Dennis Quaid
Known for acting · Born 9 April 1954 · 72 · Houston, Texas, USA
174 credits
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).
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
The Substance
2024
The Parent Trap
1998
Legion
2010
Pandorum
2009
Movie 43
2013
Vantage Point
2008
DragonHeart
1996
Frequency
2000
Any Given Sunday
1999
Footloose
2011
Strange World
2022
Acting (170)
2026War MachineSheridanFilm
2026Signal OneSam HoustonFilm
2026I Can Only Imagine 2ArthurFilm
2026The FloristCarl RikkerFilm
2026A Dog’s Perfect ChristmasSander GossFilm
2025SovereignJohn BouchartFilm
2025Happy FaceKeith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer' · 8 episodesSeries
2025BrokeGeorge BrandywineFilm
2025Saurus CityRind - Shrouded Knight (voice)Film
2025Twin Towers: LegacyNarrator (voice)Film
2025Saving Yellowstone with Dennis QuaidSelf - Host · 4 episodesSeries
2024The SubstanceHarveyFilm
2024ReaganRonald ReaganFilm
2024The Long GameFrank MitchellFilm
2024Holy Marvels with Dennis QuaidSelf - Host · 19 episodesSeries
2024Mr. Nelson on the North SideSelfFilm
2023StraysBirdwatcherFilm
2023The HillJames HillFilm
2023Lawmen: Bass ReevesMarshal Sherrill Lynn · 8 episodesSeries
2023On a Wing and a PrayerDoug WhiteFilm
2023Full CircleJeff McCusker · 6 episodesSeries
2023Disney 100: Remember ThatSelfFilm
2023Top Combat PilotPresenter · 4 episodesSeries
2022Strange WorldJaeger Clade (voice)Film
2022The Tiger RisingBeauchampFilm
2022Grid Down, Power UpNarratorFilm
2022Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of LifeSelf (archive footage)Film
2021American UnderdogDick VermeilFilm
2021Blue MiracleWadeFilm
2021Born a ChampionMasonFilm
2020John BroncoNarratorFilm
2020Josh Gates TonightSelfSeries
2020The Men of MidwaySelfFilm
2019MidwayVice Admiral William 'Bull' HalseyFilm
2019A Dog's JourneyEthan MontgomeryFilm
2019The IntruderCharlie PeckFilm
2019Merry Happy WhateverDon Quinn · 8 episodesSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2019PretendersJoeFilm
2019Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk WorksKelly JohnsonFilm
2018KinHal SolinskiFilm
2018I Can Only ImagineArthurFilm
2017A Dog's PurposeAdult EthanFilm
2017Mad FamiliesHead RangerFilm
2016GoliathWade Blackwood · 8 episodesSeries
2015TruthLt. Colonel Roger CharlesFilm
2015FortitudeMichael Lennox · 14 episodesSeries
2015The Art of MoreSamuel Brukner · 20 episodesSeries
2015MLB Network PresentsSelfSeries
2015Miracles on the PlainsNarrator (voice)Film
2013Movie 43Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")Film
2013Drunk HistoryLucky LucianoSeries
2012What to Expect When You're ExpectingRamseyFilm
2012The WordsClay HammondFilm
2012Playing for KeepsCarlFilm
2012At Any PriceHenry WhippleFilm
2012Beneath the DarknessElyFilm
2012VegasSheriff Ralph Lamb · 21 episodesSeries
2012Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'SelfFilm
2011FootlooseRev. Shaw MooreFilm
2011Soul SurferTom HamiltonFilm
2011WorkaholicsTed MurphySeries
2010LegionBob HansonFilm
2010The Special RelationshipBill ClintonFilm
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraGeneral HawkFilm
2009PandorumPaytonFilm
2009HorsemenAidan BreslinFilm
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 4 episodesSeries
2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000sSelf (archive)Film
2008Vantage PointThomas BarnesFilm
2008The ExpressBen SchwartzwalderFilm
2008Smart PeopleLawrence WetherholdFilm
2007Battle for TerraRoven (voice)Film
2007Meat Loaf: In Search of ParadiseSelfFilm
2006American DreamzPresident StatonFilm
20062005 Houston Astros: The Championship SeasonVoiceFilm
2006One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & RollFilm
2005Yours, Mine & OursFrank BeardsleyFilm
2005The Reichen ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashSelfFilm
2004The Day After TomorrowJack HallFilm
2004Flight of the PhoenixFrank TownsFilm
2004In Good CompanyDanFilm
2004The AlamoSam HoustonFilm
2003Cold Creek ManorCooper TilsonFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SelfSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - GuestSeries
2003Remember the AlamoHimself/HostFilm
2003Realizing The Right StuffSelfFilm
2003Far from Heaven: "Making of"Film
2002Far from HeavenFrank WhitakerFilm
2002The RookieJimmy MorrisFilm
2001Dinner with FriendsGabeFilm
2001The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'SelfFilm
2000TrafficArnie MetzgerFilm
2000FrequencyFrank SullivanFilm
2000Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'SelfFilm
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsRedbeard Krabs (voice)Series
1999Any Given SundayJack 'Cap' RooneyFilm
1998The Parent TrapNick ParkerFilm
1998Playing by HeartHughFilm
1998SaviorJoshua RoseFilm
1998Everything That RisesJim ClayFilm
1997SwitchbackFBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosseFilm
1997Gang RelatedJoe Doe / WilliamFilm
1997The ViewSelf · 4 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'SelfFilm
1997Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the TruthUncle TommyFilm
1996DragonHeartBowenFilm
1996The Daily ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
1996Muppets TonightSelfSeries
1995Something to Talk AboutEddie BichonFilm
1994Wyatt EarpDoc HollidayFilm
1994A Century of CinemaSelfFilm
1994Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of SoundNarrator (voice)Film
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelfSeries
1993Undercover BluesJeff BlueFilm
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Flesh and BoneArlis SweeneyFilm
1993Wilder NapalmWallaceFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · 3 episodesSeries
1990Postcards from the EdgeJack FaulknerFilm
1990Come See the ParadiseJack McGurnFilm
1990American ChroniclesselfSeries
1989Great Balls of Fire!Jerry Lee LewisFilm
1988D.O.A.Dexter CornellFilm
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries
1988Everybody's All-AmericanGavin GreyFilm
1987InnerspaceLt. Tuck PendletonFilm
1987SuspectEddie SangerFilm
1986The Big EasyRemy McSwainFilm
1985Enemy MineWillis DavidgeFilm
1984DreamscapeAlex GardnerFilm
1983Jaws 3-DMike BrodyFilm
1983The Right StuffGordon CooperFilm
1983Tough EnoughArt LongFilm
1983Bill: On His OwnBarry MorrowFilm
1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't DieFilm
1982Johnny BelindaKyle HagerFilm
1981StripesExtra at Graduation CeremonyFilm
1981CavemanLarFilm
1981All Night LongFreddie DuplerFilm
1981The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaTravis ChildFilm
1981BillBarry MorrowFilm
1980The Long RidersEd MillerFilm
1980The HearseRepairman (uncredited)Film
1980GorpMad GrossmanFilm
1979Breaking AwayMikeFilm
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and GrillRoyFilm
1978Are You in the House Alone?Phil LawverFilm
1978The SeniorsAlan DarbyFilm
1978Our Winning SeasonPaul MorelliFilm
1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenShark, Baseball PitcherFilm
1977September 30, 1955FrankFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1975BarettaSeries
1975Crazy MamaBellhopFilm
1971Film '72SelfSeries
196860 MinutesSelfSeries
1952TodaySelfSeries
—American Pride“Cowboy” Jack ClementFilm
—This Blue Is MineFilm
—CallbackFilm
—Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”SelfFilm
—America's FavoriteFilm
—Thunder RoadDuane 'The Wrecking Ball' WhitlockSeries
Production (4)
2024The Long GameProducerFilm
2012VegasCo-Executive ProducerSeries
1998Everything That RisesExecutive Producer, DirectorFilm
1994Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of SoundAssociate ProducerFilm