Birthday: October 28, 2044
Chicago-born Dennis Franz (originally Dennis Schlachta) spent 11 months in an airborne division during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, Franz became a postman -- and, by his own admission, not a very good one. Short, bald, overweight and scrappy, he decided to establish himself as a character actor, making the rounds of Windy City casting agencies in search of film work. Franz made his ...more- 2001
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- NYPD Blue (TV Series)
- nom
- 2000
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- NYPD Blue (TV Series)
- nom
- 1999
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Male Actor in a Drama Series
- NYPD Blue (TV Series)
- nom
- 1993
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- NYPD Blue (TV Series)
- win
- 2005
- The Untold Secrets of Television's Greatest Hits
- Hill Street Blues
- 2002
- NYPD Blue: Season 10
- Det. Andy Sipowicz
- 2001
- NYPD Blue: Season 08
- Det. Andy Sipowicz
- 2001
- NYPD Blue: Season 09
- Det. Andy Sipowicz
- 2000
- The Heat: Behind the Badge
- Narrator
- 1994
- Caught in the Crossfire: A Moment of Truth Movie
- Producer











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