Nick Dennis
Acting
1904-04-26 · Volos, Thessaly, Greece
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.
Filmography(46)
tvKojak
as Constantine · 1973 · 7.2
tvKojak
as Uncle Constantino · 1973 · 7.2
tvKojak
as Charley · 1973 · 7.2
tvKojak
as Charlie · 1973 · 7.2
movieThe Night of the Cat
as · 1973 · 2.4
tvLotsa Luck
as Mario · 1973 · 6.6
tvColumbo
as Guard · 1971 · 8.1
movieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Engineer #2 · 1969 · 5.6
movieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
as Nick · 1968 · 6.0
tvIronside
as · 1967 · 6.9
movieGunpoint
as Nicos · 1966 · 6.2
movie4 for Texas
as Angel · 1963 · 5.1
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Danny · 1962 · 7.8
movieBirdman of Alcatraz
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited) · 1962 · 7.5
movieToo Late Blues
as Nick Bubalinas · 1961 · 6.4
tvThe Investigators
as · 1961 · 6.0
tvBen Casey
as · 1961 · 5.9
tvBen Casey
as Nick Kanavaras · 1961 · 5.9
movieSpartacus
as Dionysius · 1960 · 7.5
tvThe Rebel
as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous · 1959 · 5.1
tvThe Rebel
as Trapper · 1959 · 5.1
tvThe Rebel
as Greco · 1959 · 5.1
tvJohnny Staccato
as · 1959 · 5.3
movieAlaska Passage
as Pete Harris · 1959 · 4.9