Nick Dennis
Nick Dennis
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-04-26 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Acting

1973

Kojak as Constantine

1973

Kojak as Uncle Constantino

1973

Kojak as Charley

1973

Kojak as Charlie

1973

Lotsa Luck as Mario

1973

The Night of the Cat as Not available

1971

Columbo as Guard

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Engineer #2

1967

Ironside as Not available

1966

Gunpoint as Nicos

1963

4 for Texas as Angel

1962

Birdman of Alcatraz as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

1961

Ben Casey as Not available

1961

Ben Casey as Nick Kanavaras

1961

Too Late Blues as Nick Bubalinas

1960

Spartacus as Dionysius

1959

The Rebel as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous

1959

The Rebel as Trapper

1959

The Rebel as Greco

1959

Johnny Staccato as Not available

1959

Alaska Passage as Pete Harris

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel as Not available

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Not available

1956

Hot Blood as Not available

1955

East of Eden as Rantani

1955

Kiss Me Deadly as Nick

1955

The Big Knife as Mickey Feeney

1955

Top of the World as Cappi

1953

Man in the Dark as Cookie

1953

The Glory Brigade as Cpl. Marakis

1952

Four Star Playhouse as Waiter

1952

Four Star Playhouse as Sgt. Juliana

1952

Cavalcade of America as Sgt. Chiaco

1952

The Iron Mistress as Nez Coupe

1952

Eight Iron Men as Pvt. Sapiros

1952

Anything Can Happen as Chancho

1951

A Streetcar Named Desire as Pablo Gonzales

1951

Ten Tall Men as Mouse

1951

Sirocco as Nasir Aboud

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Tony

1947

A Double Life as Stagehand (uncredited)