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Nick Dennis

Also Known As: Nicholas Canavaras, Nicolas Caravidas

Birth Date

April 26, 1904

Death Date

November 14, 1980

(passed away at 76)

Place of Birth

Volos, Thessaly, Greece

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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.

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Ironside

Columbo

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Have Gun, Will Travel

Four Star Playhouse

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Rebel

Ben Casey

Kojak

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Lux Video Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Johnny Staccato

Spartacus

A Streetcar Named Desire

The Investigators

The Danny Thomas Hour

Lotsa Luck

East of Eden

Birdman of Alcatraz