One of my favorite character actors (Silverado, being my go-to villain role of his), Brian Dennehy has died at the age of 81.
Baseball connections: Dennehy played the put-upon manager, John Schiffner, in the so-so Summer Catch (2001).
He was also the voice of Babe Ruth in the animated kids’ movie, Everyone’s Hero (2006).
And “Pop” in the heretofore-unheard-of-to-me but multiple indie award-winning War Eagle, Arkansas (2007). Surprisingly veteran cast in this one: in addition to Dennehy, there was James McDaniel, Mary Kay Place, and Mare Winningham.
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