Dennis Cockrum

Biography

Dennis Cockrum is an American actor who studied dramatic arts at Eastern Michigan University before landing his first character role in John Hughes's comedy Uncle Buck (1989). He is best known for playing Terry Milkovich on the comedy-drama series Shameless, and his screen credits include The Glimmer Man (1996), Extreme Movie (2008), Rebound, Hail, Caesar!, Gangster Squad, in which he played Elmer Jackson, and Downeast (2021). He has also appeared in the series Firefly and The West Wing. On stage he won a Joseph Jefferson Award for a performance in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and he was part of the original 2006 Broadway production of Frost/Nixon, along with regional productions of Amadeus and Private Lives.

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 34 years1987 to 2021

Genres

Comedy56%, 5 films
Action44%, 4 films
Crime44%, 4 films
Drama44%, 4 films
Thriller22%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Cockrum's first performance was in Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and for it he received the Joseph Jefferson Award.

Dennis Cockrum movies on Netflix

Downeast2021IMDb rating 5.8as Uncle Billy
Extreme Movie2008IMDb rating 3.7as Len's Dad
Mama's Boy2007IMDb rating 5.2as Bus Driver
Paparazzi2004IMDb rating 5.7as Coroner
Stranger in My House1999IMDb rating 5.5as Frank
Desperate Measures1998IMDb rating 6.1as Pelican Bay Head Guard
The Glimmer Man1996IMDb rating 5.4as Det. Tom Farrell
Uncle Buck1989IMDb rating 7.1as Pal
Rent-a-Cop1987IMDb rating 4.8as Man at El

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Uncle Buck1989 Comedyas Pal
IMDb rating 7.1123K votes
Extreme Movie2008 Comedyas Len's Dad
IMDb rating 3.712K votes
Desperate Measures1998as Pelican Bay Head Guard
IMDb rating 6.119K votes
The Glimmer Man1996as Det. Tom Farrell
IMDb rating 5.423K votes
Paparazzi2004as Coroner
IMDb rating 5.716K votes
Downeast2021as Uncle Billy
IMDb rating 5.8308 votes
Mama's Boy2007as Bus Driver
IMDb rating 5.26.3K votes
Rent-a-Cop1987as Man at El
IMDb rating 4.82.4K votes

Worked with

Dennis Cockrum shares two films with Brian Cox, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Brian Cox

Richard Riehle

Tom Sizemore

Burt Reynolds

Stephen Tobolowsky

Matthew Lillard

John HughesDirector, 1 film John GrayDirector, 1 film

Barbet SchroederDirector, 1 film

Films together

Brian Cox2 films together, 1996 to 1998
Brian Cox's page
- Desperate Measures1998IMDb rating 6.1Cockrum as Pelican Bay Head GuardCox as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
- The Glimmer Man1996IMDb rating 5.4Cockrum as Det. Tom FarrellCox as Mr. Smith
Richard Riehle1 film together, 1998
Richard Riehle's page
- Desperate Measures1998IMDb rating 6.1Cockrum as Pelican Bay Head GuardRiehle as Ed Fayne
Tom Sizemore1 film together, 2004
Tom Sizemore's page
- Paparazzi2004IMDb rating 5.7Cockrum as CoronerSizemore as Rex Harper
Burt Reynolds1 film together, 1987
Burt Reynolds's page
- Rent-a-Cop1987IMDb rating 4.8Cockrum as Man at ElReynolds as Tony Church
Stephen Tobolowsky1 film together, 1996
Stephen Tobolowsky's page
- The Glimmer Man1996IMDb rating 5.4Cockrum as Det. Tom FarrellTobolowsky as Christopher Maynard
Matthew Lillard1 film together, 2008
Matthew Lillard's page
- Extreme Movie2008IMDb rating 3.7Cockrum as Len's DadLillard as Himself
John HughesDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by John Hughes
- Uncle Buck1989IMDb rating 7.1Cockrum as Pal
John GrayDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by John Gray
- The Glimmer Man1996IMDb rating 5.4Cockrum as Det. Tom Farrell
Barbet SchroederDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Barbet Schroeder
- Desperate Measures1998IMDb rating 6.1Cockrum as Pelican Bay Head Guard

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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