Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed two different characters on the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).

28 October 1944

Born on the same birth date (28 October 1944): Anton Schlecker • Coluche • Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)

Born on the same birth day (28 October): Agnes Obel • Alan Smith (footballer, born 1980) • Andy Bey • Annie Potts • Antoine Deparcieux • Aris Spiliotopoulos • Ashok Chavan • Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank • Devin Ebanks • Hans Klenk • Jacob Kettler • James Keelaghan • Jawed Karim • Jeon Ji-hee • Justin Guarini • Marc Lièvremont • Milan Baroš • Olcay Çetinkaya • Sihem Bensedrine • Wilhelm Anderson • Ľudovít Štúr

Born in the same month (October 1944): Azizan Abdul Razak • Bill Melchionni • Bob Riley • Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) • David Mancuso • David Trimble • Donald Tsang • Fred Housego • Gerry Anderson (broadcaster) • Judee Sill • Merzak Allouache • Michael Tugendhat • Patrick Cordingley • Robert Lamm • Rocío Dúrcal • Tony La Russa • Ángel Cristo