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name: "Dennis Franz"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 October 1944"
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updated: "2026-09-16T13:05:10.495520+00:00"
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# Dennis Franz

Actor. Born 28 October 1944 in Maywood, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 October 1944, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** Ντέννις Φρανζ, Dennis Franz Schlachta, Денніс Франц Шлакта

## Biography

Dennis Franz is an American actor. Born Dennis Franz Schlachta on 28 October 1944 in Maywood, Illinois, he graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in speech and theatre. He began his professional career with Chicago’s Organic Theatre Company and was later discovered by director Robert Altman.

Franz is best known for portraying Detective Andy Sipowicz in the television series *NYPD Blue* (1993–2005). The role earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He had previously played two different characters on the NBC series *Hill Street Blues* (1983, 1985–1987) and appeared in its spin-off *Beverly Hills Buntz* (1987–1988).

His film credits include *Dressed to Kill* (1980), *Blow Out* (1981) as Manny Karp, *Psycho II* (1983), *Scarface* (1983), *Body Double* (1984), *Die Hard 2* (1990) as Captain Carmine Lorenzo, *The Player* (1992) and *City of Angels* (1998).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Blow Out* (1981), Fi1m 88, as Manny Karp — [page](https://film.one/film/blow-out.md)

## Also known for

- *Scarface* (1983), Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Dennis Franz (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Die Hard 2* (1990), Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
- *City of Angels* (1998), Messinger
- *Dressed to Kill* (1980), Detective Marino
- *The A-Team* (1983), Brooks, Sam Friendly
- *The Player* (1992), Dennis Franz — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Body Double* (1984), Rubin

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