LETTS, Dennis

PERSONAL

Raised in Wagoner, OK; married; wife's name, Billie D. (a writer and university instructor); children: Shawn (a musician and composer), Tracy (an actor and writer). Education: Northeastern Oklahoma State University, B.A.; University of Tulsa, M.A.; University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Ph.D.

Career: Actor and writer. Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK, associate professor of English, 1976–87.

Awards, Honors: Distinguished Alumnus Award, Northeastern State University, 1999.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

General Sanders, Blood Suckers from Outer Space, Warner Bros., 1984.

Tabloid, Tapeworm Video Distributors, 1985.

Bob Hadley, Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where the Heart Is ), Island Pictures, 1987.

Army general, Johnny Be Good, Orion, 1988.

It Takes Two (also known as My New Car ), United Artists, 1988.

Alan Fortas, Heartbreak Hotel, Buena Vista, 1989.

Doc White, The Man in the Moon, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1991.

Senior district attorney, Rush, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1991.

Frank Allen, Passenger 57, Warner Bros., 1992.

Man with dog, Sidekicks, Triumph Releasing, 1992.

Governor, A Perfect World, Warner Bros., 1993.

Voice, A Goofy Movie (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

Gordy, Miramax, 1995.

Dr. Schultz, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997.

Preston Liddy, Keys to Tulsa, Gramercy, 1997.

Sergeant Phillips, Little Boy Blue, Castle Hill, 1997.

Dennis Larson, Cast Away, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Sheriff, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Sheriff, Secondhand Lions, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Clyde Ott, Trial: The Price of Passion, NBC, 1992.

Senator Rogers, Tom Clancy's Netforce, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Captain Ross, Houston: The Legend of Texas (also known as Gone to Texas ), CBS, 1986.

Crick, Dallas: The Early Years, CBS, 1986.

Plant supervisor, Margaret Bourke–White (also known as Double Exposure ), TNT, 1989.

Cecil Houston, Challenger, ABC, 1990.

Chief McAlester, A Killing in a Small Town (also known as Evidence of Love ), CBS, 1990.

Ed Warren, A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, CBS, 1991.

Grandpa Maguire, A Seduction in Travis County (also known as Blind Judgement ), CBS, 1991.

Harlan Parker, Wild Texas Wind, NBC, 1991.

Poppa, Jailbirds, CBS, 1991.

The Last Prostitute, 1991.

Lawyer, A Taste for Killing, USA Network, 1992.

Lloyd Yarborough, Fugitive among Us, CBS, 1992.

Governor Griffin, The Ernest Green Story, The Disney Channel, 1993.

Railroad chief executive officer, Frank and Jesse, HBO, 1994.

Prosecutor, Her Hidden Truth, NBC, 1995.

Judge Crawford, Two Mothers for Zachary, ABC, 1996.

Mickey Braddock, Frequent Flyer, Lifetime, 1996.

Roland Tate, Road to Galveston, USA Network, 1996.

Dr. Moran, To Live Again, CBS, 1998.

Buchanan, A Face to Kill For, USA Network, 1999.

Too Legit: The M. C. Hammer Story, VH1, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Tough Love," Dallas, CBS, 1987.

Winthrop Pierson, "In the Name of Love," Dangerous Curves, CBS, 1992.

Ethan, "Right Man, Wrong Time," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994.

Fred Garrett, "Whitewater: Part 1," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1995.

Paul Gellis, "A Woman's Place," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1997.

Sidney Berlin, "Strangers and Brothers," Once and Again, ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Watchdog, Time Bomb, NBC, 1984.

Dudan, Travelling Man, CBS, 1987.

WRITINGS

Plays:

Author (with Billie D. Letts) of Mountain Memories, Prairie Dreams, produced at Durant Community Theatre, Durant, OK.