Acting · Volos, Thessaly, Greece · Born April 26, 1904
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.
TVKojak
1973
as Constantine
MovieThe Night of the Cat
1973
TVLotsa Luck
1973
as Mario
TVColumbo
1971
as Guard
MovieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Engineer #2
MovieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Nick
TVThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Mr. Alexandros
TVIronside
1967
MovieGunpoint
1966
as Nicos
Movie4 for Texas
1963
as Angel
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Danny
MovieBirdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
MovieToo Late Blues
1961
as Nick Bubalinas
TVThe Investigators
1961
TVBen Casey
1961
MovieSpartacus
1960
as Dionysius
TVThe Rebel
1959
as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous
TVJohnny Staccato
1959
MovieAlaska Passage
1959
as Pete Harris
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieSlaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Midget
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Chico Burns
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieHot Blood
1956
as Korka (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Knife
1955
as Mickey Feeney
MovieTop of the World
1955
as Cappi
MovieKiss Me Deadly
1955
as Nick
MovieEast of Eden
1955
as Rantani
MovieThe Glory Brigade
1953
as Cpl. Marakis
MovieMan in the Dark
1953
as Cookie
MovieEight Iron Men
1952
as Pvt. Sapiros
MovieThe Iron Mistress
1952
as Nez Coupe
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Sgt. Chiaco
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Waiter
MovieAnything Can Happen
1952
as Chancho
MovieTen Tall Men
1951
as Mouse
MovieA Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Pablo Gonzales
MovieSirocco
1951
as Nasir Aboud
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tony
MovieA Double Life
1947
as Stagehand (uncredited)
