Dennis Burkley
Biography
Dennis Burkley was an American character actor whose screen career ran for four decades. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, he graduated from Texas Christian University. In the 1970s he became a familiar television presence with roles on Maude, The Rockford Files, Quincy, M.E., and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. He later had a prominent part on Hill Street Blues and played Cal on Sanford, a short-lived sequel to Sanford and Son, from 1980 to 1981. On film he appeared as Dozer, a biker with a speech impediment, in Mask (1985), and had roles in Murphy's Romance (1985), The Doors (1991), Rush (1991), Fletch Lives (1989), Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), and Tin Cup (1996). He voiced several King of the Hill characters, most notably Principal Carl Moss, and in 2005 wrote and directed Repetition.
67years old at death
- Born Van Nuys
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Dennis Henry Burkley
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 20 years1978 to 1998
First and latest
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Behind the camera
In 2005, Burkley wrote and directed the film Repetition, in which he also played a small role, and he appeared in the television series My Name Is Earl that same year.
Dennis Burkley movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Madsen appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Madsen's page
Kevin Costner's page
Georgann Johnson's page
Estelle Getty's page
Box office
What Dennis Burkley's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$440 million
16 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 16 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$71M16.0% of the total
- 2$54M12.2% of the total
- 3$48M11.0% of the total
- 4$36M8.3% of the total
- 5$36M8.2% of the total
- 6$36M8.1% of the total
- 7$35M8.0% of the total
- 8$34M7.8% of the total
$89.9 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 20% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.