As Actor
Gunpoint
1966
5.9
Nick Dennis
Acting
Birth Date
April 26, 1904
Place of Birth
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Date of Death
November 14, 1980
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
4 for Texas
1963
5.1
As Actor
Too Late Blues
1961
6.5
As Actor
Alaska Passage
1959
4.9
As Actor
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
5.4
As Actor
Top of the World
1955
6.3
As Actor
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
7.2
As Actor
East of Eden
1955
7.5
As Actor
The Glory Brigade
1953
5.7
As Actor
Man in the Dark
1953
6.0
As Actor
Eight Iron Men
1952
6.5
As Actor
Ten Tall Men
1951
6.4
As Actor
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
7.6
As Actor
Sirocco
1951
5.9