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Home/People/Nick Dennis
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Born
Apr 26, 1904Died: Nov 14, 1980
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

24
Movies
22
TV Shows
Also Known As
Nicholas Canavaras
Nicolas Caravidas
IMDb Profile

Nick Dennis

Acting

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.
The Night of the Cat poster

The Night of the Cat

Cast
1973
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys poster

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Engineer #2
1969
The Legend of Lylah Clare poster

The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Nick
1968
Gunpoint poster

Gunpoint

as Nicos
1966
4 for Texas poster

4 for Texas

as Angel
1963
Birdman of Alcatraz poster

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
1962
Too Late Blues poster

Too Late Blues

as Nick Bubalinas
1961
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

as Dionysius
1960
Alaska Passage poster

Alaska Passage

as Pete Harris
1959
Slaughter on 10th Avenue poster

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Midget
1957
Hot Blood poster

Hot Blood

as Korka (uncredited)
1956
The Big Knife poster

The Big Knife

as Mickey Feeney
1955
Top of the World poster

Top of the World

as Cappi
1955
Kiss Me Deadly poster

Kiss Me Deadly

as Nick
1955
East of Eden poster

East of Eden

as Rantani
1955
The Glory Brigade poster

The Glory Brigade

as Cpl. Marakis
1953
Man in the Dark poster

Man in the Dark

as Cookie
1953
Eight Iron Men poster

Eight Iron Men

as Pvt. Sapiros
1952
The Iron Mistress poster

The Iron Mistress

as Nez Coupe
1952
Anything Can Happen poster

Anything Can Happen

as Chancho
1952