Dennis Delaney

Dennis Delaney (born January 29, 1953) is an American writer and actor, and former environmental activist. A founding member of Greenpeace USA, he became its first National Director in 1980. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. A 1987 recipient of the Robin Williams Scholarship in Acting, he won two Best Actor awards for his portrayal of Weston in Sam Shepard's 'Curse of the Starving Class' at the Mayakovsky Theatre in Moscow, Russia. He is the author of the novel Saving Whales.