Dennis William Quaid is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, including as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D (1983), Alex Gardner in Dreamscape (1984), Remy McSwain in The Big Easy (1987), Tuck Pendleton in Innerspace (1987), Jefferson "Jeff" Blue in Undercover Blues (1993), Bowen in Dragonheart (1996), Joe Doe/William in Gang Related (1997), Frank Towns in Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Jack Hall in The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose (2011).
Known For
Movies
- The Day After Tomorrow
2004
- Savior
1998
- Playing by Heart
1998
- Frequency
2000
- Traffic
2000
- In Good Company
2004
- Innerspace
1987
- On a Wing and a Prayer
2023
- Far from Heaven
2002
- The Alamo
2004
- The Long Game
2024
- Switchback
1997
- Breaking Away
1979
- Littlemouth
- Legion
2010
- Gorp
1980
- Vantage Point
2008
- Postcards from the Edge
1990
- Broke
2025
- Dreamscape
1984
- Great Balls of Fire!
1989
- Dinner with Friends
2001
- Pretenders
2019
- Enemy Mine
1985
- Flight of the Phoenix
2004
- DragonHeart
1996
- Wyatt Earp
1994
- Cold Creek Manor
2003
- D.O.A.
1988
- The Right Stuff
1983
- Suspect
1987
- Any Given Sunday
1999
- American Dreamz
2006
- Smart People
2008
- Everybody's All-American
1988
- Undercover Blues
1993
- The Parent Trap
1998
- Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
- Gang Related
1997
- Bill
1981
- The Express
2008
- The Rookie
2002
- The Long Riders
1980
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of C...
2009
- Our Winning Season
1978
- American Pride
- Soul Surfer
2011
- The Substance
2024
- The Special Relationship
2010
- Tough Enough
1983
- Battle for Terra
2007
- Horsemen
2009
- Jaws 3-D
1983
- Flesh and Bone
1993
- Something to Talk About
1995
- Footloose
2011
- Caveman
1981
- The Seniors
1978
- Meat Loaf - A Celebrati...
2023
- September 30, 1955
1977
- Meat Loaf: In Search of...
2007
- Pandorum
2009
- Sovereign
2025
- Are You in the House Al...
1978
- Wilder Napalm
1993
- The Words
2012
- The Making of 'DragonHe...
1997
- The Night the Lights We...
1981
- What to Expect When You...
2012
- Come See the Paradise
1990
- Beneath the Darkness
2012
- Playing for Keeps
2012
- Movie 43
2013
- At Any Price
2012
- All Night Long
1981
- Mr. Nelson on the North...
2021
- Strays
2023
- Inside Traffic: The Mak...
2000
- Strange World
2022
- Mad Families
2017
- Miracles on the Plains
2015
- The Science And Technol...
2001
- The Men of Midway
2020
- Truth
2015
- Grid Down, Power Up
2022
- A Dog's Purpose
2017
- This Blue Is Mine
- Kin
2018
- Everything That Rises
1998
- Amateur Night at the Di...
1979
- Sesame Street: Kid's Gu...
1997
- I Can Only Imagine
2018
- 2005 Houston Astros: Th...
2006
- The Intruder
2019
- Stripes
1981
- Midway
2019
- A Dog's Journey
2019
- Secrets in the Sky: The...
2019
- Reagan
2024
- Bill: On His Own
1983
- I Never Promised You a ...
1977
- John Bronco
2020
- The Making of Jaws 3-D:...
1983
- Born a Champion
2021
- Johnny Belinda
1982
- Remember the Alamo
2003
- Blue Miracle
2021
- The Tiger Rising
2022
- Crazy Mama
1975
- Saurus City
- American Underdog
2021
- The Hill
2023
- War Machine
- The Big Easy
1986
- I Can Only Imagine 2
2026
- The Hearse
1980
- Blue Angels: Around the...
1994
- Hollywood Singing & Dan...
2009
- The Making of The Subst...
2025
- The Florist
- Callback
- Twin Towers: Legacy
2025
TV Shows
- Inside the Actors Studio
1994
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
- The Daily Show
1996
- Today
1952
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
- The View
1997
- Baretta
1975
- Tamron Hall
2019
- The Tonight Show with J...
1992
- 60 Minutes
1968
- Late Night with Conan O...
1993
- Muppets Tonight
1996
- The View
1997
- Vegas
2012
- E! True Hollywood Story
1996
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- Drunk History
2013
- The Art of More
2015
- Josh Gates Tonight
2020
- Fortitude
2015
- Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023
- Top Combat Pilot
2023
- America's Next Top Model
2003
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
- The Reichen Show
2005
- Happy Face
2025
- Watch What Happens Live...
2009
- Full Circle
2023
- Goliath
2016
- Merry Happy Whatever
2019
- Workaholics
2011
- Holy Marvels with Denni...
2024
- MLB Network Presents
2015