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Dennis Christopher

Actor

Dennis Christopher

Born December 2, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA45 films

Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black.

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His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood.

Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robert Altman's A Wedding.

In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

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Django Unchained posterFirst watchDjango Unchained20128.2as Leonide MoguyWith the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Prisoners poster8.1Prisoners2013Chariots of Fire poster6.8Chariots of Fire1981Roma poster7.3Roma19723 Women poster7.13 Women1977Breaking Away poster7.2Breaking Away1979Elvis poster6.9Elvis1979Necronomicon poster5.9Necronomicon1993A Wedding poster6.3A Wedding1978

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. TBASILENCERSComdor
  2. 2013PrisonersMr. Jones (uncredited)
  3. 2012Django UnchainedLeonide Moguy
  4. 2010Queen of the LotOdin Johannessen
  5. 2006Dangerous IsolationAdrien
  6. 2004Nine LivesMikey
  7. 2001The Ballad of Lucy WhippleJoshua 'Carrots' Beale
  8. 1997SkeletonsJim Norton
  9. 1996Tarzan: The Epic AdventuresPhilip D'Arnot
  10. 1996The SilencersComdor
  11. 1996It's My PartyDouglas Reedy
  12. 1996Mind RageSteve
  13. 1995Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee NightmareBeauchamp
  14. 1995Aurora: Operation InterceptVictor Varenkov
  15. 1994Boys LifeMr. Reese (The Disco Years)
  16. 1994Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man IILeech
  17. 1994The Disco YearsMr. Reese
  18. 1993NecronomiconDale Porkel
  19. 1993CuraçaoFriedrich (uncredited)
  20. 1993DoppelgangerDoctor Heller
  21. 1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryRandy
  22. 1991False ArrestWally Roberts
  23. 1991Dead Women in LingerieLapin
  24. 1990Circuitry ManLeech
  25. 1989A Sinful LifeNathan Flowers
  26. 1987FriendsJohn
  27. 1986The FallingDamon
  28. 1986Jake SpeedDesmond Floyd
  29. 1986Flight of the Spruce GooseStan
  30. 1983Jack and the BeanstalkJack
  31. 1982Don't Cry, It's Only ThunderBrian Anderson
  32. 1981Chariots of FireCharles Paddock
  33. 1980Fade to BlackEric Binford
  34. 1979The Last WordBen Travis
  35. 1979Breaking AwayDave Stoller
  36. 1979California DreamingT.T.
  37. 1979ElvisNick Adams
  38. 1978A WeddingHughie Brenner
  39. 1977September 30, 1955Eugene
  40. 19773 WomenSoda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
  41. 1976Bernice Bobs Her HairCharley
  42. 1972RomaThe Hippie (uncredited)
  43. 1971The Young GraduatesPan
  44. 1971Blood and LacePete
  45. 1970Didn’t You Hear?Kevin