
Nick Dennis
Acting
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 β 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.
Known for
1973The Night of the Cat
1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Engineer #2
1968The Legend of Lylah Clare
Nick
1966Gunpoint
Nicos
19634 for Texas
Angel
1962Birdman of Alcatraz
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
1961Too Late Blues
Nick Bubalinas
1960Spartacus
Dionysius
1959Alaska Passage
Pete Harris
1957Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Midget
1956Hot Blood
Korka (uncredited)
1955East of Eden
Rantani
1955The Big Knife
Mickey Feeney
1955Kiss Me Deadly
Nick
1955Top of the World
Cappi
1953Man in the Dark
Cookie
1953The Glory Brigade
Cpl. Marakis
1952Eight Iron Men
Pvt. Sapiros
1952The Iron Mistress
Nez Coupe
1952Anything Can Happen
Chancho
1951A Streetcar Named Desire
Pablo Gonzales
1951Sirocco
Nasir Aboud
1951Ten Tall Men
Mouse
1947A Double Life
Stagehand (uncredited)