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Dennis Quaid

Acting

Born April 9, 1954 · Houston, Texas, USA

Also known as دنیس کوید · دِنیس کِیوِد · Dennis William 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).

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Top Combat Pilot

as Presenter

I Can Only Imagine 2

2026as Arthur

A Dog's Journey

2019as Ethan Montgomery

Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

2019as Kelly Johnson

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

2006

MLB Network Presents

as Self

Josh Gates Tonight

as Self

The Hill

2023as James Hill

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999as Redbeard Krabs (voice)

A Dog's Purpose

2017as Adult Ethan

Goliath

2016as Wade Blackwood

I Can Only Imagine

2018as Arthur

War Machine

2026as Army Sgt Maj Sheridan

Workaholics

2011as Ted Murphy

The Right Stuff

1983as Gordon Cooper

Blue Miracle

2021as Wade

Frequency

2000as Frank Sullivan

The Long Game

2023as Frank Mitchell

Strays

2023as Birdwatcher

The Parent Trap

1998as Nick Parker

Breaking Away

1979as Mike

The Substance

2024as Harvey

American Underdog

2021as Dick Vermeil

Midway

2019as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

The Express

2008as Ben Schwartzwalder

Far from Heaven

2002as Frank Whitaker

Traffic

2000as Arnie Metzger

Savior

1998as Joshua Rose

Broke

2025as George Brandywine

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

2023as Marshal Sherrill Lynn

Born a Champion

2021as Mason

Soul Surfer

2011as Tom Hamilton

Enemy Mine

1985as Willis Davidge

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Happy Face

2025as Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'

Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid

2024as Self - Host

Fortitude

2015as Michael Lennox

Drunk History

2013as Lucky Luciano

The Rookie

2002as Jimmy Morris

Any Given Sunday

1999as Jack 'Cap' Rooney

Wyatt Earp

1994as Doc Holliday

Innerspace

1987as Lt. Tuck Pendleton

September 30, 1955

1977as Frank

The Words

2012as Clay Hammond

The Long Riders

1980as Ed Miller

Sovereign

2025as John Bouchart

Footloose

2011as Rev. Shaw Moore

Pandorum

2009as Payton

The Day After Tomorrow

2004as Jack Hall

Playing by Heart

1998as Hugh