Nick Dennis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1904
- Died
- November 14, 1980 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Death Squad
Movie · as Greek
The Night of the Cat
Movie
Kojak
TV · as Constantine, Uncle Constantino, Charley, Charlie · 5 eps
Lotsa Luck
TV · as Mario · 1 ep
Columbo
TV · as Guard · 1 ep
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · as Engineer #2
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Movie · as Nick
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Mr. Alexandros · 1 ep
Gunpoint
Movie · as Nicos
4 for Texas
Movie · as Angel
Birdman of Alcatraz
Movie · as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Danny · 1 ep
Too Late Blues
Movie · as Nick Bubalinas
Ben Casey
TV · as Nick Kanavaras · 1 ep
The Investigators
TV · 1 ep
Spartacus
Movie · as Dionysius
Alaska Passage
Movie · as Pete Harris
Johnny Staccato
TV · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous, Trapper, Greco · 1 ep
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Movie · as Midget
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Chico Burns · 1 ep
Hot Blood
Movie · as Korka (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
East of Eden
Movie · as Rantani
The Big Knife
Movie · as Mickey Feeney
Kiss Me Deadly
Movie · as Nick
Top of the World
Movie · as Cappi
Man in the Dark
Movie · as Cookie
The Glory Brigade
Movie · as Cpl. Marakis
Eight Iron Men
Movie · as Pvt. Sapiros
The Iron Mistress
Movie · as Nez Coupe
Anything Can Happen
Movie · as Chancho
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Sgt. Chiaco · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Waiter, Sgt. Juliana · 1 ep
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie · as Pablo Gonzales
Sirocco
Movie · as Nasir Aboud
Ten Tall Men
Movie · as Mouse
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Tony · 1 ep
A Double Life
Movie · as Stagehand (uncredited)