Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1955-12-02 (68 years old)

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Biography

Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black.


His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood.


Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robert Altman's A Wedding.


In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

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Filmography

all 82

Movies 50

TV Shows 32

self 7

Self
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)

Movie
Himself
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)

Movie
Martin Treadwell
Graves

Graves (2016)

TV
6.83
Battle at Versailles

Battle at Versailles (2016)

Movie
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Prisoners

Prisoners (2013)

Movie
8.08
Leonide Moguy
Django Unchained

Django Unchained (2012)

Movie
7.57
Self
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)

Movie
Fred Gorman
Perception

Perception (2012)

TV
5.95
Self
Jobriath A.D.

Jobriath A.D. (2012)

Movie
Lukas Emminger
Unforgettable

Unforgettable (2011)

TV
5
Odin Johannessen
Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot (2010)

Movie
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)

TV
Self
Inside the Lost Room

Inside the Lost Room (2007)

Movie
Dr. Martin Ruber
The Lost Room

The Lost Room (2006)

TV
4.75
Adrien
Dangerous Isolation

Dangerous Isolation (2006)

Movie
Abner Merriman
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds (2005)

TV
6.04
Mikey
Nine Lives

Nine Lives (2004)

Movie
Bellegarde
Deadwood

Deadwood (2004)

TV
6.17
Roger Coffman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5
Danik
Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

TV
5.69
Charles Rutledge
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan (2001)

TV
5.95
Kevin Lamb
Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under (2001)

TV
6.14
Jesus
Kate Brasher

Kate Brasher (2001)

TV
Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)

Movie
Homeless Guy / Richard Dorsey
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

TV
6.33
Vince Elsing
FreakyLinks

FreakyLinks (2000)

TV
Bobby Dupree
Roswell

Roswell (1999)

TV
4.57
Cyvus Vail
Angel

Angel (1999)

TV
6.15
Self
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows (1999)

Movie
Jim Norton
Skeletons

Skeletons (1997)

Movie
Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay / Sheriff Ed Post
Profiler

Profiler (1996)

TV
6.43
Paul D’Arnot
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)

TV
Philip D'Arnot
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)

Movie
Comdor
The Silencers

The Silencers (1996)

Movie
Jack Allen
It's My Party

It's My Party (1996)

Movie
Anthony Bates
The Sentinel

The Sentinel (1996)

TV
Steve
Mind Rage

Mind Rage (1996)

Movie
Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995)

Movie
The Watcher

The Watcher (1995)

TV
Victor Varenkov
Aurora: Operation Intercept

Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)

Movie
Mr. Reese (segment "The Disco Years")
Boys Life

Boys Life (1994)

Movie
Leech
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)

Movie
Mr. Reese
The Disco Years

The Disco Years (1994)

Movie
Dale Porkel
Necronomicon

Necronomicon (1993)

Movie
6
Gerard prosser
NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue (1993)

TV
5.8
Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami (1993)

TV
Ambassador Dillington
seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV (1993)

TV
6
Doctor Heller
Doppelganger

Doppelganger (1993)

Movie
Borath
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

TV
5.7
Randy
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)

Movie
Wally Roberts
False Arrest

False Arrest (1991)

Movie
Lapin
Dead Women in Lingerie

Dead Women in Lingerie (1991)

Movie
Eddie Kaspbrak
It

It (1990)

TV
9.67
Leech
Circuitry Man

Circuitry Man (1990)

Movie
Nathan Flowers
A Sinful Life

A Sinful Life (1989)

Movie
John
Friends

Friends (1987)

Movie
Damon
Alien Predators

Alien Predators (1986)

Movie
Desmond Floyd
Jake Speed

Jake Speed (1986)

Movie
6
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Stan
Flight of the Spruce Goose

Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986)

Movie
Father Nicholas Kostmayer
The Equalizer

The Equalizer (1985)

TV
7.33
Benjamin Wylie
Moonlighting

Moonlighting (1985)

TV
5.99
Dr. Henry Carlson / Lyman Taggart
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Jack
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)

Movie
Jack
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

TV
Brian Anderson
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)

Movie
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Charles Paddock
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Movie
6
Eric Binford
Fade to Black

Fade to Black (1980)

Movie
Ben Travis
The Last Word

The Last Word (1979)

Movie
Dave Stohler
Breaking Away

Breaking Away (1979)

Movie
5
T.T.
California Dreaming

California Dreaming (1979)

Movie
Killer
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Nick Adams
Elvis

Elvis (1979)

Movie
Hughie Brenner
A Wedding

A Wedding (1978)

Movie
Eugene
September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955 (1977)

Movie
Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
3 Women

3 Women (1977)

Movie
1
Charley
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)

Movie
The Hippie (uncredited)
Roma

Roma (1972)

Movie
Pan
The Young Graduates

The Young Graduates (1971)

Movie
Pete
Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace (1971)

Movie
Kevin
Didn’t You Hear?

Didn’t You Hear? (1970)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.16
Based on 3.88 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1985
1994
1989
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1955-12-02 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Dennis Carrelli


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