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 ''

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Early life

Dennis Hayden was one of five brothers and one sister born in Girard, Kansas 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

Since his appearance in ''Die Hard'', Hayden's resemblance to singer Huey Lewis has been often noted. In '' The Cleveland Shows parody episode " Die Semi-Hard", Lewis voiced a character who stood in for Hayden's "Eddie" but was referred to only as "the guy who looks like Huey Lewis". Dennis Hayden is the white coach in the new Von Miller Old Spice Commercials 2017.

Filmography

* 1985 '' Tomboy'' 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 ''

'' as Eddie * 1990 ''

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'' as Barroom Tough * 1993 ''Midnight Witness'' as Cowboy * 1994 ''One Man Army'' as Eddie Taylor * 1995 '' Beyond Desire'' 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

References

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