Nick Dennis
Born: 1904-04-26
• Volos, Thessaly, Greece
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 Night of the Cat
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Gunpoint
4 for Texas
Birdman of Alcatraz
Too Late Blues
Spartacus
Alaska Passage
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Hot Blood
The Big Knife
Top of the World
Kiss Me Deadly
East of Eden
The Glory Brigade
Man in the Dark
Eight Iron Men
The Iron Mistress
Anything Can Happen
Ten Tall Men
A Streetcar Named Desire
Sirocco
A Double Life