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
- Battle for Terra (2007) — Roven
- American Dreamz (2006) — President Staton
- Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) — Frank Beardsley
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004) — Frank Towns
- In Good Company (2004) — Dan Foreman
- The Alamo (2004) — Sam Houston
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — Jack Hall
- Cold Creek Manor (2003) — Cooper Tilson
- Far from Heaven (2002) — Frank Whitaker
- The Rookie (2002) — Jimmy Morris
- Dinner with Friends (2001) — Gabe
- Frequency (2000) — Frank Sullivan
- Traffic (2000) — Arnie Metzger
- Any Given Sunday (1999) — Jack 'Cap' Rooney
- Everything That Rises (1998) — Jim Clay
- Playing by Heart (1998) — Hugh
- Savior (1998) — Joshua Rose,Guy
- The Parent Trap (1998) — Nick Parker
- Gang Related (1997) — William
- Switchback (1997) — La Crosse
- Dragonheart (1996) — Bowen
- Something to Talk About (1995) — Eddie
- A Century of Cinema (1994)
- Wyatt Earp (1994) — Doc Holliday
- Flesh and Bone (1993) — Arlis Sweeney
- Undercover Blues (1993) — Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue
- Wilder Napalm (1993) — Wallace Foudroyant
- Come See the Paradise (1990) — Jack McGurn / McGann
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Jack Faulkner
- Great Balls of Fire! (1989) — Jerry Lee Lewis
- D.O.A. (1988) — Dexter Cornell
- Everybody's All-American (1988) — Gavin "Grey Ghost" Grey
- InnerSpace (1987) — Lt. Tuck Pendleton
- Suspect (1987) — Eddie Sanger
- The Big Easy (1987) — Remy McSwain
- Enemy Mine (1985) — Willis Davidge
- Dreamscape (1984) — Alex Gardner
- Jaws 3-D (1983) — Mike Brody
- The Right Stuff (1983) — Gordon Cooper
- Tough Enough (1983) — Art Long
Directing
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.
