“FX” and “First Blood,” “Cocoon” and “Silverado.” Loved that guy.

A great gruff villain, a grand grandfatherly sort, hale fellows well met and working men, Brian Dennehy played Clarence Darrow and Bobby Knight, acted in Chekhov and for Terrence Malick.

A Tony winnig tyro of the stage, a Golden Globe winner, an actor’s actor.

I chatted him up a few times over the years and he always came off as the real article. He always ended the chats with “When’re we gonna go get that beer?” What a sweetheart.

What a character. Rest in peace, big guy.

The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) Tweeted: “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed,”: #BrianDennehy ‘s oldest daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, wrote in a heartfelt Twitter post https://t.co/oGk3EcQli7 https://twitter.com/THR/status/1250871159203258370?s=20