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).
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Acting History
2026
I Can Only Imagine 2 as Arthur
2025Saving Yellowstone
2025Twin Towers: Legacy as Narrator (voice)
2025Sovereign as John Bouchart
2025Broke as George Brandywine
2025Saurus City as Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)
2025Happy Face as Keith Hunter Jesperson / Happy Face Killer
2024The Substance as Harvey
2024Reagan as Ronald Reagan
2024Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid as Self - Host
2024The Long Game as Frank Mitchell
2023Top Combat Pilot as Presenter
2023Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Marshal Sherrill Lynn
2023The Hill as James Hill
2023Strays as Birdwatcher
2023Full Circle as Jeff McCusker
2023On a Wing and a Prayer as Doug White
2023Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
2022Strange World as Jaeger Clade (voice)
2022Grid Down, Power Up as Narrator
2022The Tiger Rising as Beauchamp
2021American Underdog as Dick Vermeil
2021Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
2021Blue Miracle as Wade
2021Born a Champion as Mason
2020John Bronco as Narrator
2020Josh Gates Tonight as Self
2020The Men of Midway as Self
2019Merry Happy Whatever as Don Quinn
2019Midway as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
2019Pretenders as Joe
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works as Kelly Johnson
2019A Dog's Journey as Ethan Montgomery
2019The Intruder as Charlie Peck
2018Kin as Hal Solinski
2018I Can Only Imagine as Arthur
2017A Dog's Purpose as Adult Ethan
2017Mad Families as Head Ranger
2016Goliath as Wade Blackwood
2015The Art of More as Samuel Brukner
2015Truth as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
2015Miracles on the Plains as Narrator (voice)
2015Fortitude as Michael Lennox
2015MLB Network Presents as Self
2013Drunk History as Lucky Luciano
2013Movie 43 as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
2012Playing for Keeps as Carl
2012Vegas as Sheriff Ralph Lamb
2012The Words as Clay Hammond
2012At Any Price as Henry Whipple
2012What to Expect When You're Expecting as Ramsey Cooper
2012Beneath the Darkness as Ely
2011Footloose as Rev. Shaw Moore
2011Soul Surfer as Tom Hamilton
2011Workaholics as Ted Murphy
2010The Special Relationship as Bill Clinton
2010Legion as Bob Hanson
2009Pandorum as Payton
2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self (archive)
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as General Hawk
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Horsemen as Aidan Breslin
2008The Express as Ben Schwartzwalder
2008Smart People as Lawrence Wetherhold
2008Vantage Point as Thomas Barnes
2007Battle for Terra as Roven (voice)
2007Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise as Self
20062005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season as Voice
2006American Dreamz as President Staton
2006One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2005Yours, Mine & Ours as Frank Beardsley
2005The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
2004In Good Company as Dan
2004Flight of the Phoenix as Frank Towns
2004The Day After Tomorrow as Jack Hall
2004The Alamo as Sam Houston
2003Remember the Alamo as Himself/Host
2003Cold Creek Manor as Cooper Tilson
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003America's Next Top Model as Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Far from Heaven as Frank Whitaker
2002The Rookie as Jimmy Morris
2001Dinner with Friends as Gabe
2001The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency' as Self
2000Traffic as Arnie Metzger
2000Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
2000Frequency as Frank Sullivan
1999Any Given Sunday as Jack 'Cap' Rooney
1998Playing by Heart as Hugh
1998The Parent Trap as Nick Parker
1998Everything That Rises as Jim Clay
1998Savior as Joshua Rose
1997Switchback as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
1997Gang Related as Joe Doe / William
1997The View as Self
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth as Uncle Tommy
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996DragonHeart as Bowen
1996Muppets Tonight as Self
1995Something to Talk About as Eddie Bichon
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday
1994Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound as Himself
1993Flesh and Bone as Arlis Sweeney
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Undercover Blues as Jeff Blue
1993Wilder Napalm as Wallace
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990Postcards from the Edge as Jack Faulkner
1990Come See the Paradise as Jack McGurn
1989Great Balls of Fire! as Jerry Lee Lewis
1988Everybody's All-American as Gavin Grey
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988D.O.A. as Dexter Cornell
1987Suspect as Eddie Sanger
1987Innerspace as Lt. Tuck Pendleton
1986The Big Easy as Remy McSwain
1985Enemy Mine as Willis Davidge
1984Dreamscape as Alex Gardner
1983Bill: On His Own as Barry Morrow
1983The Right Stuff as Gordon Cooper
1983Jaws 3-D as Mike Brody
1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983Tough Enough as Art Long
1982Johnny Belinda as Kyle Hager
1981Bill as Barry Morrow
1981Stripes as Extra at Graduation Ceremony
1981The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia as Travis Child
1981Caveman as Lar
1981All Night Long as Freddie Dupler
1980The Hearse as Repairman (uncredited)
1980The Long Riders as Ed Miller
1980Gorp as Mad Grossman
1979Breaking Away as Mike
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Roy
1978Are You in the House Alone? as Phil Lawver
1978The Seniors as Alan Darby
1978Our Winning Season as Paul Morelli
1977September 30, 1955 as Frank
1977I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Shark, Baseball Pitcher
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Crazy Mama as Bellhop
1975Baretta
196860 Minutes as Self
1952Today as Self
—War Machine
—American Pride as “Cowboy” Jack Clement
—The Florist as Carl Rikker
—Littlemouth
—A Dog’s Perfect Christmas
—Callback
—This Blue Is Mine