Biography
Dale Adam Dye Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializing in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films. Dye has also offered his expertise to television, such as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific, and video games, including the Medal of Honor series. From Wikipedia, the free e...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023
as Vice Admiral R.T. Dewey
Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Qu...
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Senator Holt
The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirt...
Not a War Story
2017
Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark humor zom...
Range 15
2016
as The President
A group of veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States. Together, they must ...
Sniper: Special Ops
2016
as Lieutenant Colonel Jackson
A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler, are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman bein...
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
2016
as Self
A full-length documentary that follows the history of Captain America from 1941 to present, and explores how "Cap" has been a reflection of the changi...
Blue
2015
as Mr. Phelps
A mysterious young man suffering a rare blood disease that colors his skin blue meets a young woman who looks beyond his unusual appearance as she str...
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Cabbie (voice)
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of...
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as New Founding Father
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of ...
August: Osage County
2013
as Radio Announcer
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to ...
Escape from Davao: 1943
2013
as Narrator
April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan's most notorious prison camps.
Larry Crowne
2011
as Cox
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...
Naked Run
2011
as Harry
Eve Malone runs against a crooked Congressman...but does it in the nude! Starring Academy Award nominees Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan, and Richard ...
Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010
as Self
Interviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.
Knight and Day
2010
as Frank Knight
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting al...
The Filthy Thirteen: Real Stories from Behind the Lines
2006
as Self
This is the true story of Jake McNiece, who led a band of tough and determined paratroopers called the Filthy Thirteen (part of the 101st Airborne pla...
The Great Raid
2005
as General Kreuger
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 5...
Alexander
2004
as Macedonian Veteran at Hyphasis Speech (uncredited)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then ...
Alexander
2004
Second Unit Director
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then ...
Missing Brendan
2004
as General Temekin
George takes a trip to Vietnam to find his missing son. George's son Bob and Bob's son Patrick accompany George on the trip. George's son, Brendan, ha...
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
as SWAT Lieutenant
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
2002
as Lt. Tice Ryan (voice)
Race Across New Zealand was the first of three telefilms made for the Rocket Power cartoon series, first transmitted on Nickelodeon in the US on 16 Fe...
Spy Game
2001
as Commander Wiley
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in B...
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001
as Self(as Captain Dale Dye)
Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production skills and sets required to make the film a success.
Semper Fi
2001
Producer
Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on he...
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001
as Self
A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Gen. Perry
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Wicked Ways
1999
as Vernon Harpwood
A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as War Department Colonel
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Joh...
Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
1998
as Captain Halsey Lang
A ship captained by the father of the leader of Delta Force is taken hostage by terrorists. As might be expected the force is sent in to stop them.
Starship Troopers
1997
as General
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...
Starship Troopers
1997
Technical Advisor
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...
Trial and Error
1997
as Dr. Stone
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
Within the Rock
1996
as General Hurst
Space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering the minin...
Mission: Impossible
1996
as Frank Barnes
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated...
Sgt. Bilko
1996
as First Engineer
The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragta...
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
as Captain Garza
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to ...
Outbreak
1995
as Colonel Briggs
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus sprea...
Blue Sky
1994
as Col. Mike Anwalt
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s Americ...
Natural Born Killers
1994
as Dale Wrigley
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Endangered
1994
as Ricky (deputy Jogger)
While on a camping trip, a young girl is captured and almost raped by four drug runners. She escapes, and instead of running away, determines to get h...
Guarding Tess
1994
as Charles Ivy
Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close p...
Cover Story
1993
as Jack
Tale of erotic obsession about a man who's fixated on a deceased stripper (Tuesday Knight).
Under Siege
1992
as Captain Garza
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've plann...
Dead On: Relentless II
1992
as Captain Rivers
Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
JFK
1991
as General Y
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Major Green
True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-marti...
Servants of Twilight
1991
as Police Officer
Based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz, this action packed thriller features Bruce Greenwood as a private detective hired to protect a little boy from a...
Kid
1990
as Forrest Garvey
A young man (the 'Kid') returns to the small town where his parents were murdered when he was a boy. He's there for revenge. Locals Kate and Louie bef...
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.
Fire Birds
1990
as A.K. McNeil
A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartel...
Fire Birds
1990
Co-Producer, Story
A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartel...
The Fourth War
1990
as Sergeant Major
Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both me...
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
as General
A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some un...
Always
1989
as Fire Boss
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Infantry Colonel
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...
The Neon Empire
1989
as Chief Bates
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
Casualties of War
1989
as Capt. Hill
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
The Favorite
1989
as French Officer
A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
The Beast of War
1988
as Helicopter Crew Chief (uncredited)
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen...
Platoon
1986
as Captain Harris
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Squad Leader
In this remake of the classic 1950s sci-fi tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his...