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Dennis Franz (born Dennis Franz Schlacta, October 28, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a German-American actor best known for his roles as a gritty police detective in the television series NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues and Beverly Hills Buntz. He has also guest-starred in shows such as The A-Team. He is a graduate of Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Franz began his acting career at Chicago's famed Organic Theater.

Andy Sipowicz

Franz went on to win four emmys for his potrayal of Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue. The Character of Sipowicz was ranked #23 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters list.

Military

After graduating college, Franz was drafted into the United States Army and went on to serve 11 months in an airborne unit in Vietnam . He is known to be a supporter of the United States Military during the recent Global War on Terrorism.

Filmography

City of Angels
(1998) .... Nathaniel Messinger
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997) (V) (voice) .... Captain Klegghorn
American Buffalo (1996) .... Don 'Donny' Dubrow, Owner Rvterbands Variety
"Mighty Ducks" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Captain Klegghorn
Healing the Hate(1996) (TV) .... Host
Texas Justice (1995) (TV) .... Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (1994) (TV) .... Gus Payne
"NYPD Blue" (1993) TV Series .... Det. Andy Sipowicz
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (1992) (TV) .... Bob Bryant
N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991) (TV) .... Tony Spampatta
"Nasty Boys" (1990) TV Series .... Lt. Stan Krieger (1990)
Die Hard 2 (1990) .... Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice (1990) (TV)
The Package (1989) .... Lt. Milan Delich
Kiss Shot (1989) (TV) .... Max Fleischer
"Beverly Hills Buntz" (1987) TV Series .... Norman Buntz
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987) (TV) .... Louie
A Fine Mess (1986) (uncredited) .... Phil
Deadly Messages (1985) (TV) .... Detective Max Lucas
Body Double (1984) .... Rubin
"Bay City Blues" (1983) TV Series .... Angelo Carbone (1983)
"Hill Street Blues" (1981) TV Series .... Det. Sal Benedetto (1983)/Lt. Norman Buntz (1985-1987)
Psycho II
(1983) .... Warren Toomey
"Chicago Story" (1982) TV Series .... Off. Joe Gilland
Blow Out
(1981) .... Manny Karp
Chicago Story (1981) (TV) .... Officer Joe Gilland
Popeye
(1980) .... Spike
Dressed to Kill
(1980) .... Detective Marino
Bleacher Bums (1979) (TV)
A Perfect Couple (1979) .... Costa
Stony Island (1978) .... Jerry Domino
A Wedding
(1978) .... Koons
The Fury (1978) .... Bob
Remember My Name (1978) .... Franks

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