Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, who portrayed Nick Parker in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and Jim Morris in The Rookie. He also guest-starred on Muppets Tonight in Episode 207. Additionally, he played Dexter Cornell in the 1988 Touchstone Pictures film, D.O.A., Cooper Tilson in the 2003 film, Cold Creek Manor, and Sam Houston in the 2004 film, The Alamo. He voices Jaeger Clade in Strange World. He is the younger brother of Randy Quaid.
Known for his comedic and dramatic roles, Quaid appeared in films, like Breaking Away, The Right Stuff, Jaws 3-D, The Big Easy, Innerspace, Great Balls of Fire!, Wyatt Earp, Dragonheart, Frequency, Traffic, The Day After Tomorrow, Vantage Point, Footloose (2011), Soul Surfer, The Intruder, Far from Heaven, Legion, A Dog's Purpose, I Can Only Imagine, and A Dog's Journey.
His also appeared in a supporting role with Mickey Rooney in the 1981 television movie, Bill as Barry Morrow, He reprised the role for the 1983 sequel, Bill: On His Own.
Movies[]
- Crazy Mama (1975)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
- September 30, 1955 (1977)
- Are You in the House Alone?, (1978)
- Our Winning Season (1978)
- The Seniors (1978)
- Breaking Away (1979)
- The Long Riders (1980)
- Gorp (1980)
- All Night Long (1981)
- Caveman (1981)
- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
- Stripes (1981)
- Tough Enough (1983)
- Jaws 3-D (1983)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Enemy Mine (985)
- The Big Easy (1987)
- Innerspace (1987)
- Supsect (1987)
- D.O.A. (1988)
- Everybody's All-American (1988)
- Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- Wilder Napalm (1993)
- Undercover Blues (1993)
- Flesh and Bone (1993)
- A Century of Cinema (1994) (documentary)
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Something to Talk About (1995)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Gang Related (1997)
- Switchback (1997)
- Savior (1998)
- The Parent Trap (1998)
- Playing by Heart (1998)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Frequency (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- Dinner With Friends (2000)
- The Rookie (2002)
- Far from Heaven (2002)
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- The Alamo (2004)
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- In Good Company (2004)
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
- American Dreamz (2006)
- Vantage Point (2007)
- Smart People (2007)
- The Horsemen (2007)
- Battle of Terra (2008) (voice)
- Shame on You (2008)
- Vantage Point (2008)
- The Express (2009)
- Pandorum (2009)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Legion (2009)
- Horsemen (2009)
- Soul Surfer (2011)
- Footloose (2011)
- Beneath the Darkness (2011)
- The Words (2012)
- Reagan (2021)
- Strange World (2022) (voice)