Dennis Quaid
Birthplace: Houston
Born: 1954-04-09
Occupations recorded in source
actor; aircraft pilot; composer; executive producer; film actor; film director; film producer; screenwriter; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many successful films, including Breaking Away (1979), Jaws 3-D (1983), Innerspace (1987), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Alamo (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), In Good Company (2004), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), and Vantage Point (2008). In 2003, Quaid received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven (2002).
Quaid portrayed President Bill Clinton in the HBO film The Special Relationship (2010), earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He also portrayed Deputy U.S. Marshal Sherrill Lynn in the Paramount+ Western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), and President Ronald Reagan in the biopic Reagan (2024).
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026)
- Signal One (2026)
- The Florist (2026)
- War Machine (2026) — Sheridan
- Broke (2025)
- Sovereign (2025) — Chief John Bouchart
- Reagan (2024) — Ronald Reagan
- The Substance (2024) — Harvey
- On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) — Doug White
- Strays (2023) — Birdwatcher
- The Hill (2023) — Pastor James Hill
- The Long Game (2023) — Frank Mitchell
- Strange World (2022) — Jaeger Clade
- The Tiger Rising (2022)
- American Underdog (2021) — Dick Vermeil
- Blue Miracle (2021) — Wade
- Born a Champion (2021) — Mason
- A Dog's Journey (2019) — Ethan Montgomery
- Midway (2019) — William 'Bull' Halsey
- The Intruder (2019) — Charlie Peck
- I Can Only Imagine (2018) — Arthur
- Kin (2018) — Hal Solinski
- A Dog's Purpose (2017) — Ethan Montgomery (adult)
- Truth (2015) — Colonel Roger Charles
- Movie 43 (2013) — Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
- At Any Price (2012) — Henry Whipple
- Playing for Keeps (2012) — Carl
- The Words (2012) — Clay Hammond
- What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) — Ramsey Cooper
- Beneath the Darkness (2011) — Ely
- Footloose (2011) — Rev. Shaw Moore
- Soul Surfer (2011) — Tom Hamilton
- Legion (2010) — Bob Hanson
- The Special Relationship (2010) — Bill Clinton
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) — General Hawk
- Pandorum (2009) — Payton
- Horsemen (2008) — Det. Aidan J. Breslin
- Smart People (2008) — Lawrence Wetherhold
- The Express (2008) — Ben Schwartzwalder
- Vantage Point (2008) — Barnes
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Meg Ryan · 4 films
- Bruce McGill · 3 films
- Gene Hackman · 3 films
- Joseph Ruben · 3 films
- Josh Gad · 3 films
- Sean McNamara · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.