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Barry Dennen
Actor, Writer
Died September 26, 2017 (79 years)
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Barry Dennen (born February 22, 1938) is an American actor, singer, and writer.
Dennen was born in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City from 1960 to 1963, he had a relationship with Barbra Streisand, including living together for a year, during which time he helped her develop the nightclub act that began her successful career as a singer and actress.
He moved to London for fifteen years and in 1968 landed the starring role of the master of ceremonies in the London version of Cabaret. In 1970, he played Pontius Pilate on the album of Jesus Christ Superstar, and he played the same role in the Broadway production (1971). In the same year, he played Mendel in Norman Jewison's film of Fiddler on the Roof. According to Dennen's website, he suggested to Jewison that he direct a film of Superstar. Jewison did so, and Dennen played Pilate again (1973).
He was the voice actor who portrayed the Chamberlain SkekSil in The Dark Crystal. He has also done voice work on such cartoons as DuckTales, Batman: The Animated Series, The Pirates of Dark Water, Animaniacs, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Since that time Dennen has had a variety of small parts on American television shows and films, including: Batman; Superman III; The Kentucky Fried Movie; The Shining; Galtar and the Golden Lance; Tales from the Darkside and Titanic. He played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey in Shock Treatment, the sequel toThe Rocky Horror Picture Show. He has also done voices for many video games, including Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2, Police Chief Bogen in Grim Fandango, Mimir in the recent video game Too Human, Dean Domino in Fallout: New Vegas expansion "Dead Money", and the Dark One in The Mark of Kri.
He wrote the screenplay for an episode of Amazing Stories titled "The Secret Cinema" (1985) and cowrote an episode of The Comic Strip Presents... titled "Demonella" (1993). His autobiographical book, My Life With Barbra: A Love Story (1997), deals with their relationship and with his gradual realization that he was a homosexual.
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Filmography
| 2021 | Superstars: The Extended Version · as Unknown |
| 2019 | The Crystal Calls - Making the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance · as Chamberlain |
| 2016 | Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival · as Heaven's Denizen |
| 2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis · as Defense Advisor (voice) |
| 2014 | Heavenly Sword · as Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (voice) |
| 2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (TV Series) · as Mandarin (voice) |
| 2012 | Room 237 · as Bill Watson |
| 2010 | The Daltons (TV Series) · as Jack Dalton |
| 2010 | MAD (TV Series) · as Gatored Community Announcer |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV Series) · as Ramsis Dendup (voice) |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel · as Fatman |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Manhood · as Singing Groom |
| 2001 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (TV Series) · as Blubbery Joe |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque · as Captain |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Captain (voice) |
| 1997 | Titanic · as Praying Man |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (TV Series) · as John Eric |
| 1994 | The Shadow · as Tulku |
| 1994 | Twin Sitters · as Thomas |
| 1994 | Weird Science (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Clifford · as Terry the Pterodactyl |
| 1993 | Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Czar |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Shadow Agent (voice) |
| 1991 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? · as Stage Manager |
| 1991 | Liquid Dreams · as The Major |
| 1991 | The Pirates of Dark Water (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1989 | Paddington Bear (1989) (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1989 | The Further Adventures of SuperTed (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Dutch Treat · as Hash |
| 1987 | DuckTales (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1986 | My Sister Sam (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Charon |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Headwaiter |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Murray Rabinowitz |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (TV Series) · as news dealer |
| 1985 | Pound Puppies (TV Series) · as Pound Owner 1 |
| 1985 | Galtar and the Golden Lance (TV Series) · as Krimm |
| 1985 | Adventures of the Gummi Bears (TV Series) · as Assistant |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (TV Series) · as Priest Balak |
| 1984 | Not for Publication · as Senor Wopperico |
| 1984 | Memed My Hawk · as Hikmet |
| 1984 | The Pink Panther and Sons (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1984 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Sheldon Persky |
| 1983 | Superman III · as Dr. McClean |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Aldo D |
| 1983 | Trading Places · as Demitri |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal · as Chamberlain / Podling (voice) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Lewis Grumman |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents (TV Series) · as Adolf Hitler |
| 1982 | Beau Geste (TV Series) · as Buddy |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Winston Bedell |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Stage Manager |
| 1981 | Shock Treatment · as Irwin Lapsey |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | The Smurfs (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1980 | The Shining · as Bill Watson |
| 1980 | Oppenheimer (1980) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test · as Mad Bomber |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Scungilli |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie · as Claude LaMont (segment "High Adventure") |
| 1976 | Monster Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Brannigan · as Julian |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Hitler |
| 1974 | Madhouse · as Gerry Blount |
| 1973 | Jesus Christ Superstar · as Pontius Pilate |
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof · as Mendel |
| 1970 | The Juggler of Notre Dame · as The Juggler |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Toomey |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Unknown |