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Dennis Franz was born Dennis Franz Schlacta in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father was a German immigrant and both he and Franz's mother, were postal workers. He has two sisters, Marlene (born 1938) and Heidi (born 1935). He graduated from Southern Illinois University and was immediately drafted into the military... See full bio »

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1993-2005 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Det. Andy Sipowicz / Sgt. Andy Sipowicz
– Moving Day (2005) … Sgt. Andy Sipowicz
– Bale to the Chief (2005) … Sgt. Andy Sipowicz
– Lenny Scissorhands (2005) … Sgt. Andy Sipowicz
– Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band (2005) … Sgt. Andy Sipowicz
– Old Man Quiver (2005) … Det. Andy Sipowicz
See all 261 episodes »
 
1998 City of Angels
Nathaniel Messinger
 
1996-1997 Mighty Ducks (TV series)
Captain Klegghorn
– To Catch a Duck (1997) … Captain Klegghorn (voice)
– Duck Hard (1997) … Captain Klegghorn (voice)
– The Return of Astroth (1996) … Captain Klegghorn (voice)
– The Iced Duck Cometh (1996) … Captain Klegghorn (voice)
– The Final Face Off (1996) … Captain Klegghorn (voice)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1997 Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (video)
Captain Klegghorn (voice)
 
1996 American Buffalo
Don
 
1996 Healing the Hate (TV movie)
Host
 
1995 Texas Justice (TV movie)
Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
 
1994 Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (TV movie)
Gus Payne
 
1992 In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (TV movie)
Bob Bryant
 
1991 Civil Wars (TV series)
– Pilot (1991)
 
1991 N.Y.P.D. Mounted (TV movie)
Anthony 'Tony' Spampatta
 
1990 Nasty Boys (TV series)
Lt. Stan Krieger
– Kill or Be Killed: Part 2 (1990) … Lt. Stan Krieger
– Kill or Be Killed: Part 1 (1990) … Lt. Stan Krieger
– Desert Run (1990) … Lt. Stan Krieger
– Crossover (1990) … Lt. Stan Krieger
– Home Again (1990) … Lt. Stan Krieger
See all 12 episodes »
 
1990 Die Hard 2
Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
 
1990 Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice (TV movie)
 
1989 Christine Cromwell (TV series)
Detective Grainger
– Easy Come, Easy Go (1989) … Detective Grainger
 
1989 The Package
Lt. Milan Delich
 
1989 Kiss Shot (TV movie)
Max Fleischer
 
1989 Matlock (TV series)
Jack Brennert
– The Mayor: Part 2 (1989) … Jack Brennert
– The Mayor: Part 1 (1989) … Jack Brennert
 
1987-1988 Beverly Hills Buntz (TV series)
Norman Buntz
– A Christmas Carol (1988) … Norman Buntz
– Buntz of the Desert (1988) … Norman Buntz
– El Norte by Norte West (1988) … Norman Buntz
– Brief Encounter (1988) … Norman Buntz
– Umbrella in the Water (1988) … Norman Buntz
See all 13 episodes »
 
1983-1987 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Lt. Norman Buntz / Det. Sal Benedetto
– It Ain't Over Till It's Over (1987) … Lt. Norman Buntz
– A Pound of Flesh (1987) … Lt. Norman Buntz
– The Runner Falls on His Kisser (1987) … Lt. Norman Buntz
– Days of Swine and Roses (1987) … Lt. Norman Buntz
– Dogsbreath Afternoon (1987) … Lt. Norman Buntz
See all 47 episodes »
 
1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (TV movie)
Louie
 
1986 A Fine Mess
Phil
 
1985 Runaway Train
Cop (uncredited)
 
1985 Scene of the Crime (TV series)
Pat Grandy
– A Vote for Murder (1985) … Pat Grandy
 
1985 Street Hawk (TV series)
Inspector Frank Menlo
– Female of the Species (1985) … Inspector Frank Menlo
 
1984-1985 The A-Team (TV series)
Brooks / Sam Friendly
– Beverly Hills Assault (1985) … Brooks
– Chopping Spree (1984) … Sam Friendly
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
Sgt. Jackie Molinas
– The Snow Queen: Part 2 (1985) … Sgt. Jackie Molinas
– The Snow Queen: Part 1 (1985) … Sgt. Jackie Molinas
 
1985 Deadly Messages (TV movie)
Detective Max Lucas
 
1985 MacGruder and Loud (TV series)
Roche
– On the Wire (1985) … Roche
 
1984-1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Joe Hayes / Tony Boutros
– There Goes the Neighborhood (1985) … Joe Hayes
– Did You See the One That Got Away? (1984) … Tony Boutros
 
1985 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Frank Mahoney
– Almost Foolproof (1985) … Frank Mahoney
 
1984 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Andros Margolis
– Hardcore Connection (1984) … Andros Margolis
 
1984 Body Double
Rubin the Director
 
1984 E/R (TV series)
The Boyfriend
– The Sister (1984) … The Boyfriend
 
1984 Riptide (TV series)
Earl Bertane
– Double Your Pleasure (1984) … Earl Bertane
 
1983 Scarface
Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983 Bay City Blues (TV series)
Angelo Carbone
– I Never Swung with My Father (1983) … Angelo Carbone
– Zircons Are Forever (1983) … Angelo Carbone
– Beautiful Peoples (1983) … Angelo Carbone
– Pilot (1983) … Angelo Carbone
– Going, Going, Gone (1983) … Angelo Carbone
See all 8 episodes »
 
1983 Psycho II
Warren Toomey
 
1982 Chicago Story (TV series)
Off. Joe Gilland
– Half a Chance (1982) … Off. Joe Gilland
– Who Needs the Truth? (1982) … Off. Joe Gilland
– Subterranean Blues (1982) … Off. Joe Gilland
– Dutton's Law (1982) … Off. Joe Gilland
– Bad Blood (1982) … Off. Joe Gilland
See all 13 episodes »
 
1981 Blow Out
Manny Karp
 
1981 Chicago Story (TV movie)
Officer Joe Gilland
 
1980 Popeye
Spike - a Tough
 
1980 Dressed to Kill
Detective Marino
 
1979 Bleacher Bums (TV movie)
Zig
 
1979 A Perfect Couple
Costa
 
1978 Stony Island
Jerry Domino
 
1978 A Wedding
Koons
 
1978 The Fury
Bob Eggleston
 
1978 Remember My Name
Franks
 
1965 Mickey One
Minor Role in Dressing Room (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2001 Bleacher Bums (TV movie) (play)
 
1979 Bleacher Bums (TV movie) (play)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1994 Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (TV movie) (co-producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 Inside 'NYPD Blue': A Decade on the Job (TV documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (91 titles)
2013 Live Forever: A Ray Bradbury Odyssey (documentary) (completed)
Himself (rumored)
 
2011 America in Primetime (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Crusader (2011) … Himself
– Man of the House (2011) … Himself
 
2009 We Believe (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The 80's (2009) … Himself
 
2006 Above and Beyond: The Story of Cpl. William T. Perkins, Jr. USMC (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
2005 Above and Beyond (documentary short)
Presidential Citation
 
2005 'NYPD Blue': A Final Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.39 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #9.6 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 November 1998 (1998) … Himself
See all 11 episodes »
 
2004-2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2005 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Inside Dish with Rachael Ray (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2004) … Himself
 
2000-2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2004 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.175 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
2004 ALF's Hit Talk Show (TV series)
Himself
– Drew Carey/Dennis Franz (2004) … Himself
 
2004 NYPD 24/7 (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 This Old Cub (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.16 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Memorial Tribute
 
2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Love on NYPD Blue (video short)
Himself
 
2003 The 31st Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside 'NYPD Blue': A Decade on the Job (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 ESPY Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 August 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2002 TV's Most Censored Moments (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 25 Toughest Stars (2002) … Himself
 
2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by Male Actor in Drama Series
 
2002 American Veteran Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
2001 Badge of Courage: Police Officer of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Slashing 'Dressed to Kill' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Dressed to Kill' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue (2001) … Himself
 
2001 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 
2001 American Veteran Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2000 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Entertainment Tonight Presents: Hill Street Blues - Behind the Badge (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Donny & Marie (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by Male Actor in Drama Series and Nominee: Oustanding Performance by Ensemble in Drama Series
 
1999 1st Annual TV Guide Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
1999 Influences: From Yesterday to Today (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Buddy Faro (TV series)
Himself
– The Curse of the Faro (1998) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 The Magic Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 9th Annual American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 1998 ALMA Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by Male Actor in Drama Series and Nominee: Oustanding Performance by Ensemble in Drama Series
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Making Angels (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Messinger'
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Presenter: Introducing Roots Cast
 
1998 TV Guide Looks at Cops (TV movie)
Himself/Host
 
1997 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Performance by Male Actor in Drama Series and Nominee: Oustanding Ensemble in Drama Series
 
1997 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Marry Me (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Presenter
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Made for Television Movie
 
1996 The 1996 Annual Lucy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 The 23rd Annual American Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 People Yearbook '95 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Chicago on Stage (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Springfield's Most Wanted (TV short)
Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1995 The 2th Annual Lucy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1995 The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself as Homer Simpson
– Homer Badman (1994) … Himself as Homer Simpson (voice)
 
1994 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1994 Comic Relief VI (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1994 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Accepting Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series/Favorite New Dramatic Television Series
 
1993 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 December 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 The Player
Himself
 
1990 Die Harder: The Making of 'Die Hard 2' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 America's Top Sleuths (TV documentary)
Det. Andy Sipowicz
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

For lack of a better term, they've labeled me a sex symbol. It's flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy. See more »

Trivia:

Hobbies: Snow-skis, plays golf and gives time and talent to charitable organizations. See more »

Trademark:

Always wear short-sleeved shirt under a jacket on NYPD Blue See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio