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Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

Birthday: 1904-04-26 | Place of Birth:

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2005
East of Eden

as    Rantani

1963
4 for Texas

as    Angel

1959
Alaska Passage

as    Pete Harris

1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as    Midget

1955
Kiss Me Deadly

as    Nick

1953
Man in the Dark

as    Cookie

1953
The Glory Brigade

as    Cpl. Marakis

1952
Eight Iron Men

as    Pvt. Sapiros

1951
Ten Tall Men

as    Mouse

1951
Sirocco

as    Nasir Aboud

1951
A Streetcar Named Desire

as    Pablo Gonzales