- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Volos, Thessaly, Greece
- Died
- November 14, 1980
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.
Filmography
tvKojak
1973 · Constantine, Uncle Constantino, Charley, Charlie
movieThe Night of the Cat
1973
tvLotsa Luck
1973 · Mario
tvColumbo
1971 · Guard
movieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 · Engineer #2
movieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · Nick
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Mr. Alexandros
tvIronside
1967
movieGunpoint
1966 · Nicos
movie4 for Texas
1963 · Angel
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Danny
movieBirdman of Alcatraz
1962 · Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
movieToo Late Blues
1961 · Nick Bubalinas
tvThe Investigators
1961
tvBen Casey
1961 · , Nick Kanavaras
movieSpartacus
1960 · Dionysius
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous, Trapper, Greco
tvJohnny Staccato
1959
movieAlaska Passage
1959 · Pete Harris
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
movieSlaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · Midget
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Chico Burns
tvThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
movieHot Blood
1956 · Korka (uncredited)
movieThe Big Knife
1955 · Mickey Feeney
movieTop of the World
1955 · Cappi
movieKiss Me Deadly
1955 · Nick
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
movieTen Tall Men
1951 · Mouse
movieA Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Pablo Gonzales
movieSirocco
1951 · Nasir Aboud
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Tony
movieA Double Life
1947 · Stagehand (uncredited)