Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece.^[1]

Nick Dennis
Dennis in an episode of Lock-Up (1960)
Born	(1904-04-26)April 26, 1904 Thessaly, Greece
Died	November 14, 1980(1980-11-14) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947-1978

Biography

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 1950s, 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	A Double Life	Stagehand	Uncredited
1951	Sirocco	Nasir Aboud
1951	A Streetcar Named Desire	Pablo
1951	Ten Tall Men	Mouse
1952	Anything Can Happen	Chancho
1952	The Iron Mistress	Nez Coupe
1952	Eight Iron Men	Pvt. Sapiros
1953	Man in the Dark	Cookie
1953	The Glory Brigade	Cpl. Marakis
1955	East of Eden	Rantani
1955	Top of the World	Master Sgt. Cappi
1955	Kiss Me Deadly	Nick Va Va Voom
1955	The Big Knife	Mickey Feeney
1956	Hot Blood	Korka	Uncredited
1957	Slaughter on Tenth Avenue	Midget Dock Worker
1959	Alaska Passage	Pete Harris
1960	Spartacus	Dionysius
1961	Too Late Blues	Nick Bubalinas
1962	Birdman of Alcatraz	Crazed Prisoner	Uncredited
1963	4 for Texas	Angel
1966	Gunpoint	Nicos
1968	The Legend of Lylah Clare	Nick
1969	The Good Guys and the Bad Guys	Engineer #2

References

1. Pultar, Gönül (2014). Imagined Identities: Identity Formation in the Age of Globalization p. 149. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3342-6.
2. Frangos, Steve (April 4, 2008). "Finding Greek American TV Stars on DVD". The National Herald. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
3. "A Streetcar Named Desire". Variety. June 20, 1951. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

External links

• Nick Dennis at IMDb
• Nick Dennis at the Internet Broadway Database