Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

1904-04-26 – 1980-11-14 (age 76) Volos, Thessaly, Greece
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Biography

Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece.

The supporting actor, who began in films in 1947, was known for playing ethnic types (usually Greek) in films such as Kiss Me Deadly and the Humphrey Bogart film Sirocco. Dennis, who spoke Greek fluently, appeared in a number of television programs in the 1960s and 1970s including playing the parts of Orderly Nick Kanavaras on the medical drama Ben Casey and Uncle Constantine on the detective show Kojak.

Nick Dennis also played the role of Pablo Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as its subsequent film version in 1951.

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Known For

Spartacus
Spartacus

1960

as Dionysius

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

as Pablo Gonzales

East of Eden
East of Eden

1955

as Rantani

Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Nick

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues

1961

as Nick Bubalinas

4 for Texas
4 for Texas

1963

as Angel

Gunpoint
Gunpoint

1966

as Nicos

Sirocco
Sirocco

1951

as Nasir Aboud

Ten Tall Men
Ten Tall Men

1951

as Mouse

The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress

1952

as Nez Coupe

The Legend of Lylah Clare
A Double Life
A Double Life

1947

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Hot Blood
Hot Blood

1956

as Korka (uncredited)

The Big Knife
The Big Knife

1955

as Mickey Feeney

Eight Iron Men
Eight Iron Men

1952

as Pvt. Sapiros

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Alaska Passage
Alaska Passage

1959

as Pete Harris

Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark

1953

as Cookie