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Dennis Christopher
ActorBorn December 2, 1950 (74 years)
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.
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.
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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Filmography
| 2016 | Graves (TV Series) · as Martin Treadwell |
| 2013 | Prisoners · as Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Django Unchained · as Leonide Moguy |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) · as Fred Gorman |
| 2011 | Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Lukas Emminger |
| 2010 | Queen of the Lot · as Odin Johannessen |
| 2006 | The Lost Room (TV Series) · as Dr. Martin Ruber |
| 2006 | Dangerous Isolation · as Adrien |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Abner Merriman |
| 2004 | Nine Lives · as Mikey |
| 2004 | Deadwood (TV Series) · as Bellegarde |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Roger Coffman |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series) · as Danik |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Charles Rutledge |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under (TV Series) · as Kevin Lamb |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher (TV Series) · as Jesus |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple · as Joshua 'carrots' Beale |
| 2000 | Freakylinks (TV Series) · as Vince J. Elsing |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Homeless Guy |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice (TV Series) · as Vin Malfi |
| 1999 | Angel (TV Series) · as Cyvus Vail |
| 1999 | Roswell (TV Series) · as Bobby Dupree |
| 1997 | Skeletons · as Jim Norton |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Jack Of All Trades |
| 1996 | The Burning Zone (TV Series) · as Dr. Balfour |
| 1996 | Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (TV Series) · as Paul D’arnot |
| 1996 | Tarzan: The Epic Adventures · as Philip D'arnot |
| 1996 | The Silencers · as Comdor |
| 1996 | It's My Party · as Jack Allen |
| 1996 | The Sentinel (TV Series) · as Anthony Bates |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Mortimer T. Anton |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare · as Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp |
| 1995 | The Watcher (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Aurora: Operation Intercept · as Victor Varenkov |
| 1994 | Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation · as Mr. Reese (the Disco Years) |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) · as Eric Humbold |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Dr. Royce |
| 1994 | Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II · as Leech |
| 1993 | Necronomicon: Book of Dead · as Dale Porkel |
| 1993 | Doppelganger · as Doctor Heller |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Gerard Prosser |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami (TV Series) |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Ambassador Dillington |
| 1993 | CIA: Exiled · as Friedrich |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Borath |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story · as Randy |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Jamie Berne |
| 1991 | False Arrest · as Wally Roberts |
| 1991 | Dead Women in Lingerie · as Lapin |
| 1991 | Dark Justice (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1990 | Circuitry Man · as Leech |
| 1990 | Stephen King's It (TV Series) · as Eddie Kaspbrak |
| 1989 | A Sinful Life · as Nathan Flowers |
| 1988 | Christabel (TV Series) · as U.s. Airman |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Laurence Bauer |
| 1988 | Friends · as John |
| 1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw (TV Series) · as Jacob Hossler |
| 1987 | Hooperman (TV Series) · as Danny Welles |
| 1986 | Alien Predator · as Damon |
| 1986 | Jake Speed · as Desmond Floyd |
| 1986 | Stingray (1985) (TV Series) · as Joshua Williams |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Flight of the Spruce Goose · as Stan |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Father Nicholas Kostmayer |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Benjamin Wylie |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Dr. Henry Carlson |
| 1982 | Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder · as Brian Anderson |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire · as Charles Paddock |
| 1980 | Fade to Black · as Eric Binford |
| 1979 | The Last Word · as Ben Travis |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Daryl Kirby |
| 1979 | Breaking Away · as Dave Stoller |
| 1979 | California Dreaming · as T.t. |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Killer |
| 1979 | Elvis · as Nick Adams |
| 1978 | A Wedding · as Hughie Brenner |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955 · as Eugene |
| 1977 | 3 Women · as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair · as Charley |
| 1972 | Fellini's Roma · as The Hippie (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Young Graduates · as Pan |
| 1971 | Blood and Lace · as Pete |
| 1970 | Didn't You Hear? · as Kevin |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Young Merlin |