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Barry Dennen (February 22, 1938–September 26, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and writer.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Barry Dennen (February 22, 1938–September 26, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and writer.
Dennen was born in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City from 1960 to 1963, he had a relationship with Barbra Streisand, including living together for a year, during which time he helped her develop the nightclub act that began her successful career as a singer and actress.
He moved to London for fifteen years and in 1968 landed the starring role of the master of ceremonies in the London version of Cabaret. In 1970, he played Pontius Pilate on the album of Jesus Christ Superstar, and he played the same role in the Broadway production (1971). In the same year, he played Mendel in Norman Jewison's film of Fiddler on the Roof. According to Dennen's website, he suggested to Jewison that he direct a film of Superstar. Jewison did so, and Dennen played Pilate again (1973).
He was the voice actor who portrayed the Chamberlain SkekSil in The Dark Crystal. He has also done voice work on such cartoons as DuckTales, Batman: The Animated Series, The Pirates of Dark Water, Animaniacs, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Since that time Dennen has had a variety of small parts on American television shows and films, including: Batman; Superman III; The Kentucky Fried Movie; The Shining; Galtar and the Golden Lance; Tales from the Darkside and Titanic. He played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey in Shock Treatment, the sequel toThe Rocky Horror Picture Show. He has also done voices for many video games, including Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2, Police Chief Bogen in Grim Fandango, Mimir in the recent video game Too Human, Dean Domino in Fallout: New Vegas expansion "Dead Money", and the Dark One in The Mark of Kri.
He wrote the screenplay for an episode of Amazing Stories titled "The Secret Cinema" (1985) and cowrote an episode of The Comic Strip Presents... titled "Demonella" (1993). His autobiographical book, My Life With Barbra: A Love Story (1997), deals with their relationship and with his gradual realization that he was a homosexual.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
February 22, 1938
Died
September 26, 2017
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Titanic
1997
The Shining
1980
Trading Places
1983
Rabbit Test
1978
She Woke Up
1992
The Secret Cinema
1967
Superman III
1983
Heavenly Sword
2014
Ragtime
1981
The Dark Crystal
1982
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
2015
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
Madhouse
1974
Memed My Hawk
1984
Ring of Passion
1978
Twin Sitters
1994
Brannigan
1975
Clifford
1994
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1984
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2008
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2008
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1992
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1966
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2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Hill Street Blues
1981
DuckTales
1987
DuckTales
1987
L.A. Law
1986
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Batman Beyond
1999
Amazing Stories
1985
Newhart
1982
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995
Murphy Brown
1988
Weird Science
1994
Wonder Woman
1975
Monster Squad
1976
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