Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 9, 1954
Place of Birth:
Houston, Texas, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | I Can Only Imagine 2 | Arthur |
| 2025 | Broke | George Brandywine |
| 2025 | Sovereign | John Bouchart |
| 2025 | The Making of The Substance | Self |
| 2024 | The Long Game | Frank Mitchell |
| 2024 | The Substance | Harvey |
| 2024 | Reagan | Ronald Reagan |
| 2023 | On a Wing and a Prayer | Doug White |
| 2023 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self |
| 2023 | Strays | Birdwatcher |
| 2023 | The Hill | James Hill |
| 2022 | Strange World | Jaeger Clade (voice) |
| 2022 | Grid Down, Power Up | Narrator |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Beauchamp |
| 2021 | Mr. Nelson on the North Side | Self |
| 2021 | Born a Champion | Mason |
| 2021 | Blue Miracle | Wade |
| 2021 | American Underdog | Dick Vermeil |
| 2020 | The Men of Midway | Self |
| 2020 | John Bronco | Narrator |
| 2019 | Pretenders | Joe |
| 2019 | The Intruder | Charlie Peck |
| 2019 | Midway | Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey |
| 2019 | A Dog's Journey | Ethan Montgomery |
| 2019 | Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works | Kelly Johnson |
| 2018 | Kin | Hal Solinski |
| 2018 | I Can Only Imagine | Arthur |
| 2017 | Mad Families | Head Ranger |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Adult Ethan |
| 2015 | Miracles on the Plains | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Truth | Lt. Colonel Roger Charles |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch") |
| 2012 | The Words | Clay Hammond |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | Ramsey Cooper |
| 2012 | Beneath the Darkness | Ely |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Carl |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Henry Whipple |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Tom Hamilton |
| 2011 | Footloose | Rev. Shaw Moore |
| 2010 | Legion | Bob Hanson |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Bill Clinton |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | General Hawk |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Aidan Breslin |
| 2009 | Pandorum | Payton |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | Self (archive) |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Thomas Barnes |
| 2008 | Smart People | Lawrence Wetherhold |
| 2008 | The Express | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Roven (voice) |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise | Self |
| 2006 | American Dreamz | President Staton |
| 2006 | 2005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season | Voice |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | Frank Beardsley |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Jack Hall |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Dan |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Sam Houston |
| 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Cooper Tilson |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth | |
| 2003 | Remember the Alamo | Himself/Host |
| 2002 | Far from Heaven | Frank Whitaker |
| 2002 | The Rookie | Jimmy Morris |
| 2001 | Dinner with Friends | Gabe |
| 2001 | The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency' | Self |
| 2000 | Frequency | Frank Sullivan |
| 2000 | Traffic | Arnie Metzger |
| 2000 | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Jack "Cap" Rooney |
| 1998 | Savior | Joshua Rose |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Hugh |
| 1998 | The Parent Trap | Nick Parker |
| 1998 | Everything That Rises | Jim Clay |
| 1997 | Switchback | FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Joe Doe / William |
| 1997 | The Making of 'DragonHeart' | Self |
| 1996 | DragonHeart | Bowen |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Eddie Bichon |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Doc Holliday |
| 1994 | Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound | Himself |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Jeff Blue |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone | Arlis Sweeney |
| 1993 | Wilder Napalm | Wallace |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Jack Faulkner |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise | Jack McGurn |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 1988 | D.O.A. | Dexter Cornell |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-American | Gavin Grey |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Lt. Tuck Pendleton |
| 1987 | Suspect | Eddie Sanger |
| 1986 | The Big Easy | Remy McSwain |
| 1985 | Enemy Mine | Willis Davidge |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Alex Gardner |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Gordon Cooper |
| 1983 | Tough Enough | Art Long |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Mike Brody |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own | Barry Morrow |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | |
| 1982 | Johnny Belinda | Kyle Hager |
| 1981 | Bill | Barry Morrow |
| 1981 | Caveman | Lar |
| 1981 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Travis Child |
| 1981 | All Night Long | Freddie Dupler |
| 1981 | Stripes | Extra at Graduation Ceremony |
| 1980 | Gorp | Mad Grossman |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Ed Miller |
| 1980 | The Hearse | Repairman (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Mike |
| 1979 | Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill | Roy |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season | Paul Morelli |
| 1978 | The Seniors | Alan Darby |
| 1978 | Are You in the House Alone? | Phil Lawver |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955 | Frank |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Shark, Baseball Pitcher |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Bellhop |
| Littlemouth | ||
| American Pride | “Cowboy” Jack Clement | |
| This Blue Is Mine | ||
| Saurus City | Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice) | |
| War Machine | ||
| The Florist | Carl Rikker |