- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 75
- Birth Place: Maywood, Illinois, United States
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Joanie Zeck)
- Full Name: Dennis Franz Schlachta
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 28, 1944
- Ethnicity: German, Polish and Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: Proviso East High School (in Maywood) and Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Children: 2 (Tricia and Krista)
Dennis Franz Schlachta in real life, Dennis Franz is a multi-awarded American actor with an estimated net worth of $16 million.
He is best recognized as Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue which earned him recognition as the 23rd in the 100 Greatest TV Characters Bravo List and 4 Emmy Awards. His acting career started in 1978 when he played the role of Franks in Remember My Name. On the same year, he appeared in other projects like The Fury, A Wedding, and Stony Island. On subsequent years, projects kept coming through until 1998. His last project was with the television show NYPD Blue where he played the role of Detective Andy Sipowicz.