Dennis Quaid

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

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1975|_Crazy Mama_|Bellhop|Uncredited|style="text-align:center;"|||
|rowspan="2"|1977|_I Never Promised You a Rose Garden_|Shark, Baseball Pitcher||||
|_September 30, 1955_|Frank||||||
|rowspan="2"|1978|_Our Winning Season_|Paul Morelli||||
|_The Seniors_|Alan||||||
|1979|_Breaking Away_|Mike|||||
|rowspan="2"|1980|_The Long Riders_|Ed Miller||||
|_Gorp_|Mad Grossman||||||
|rowspan="4"|1981|_All Night Long_|Freddie Dupler||||
|_Caveman_|Lar||||||
|_The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia_|Travis Child||||||
|_Stripes_|Extra at Graduation Ceremony|Uncredited|style="text-align:center;"||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|1987|_The Big Easy_|Det. Lt. Remy McSwain||||
|_Innerspace_|Lt. Tuck Pendleton||||||
|_Suspect_|Eddie Sanger||||||
|rowspan="2"|1988|_D.O.A._|Dexter Cornell||||
|_Everybody's All-American_|Gavin Grey||||||
|1989|_Great Balls of Fire!_|Jerry Lee Lewis|||||
|rowspan="2"|1990|_Come See the Paradise_|Jack McGurn||||
|_Postcards from the Edge_|Jack Faulkner||||||
|rowspan="3"|1993|_Wilder Napalm_|Wallace Foudroyant / Biff the Clown||||
|_Undercover Blues_|Jefferson "Jeff" Blue||||||
|_Flesh and Bone_|Arlis Sweeney||||||
|rowspan="2"|1994|_A Century of Cinema_|Himself|Documentary|||
|_Wyatt Earp_|Doc Holliday||||||
|1995|_Something to Talk About_|Eddie Bichon|||||
|1996|_Dragonheart_|Bowen|||||
|rowspan="2"|1997|_Gang Related_|Joe Doe / William||||
|_Switchback_|Frank LaCrosse||||||
|rowspan="3"|1998|_The Parent Trap_|Nicholas "Nick" Parker||||
|_Savior_|Joshua Rose / Guy||||||
|_Playing by Heart_|Hugh||||||
|1999|_Any Given Sunday_|Jack "Cap" Rooney|||||
|rowspan="2"|2000|_Frequency_|Frank Sullivan||||
|_Traffic_|Arnie Metzger||||||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_The Rookie_|Jim Morris||||
|_Far from Heaven_|Frank Whitaker||||||
|2003|_Cold Creek Manor_|Cooper Tilson|||||
|rowspan="4"|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||||
|rowspan="3"|2008|_Vantage Point_|Thomas Barnes||||
|_Smart People_|Lawrence Wetherhold||||||
|_The Express: The Ernie Davis Story_|Ben Schwartzwalder||||||
|rowspan="3"|2009|_Horsemen_|Aidan Breslin||||
|_G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra_|General Clayton M. Abernathy / Hawk||||||
|_Pandorum_|Payton||||||
|2010|_Legion_|Bob Hanson|||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Soul Surfer_|Tom Hamilton||||
|_Footloose_|Rev. Shaw Moore||||||
|rowspan="5"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|2018|_I Can Only Imagine_|Arthur Millard||||
|_Kin_|Hal Solinski||||||
|_The Pretenders_|Joe||||||
|rowspan="3"|2019|_The Intruder_|Charlie Peck||||
|_A Dog's Journey_|Ethan Montgomery||style="text-align:center;"||||
|_Midway_|Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey||||||
|rowspan="3"|2021|_Born a Champion_|Mason||||
|_Blue Miracle_|Captain Wade Malloy||||||
|_American Underdog_|Dick Vermeil||||||
|rowspan="2"|2022|_The Tiger Rising_|Beauchamp||||
|_Strange World_|Jaeger Clade|Voice role|style="text-align:center;"||||
|rowspan="4"|2023|_The Long Game_|Frank Mitchell||style="text-align:center;"||
|_On a Wing and a Prayer_|Doug White||style="text-align:center;"||||
|_Strays_|Birdwatcher||style="text-align:center;"||||
|_The Hill_|James Hill||style="text-align:center;"||||
|rowspan="2"|2024|_The Substance_|Harvey||style="text-align:center;"||
|_Reagan_|Ronald Reagan||style="text-align:center;"||||
|rowspan="2"||_Sovereign_||Post-production|style="text-align:center;"||
|_War Machine_||Filming|||||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1977|_Baretta_|Scott Martin|Episode: "The Sky Is Falling"||||
|1978|_Are You in the House Alone?_|Phil Lawver|rowspan=5|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|||||
|rowspan="2"|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|style="text-align:center;"|||
|2001|_Dinner with Friends_|Gabe|Television film||||
|2009|_SpongeBob SquarePants_|Grandpa Redbeard|Voice role; Episode: "Grandpappy the Pirate"||||
|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="2"|2017|_Workaholics_|Ted Murphy|Episode: "Weed the People"|||
|_Fortitude_|Michael Lennox|10 episodes|||||
|rowspan="2"|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"||||
|rowspan="2"|2023|_Full Circle_|Jeff McCusker|Miniseries|||
|_Lawmen: Bass Reeves_|Sherrill Lynn|Main role|||||
|2025|_Happy Face_|Keith Hunter Jesperson / Happy Face Killer|Main role||||

### Theatre

|Year|Title|Role|Playwright|Venue|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1983|_True West_|Austin|Sam Shepard|Cherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway|||

## Other websites

- D.Q. and the sharks  Dennis Quaid's Band

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Dennis Quaid
- **image**: Dennis Quaid Blue Angels.JPEG
- **birth place**: Houston, Texas, U.S.
- **birthname**: Dennis William Quaid
- **yearsactive**: 1975 in film, 1975–present
- **spouse**: P. J. Soles
(m. 1978–1983, divorced)
Meg Ryan
(m. 1991–2001, divorced)
Kimberly Buffington
(m. 2004–present)
- **children**: Jack Quaid, Jack, Thomas, Zoe
- **relatives**: Randy Quaid (brother)