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Nick Dennis
Actor
Died November 14, 1980 (76 years)
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.
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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Filmography
1975 | The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Vitas |
1974 | The Death Squad · as Greek |
1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Constantine |
1973 | |
1973 | Lotsa Luck (TV Series) · as Mario |
1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Guard |
1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Nick |
1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys · as Engineer #2 |
1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare · as Nick |
1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Mr. Alexandros |
1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
1966 | Gunpoint · as Nicos |
1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Kostas |
1963 | 4 for Texas · as Angel |
1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Danny |
1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz · as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited) |
1961 | Too Late Blues · as Nick Bubalinas |
1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Nick Kanavaras |
1960 | Spartacus · as Dionysius |
1959 | |
1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Happy Masters |
1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) |
1959 | Alaska Passage · as Pete Harris |
1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Skitter - Henchman |
1957 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Sgt. Martinez |
1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Mr. Primo |
1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue · as Midget |
1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) · as Trainer |
1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Chico Burns |
1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Howie |
1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
1956 | |
1955 | The Big Knife · as Mickey Feeney |
1955 | Top of the World · as Cappi |
1955 | Kiss Me Deadly · as Nick |
1955 | East of Eden · as Rantani |
1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Farrag |
1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Cast |
1953 | The Glory Brigade · as Cpl. Marakis |
1953 | Man in the Dark · as Cookie |
1952 | Eight Iron Men · as Pvt. Sapiros |
1952 | The Iron Mistress · as Nez Coupe |
1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Poppa Cantini |
1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Sgt. Chiaco |
1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sgt. Juliana |
1952 | Anything Can Happen · as Chancho |
1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Pietro |
1951 | Ten Tall Men · as Mouse |
1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire · as Pablo Gonzales |
1951 | Sirocco · as Nasir Aboud |
1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Tony |
1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
1947 | A Double Life · as Stagehand (uncredited) |
1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Cast |