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* PoliceProcedural: He's one of those actors strongly associated with the genre.
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* PoliceProcedural: He's one of those actors strongly associated with best known for starring in ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' and ''Series/NYPDBlue'', two giants that were both responsible for turning the genre.genre DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier.
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* HeAlsoDid: Franz was a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Vet]], serving in the U.S. Military for almost a year after he was drafted immediately after graduating college.
** He also played [[AssholeVictim the title character]] in the music video for [[Music/TheChicks "Goodbye Earl."]] Not quite PlayingAgainstType, considering how rough some of his other characters could be.
** He also played [[AssholeVictim the title character]] in the music video for [[Music/TheChicks "Goodbye Earl."]] Not quite PlayingAgainstType, considering how rough some of his other characters could be.
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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; 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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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born (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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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks'' (1996-1997)
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks'' ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' (1996-1997)
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** He also played [[AssholeVictim the title character]] in the music video for [[Music/TheChicks "Goodbye Earl."]] Not quite PlayingAgainstType, considering how rough some of his other characters could be.
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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), 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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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), 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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* 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.
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* 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.
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->''"I consider myself fortunate that I've been able to find a character that people have responded to."''
-->(On playing Andy Sipowicz)
-->(On playing Andy Sipowicz)
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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, he made a special appearance at the 2016 Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s.
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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 appearance]] at the 2016 Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s.
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* ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''
* ''Film/BodyDouble''
* ''Film/RunawayTrain''
* ''Film/AFineMess''
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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), 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 ''.
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, he made a special appearance at the 2016 Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s.
He's been married since 1995 and spend their summers in their lake home in northern Idaho.
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! Filmography
!!Film
* ''Film/TheFury''
* ''Film/DressedToKill''
* ''Film/{{Popeye}}''
* ''Film/BlowOut''
* ''Film/{{Psycho II}}''
* ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''
* ''Film/BodyDouble''
* ''Film/RunawayTrain''
* ''Film/AFineMess''
* ''Film/{{Die Hard 2}}''
* ''Literature/ThePlayer''
* ''Theatre/AmericanBuffalo''
* ''Film/CityOfAngels''
!!Television
* ''Series/HillStreetBlues''
* ''Series/HardcastleAndmcCormick''
* ''Series/TheATeam''
* ''Series/TJHooker''
* ''Series/SimonAndSimon''
* ''Series/{{Hunter}}''
* ''Series/StreetHawk''
* ''Series/{{Matlock}}''
* ''Series/NYPDBlue''
* ''WetsernAnimation/TheSimpsons''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks''
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! Associated Tropes:
* HeAlsoDid: Franz was a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Vet]], serving in the U.S. Military for almost a year after he was drafted immediately after graduating college.
* PoliceProcedural: He's one of those actors strongly associated with the genre.
* ProductionPosse: He's frequently cast in Creator/BrianDePalma's films in TheEighties.
* ShakespearianActors: He performed in Shakespearean plays prior to transitioning as a screen actor.
* 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.
* 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.
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Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), 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 ''.
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, he made a special appearance at the 2016 Primetime UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s.
He's been married since 1995 and spend their summers in their lake home in northern Idaho.
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! Filmography
!!Film
* ''Film/TheFury''
* ''Film/DressedToKill''
* ''Film/{{Popeye}}''
* ''Film/BlowOut''
* ''Film/{{Psycho II}}''
* ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''
* ''Film/BodyDouble''
* ''Film/RunawayTrain''
* ''Film/AFineMess''
* ''Film/{{Die Hard 2}}''
* ''Literature/ThePlayer''
* ''Theatre/AmericanBuffalo''
* ''Film/CityOfAngels''
!!Television
* ''Series/HillStreetBlues''
* ''Series/HardcastleAndmcCormick''
* ''Series/TheATeam''
* ''Series/TJHooker''
* ''Series/SimonAndSimon''
* ''Series/{{Hunter}}''
* ''Series/StreetHawk''
* ''Series/{{Matlock}}''
* ''Series/NYPDBlue''
* ''WetsernAnimation/TheSimpsons''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks''
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! Associated Tropes:
* HeAlsoDid: Franz was a [[TheVietnamVet Vietnam Vet]], serving in the U.S. Military for almost a year after he was drafted immediately after graduating college.
* PoliceProcedural: He's one of those actors strongly associated with the genre.
* ProductionPosse: He's frequently cast in Creator/BrianDePalma's films in TheEighties.
* ShakespearianActors: He performed in Shakespearean plays prior to transitioning as a screen actor.
* 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.
* 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.
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