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name: "Dennis Burkley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dennis-burkley"
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imdb_id: "nm0122036"
tmdb_id: 83362
wikidata_id: "Q1189009"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 September 1945"
died: "14 July 2013"
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updated: "2026-10-04T19:21:54.576063+00:00"
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# Dennis Burkley

## Identity

Dennis Burkley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dennis-burkley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dennis-burkley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0122036
- **TMDB ID:** 83362
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1189009
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Burkley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189009, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83362

Actor. Born 10 September 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 14 July 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 September 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 14 July 2013
- **Also known as:** Dennis Burley, Dennis Burkely, Dennis Burkeley, Dennis Henry Burkely
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Burkley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189009, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83362

## Biography

Dennis Burkley was an American actor. Born on 10 September 1945 in Los Angeles, California, he grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas, and graduated from Texas Christian University. He began his career in the early 1970s as a character actor, appearing in films such as *Stay Hungry* (1976) and numerous television series.

Burkley was known for roles including Dozer in *Mask* (1985), appearances in *The Doors* (1991), *Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot* (1992) and *Con Air* (1997), and voicing Principal Carl Moss in the animated series *King of the Hill*. He also wrote and directed the 2005 film *Repetition*. He died on 14 July 2013 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mask* (1985), Fi1m 81, as Dozer — [page](https://film.one/film/mask.md)

## Complete filmography (94)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Exonerated* (2006), as Sheriff Carroll
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Impound Owner, Roy Wade, Junkyard Owner
- *Keep Your Distance* (2005), as Gus
- *Hollywood Homicide* (2003), as Hank the Bartender
- *Pauly Shore Is Dead* (2003), as Celebrity Judge #3
- *Wish You Were Dead* (2002), as Sam Daniels
- *Reba* (2001), series, as Fred
- *Vice* (2000), as Sgt. Hunt
- *The First 9½ Weeks* (1998), as Sheriff Marlon Tolette
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Warden Jalouse
- *Possums* (1998), as Orville Moss
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1998), series, as Horace
- *The Visitor* (1997), series, as Louie
- *Con Air* (1997), as Dale (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/con-air.md)
- *Fathers' Day* (1997), as Calvin the Trucker
- *Touch* (1997), as Hillbilly
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Principal Moss / William B. Travis (voice), (voice), Principal Moss (voice), Principal Moss / Trucker (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Cheyenne* (1996), as Knopfler
- *The Jamie Foxx Show* (1996), series, as Duke
- *Tin Cup* (1996), as Earl
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as D.W. McQueen
- *Eye of the Stalker* (1995), as Danny Zerbo
- *Baywatch Nights* (1995), series, as Horace Calhoun
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Jungle Larry
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Biker #3 (uncredited)
- *Indictment: The McMartin Trial* (1995), as George Freeman
- *ER* (1994), series, as Tom Perry — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Nestor Biggs
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Ernie 'Pig' — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Rude Guy
- *Thea* (1993), series, as Walt Henderson
- *Son in Law* (1993), as Theo
- *Beyond the Law* (1993), as Oatmeal
- *Sidekicks* (1992), as Hank
- *Four Eyes and Six-Guns* (1992), as Luke Doom
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Smokey
- *Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot* (1992), as Mitchell
- *Rush* (1991), as Motorcycle Guy
- *Suburban Commando* (1991), as Deak
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Larry
- *The Doors* (1991), as Dog
- *The End of Innocence* (1990), as Tiny
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Hatfield McCoy
- *Dream On* (1990), series, as Bubba
- *Lambada* (1990), as Uncle Big
- *An Innocent Man* (1989), as Butcher
- *Family Matters* (1989), series, as Repairman
- *Fletch Lives* (1989), as Joe Jack
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Joe Bob
- *Father Dowling Mysteries* (1989), series, as Gator
- *Pass the Ammo* (1988), as Big Joe Becker
- *No Way Out* (1987), as Boat Renter
- *Who's That Girl* (1987), as Benny
- *Malone* (1987), as Dan Bollard
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1987), as Farnsworth
- *Designing Women* (1986), series, as Bill Boy Swine, Buford
- *Stewardess School* (1986), as "Snake" Pellino
- *Murphy's Romance* (1985), as Freeman Coverly
- *The Slugger's Wife* (1985), as Chuck
- *Mask* (1985), as Dozer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/mask.md)
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor
- *E/R* (1984), series, Actor
- *Summer Fantasy* (1984), as Darcy
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Angry Man
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as The Fool
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, as Earl Dowd
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Tiny
- *The Greatest American Hero* (1981), series, as Preacher
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Sonny Crockett — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Sanford* (1980), series, as Cal Pettie
- *Tenspeed and Brown Shoe* (1980), series, Actor
- *Mrs. R's Daughter* (1979), as Cal Logan
- *Hanging In* (1979), series, Actor
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), series, as Mickey Larsen
- *Charleston* (1979), as Tom Doder
- *Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill* (1979), as Big Arnold
- *Laserblast* (1978), as Deputy Pete Ungar
- *Mad Bull* (1977), as Earl Lewis
- *Heroes* (1977), as Gus
- *Forever Fernwood* (1977), series, Actor
- *Delta County, USA* (1977), as Biggie
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Tom-Tom Thomason
- *The Call of the Wild* (1976), as Stony
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), as Heavy #2
- *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* (1976), series, as Mac Slattery
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Eddie Bell
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor
- *Nightmare Honeymoon* (1974), as Bubba
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Thomas 'Animal' Nicholas, Howard, Bartender — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Bartender (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Bummer* (1973), as Butts
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, as Biker (uncredited)
- *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Dennis Burkley](https://film.one/media/person/5547549/gallery-4b94ec2d141e.jpg) Dennis Burkley — CBS Network, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Dennis_Burkley_1979.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dennis Burkley](https://film.one/media/person/5547549/gallery-ffe8e8c23b1a.jpg) Dennis Burkley — Image via TMDB

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