Biography
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 β 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.
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Filmography
all 38
Movies 23
TV Shows 15
Constantine / Charley / Uncle Constantino
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Actor
The Night of the Cat (1973)
Movie
Mario
Lotsa Luck (1973)
TV
Guard
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Engineer #2
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Movie
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Nicos
Gunpoint (1966)
Movie
Angel
4 for Texas (1963)
Movie
Danny
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Movie
5.33
Nick Bubalinas
Too Late Blues (1961)
Movie
Nick Kanavaras / Nick
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Dionysius
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Trapper / Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous / Greco
The Rebel (1959)
TV
Johnny Staccato (1959)
TV
Pete Harris
Alaska Passage (1959)
Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Midget
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
Movie
Chico Burns
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
TV
Hot Blood (1956)
Movie
Mickey Feeney
The Big Knife (1955)
Movie
Cappi
Top Of The World (1955)
Movie
Nick
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Movie
4.67
Rantani
East of Eden (1955)
Movie
1
Farrag / Gadi
Passport to Danger (1954)
TV
Cpl. Marakis
The Glory Brigade (1953)
Movie
Cookie
Man in the Dark (1953)
Movie
Pvt. Sapiros
Eight Iron Men (1952)
Movie
Nez Coupe
The Iron Mistress (1952)
Movie
Sgt. Chiaco
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Waiter / Sgt. Juliana
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Chancho
Anything Can Happen (1952)
Movie
Mouse
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Movie
Pablo Gonzales
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Movie
3
Nasir Aboud
Sirocco (1951)
Movie
Tony
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Stagehand (uncredited)
A Double Life (1947)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.18
Based on 442 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1947
1953
1957
1955
1973
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1904-04-26
Deathday1980-11-14 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceThessalia, Greece
CitizenshipsGreece, United States of America
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