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Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

Known for: Acting

Born 26/04/1904
Died 1980-11-14
Place of birth Volos, Thessaly, Greece

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.

Filmography

Columbo Series ★ 8,1

Columbo

Guard

1971

Ironside Series ★ 6,9

Ironside

1967

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Series ★ 7,8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Danny

1962

Have Gun, Will Travel Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Ben Casey Series ★ 5,9

Ben Casey

1961

Ben Casey Series ★ 5,9

Ben Casey

Nick Kanavaras

1961

Series ★ 6,8

Four Star Playhouse

Waiter

1952

Series ★ 6,8

Four Star Playhouse

Sgt. Juliana

1952

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Constantine

1973

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Uncle Constantino

1973

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Charley

1973

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Charlie

1973

The Rebel Series ★ 5,1

The Rebel

Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous

1959

The Rebel Series ★ 5,1

The Rebel

Trapper

1959

The Rebel Series ★ 5,1

The Rebel

Greco

1959

Richard Diamond, Private Detective Series ★ 6,8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Chico Burns

1957

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Tony

1950

The Adventures of Jim Bowie Series ★ 5,3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Cavalcade of America Series ★ 4,6

Cavalcade of America

Sgt. Chiaco

1952

Spartacus Film ★ 7,5

Spartacus

Dionysius

1960

Johnny Staccato Series ★ 5,3

Johnny Staccato

1959

Lotsa Luck Series ★ 6,6

Lotsa Luck

Mario

1973

A Streetcar Named Desire Film ★ 7,6

A Streetcar Named Desire

Pablo Gonzales

1951

The Investigators Series ★ 6,0

The Investigators

1961

East of Eden Film ★ 7,5

East of Eden

Rantani

1955

Gunpoint Film ★ 6,2

Gunpoint

Nicos

1966

Birdman of Alcatraz Film ★ 7,5

Birdman of Alcatraz

Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

1962

Sirocco Film ★ 6,0

Sirocco

Nasir Aboud

1951

Kiss Me Deadly Film ★ 7,2

Kiss Me Deadly

Nick

1955

4 for Texas Film ★ 5,1

4 for Texas

Angel

1963

Hot Blood Film ★ 5,7

Hot Blood

Korka (uncredited)

1956

A Double Life Film ★ 6,4

A Double Life

Stagehand (uncredited)

1947

The Legend of Lylah Clare Film ★ 6,0

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Nick

1968

Too Late Blues Film ★ 6,4

Too Late Blues

Nick Bubalinas

1961

Ten Tall Men Film ★ 6,5

Ten Tall Men

Mouse

1951

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Film ★ 5,6

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Engineer #2

1969

Man in the Dark Film ★ 6,2

Man in the Dark

Cookie

1953

The Big Knife Film ★ 6,0

The Big Knife

Mickey Feeney

1955

Slaughter on 10th Avenue Film ★ 5,8

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Midget

1957

The Iron Mistress Film ★ 5,3

The Iron Mistress

Nez Coupe

1952

The Glory Brigade Film ★ 6,3

The Glory Brigade

Cpl. Marakis

1953

Eight Iron Men Film ★ 6,6

Eight Iron Men

Pvt. Sapiros

1952

Top of the World Film ★ 6,5

Top of the World

Cappi

1955

Alaska Passage Film ★ 4,9

Alaska Passage

Pete Harris

1959

The Night of the Cat Film ★ 2,4

The Night of the Cat

1973

Anything Can Happen Film ★ 10,0

Anything Can Happen

Chancho

1952