Deceased

How Did Dennis Letts Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/09/1934Born inOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USADied22/02/2008 (aged 73)Died inTulsaCauselung cancerWikidataQ5258643 ↗TMDb#1219220 ↗

Dennis Letts was an American college professor, and later, in a second career, an actor. As the latter, he originated the critically successful role of Beverly Weston in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of the Tony-winning play August: Osage County in the summer of 2007, the writing of which had earned his son, Tracy Letts, a Pulitzer Prize.

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Filmography32 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2006	InfamousMovie	Judge Tate	72
2003	Secondhand LionsMovie	Sheriff	69
2000	Where the Heart IsMovie	Sheriff	66
2000	Cast AwayMovie	Dennis Larson	66
1999	A Face to Kill forMovie	Buchanan	65
1998	Little Boy BlueMovie	Sergeant Phillips	64
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries	John Richards (segment "Epitaph")	63
1997	Fire Down BelowMovie	Doctor Schultz	63
1996	Two Mothers for ZacharyMovie	Judge Crawford	62
1996	The Road to GalvestonMovie	Roland Tate	62
1996	Frequent FlyerMovie	Mickey Braddock	62
1993	A Perfect WorldMovie	Governor	59
1993	Walker, Texas RangerSeries	Fred Garrett	59
1993	The Ernest Green StoryMovie	Gov. Marvin Griffin	59
1992	Passenger 57Movie	Frank Allen	58
1992	Trial: The Price of PassionMovie	Clyde Ott	58
1992	A Taste for KillingMovie	Lawyer	58
1991	The Man in the MoonMovie	Doc White	57
1991	RushMovie	Senior District Attorney	57
1991	JailbirdsMovie	Poppa	57
1991	Wild Texas WindMovie	Harlan Fowler	57
1991	The Last ProstituteMovie	Hancock	57
1990	ChallengerMovie	Cecil Houston	56
1990	A Killing in a Small TownMovie	Chief McAlester	56
1989	Tabloid!Movie	Harry (segment BBQ of the Dead)	55
1988	Johnny Be GoodMovie	Army General	54
1988	Heartbreak HotelMovie	Alan Fortas	54
1988	It Takes TwoMovie	Bus Clerk	54
1987	CBS Summer PlayhouseSeries	Dudan	53
1987	Square DanceMovie	Bob Hadley	53
1984	Time BombMovie	Watchdog	50
1984	Bloodsuckers from Outer SpaceMovie	General Sanders	50