show Bother! The Brain of Pooh at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge, given in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh written by A. A. Milne. It contained selected readings from When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We Are Six, and The House at Pooh Corner. At the invitation of Anna Strasberg, Head of the Actors Studio, Bother! received its American premiere in December 1986 at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Hollywood, where it was honoured with the Drama-Logue Award and the Los Angeles Theatre Award. He continued to perform Bother! throughout the following decades at more than eighty venues throughout America and Europe, from the Hollywood Bowl under the baton of conductor George Daugherty to the Palace of Westminster in London at the invitation of the Prime Minister. His American television career grew to include appearances on a number of popular series including Friends, Murphy Brown, Alias, Seinfeld, Prime Suspect, and Murder, She Wrote. Highlights of his film career include Sideways and Shrek. Dennis often wore bow ties, and many of his roles featured him wearing one. Death Dennis died on 18 April 2009 in Shadow Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Awards LA Weekly Theatre Award Drama-Logue Award Corporation for Public Broadcasting Silver Award Achievement of Merit Ohio State Award Audie Award Parents' Choice Award Gold Award Screen Actors Guild Ensemble Award Sideways Filmography Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) – Waiter The Stud (1978) – Marc Scandalous (1984) – Maitre D' A Man Called Sarge (1990) – Montgomery The Rainbow Thief (1990) – Winter The Emissary: A Biblical Epic (1997) – Master The Effects of Magic (1998) – Gough Second Generation (2000) – Bus conductor Shrek (2001) – Ogre Hunter (voice) Hellborn (2003) – Dr. Flannery Sideways (2004) – Leslie Brough Psychonauts (2005) – Collie (voice) Eragon (2006) – (voice) Man in the Chair (2007) – Bernie Monster Safari (2007) – Basil Pennyfarthing Ten Inch Hero (2007) – Mr. Julius Beowulf (2007) – (voice) Television No Hiding Place (1965) – Police doctor The Rat Catchers (1966) – Teniente The Avengers (1967) – Private The Troubleshooters (1968) – TV Interviewer Detective (1968) – Personal Assistant Hadleigh (1973–1976) – Sutton Hold the Front Page (1974) – The Judge Dial M for Murder (1974) – Insp. Palmer How's Your Father (1975) – Doctor Clegg The Famous Five (1978) – Roland Grange Hill (1982) – Mr