Biography
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 β 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
all 37
Movies 23
TV Shows 14
Constantine / Charlie / Uncle Constantino / Charley

Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Mario

Lotsa Luck (1973)
TV
Guard

Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Engineer #2

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Movie
Nicos

Gunpoint (1966)
Movie
Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Movie
5.33
Nick Bubalinas

Too Late Blues (1961)
Movie
Nick Kanavaras

Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Dionysius

Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous / Trapper / Greco

The Rebel (1959)
TV
Pete Harris

Alaska Passage (1959)
Movie
Chico Burns

Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
Mickey Feeney

The Big Knife (1955)
Movie
Master Sgt. Cappi

Top of the World (1955)
Movie
Rantani

East of Eden (1955)
Movie
1
Cpl. Marakis

The Glory Brigade (1953)
Movie
Pvt. Sapiros

Eight Iron Men (1952)
Movie
Nez Coupe

The Iron Mistress (1952)
Movie
Sgt. Chiaco

Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Waiter / Sgt. Juliana

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Pablo Gonzales

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Movie
3
Nasir Aboud

Sirocco (1951)
Movie
Stagehand (uncredited)

A Double Life (1947)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1904-04-26
Deathday1980-11-14 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceThessalia, Greece
CitizenshipsGreece, United States
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