Dennis Quaid

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor.

Dennis Quaid
Born	Dennis William Quaid (1954-04-09) April 9, 1954 (age 71) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Years active	1975–present
Spouse(s)	P. J. Soles (m. 1978–1983, divorced) Meg Ryan (m. 1991–2001, divorced) Kimberly Buffington (m. 2004–present)
Children	Jack, Thomas, Zoe
Relatives	Randy Quaid (brother)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1975	Crazy Mama	Bellhop	Uncredited
1977	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	Shark, Baseball Pitcher
	September 30, 1955	Frank
1978	Our Winning Season	Paul Morelli
	The Seniors	Alan
1979	Breaking Away	Mike
1980	The Long Riders	Ed Miller
	Gorp	Mad Grossman
1981	All Night Long	Freddie Dupler
	Caveman	Lar
	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Travis Child
	Stripes	Extra at Graduation Ceremony	Uncredited	[1]
1983	Tough Enough	Art Long
	Jaws 3-D	Michael "Mike" Brody
	The Right Stuff	Gordon Cooper
1984	Dreamscape	Alex Gardner
1985	Enemy Mine	Willis Davidge
1987	The Big Easy	Det. Lt. Remy McSwain
	Innerspace	Lt. Tuck Pendleton
	Suspect	Eddie Sanger
1988	D.O.A.	Dexter Cornell
	Everybody's All-American	Gavin Grey
1989	Great Balls of Fire!	Jerry Lee Lewis
1990	Come See the Paradise	Jack McGurn
	Postcards from the Edge	Jack Faulkner
1993	Wilder Napalm	Wallace Foudroyant / Biff the Clown
	Undercover Blues	Jefferson "Jeff" Blue
	Flesh and Bone	Arlis Sweeney
1994	A Century of Cinema	Himself	Documentary
	Wyatt Earp	Doc Holliday
1995	Something to Talk About	Eddie Bichon
1996	Dragonheart	Bowen
1997	Gang Related	Joe Doe / William
	Switchback	Frank LaCrosse
1998	The Parent Trap	Nicholas "Nick" Parker
	Savior	Joshua Rose / Guy
	Playing by Heart	Hugh
1999	Any Given Sunday	Jack "Cap" Rooney
2000	Frequency	Frank Sullivan
	Traffic	Arnie Metzger
2002	The Rookie	Jim Morris
	Far from Heaven	Frank Whitaker
2003	Cold Creek Manor	Cooper Tilson
2004	The Alamo	Sam Houston
	The Day After Tomorrow	Jack Hall
	In Good Company	Dan Foreman
	Flight of the Phoenix	Frank Towns
2005	Yours, Mine & Ours	Rear Admiral Frank Beardsley, USCG
2006	American Dreamz	President Joseph Staton
2007	Battle for Terra	Roven	Voice role
2008	Vantage Point	Thomas Barnes
	Smart People	Lawrence Wetherhold
	The Express: The Ernie Davis Story	Ben Schwartzwalder
2009	Horsemen	Aidan Breslin
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	General Clayton M. Abernathy / Hawk
	Pandorum	Payton
2010	Legion	Bob Hanson
2011	Soul Surfer	Tom Hamilton
	Footloose	Rev. Shaw Moore
2012	Beneath the Darkness	Vaughn Ely
	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Ramsey
	The Words	Clay Hammond
	Playing for Keeps	Carl King
	At Any Price	Henry Whipple
2013	Movie 43	Charlie Wessler	Segment: "The Pitch"
2015	Truth	Col. Roger Charles
2017	A Dog's Purpose	Adult Ethan Montgomery
2018	I Can Only Imagine	Arthur Millard
	Kin	Hal Solinski
	The Pretenders	Joe
2019	The Intruder	Charlie Peck
	A Dog's Journey	Ethan Montgomery		[2]
	Midway	Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey
2021	Born a Champion	Mason
	Blue Miracle	Captain Wade Malloy
	American Underdog	Dick Vermeil
2022	The Tiger Rising	Beauchamp
	Strange World	Jaeger Clade	Voice role	[3]
2023	The Long Game	Frank Mitchell		[4]
	On a Wing and a Prayer	Doug White		[5]
	Strays	Birdwatcher
	The Hill	James Hill		[6]
2024	The Substance	Harvey		[7]
	Reagan	Ronald Reagan		[8]
TBA	Sovereign	TBA	Post-production	[9]
	War Machine	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1977	Baretta	Scott Martin	Episode: "The Sky Is Falling"
1978	Are You in the House Alone?	Phil Lawver	Television film
1979	Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill	Roy
1981	Bill	Barry Morrow
1982	Johnny Belinda	Kyle Hager
1983	Bill: On His Own	Barry Morrow
1997	Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life	Uncle Tommy	Episode: "Telling the Truth"
	Muppets Tonight	Himself	Episode: "Dennis Quaid"
1998	Everything that Rises	Jim Clay	Television film; also director	[10]
2001	Dinner with Friends	Gabe	Television film
2009	SpongeBob SquarePants	Grandpa Redbeard	Voice role; Episode: "Grandpappy the Pirate"
2010	The Special Relationship	Bill Clinton	Television film
	Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm	Himself/narrator	Documentary
2012–2013	Vegas	Sheriff Ralph Lamb	21 episodes; also executive producer
2015	Inside Amy Schumer	Chief / Judge	2 episodes
	Drunk History	Lucky Luciano	Episode: "Las Vegas"
2015–2016	The Art of More	Samuel Brukner	20 episodes
2017	Workaholics	Ted Murphy	Episode: "Weed the People"
	Fortitude	Michael Lennox	10 episodes
2019	Goliath	Wade Blackwood	Main cast; season 3
	Merry Happy Whatever	Don Quinn	Lead role
2021	Pawn Stars	Himself	Episode: "Pawn Stars and Movie Stars"
2023	Full Circle	Jeff McCusker	Miniseries
	Lawmen: Bass Reeves	Sherrill Lynn	Main role
2025	Happy Face	Keith Hunter Jesperson / Happy Face Killer	Main role	[11]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Playwright	Venue	Ref(s)
1983	True West	Austin	Sam Shepard	Cherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway	[12]