Acting
Nick Dennis
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.
Filmography
The Death Squad
Film · 1974
The Night of the Cat
Film · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Lotsa Luck
Series · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Columbo
Series · 1971
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Film · 1969
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Film · 1968
Ironside
Series · 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Series · 1967
Gunpoint
Film · 1966
4 for Texas
Film · 1963
Birdman of Alcatraz
Film · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Too Late Blues
Film · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
The Investigators
Series · 1961
Spartacus
Film · 1960
Alaska Passage
Film · 1959
Johnny Staccato
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Film · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Hot Blood
Film · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
East of Eden
Film · 1955
The Big Knife
Film · 1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Film · 1955
Top of the World
Film · 1955
Man in the Dark
Film · 1953
The Glory Brigade
Film · 1953
Eight Iron Men
Film · 1952
The Iron Mistress
Film · 1952
Anything Can Happen
Film · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
A Streetcar Named Desire
Film · 1951
Sirocco
Film · 1951
Ten Tall Men
Film · 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
A Double Life
Film · 1947