Brian Dennehy, co-star of films like 'First Blood,' 'Cocoon' and 'Tommy Boy,' is dead at 81.
-- the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut ... we're told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy. The actor's career began in the '70s with a run of small guest roles on TV shows like"Kojak,""M*A*S*H,""Lou Grant" and"Dallas" ... before landing a recurring role on"Dynasty" in 1981.Sylvester StalloneHe'd go on to star in several films in the '80s and '90s, including"Silverado,""Cocoon,""The Belly of an Architect,""Best Seller,""Presumed Innocent" and"Romeo + Juliet.
Dennehy was also an accomplished theater actor, winning 2 Tony Awards for Best Actor ... his first for"Death of a Salesman" a couple years before his TV role, and the second for"Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 2003.In fact, the last time we saw him in 2013, he was in L.A. doing a play ... and he had some good jokes.
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