Dan Flannery

Arthur Daniel Flannery (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor from Evanston, Illinois. He has played roles in several movies, short films, and T.V. shows from a variety of genres including drama, action, and thriller. His filmography includes The Straight Story (1999), and Contagion (2011) and T.V. series such as Empire (2015 TV series) and Boss (2011-2012).[1]

Dan Flannery
Flannery in 2017
Born (1944-03-10) March 10, 1944
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, teacher
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)
Maureen Tolman Flannery
(m. 1969)
Children4

Early life and education

Flannery was born in Webster, South Dakota, to Arthur James Flannery, and Marcella Margaret Flannery. He completed his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1967, from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.

Career

After graduating, Flannery went on to become a teacher at the Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha, where he stayed until 1971. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked as Area Supervisor for Santa Cruz imports. It was only in 1981 that Flannery began his acting career. He has played many dramatic roles on the big screen including T.V. movies such as The President's Man: A Line in the Sand that aired on CBS. His talents have been used in several 2000s films like the Nicolas Cage Dramedy, The Weather Man and The Express: The Ernie Davis Story with Dennis Quaid. Flannery most recently acted in the FOX drama series Empire.[2] He is also an educator, teaching acting and English as a foreign language for over thirty years.[3] Flannery is a member of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

Filmography

List of film and TV performances[4]
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Crime Story (U.S. TV series) Maitre'd
1999 ER (TV series) Businessman
The Straight Story Doctor Gibbons
2002 The President's Man: A Line in the Sand Carter McLain T.V. film
The Fifth Horseman The Angel Short film
2003 Jeff Farnsworth Dad Short film
Slave Scarface
2005 Estes Avenue Brian/Narrator Short film
Lifeguard Father Short film
The Weather Man Hello America Producer
2006 8 of Diamonds Dr. Feldman
The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2 Grant Weinstein
Merci Older Matthias Short film
2007 Jakob and the Angels Jakob Short film
2008 Saddled Doug Video short
Manipulating Life Dr. Thomas Sproul Short film
Tactical Chief Pillsen Video short
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Hot Shot
Holiday Baggage Jack Priester
The Sanguine Woods Police Officer Short film
2009 Elsewhere Mr. Palomino
Quarter 'til Two Maurice Short film
Stay with me Teacher Short film
2010 Michael Saints Father Andrews Short film
Freedom of Choice Jonathan Short film
2011 Contagion Hextall's Father
2012 Qwerty Bob
Black Web Lenny Eghart
Boss (TV series) A man
Chicago Fire (TV series) Callahan
2013 LAID: Life as It's Dealt Michael
Aptitude Wheeler Dixon Short film
2014 Fishes of the sea Jacob Short film
2015 Empire (2015 TV series) Tony 'Tricky' Trichter

Some Performances

References

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