| 1 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dennis_franz.jpg]] |
| 2 | ->''"I consider myself fortunate that I've been able to find a character that people have responded to."'' |
| 3 | -->(On playing Andy Sipowicz) |
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| 5 | Dennis Franz Schlachta (born October 28, 1944 in Maywood, Illinois), known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the Creator/{{ABC}} television series ''Series/NYPDBlue'', a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s. He also portrayed Lt. Norman Buntz in the similar Creator/{{NBC}} series ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' and its short-lived SpinOff, ''Beverly Hills Buntz ''. |
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| 7 | Franz has stayed out of the acting spotlight since the conclusion of ''Series/NYPDBlue'' in 2005 to focus on his private life. He has told the New York Post he would be interested in returning to acting if given the right opportunity. That said, [[TheBusCameBack he made a special appearance]] at the 2016 Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s. |
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| 9 | He's been married since 1995 and spend their summers in their lake home in northern Idaho. |
| 10 | ---- |
| 11 | ! Filmography |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !!Film |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheFury'' (1978) |
| 15 | * ''Film/DressedToKill'' (1980) |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Popeye}}'' (1980) |
| 17 | * ''Film/BlowOut'' (1981) |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Psycho II}}'' (1983) |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Scarface|1983}}'' (1983) |
| 20 | * ''Film/BodyDouble'' (1984) |
| 21 | * ''Film/RunawayTrain'' (1985) |
| 22 | * ''Film/AFineMess'' (1986) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Die Hard 2}}'' (1990) |
| 24 | * ''Literature/ThePlayer'' (1992) |
| 25 | * ''Theatre/AmericanBuffalo'' (1996) |
| 26 | * ''Film/CityOfAngels'' (1998) |
| 27 | |
| 28 | !!Television |
| 29 | * ''Series/TJHooker'' (1984) |
| 30 | * ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' (1984-1987) |
| 31 | * ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick'' (1985) |
| 32 | * ''Series/TheATeam'' (1985) |
| 33 | * ''Series/SimonAndSimon'' (1985) |
| 34 | * ''Series/{{Hunter|1984}}'' (1985) |
| 35 | * ''Series/StreetHawk'' (1985) |
| 36 | * ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' (1989) |
| 37 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (1993-2005) |
| 38 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1994) |
| 39 | * ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' (1996-1997) |
| 40 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' (2004) |
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| 43 | ! Associated Tropes: |
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| 45 | * PoliceProcedural: He's best known for starring in ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' and ''Series/NYPDBlue'', two giants that were both responsible for turning the genre DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier. |
| 46 | * ProductionPosse: He was frequently cast in Creator/BrianDePalma's films in TheEighties. |
| 47 | * ShakespearianActors: He performed in Shakespearean plays prior to transitioning as a screen actor. |
| 48 | * StarMakingRole: While he gained attention as Norman Buntz in ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', his turn as Andy Sipowicz in ''Series/NYPDBlue'' is unquestionably his signature and most significant role. Said role won him eight Best Actor awards and multiple nominations. |
| 49 | * TypeCasting: He frequently finds himself (and is best known for) playing police officers. By his own count, the character of [[Series/NYPDBlue Andy Sipowicz]] was his ''28th'' role as a police officer. He played a police officer on Hill Street Blues TWICE. |
| 50 | * TheVietnamVet: Was drafted in the U.S. Army after graduating college and has served eleven months with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. |
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