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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2015
The Daily Show
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2020
Late Show with David Letterman
2008
Saturday Night Live
1990
The View
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2008
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2005
The Tamron Hall Show
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
171
Directing
1
Producing
4
2026
Signal One
as Sam Houston
2026
War Machine
as Sheridan
2026
I Can Only Imagine 2
as Arthur
2026
The Florist
as Carl Rikker
2026
A Dog’s Perfect Christmas
as Sander Goss · unreleased
2025
Broke
as George Brandywine
2025
Sovereign
as John Bouchart
2025
Saurus City
as Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)
2025
Twin Towers: Legacy
as Narrator (voice)
2025
Happy Face
as Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'
2025
Saving Yellowstone with Dennis Quaid
as Self - Host
2024
The Long Game
as Frank Mitchell
2024
The Substance
as Harvey
2024
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
2024
Reagan
as Ronald Reagan
2024
Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid
as Self - Host
2023
On a Wing and a Prayer
as Doug White
2023
Strays
as Birdwatcher
2023
The Hill
as James Hill
2023
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Marshal Sherrill Lynn
2023
Top Combat Pilot
as Presenter
2023
Full Circle
as Jeff McCusker
2022
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Strange World
as Jaeger Clade (voice)
2022
Grid Down, Power Up
as Narrator
2022
The Tiger Rising
as Beauchamp
2021
Born a Champion
as Mason
2021
Blue Miracle
as Wade
2021
American Underdog
as Dick Vermeil
2021
The View
as Self - Guest
2020
The Men of Midway
as Self
2020
John Bronco
as Narrator
2020
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2020
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Pretenders
as Joe
2019
The Intruder
as Charlie Peck
2019
Midway
as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
2019
A Dog's Journey
as Ethan Montgomery
2019
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
as Kelly Johnson
2019
Goliath
as Wade Blackwood
2019
Merry Happy Whatever
as Don Quinn
2018
Kin
as Hal Solinski
2018
I Can Only Imagine
as Arthur
2017
Mad Families
as Head Ranger
2017
A Dog's Purpose
as Adult Ethan
2017
Fortitude
as Michael Lennox
2017
Workaholics
as Ted Murphy
2015
Miracles on the Plains
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Truth
as Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
2015
Drunk History
as Lucky Luciano
2015
The Art of More
as Samuel Brukner
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2015
MLB Network Presents
as Self
2013
Movie 43
as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
2012
The Words
as Clay Hammond
2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
as Ramsey
2012
Beneath the Darkness
as Ely
2012
Playing for Keeps
as Carl
2012
At Any Price
as Henry Whipple
2012
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
as Self
2012
Vegas
as Sheriff Ralph Lamb
2011
Soul Surfer
as Tom Hamilton
2011
Footloose
as Rev. Shaw Moore
2010
Legion
as Bob Hanson
2010
The Special Relationship
as Bill Clinton
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as General Hawk
2009
Horsemen
as Aidan Breslin
2009
Pandorum
as Payton
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
2009
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Redbeard Krabs (voice)
2008
Vantage Point
as Thomas Barnes
2008
Smart People
as Lawrence Wetherhold
2008
The Express
as Ben Schwartzwalder
2008
Today
as Self
2008
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2008
60 Minutes
as Self
2008
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
2007
Battle for Terra
as Roven (voice)
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
as Self
2006
American Dreamz
as President Staton
2006
2005 Houston Astros: The Championship Season
as Voice
2006
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Guest
2005
Yours, Mine & Ours
as Frank Beardsley
2005
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2005
The Daily Show
as Self
2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
2005
E! True Hollywood Story
2005
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
as Jack Hall
2004
In Good Company
as Dan
2004
The Alamo
as Sam Houston
2004
Flight of the Phoenix
as Frank Towns
2003
Cold Creek Manor
as Cooper Tilson
2003
Remember the Alamo
as Himself/Host
2003
Realizing The Right Stuff
as Self
2003
Far from Heaven: "Making of"
2002
Far from Heaven
as Frank Whitaker
2002
The Rookie
as Jimmy Morris
2002
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
2002
The View
as Self
2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001
Dinner with Friends
as Gabe
2001
The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
as Self
2000
Frequency
as Frank Sullivan
2000
Traffic
as Arnie Metzger
2000
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
as Self
1999
Any Given Sunday
as Jack 'Cap' Rooney
1998
Savior
as Joshua Rose
1998
Playing by Heart
as Hugh
1998
The Parent Trap
as Nick Parker
1998
Everything That Rises
as Jim Clay
1997
Switchback
as FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
1997
Gang Related
as Joe Doe / William
1997
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
as Self
1997
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
as Uncle Tommy
1997
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
DragonHeart
as Bowen
1995
Something to Talk About
as Eddie Bichon
1994
Wyatt Earp
as Doc Holliday
1994
Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound
as Narrator (voice)
1994
A Century of Cinema
as Self
1993
Undercover Blues
as Jeff Blue
1993
Flesh and Bone
as Arlis Sweeney
1993
Wilder Napalm
as Wallace
1993
Film '72
as Self
1990
Postcards from the Edge
as Jack Faulkner
1990
Come See the Paradise
as Jack McGurn
1990
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1990
American Chronicles
as self
1989
Great Balls of Fire!
as Jerry Lee Lewis
1988
D.O.A.
as Dexter Cornell
1988
Everybody's All-American
as Gavin Grey
1987
Innerspace
as Lt. Tuck Pendleton
1987
Suspect
as Eddie Sanger
1986
The Big Easy
as Remy McSwain
1985
Enemy Mine
as Willis Davidge
1984
Dreamscape
as Alex Gardner
1983
The Right Stuff
as Gordon Cooper
1983
Tough Enough
as Art Long
1983
Jaws 3-D
as Mike Brody
1983
Bill: On His Own
as Barry Morrow
1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1982
Johnny Belinda
as Kyle Hager
1981
Bill
as Barry Morrow
1981
Caveman
as Lar
1981
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
as Travis Child
1981
All Night Long
as Freddie Dupler
1981
Stripes
as Extra at Graduation Ceremony
1980
Gorp
as Mad Grossman
1980
The Long Riders
as Ed Miller
1980
The Hearse
as Repairman (uncredited)
1979
Breaking Away
as Mike
1979
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
as Roy
1978
Our Winning Season
as Paul Morelli
1978
The Seniors
as Alan Darby
1978
Are You in the House Alone?
as Phil Lawver
1977
September 30, 1955
as Frank
1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Shark, Baseball Pitcher
1977
Baretta
1975
Crazy Mama
as Bellhop
American Pride
as “Cowboy” Jack Clement
This Blue Is Mine
Callback
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
as Self
America's Favorite
Thunder Road
as Duane 'The Wrecking Ball' Whitlock