Acting
Nick Dennis
EN cinema · 25 credits
Born
26 April 1904
Died
14 November 1980 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Also known as Nicholas Canavaras · Nicolas Caravidas
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
Filmography
The Death Squad
as Greek
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Engineer #2
Gunpoint
as Nicos
4 for Texas
as Angel
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
Too Late Blues
as Nick Bubalinas
Spartacus
as Dionysius
Alaska Passage
as Pete Harris
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Midget
Hot Blood
as Korka (uncredited)
East of Eden
as Rantani
The Big Knife
as Mickey Feeney
Kiss Me Deadly
as Nick
Top of the World
as Cappi
Man in the Dark
as Cookie
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Marakis
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Sapiros
The Iron Mistress
as Nez Coupe
Anything Can Happen
as Chancho
A Streetcar Named Desire
as Pablo Gonzales
Sirocco
as Nasir Aboud
Ten Tall Men
as Mouse
A Double Life
as Stagehand (uncredited)