ACTOR · FROM ISSAQUAH, USA

Denis Arndt

1939–202571 credits since 1954

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ABOUT DENIS

Denis Leroy Arndt (February 23, 1939 – March 25, 2025) was an American actor, best known for his starring role as Alex Priest in the play Heisenberg for which he earned a 2017 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born23 February 1939

Died25 March 2025

BirthplaceIssaquah, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora46 of 71 titles

Known for

The titles people know Denis from.

Movie

Basic Instinct

1992IMDb7.1

Movie

Bandidas

2006IMDb5.7

Movie

Metro

1997IMDb5.6

Series

The Practice

1997–2004IMDb7.7

Series

L.A. Law

1986–1994IMDb7.1

Movie

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

2006IMDb4.5

Series

Picket Fences

1992–1996IMDb7.8

Movie

Sniper 3

2004IMDb5.2

Series

Crime Story

1986–1988IMDb8.3

Series

Providence

1999–2002IMDb6.8

Movie

Dead Heat

2002IMDb5.2

Movie

Blackout Effect

1998IMDb5.8

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 46
Average IMDb: 6.8
Highest rated: Boston LegalIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1954

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

71 credits

The 2020s

1 title

Do Over

Not on Cineora

Do Over

2023

as Lou

The 2010s

5 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

The Good Fight

2017–2022IMDb8.3

as Ron · 1 episode

Series

How to Get Away with Murder

2014–2020IMDb8.1

as Justice Strickland · 1 episode

Movie

Dolphin Tale 2

2014IMDb6.4

as Dennis

Shuffle

Not on Cineora

Shuffle

2010

as Big boss

Not on Cineora

Past Life

2010

as Henry · 1 episode

The 2000s

17 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Movie

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

2006IMDb4.5

as CIA Director Weylon Armitage

Series

Vanished

2006IMDb6.9

as Senator Eugene Collins · 2 episodes

Movie

Bandidas

2006IMDb5.7

as Ashe

Series

Supernatural

2005–2020IMDb8.4

as Father Reynolds · 1 episode

Series

Grey's Anatomy

2005–IMDb7.6

as Colonel Daniel Robbins · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Last Best Chance

2005

as Nathan Sheldon

Series

Boston Legal

2004–2008IMDb8.5

as A.D.A. Joshua Wendt · 1 episode

Movie

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

2004IMDb4.8

as CEO

The 1990s

33 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Not on Cineora

Time of Your Life

1999

3 episodes

Series

Family Law

1999–2002IMDb6.7

as Szabo · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Get Real

1999

as Stewart Green · 1 episode

Series

Providence

1999–2002IMDb6.8

as Dr. Bill Augustine · 8 episodes

Movie

Max Q: Emergency Landing

1998IMDb4.6

as Don Mitchum

Movie

Blackout Effect

1998IMDb5.8

as Frank Wyatt

Series

Ally McBeal

1997–2002IMDb6.9

as Michael Mannix · 1 episode

Movie

NightScream

1997IMDb4.7

as Ray Ordwell

The 1980s

11 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

1989

as Swede Castelli · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989

1 episode

Series

Life Goes On

1989–1993IMDb7.2

2 episodes

Not on Cineora

TV 101

1988

as Officer Checker · 1 episode

Movie

Distant Thunder

1988IMDb5.8

as Larry

Annie McGuire

Not on Cineora

Annie McGuire

1988

11 episodes

Series

The Wonder Years

1988–1993IMDb8.3

as Mr. Tyler · 1 episode

Series

Wiseguy

1987–1990IMDb7.8

1 episode

The 1970s

3 titles · IMDb 8.3 on average

Not on Cineora

Dawn Flight

1976

Not on Cineora

Runaway on the Rogue River

1974

as John Peterson

Series

Columbo

1971–2003IMDb8.3

as Paul Mackey · 1 episode

The 1950s

1 title · IMDb 8.3 on average

Series

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954–IMDb8.3

as John Peterson · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Denis’s titles.

David E. KelleyCreator · Boston Legal, Ally McBeal and 4 more

Charles Martin SmithDolphin Tale 2, Dead Heat and 1 more

James SpaderBoston Legal and The Practice

Rhona MitraBoston Legal and The Practice

Kiefer Sutherland24 and Dead Heat

Peter FalkColumbo and Undisputed

Leslie Hope24 and Blackout Effect

Michael RapaportMetro and Boston Public