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Nick Dennis

Born 1904-04-26

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

A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 · 7.9 East of Eden 1955 · 7.8 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 · 7.5 The Big Knife 1955 · 6.8 Sirocco 1951 · 6.2 Too Late Blues 1961 · 6.8 Ten Tall Men 1951 · 6.0 Man in the Dark 1953 · 6.2 Hot Blood 1956 · 5.7