1960Winner
Best Performance
Spartacus
Nick Dennis
Actor
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
April 26, 1904
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1951Winner
Best Performance
A Streetcar Named Desire
1955Winner
Best Performance
East of Eden
Career Highlights
1955Highlight
Best Performance
Kiss Me Deadly
1968Highlight
Best Performance
The Legend of Lylah Clare
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Spartacus
A Streetcar Named Desire
East of Eden