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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-09 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

데니스 퀘이드
دنیس کوید
دِنیس کِیوِد

Dennis Quaid

Biography

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).

Known For

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Acting

—		Littlemouth
—		American Pride as “Cowboy” Jack Clement
—		This Blue Is Mine
—		Saurus City as Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)
—		War Machine

2026

I Can Only Imagine 2 as Arthur

2025		Sovereign as John Bouchart
2025		Broke as George Brandywine
2025		Happy Face as Keith Jesperson / Happy Face Killer
2025		The Making of The Substance as Self

2024		The Substance as Harvey
2024		Reagan as Ronald Reagan
2024		Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid as Self - Host
2024		The Long Game as Frank Mitchell

2023		Top Combat Pilot as Presenter
2023		Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Marshal Sherrill Lynn
2023		The Hill as James Hill
2023		Strays as Birdwatcher
2023		Full Circle as Jeff McCusker
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		Josh Gates Tonight as Self
2020		The Men of Midway as Self

2019		Merry Happy Whatever as Don Quinn
2019		Midway as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
2019		Pretenders as Joe
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
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

2016

Goliath as Wade Blackwood

2015		The Art of More as Samuel Brukner
2015		Truth as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
2015		Miracles on the Plains as Narrator (voice)
2015		Fortitude as Michael Lennox
2015		MLB Network Presents as Self

2013		Drunk History as Lucky Luciano
2013		Movie 43 as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")

2012		Playing for Keeps as Carl
2012		Vegas as Sheriff Ralph Lamb
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
2011		Workaholics as Ted Murphy

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		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
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
2005		The Reichen Show as Self - Guest

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		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
2003		America's Next Top Model as Guest
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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
1998		Savior as Joshua Rose

1997		Switchback as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
1997		Gang Related as Joe Doe / William
1997		The View as Self
1997		The View as Self - Guest
1997		The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self

1996		E! True Hollywood Story
1996		The Daily Show as Self
1996		DragonHeart as Bowen
1996		Muppets Tonight as Self

1995

Something to Talk About as Eddie Bichon

1994		Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994		Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday
1994		Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound as Himself

1993		Flesh and Bone as Arlis Sweeney
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Undercover Blues as Jeff Blue
1993		Wilder Napalm as Wallace

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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		LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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		Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975		Crazy Mama as Bellhop
1975		Baretta

1968

60 Minutes as Self

1952

Today as Self

Directing

1998

Everything That Rises as Director

Production

2024

The Long Game as Producer

1998

Everything That Rises as Executive Producer

1994

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