Nick Dennis
Known For
Acting
Born
1904-04-26 in Volos, Thessaly, Greece
Died
1980-11-14
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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Guard
Ironside
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Danny
Have Gun, Will Travel
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Nick Kanavaras
Kojak
as Constantine
Kojak
as Uncle Constantino
Kojak
as Charley
Kojak
as Charlie
Four Star Playhouse
as Waiter
Four Star Playhouse
as Sgt. Juliana
The Rebel
as Sheriff Rocky Spiropolous
The Rebel
as Trapper
The Rebel
as Greco
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Chico Burns
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Spartacus
as Dionysius
Lux Video Theatre
as Tony
Sirocco
as Nasir Aboud