Actor
Nick Dennis
Born April 26, 1904 in Volos, Thessaly, GreeceDied November 14, 198025 films
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece.
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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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First watchA Streetcar Named Desire19517.6as Pablo GonzalesA disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
25 films as actor- 1974The Death SquadGreek
- 1973The Night of the Cat
- 1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysEngineer #2
- 1968The Legend of Lylah ClareNick
- 1966GunpointNicos
- 19634 for TexasAngel
- 1962Birdman of AlcatrazCrazed Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1961Too Late BluesNick Bubalinas
- 1960SpartacusDionysius
- 1959Alaska PassagePete Harris
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueMidget
- 1956Hot BloodKorka (uncredited)
- 1955The Big KnifeMickey Feeney
- 1955Top of the WorldCappi
- 1955Kiss Me DeadlyNick
- 1955East of EdenRantani
- 1953The Glory BrigadeCpl. Marakis
- 1953Man in the DarkCookie
- 1952Eight Iron MenPvt. Sapiros
- 1952The Iron MistressNez Coupe
- 1952Anything Can HappenChancho
- 1951Ten Tall MenMouse
- 1951A Streetcar Named DesirePablo Gonzales
- 1951SiroccoNasir Aboud
- 1947A Double LifeStagehand (uncredited)