page_title: Dennis Franz
hierarchical_section_title: Dennis Franz
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Dennis Franz at an Emmy Awards rehearsal.
context_page_description: Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is a retired American actor best known for his role as Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue, a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed Lt. Norman Buntz in the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz.
context_section_description: Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), known professionally as Dennis Franz, is a retired American actor best known for his role as 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 Lt. Norman Buntz in the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues (1985–1987) and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).
caption: Franz at a rehearsal for the 1994 Emmy Awards
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