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name: "Barry Dennen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barry-dennen"
roles: ["Actor","Writer"]
born: "22 February 1938"
died: "26 September 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:05.896543+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Barry Dennen

Actor and writer. Born 22 February 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 26 September 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer
- **Born:** 22 February 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 26 September 2017
- **Active:** 1980–1988

## Biography

Barry Dennen (22 February 1938 – 26 September 2017) was an American actor and writer. He appeared as Watson in *The Shining* (1980).

Dennen played Mendel in *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971) and Pontius Pilate in the 1970 album, 1971 Broadway production and 1973 film of *Jesus Christ Superstar*. He voiced the Chamberlain in *The Dark Crystal* (1982) and appeared in *Trading Places* (1983), *Superman III* (1983) and *Titanic* (1997).

Born in Chicago, he began his career in New York and later spent fifteen years in London, where he created the role of the Master of Ceremonies in the 1968 West End production of *Cabaret*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theshining.fandom.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, as Waiter — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *The Shining* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Watson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shining.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), Writer

## Also known for

- *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005), General Sung (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), Ramsis Dendup / Rebel / Citizen (voice), Ramsis Dendup (voice)
- *Superman III* (1983), Dr. McClean
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Shadow Agent (voice)
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
- *Justice League: Throne of Atlantis* (2015), Defense Advisor (voice)
- *Animaniacs* (1993), Czar (voice)
- *DuckTales* (1987), Moorloon the Wizard / Vacation Van Honk (voice)

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