Nick Dennis

Born: 1904-04-26

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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as Dionysius
Released: 1960-10-13

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer...

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A Streetcar Named Desire

as Pablo Gonzales
Released: 1951-09-19

A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious...

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Kiss Me Deadly

as Nick
Released: 1955-04-28

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country...

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East of Eden

as Rantani
Released: 1955-04-10

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against...

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Birdman of Alcatraz

as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Released: 1962-07-04

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary...

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4 for Texas

as Angel
Released: 1963-12-21

In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to...

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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Engineer #2
Released: 1969-10-10

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are...

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Gunpoint

as Nicos
Released: 1966-04-25

A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a...

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A Double Life

as Stagehand (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-25

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage...

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The Big Knife

as Mickey Feeney
Released: 1955-10-25

Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to...

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Ten Tall Men

as Mouse
Released: 1951-10-26

Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will...

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Sirocco

as Nasir Aboud
Released: 1951-06-13

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

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Man in the Dark

as Cookie
Released: 1953-04-09

A prisoner undergoes experimental brain surgery in order to get early parole. He released but...

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Hot Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1956-03-07

Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous...

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Too Late Blues

as Nick Bubalinas
Released: 1961-11-01

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in...

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The Iron Mistress

as Nez Coupe
Released: 1952-11-19

In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her...

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The Glory Brigade

as Cpl. Marakis
Released: 1953-05-20

During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a...

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Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Midget
Released: 1957-09-01

A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for...

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Anything Can Happen

as Chancho
Released: 1952-04-03

A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan.

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Eight Iron Men

as Pvt. Sapiros
Released: 1952-12-01

During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the...

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Top Of The World

as Cappi
Released: 1955-05-01

A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island...

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Alaska Passage

as Pete Harris
Released: 1959-02-11

Al Graham runs a trucking business in Alaska, America’s final frontier which confronts him with...

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A Piece of the Action

as Danny
Released: 1962-09-20

Duke Marsden is a compulsive gambler and is about to lose his wife because of it. She gives him...

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The Night of the Cat

as uncredited
Released: 1973-09-11

When her sister is murdered by a group of goons working for a local mobster, Beth goes on the...

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Columbo

as Guard
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Danny
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-09-07

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956...

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Chico Burns
First aired: 1957-07-01

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949...

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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Cavalcade of America

as Sgt. Chiaco
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Tony
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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The Rebel

as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on...

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The Rebel

as Trapper
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on...

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The Rebel

as Greco
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on...

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Lotsa Luck

as Mario
First aired: 1973-09-10

Lotsa Luck is an American sitcom that aired during the 1973-74 television season. The series...

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Kojak

as Constantine
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Kojak

as Uncle Constantino
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Kojak

as Charley
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Johnny Staccato

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-10

Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from...

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