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Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

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.

Birthday: 1904-04-26

Place of birth: Volos, Thessaly, Greece

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East of Eden
East of Eden

1955-04-10

Rantani

Spartacus
Spartacus

1960-10-13

Dionysius

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire

1951-09-19

Pablo Gonzales

Sirocco
Sirocco

1951-06-13

Nasir Aboud

A Double Life
A Double Life

1947-12-25

Stagehand (uncredited)

The Big Knife
The Big Knife

1955-10-25

Mickey Feeney

4 for Texas
4 for Texas

1963-12-21

Angel

Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly

1955-04-28

Nick

Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark

1953-04-09

Cookie

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969-10-10

Engineer #2

Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues

1961-11-01

Nick Bubalinas

The Glory Brigade
The Glory Brigade

1953-05-20

Cpl. Marakis

Gunpoint
Gunpoint

1966-04-25

Nicos

Top of the World
Top of the World

1955-05-01

Cappi

Alaska Passage
Alaska Passage

1959-02-11

Pete Harris

Eight Iron Men
Eight Iron Men

1952-12-01

Pvt. Sapiros

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz

1962-07-04

Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

Ten Tall Men
Ten Tall Men

1951-10-26

Mouse

The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress

1952-11-19

Nez Coupe

Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen

1952-04-03

Chancho

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957-09-01

Midget

Hot Blood
Hot Blood

1956-03-07

Korka (uncredited)