Nick Dennis
Acting
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
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tvKojak
1973
Constantine / Uncle Constantino / Charley / Charlie
tvLotsa Luck
1973
Mario
tvColumbo
1971
Guard
movieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
Engineer #2
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Mr. Alexandros
movieGunpoint
1966
Nicos
movie4 for Texas
1963
Angel
movieBirdman of Alcatraz
1962
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
movieToo Late Blues
1961
Nick Bubalinas
tvBen Casey
1961
Nick Kanavaras
movieSpartacus
1960
Dionysius
tvThe Rebel
1959
Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous / Trapper / Greco
movieAlaska Passage
1959
Pete Harris
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Chico Burns
movieHot Blood
1956
Korka (uncredited)
movieThe Big Knife
1955
Mickey Feeney
movieEast of Eden
1955
Rantani
movieThe Glory Brigade
1953
Cpl. Marakis
movieMan in the Dark
1953
Cookie
movieEight Iron Men
1952
Pvt. Sapiros
movieThe Iron Mistress
1952
Nez Coupe
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Sgt. Chiaco
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Waiter / Sgt. Juliana
movieAnything Can Happen
1952
Chancho
movieA Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Pablo Gonzales
movieSirocco
1951
Nasir Aboud
movieA Double Life
1947
Stagehand (uncredited)