Dennis Franz

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American actor human

Dennis Franz is an American actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Detective Andy Sipowicz on the television series "NYPD Blue."

Observed surface forms (1)

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Dennis Franz Schlachta 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor →
human →
activeYearsStart 1970s →
appearedIn Blow Out →
Die Hard 2 →
Dressed to Kill →
Hill Street Blues →
NYPD Blue →
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama NERFINISHED →
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series →
Screen Actors Guild Award →
birthName Dennis Franz self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Dennis Franz Schlachta
characterPortrayed Andy Sipowicz →
conflictParticipatedIn Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1944-10-28 →
educatedAt Southern Illinois University →
surface form: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
emmyAwardFor performance as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue →
ethnicGroup German Americans →
surface form: German American
eyeColor blue →
familyName Franz →
Schlachta →
genre drama television →
givenName Dennis →
hairColor brown →
hasSibling two sisters →
knownFor portrayal of Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue →
militaryService United States Army →
name Dennis Franz self-link →
nationality American →
notableCharacterTraitOfAndySipowicz gritty and complex portrayal →
notableRole Andy Sipowicz →
notableTelevisionGenre police procedural →
notableWork NYPD Blue →
numberOfPrimetimeEmmyAwards 4 →
occupation actor →
film actor →
television actor →
parentOccupation homemaker mother →
postal worker father →
placeOfBirth Maywood, Illinois →
surface form: Maywood, Illinois, United States
residence Idaho →
surface form: Idaho, United States
retiredFromActing yes →
retirementPeriod mid-2000s →
spouse Joanie Zeck →
workedWith Bruce Willis →
David Milch →
Steven Bochco →

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Dennis Franz → birthName → Dennis Franz self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Dennis Franz Schlachta
Hill Street Blues → castMember → Dennis Franz →
A Wedding → hasCastMember → Dennis Franz →
Dennis Franz → name → Dennis Franz self-link →
City of Angels → starring → Dennis Franz →