Nick Dennis
An image from Sirocco, one of the productions that also features Nick Dennis.
Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

April 26, 1904 — 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.

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

1961

Sirocco

Sirocco

1951

Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

1953

Gunpoint

Gunpoint

1966