Biography
Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed two different characters on the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1999
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1997
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1996
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1994
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography34 titles
This Old Cub
Scarface
The Simpsons
Stony Island
Hill Street Blues
The A-Team
Blow Out
The Player
Matlock
Hunter
NYPD Blue
Die Hard 2
Runaway Train
Dressed to Kill
Street Hawk
City of Angels
Body Double
Simon & Simon
Hardcastle and McCormick
Psycho II
T. J. Hooker
Mighty Ducks
The Fury
A Wedding
The Package
Towing
Mickey One
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Popeye
NYPD Mounted
American Buffalo
A Fine Mess
The View
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion