA

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Rating

54.5M

Budget

126M

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Acting

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120 Credits

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Legion 2010
Bob Hanson
Midway 2019
Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Movie 43 2013
Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
Traffic 2000
Arnie Metzger
Vantage Point 2008
Thomas Barnes
Frequency 2000
Frank Sullivan
Any Given Sunday 1999
Jack "Cap" Rooney
Footloose 2011
Rev. Shaw Moore

Credit 120

2026 I Can Only Imagine 2 as Arthur

2025 Sovereign as John Bouchart

2025 War Machine

2025 This Blue Is Mine

2025 Broke as George Brandywine

2025 The Florist as Carl Rikker

2025 Saurus City as Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)

2025 Littlemouth

2025 American Pride as “Cowboy” Jack Clement

2025 The Making of The Substance as Self

2024 The Substance as Harvey

2024 Reagan as Ronald Reagan

2024 The Long Game as Frank Mitchell Producer

2023 The Hill as James Hill

2023 Strays as Birdwatcher

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 The Men of Midway as Self

2019 Midway as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

2019 Pretenders as Joe

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

2015 Truth as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles

2015 Miracles on the Plains as Narrator (voice)

2013 Movie 43 as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")

2012 Playing for Keeps as Carl

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

2010 The Special Relationship as Bill Clinton

2010 Legion as Bob Hanson

2009 Pandorum as Payton

2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self (archive)

2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as General Hawk

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

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 Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth

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 Executive Producer, Director

1998 Savior as Joshua Rose

1997 Switchback as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse

1997 Gang Related as Joe Doe / William

1997 The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self

1996 DragonHeart as Bowen

1995 Something to Talk About as Eddie Bichon

1994 Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday

1994 Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound as Himself Associate Producer

1993 Flesh and Bone as Arlis Sweeney

1993 Undercover Blues as Jeff Blue

1993 Wilder Napalm as Wallace

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 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

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 Hearse as Repairman (uncredited)

1980 The Long Riders as Ed Miller

1980 Gorp as Mad Grossman

1979 Breaking Away as Mike

1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Roy

1978 Are You in the House Alone? as Phil Lawver

1978 The Seniors as Alan Darby

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

1975 Crazy Mama as Bellhop

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6.77 Music 5

6.75 Family 12

6.70 War 3

6.54 Adventure 16

6.53 Western 4

6.52 Documentary 10

6.43 Science Fiction 12

6.37 Crime 10

6.37 Fantasy 5

6.33 Drama 65

6.33 Action 19

6.21 Animation 2

6.13 Thriller 22

5.97 Romance 17

5.97 Mystery 8

5.80 Comedy 28

5.77 Horror 8

5.06 TV Movie 8