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Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
26 Apr, 1904 (120 years old)

Nick Dennis

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.

Known For

Birdman of Alcatraz
147 min 1962

Birdman of Alcatraz

Drama Movie
Spartacus
197 min 1960

Spartacus

History Movie
Kiss Me Deadly
106 min 1955

Kiss Me Deadly

Mystery Movie
East of Eden
115 min 1955

East of Eden

Drama Movie
A Streetcar Named Desire
125 min 1951

A Streetcar Named Desire

Drama Movie