About

Known credits:
23
Birthday:
1904-04-26
Place of birth:
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Website:
N/A

Nick Dennis

Overview

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

Acting
1973 The Night of the Cat Actor 59
Average
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Actor Engineer #2 58
Average
1966 Gunpoint Actor Nicos 59
Average
1963 4 for Texas Actor Angel 58
Average
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz Actor Crazed Prisoner (uncredited) 64
Fair
1961 Too Late Blues Actor Nick Bubalinas 59
Average
1960 Spartacus Actor Dionysius 72
Good
1959 Alaska Passage Actor Pete Harris 58
Average
1957 Slaughter on 10th Avenue Actor Midget 58
Average
1956 Hot Blood Actor 59
Average
1955 The Big Knife Actor Mickey Feeney 59
Average
1955 Top of the World Actor Cappi 59
Average
1955 Kiss Me Deadly Actor Nick 64
Fair
1955 East of Eden Actor Rantani 69
Fair
1953 The Glory Brigade Actor Cpl. Marakis 59
Average
1953 Man in the Dark Actor Cookie 59
Average
1952 Eight Iron Men Actor Pvt. Sapiros 59
Average
1952 The Iron Mistress Actor Nez Coupe 58
Average
1952 Anything Can Happen Actor Chancho N/A
N/A
1951 Ten Tall Men Actor Mouse 59
Average
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire Actor Pablo Gonzales 71
Good
1951 Sirocco Actor Nasir Aboud 58
Average
1947 A Double Life Actor Stagehand (uncredited) 59
Average