Biography
Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is a retired American 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 spin-off, 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
Street Hawk
Dressed to Kill
City of Angels
Body Double
Simon & Simon
Mighty Ducks
Psycho II
Hardcastle and McCormick
T. J. Hooker
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