Nick Dennis

About

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.

Known for

ColumboSeries • 1971IronsideSeries • 1967The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952Ben CaseySeries • 1961KojakSeries • 1973Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries • 1957The RebelSeries • 1959East of EdenMovie • 1955The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950SpartacusMovie • 1960Johnny StaccatoSeries • 1959A Streetcar Named DesireMovie • 1951Birdman of AlcatrazMovie • 1962Kiss Me DeadlyMovie • 1955SiroccoMovie • 1951The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovie • 1969The Big KnifeMovie • 1955Too Late BluesMovie • 1961GunpointMovie • 19664 for TexasMovie • 1963