Brian Dennehy will appear in one more The Blacklist episode

Deadline

The Emmy-nominated actor, who died Wednesday at age 81, had been recurring on the NBC drama, playing the grandfather of Megan Boone's Elizabeth Keen. "Fans will get to see Brian again,” The Blacklist creator Jon Bokenkamp tells Deadline. “We’re working with existing and previously filmed footage to complete the season finale.” The season finale will now become a sendoff to Dennehy's character, Dominic Wilkinson. The NBC drama also plans to pay tribute with a card at the end of the an episode after this week.