Nick Dennis
Born
April 26, 1904
Died
November 14, 1980 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Kojak
Constantine · (5 episodes)
1973
Kojak
Uncle Constantino · (1 episode)
1973
Kojak
Charley · (1 episode)
1973
Kojak
Charlie · (2 episodes)
1973
The Night of the Cat
1973
Lotsa Luck
Mario · (1 episode)
1973
Columbo
Guard · (1 episode)
1971
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Engineer #2
1969
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
Gunpoint
Nicos
1966
4 for Texas
Angel
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Danny · (1 episode)
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
1962
Too Late Blues
Nick Bubalinas
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Ben Casey
Nick Kanavaras · (1 episode)
1961
Spartacus
Dionysius
1960
The Rebel
Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous · (1 episode)
1959
The Rebel
Trapper · (1 episode)
1959
The Rebel
Greco · (1 episode)
1959
Johnny Staccato
(1 episode)
1959
Alaska Passage
Pete Harris
1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Midget
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Chico Burns · (1 episode)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956
Hot Blood
1956
The Big Knife
Mickey Feeney
1955
Top of the World
Cappi
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Nick
1955
East of Eden
Rantani
1955
The Glory Brigade
Cpl. Marakis
1953
Man in the Dark
Cookie
1953
Eight Iron Men
Pvt. Sapiros
1952
The Iron Mistress
Nez Coupe
1952
Cavalcade of America
Sgt. Chiaco · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Waiter · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Sgt. Juliana · (1 episode)
1952
Anything Can Happen
Chancho
1952
Ten Tall Men
Mouse
1951
A Streetcar Named Desire
Pablo Gonzales
1951
Sirocco
Nasir Aboud
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Tony · (1 episode)
1950
A Double Life
Stagehand (uncredited)
1947