Dennis Franz Autographs
Dennis Franz Schlachta (/frɑːnz/; born October 28, 1944), known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed two different characters on the similar NBC series Hill Street Blues (1983, 1985–1987) and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988).
Franz was born October 28, 1944, in Maywood, Illinois, the son of German immigrants Eleanor (née Mueller), a postal worker from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and Franz Ferdinand Schlachta, who was a baker and postal worker of German and Polish descent. He has two older sisters, Heidi Deigl (born 1935) and Marlene Schraut (born 1938).
Franz is a 1962 graduate of Proviso East High School in Maywood. During his high school years, he was active in baseball, football and swimming. He attended Wilbur Wright College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, graduating from the latter with a bachelor's degree in speech and theater in 1968.
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Traded items with a signature of Dennis Franz
The most expensive item with a signature of Dennis Franz (DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED PHOTO 8X10 NYPD BLUE CAST AUTOGRAPH ESAI MORALES RARE HUNKS) was sold in November 2025 for $1,162.98 while the cheapest item (DENNIS FRANZ AUTOGRAPH SIGNED CARD) found a new owner for $1.04 in June 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2019 with an average selling price of $4.12 for an autographed item of Dennis Franz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $656.48 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was April 2023. In average, an autographed item from Dennis Franz is worth $19.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dennis Franz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dennis Franz - NYPD Blue Hand Signed AUTO - 8x10 Photo in his suit w/Badge- COA | $188.65 |  |
| Dennis Franz - NYPD Blue Hand Signed AUTO - 8x10 Photo in his suit w/Badge- COA | $188.65 | |
| Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Authentic Signed 3x5 Index Card Autographed BAS Slabbed | $59.99 | |
| Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Authentic Signed 3x5 Index Card Autographed BAS Slabbed | $59.99 | |
| Dennis Franz signed 4x6 index card PSA | $65.00 | |
| Dennis Franz signed 4x6 index card PSA | $65.00 | |
| DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO CITY OF ANGELS NYPD BLUE JSA COA C | $229.99 | |
| DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO CITY OF ANGELS NYPD BLUE JSA COA D | $229.99 | |
| DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO CITY OF ANGELS NYPD BLUE JSA COA D | $229.99 | |
| Dennis Franz Signed In Person 8x10 Photo | $149.99 | |
| Dennis Franz Signed In Person 8x10 Photo | $149.99 | |
| DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED PHOTO 8X10 NYPD BLUE CAST AUTOGRAPH ESAI MORALES RARE HUNKS | $1,162.98 | |
| DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED PHOTO 8X10 NYPD BLUE CAST AUTOGRAPH ESAI MORALES RARE HUNKS | $1,162.98 | |
| TELEVISION LEGEND DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED 8X10 NYPD BLUE DETECTIVE ANDY SIPOWICZ | $59.99 | |
| TELEVISION LEGEND DENNIS FRANZ SIGNED 8X10 NYPD BLUE DETECTIVE ANDY SIPOWICZ | $59.99 | |
