Nick Dennis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1904
- Died
- November 14, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Death Squad 1974
as Greek
The Night of the Cat 1973
Actor
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969
as Engineer #2
The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
as Nick
Gunpoint 1966
as Nicos
4 for Texas 1963
as Angel
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Too Late Blues 1961
as Nick Bubalinas
Spartacus 1960
as Dionysius
Alaska Passage 1959
as Pete Harris
Slaughter on 10th Avenue 1957
as Midget
Hot Blood 1956
as Korka (uncredited)
The Big Knife 1955
as Mickey Feeney
Top of the World 1955
as Cappi
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
as Nick
East of Eden 1955
as Rantani
The Glory Brigade 1953
as Cpl. Marakis
Man in the Dark 1953
as Cookie
Eight Iron Men 1952
as Pvt. Sapiros
The Iron Mistress 1952
as Nez Coupe
Anything Can Happen 1952
as Chancho
Ten Tall Men 1951
as Mouse
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
as Pablo Gonzales
Sirocco 1951
as Nasir Aboud
A Double Life 1947
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.