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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • Death Valley Days
  • The Rebel
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  • Four Star Playhouse
Known For
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • East of Eden
  • Kojak
  • The Big Knife
  • Sirocco
  • Too Late Blues
  • Eight Iron Men
  • Ten Tall Men
  • Gunpoint
  • Top of the World
  • The Night of the Cat

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
1968
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
The Rebel (TV Series) · as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous
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
1957
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
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

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