Nick Dennis
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.
Filmography
The Death Squad
as Greek
The Death Squad
as Greek
The Night of the Cat
The Night of the Cat
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Nick
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Nick
Gunpoint
as Nicos
Gunpoint
as Nicos
4 for Texas
as Angel
4 for Texas
as Angel
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Too Late Blues
as Nick Bubalinas
Too Late Blues
as Nick Bubalinas
Spartacus
as Dionysius
Spartacus
as Dionysius
Alaska Passage
as Pete Harris
Alaska Passage
as Pete Harris
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Midget
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Midget
Hot Blood
as Korka (uncredited)
Hot Blood
as Korka (uncredited)
The Big Knife
as Mickey Feeney
The Big Knife
as Mickey Feeney
Kiss Me Deadly
as Nick
Kiss Me Deadly
as Nick
East of Eden
as Rantani
East of Eden
as Rantani
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Marakis
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Marakis
Man in the Dark
as Cookie
Man in the Dark
as Cookie
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Sapiros
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Sapiros
The Iron Mistress
as Nez Coupe
The Iron Mistress
as Nez Coupe
Anything Can Happen
as Chancho
Anything Can Happen
as Chancho
Ten Tall Men
as Mouse
Ten Tall Men
as Mouse
Sirocco
as Nasir Aboud
Sirocco
as Nasir Aboud
A Double Life
as Stagehand (uncredited)
A Double Life
as Stagehand (uncredited)