Dennis Hayden (born April 7, 1952) is an American actor, producer and writer, most famous for his role as Eddie, one of the main terrorists in the popular 1988 action film '' Die Hard''.

Early life

Dennis Hayden was one of five brothers and one sister born in

Girard, Kansas Girard is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,496. History Girard was founded in the spring of 1868, in opposition to Crawfordsville, and named ...

on a pig and

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farm. He worked the wheat harvest during summers off from high school, graduating in 1970. He worked the summer wheat harvests and played

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, becoming the number one tackle in Kansas. He attended Fort Scott Junior College for the game, but then, when he was nineteen, decided to head to the West Coast and try out acting. At this point, he got involved in theater, commercials, TV and films.

In popular culture

Hayden's ''Die Hard'' character, Eddie, was parodied in ''

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s parody episode, "

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", where he is voiced by rocker

Huey Lewis Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many o ...

, because actor Dennis Hayden and Huey Lewis look very similar. The character is not given a name, and is called "the guy who looks like Huey Lewis". This is kind of an inside joke between fans because for years, they have been noting the similarities between the two. Dennis Hayden is the white coach in the new Von Miller Old Spice Commercials 2017.

Filmography

* 1985 ''

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'' as Bartender * 1986 '' Murphy's Law'' as Sonny * 1986 '' Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling'' as Policeman #1 * 1987 '' Slam Dance'' as Mean Drunk * 1988 '' Action Jackson'' as Shaker * 1988 '' Die Hard'' as Eddie * 1990 '' Another 48 Hrs.'' as Barroom Tough * 1993 ''Midnight Witness'' as Cowboy * 1994 ''One Man Army'' as Eddie Taylor * 1995 ''

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'' as Lieutenant Davis * 1995 '' Wild Bill'' as Phil Coe * 1995 ''The Random Factor'' as Senator James Lockholt * 1995 ''Fatal Choice'' as Jim Kale * 1997 ''George B.'' as Tom * 1997 '' Wishmaster'' as Security Guard * 2000 ''Stageghost'' as Merrill * 2001 '' Knight Club'' as Cowboy * 2001 ''Echos of Enlightenment'' as Frank Savage * 2002 '' Sniper 2'' as Klete * 2003 ''The Negative Pick-Up'' as T (Tall Man) * 2003 '' The Librarians'' as Bouncer (uncredited) * 2005 '' Purple Hearth'' as Earl * 2007 ''Carts'' as Ted * 2008 ''Trucker'' as Trucker * 2008 ''Light Years Away'' as Launch Guard #1 * 2009 '' Race to Witch Mountain'' as Ray * 2009 ''A Way with Murder'' as T * 2009 ''Dead in Love'' as 'Slim' Sheppard * 2012 '' Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation'' as Tall Zombie * 2016 ''A Journey to a Journey'' as President Warren Benchley

External links

* * http://www.dennishayden.com/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayden, Dennis 1952 births Male actors from Kansas American male film actors Living people People from Girard, Kansas American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors