Cast
Nick Dennis
Acting
Cast
Nick Dennis
Known for
Acting
Born
1904-04-26
From
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Died
1980-11-14
Also known as Nicholas Canavaras, Nicolas Caravidas
Biography
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.
Spartacus
as Dionysius
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Pablo Gonzales
East of Eden
as Rantani
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Gunpoint
as Nicos
Sirocco
as Nasir Aboud
Kiss Me Deadly
as Nick
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Nick
A Double Life
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Too Late Blues
as Nick Bubalinas
Hot Blood
as Korka (uncredited)
4 for Texas
as Angel
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Engineer #2
Ten Tall Men
as Mouse
Man in the Dark
as Cookie
The Iron Mistress
as Nez Coupe
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Sapiros
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Marakis
The Big Knife
as Mickey Feeney
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Midget
Top of the World
as Cappi
Alaska Passage
as Pete Harris
Anything Can Happen
as Chancho
