Nick Dennis

Ator

1904-04-26 – 1980-11-14 · Volos, Thessaly, Greece

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.

• Spartacus (1960) — Dionysius
• Uma Rua Chamada Pecado (1951) — Pablo Gonzales
• Vidas Amargas (1955) — Rantani
• A Morte num Beijo (1955) — Nick
• O Homem de Alcatraz (1962) — Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
• A Grande Chantagem (1955) — Mickey Feeney
• Fatalidade (1947) — Stagehand (uncredited)
• Os Quatro Heróis do Texas (1963) — Angel
• Sirocco (1951) — Nasir Aboud
• A Canção da Esperança (1961) — Nick Bubalinas
• Basta, Eu Sou a Lei (1969) — Engineer #2
• A Lenda de Lylah Clare (1968) — Nick
• Um Homem nas Trevas (1953) — Cookie
• Matar ou Cair (1966) — Nicos
• Homens do Deserto (1951) — Mouse
• Nenhuma Mulher Vale Tanto (The Iron Mistress) (1952) — Nez Coupe
• Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) — Midget
• The Death Squad (1974) — Greek
• The Glory Brigade (1953) — Cpl. Marakis
• Eight Iron Men (1952) — Pvt. Sapiros
• Hot Blood (1956) — Korka (uncredited)
• Alaska Passage (1959) — Pete Harris
• The Night of the Cat (1973)
• Top of the World (1955) — Cappi