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Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece.
1962
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 26, 1904
Died
November 14, 1980
Birthplace
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Also Known As
Spartacus
1960
The Iron Mistress
1952
Anything Can Happen
1952
4 for Texas
1963
Sirocco
1951
Top of the World
1955
The Glory Brigade
1953
The Night of the Cat
1973
The Big Knife
1955
Gunpoint
1966
Eight Iron Men
1952
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Ten Tall Men
1951
East of Eden
1955
A Double Life
1947
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
Too Late Blues
1961
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Man in the Dark
1953
+ 4 more movies
Columbo
1971
Ironside
1967
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Ben Casey
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Kojak
1973
Kojak
1973
Kojak
1973
Kojak
1973
The Rebel
1959
The Rebel
1959
The Rebel
1959
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Johnny Staccato
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Cavalcade of America
1952
+ 2 more TV shows