Quaid, Dennis 1954–
QUAID, Dennis 1954–
PERSONAL
Full name, Dennis William Quaid; born April 9, 1954, in Houston, TX; son of William Rudy (an electrician) and Juanita B. "Nita" (a real estate agent) Quaid; brother of Randy Quaid (an actor); married P. J. Soles (an actress), November 24, 1978 (divorced, 1983); married Meg Ryan (an actress), February 14, 1991 (divorced, July 16, 2001); children: (second marriage) Jack Henry. Education: Attended the University of Houston, 1972–75. Avocational Interests: Fishing, horseback riding, golfing, aviation.
Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— Wolf/Kasteler Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Career: Actor. Member of the rock bands the Eclectics and Dennis Quaid and the Sharks. Founder (with Cathleen Summers) of Summers/Quaid Productions, 1989; appeared in public service announcements. Also worked as a stand–up comedian, clown, singing waiter, and encyclopedia salesperson.
Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award, best male lead, 1988, for The Big Easy; Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture, 2001, for Traffic; Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best supporting actor, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—suspense, both 2001, for Frequency; New York Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actor, 2002, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, best supporting actor, Independent Spirit Award, best supporting male, Online Film Critics Society Award, best supporting actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role—drama, all 2003, all for Far from Heaven.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Bellhop, Crazy Mama, New World Pictures, 1975.
(Scenes deleted) The Missouri Breaks, United Artists, 1976.
Pitcher, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, New World Pictures, 1977.
Alan, The Seniors (also known as The Senior ), Cinema Shares, 1978.
Frank, September 30, 1955 (also known as 9/30/55 and 24 Hours of the Rebel ), Universal, 1978.
Paul Fleishauer, Our Winning Season, American International Pictures, 1978.
Mike, Breaking Away (also known as Bambino ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1979.
Ed Miller, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980.
Mad Grossman, G.O.R.P. (also known as Gorp ), Filmways, 1980.
Freddie Dupler, All Night Long, Universal, 1981.
Lar, Caveman, United Artists, 1981.
Travis Child, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Avco–Embassy, 1981.
Art Long, Tough Enough, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.
Mercury astronaut Captain Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. (also known as Gordo and Hot Dog), The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983.
Michael "Mike" Brody, Jaws 3–D (also known as Jaws 3 and Jaws III ), Universal, 1983.
Alex Gardner, Dreamscape, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.
Willis Davidge, Enemy Mine, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.
Detective Remy McSwain, The Big Easy, Columbia, 1987.
Eddie Sanger, Suspect, TriStar, 1987.
Lieutenant Tuck Pendelton, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987.
Dexter Cornell, D.O.A., Buena Vista, 1988.
Gavin Grey, Everybody's All–American (also known as When I Fall in Love ), Warner Bros., 1988.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Great Balls of Fire!, Orion, 1989.
Jack Faulkner, Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990.
Jack McGurn, Come See the Paradise, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.
Arlis Sweeney, Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993.
Jefferson "Jeff" Blue, Undercover Blues (also known as Cloak and Diaper ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1993.
Wallace Foudroyant/Biff the Clown, Wilder Napalm, TriStar, 1993.
John "Doc" Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994.
Kidnapped, 1994.
Edward "Eddie" Bichon, Something to Talk About (also known as The Game of Love, Grace under Pressure, The King of Carolina, and Sisters ), Warner Bros., 1995.
Bowen, Dragonheart, Universal, 1996.
Agent Frank LaCrosse, Switchback (also known as Going West and Going West in America ), Paramount, 1997.
William "Joe Doe" McCall, Gang Related (also known as Criminal Intent ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Orion, 1997.
Hugh, Playing by Heart (also known as Dancing about Architecture, If They Only Knew, and Intermedia ), Miramax, 1998.
Joshua Rose and Guy, Savior, Initial Entertainment Group, 1998.
Nicholas "Nick" Parker, The Parent Trap (also known as Disney's The Parent Trap ), Buena Vista, 1998.
Jack "Cap" Rooney, Any Given Sunday (also known as Gridiron, The League, Monday Night, On Any Given Sunday, and Playing Hurt ), Warner Bros., 1999.
Arnie Metzger, Traffic (also known as Traffic—Die Macht des Kartells ), USA Films, 2000.
Frank Sullivan, Frequency, New Line Cinema, 2000.
Himself, The Science & Technology behind "Frequency " (documentary), 2000.
Stranger Than the Wheel, 2001.
Frank Whitaker, Far from Heaven (also known as Loin du paradis ), Focus Features, 2002.
James "Jim/Jimmy" Morris, Jr., The Rookie, Buena Vista, 2002.
Cooper Tilson, Cold Creek Manor, Buena Vista, 2003.
Himself, Realizing "The Right Stuff " (documentary), Warner Bros., 2003.
Gordon Cooper, T–20 Years and Counting (documentary short film), Warner Bros., 2003.
General Sam Houston, The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004.
Professor Jack Hall (some sources cite Professor Adrian Hall), The Day after Tomorrow, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.
The Flight of the Phoenix, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Phil Lawver, Are You in the House Alone?, CBS, 1978.
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, NBC, 1979.
Barry Morrow, Bill, CBS, 1981.
Kyle Hager, Johnny Belinda, CBS, 1982.
Barry Morrow, Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983.
Lie down with Lions (also known as Red Eagle ), Lifetime, 1990.
Jim Clay, Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998.
Gabe, Dinner with Friends, HBO, 2001.
Television Appearances; Specials:
"The Big Bang" (also known as "Robert Wuhl's The Big Bang"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986.
Texas 150: A Celebration Special, ABC, 1986.
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is, Cinemax, 1989.
The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.
Himself, A Century of Cinema (documentary; also known as Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema ), The Disney Channel, 1994.
Host, The Blue Angels, Arts and Entertainment, 1994.
Narrator, Panama Canal: The Eighth Wonder of the World (documentary), The Discovery Channel, 1998.
Himself, Full Contact: The Making of "Any Given Sunday " (documentary), 1999.
Himself, Inside Traffic: The Making of "Traffic " (documentary), 2000.
Himself, The Making of "Far From Heaven " (documentary), 2002.
Performer, American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration, 2002.
Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:
Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.
Presenter, The 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1998.
Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards, 1998.
Himself, 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.
Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000.
Himself, The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
Scott Martin, "The Sky Is Falling," Baretta, ABC, 1977.
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL ), NBC, 1990.
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
Himself, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1997.
Himself, The View, ABC, 2000 and 2002.
Himself in archive footage of Jaws 3–D, Jaws: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.
Also appeared as himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo; and as himself, Telenoticias.
Television Work; Movies:
Director and executive producer, Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998.
Stage Appearances:
Uncle Jocko, Gypsy, community theatre production, c. 1970.
Tom, The Last of the Knucklemen, American Theatre of Actors, 1983.
Austin, True West, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, beginning c. 1982, later Los Angeles Stage Company, Los Angeles, c. 1984.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos:
Appeared in "Great Balls of Fire," by Jerry Lee Lewis; and "Thing Called Love," by Bonnie Raitt.
WRITINGS
Film Songs:
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Avco–Embassy, 1981.
Tough Enough, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.
(Uncredited) "Closer to You," The Big Easy, Columbia, 1987.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.
Periodicals:
American Film, June, 1989.
Cosmopolitan, August, 1998, p. 188; June, 1994.
Entertainment Weekly, May 12, 2000, pp. 40–42; February 16, 2001, p. 104; April 19, 2002, pp. 32–34; December 20, 2002, p. 83.
Interview, June, 1989, p. 42.
New York Times, November 6, 1988.
Parade Magazine, July 5, 1998, p. 22; December 14, 2003, pp. 6–7.
People Weekly, July 13, 1998, p. 27; August 17, 1998, p. 110; July 17, 2000, pp. 82–83; April 15, 2002, pp. 63–64.
Playboy, December, 1987, p. 128.
Premiere, August, 1989, p. 46.
Rolling Stone, July 13, 1989, p. 118.
Texas Monthly, June, 2000, p. 204.
Time, November 18, 2002, pp. 131–32.
Vogue, November, 1993.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
"Quaid, Dennis 1954–." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. The Gale Group, Inc. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Quaid, Dennis 1954–." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. The Gale Group, Inc. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (December 1, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3427900192.html
"Quaid, Dennis 1954–." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. The Gale Group, Inc. 2004. Retrieved December 01, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3427900192.html
Learn more about citation styles
|
Ein Fest der Kunste: Paul Cassirer. Der Kunsthandler als Verleger.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...irrepressible Tilla Durieux, his second wife (by Corinth and Max Oppenheimer), portraits of Peter Hille, Julius Maier...include the two older stars of the Paul Cassirer Verlag, Max Liebermann and Max Slevogt, the two younger leading lights, Barlach and Kokoschka...
|
|
Art dealer, publisher, Jew: Vera Grodzinski welcomes an account of the career of Paul Cassirer, the art dealer and publisher who did so much to introduce French modernism to Germany.(EXHIBITIONS)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Lovis Corinth (Fig. 2), Oskar Kokoschka, Max Beckmann, Georg Kolbe, Max Slevogt, August Gaul and many more. One woman inspired...issue offered some 30 original lithographs by Max Slevogt for the popular Lederstrumpf tales. Other examples...
|
 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
|
The Germans we ought to know better; Art.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...s hard to understand why Menzel, Slevogt and Waldmuller don't have the fame...greatest of modern German painting. Max Beckmann puts in an appearance here...superb, underrated painter such as Max Slevogt comes from. A single lakeside view...
|
|
KÜNSTLER AUF DIE LEINWAND GEBANNT
Magazine article from: Film - Dienst; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Hitzberger, Wassily Kandinsky, Hugo Lederer, Georg Kolbe, Kthe Kollwitz, Max Liebermann, Max Oppenheimer, Emil Orlik, Max Pechstein, Max Slevogt, Josef Thorak, Lesser Ury und Heinrich Zille. Aber nur selten gelang es ihm, Entwicklungen...
|
|
Wilhelmine Berlin.
Magazine article from: Art in America; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...coverage. Jewish artists as well known as Max Liebermann and Ludwig Meidner, as...work done in experimental theater by Max Reinhardt, in film by Ernst Lubitsch...side by side at the same table, and Max Slevogt's affectionate oil portrait of Suzanne...
|
|
Hitler's deadly art criticism
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/27/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the intervention of the Jewish president of the Prussian Academy of Art, the brilliant painter Max Liebermann, and Impressionist painter Max Slevogt. The military experience made of him a pacifist and a pessimist. He was often depressed. In...
|
|
Death drawn to the life Art
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...some precursors is also included, artists who had depicted the horrors of the First World War such as Otto Dix and Max Slevogt, the latter's lithographic suite Gesichte (Visions), 1917, so disturbing in its condemnation that even the lithographic...
|
|
Obituary: Roman Norbert Ketterer Dealer in and promoter of `Degenerate Art'
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/11/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Wolfgang opened their Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett in 1946. Their first sale catalogue was of drawings and graphics by Max Slevogt, the following year. This sale had 183 lots and despite the catastrophic economic climate in Germany did extremely...
|
 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
|
Should Congress back Bush's missile-defense plan?: Yes: Saying 'we can't' won't save lives in war
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...avoid war. It could be fatally foolish of us to assume we've suddenly learned. In reference to World War I, artist Max Slevogt painted "The Mothers," an "endless column of wailing women alongside an endless ditch of dead men." Without a...
|
|
Max Slevogt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Max Slevogt , 1868-1932, German painter. Slevogt, together with Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth, was among the principal exponents of German...
|
|
Slevogt, Max
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Slevogt, Max (1868–1932). German painter...connected family (his father, who died when Slevogt was 2, was a friend of Prince Luitpold...where he taught at the Academy from 1917. Slevogt's early work was sombre, but from about...
|
|
|
Liebermann, Max
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Liebermann, Max (1847–1935). German painter (of portraits, figure subjects...1873 to 1878 he lived mainly in Paris, and together with Corinth and Slevogt he came to be considered one of the leading German representatives of...
|
