De Amerikaanse acteur Brian Dennehy is op eenentachtigjarige leeftijd overleden. Hij was onder meer bekend van zijn rol in First Blood, waarin hij Sylvester Stallones John Rambo op de hielen zat.

Verder speelde hij mee in Ron Howards Cocoon en de sequel Cocoon: The Return, Alan J. Pakula’s Presumed Innocent, Baz Luhrmanns Romeo + Juliet, Terrence Malicks Knight of Cups en was hij te horen in Brad Birds Ratatouille.

Daarnaast vertolkte hij de politie-inspecteur Jack Reed in de film Deadly Matrimony en vijf televisiefilms, waarvan hij er vier schreef en regisseerde.

Tal van Hollywood-figuren, waaronder Stallone, brachten een laatste groet aan Dennehy op Twitter. Een greep uit de reacties:

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Just devastated to learn that the magnificent Brian Dennehy has died. They is no one i enjoyed working with more. And there are few friends as valued in my life. I took this photo backstage when we were in Love Letters. He loved my pup Bowie. pic.twitter.com/s55Cc37lFy

— Mia Farrow 🏳️‍🌈 🌻🇺🇸☘️ (@MiaFarrow) April 16, 2020

Condolences to the family of Brian Dennehy. 😞 A wonderfully talented actor.

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) April 16, 2020

Very sad to hear about the passing of Brian Dennehy. He was a fantastic actor on the big and small screens, as well as theatre. Another great loss!!! RIP MM pic.twitter.com/tv8ZwdRbO9

— Malcolm McDowell (@McDowellMalc) April 16, 2020

RIP Brian Dennehy. Brilliant and versatile, a powerhouse actor and a very nice man as well.

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) April 16, 2020

RIP Brian. One of the best..https://t.co/UbfDvcidZd

— Lance Henriksen (@lancehenriksen) April 16, 2020

Was lucky enough to see Brian Dennehy twice on stage, masterful in Love Letters, and monumentally heartbreaking in Death Of A Salesman. A colossus. What a loss.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 16, 2020

Another day. Another piece of devastating news. For those who never got to see Brian's towering performance in "Death of A Salesman," it will go down as one of the crowing performances ever delivered in a stage. #RIPbriandennehy https://t.co/23QgabbeZY

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 16, 2020

Bron: THR