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name: "Nick Dennis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-dennis"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 April 1904"
died: "14 November 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:15.940554+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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# Nick Dennis

Actor. Born 26 April 1904 in Volos, Thessaly, Greece. Died 14 November 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 April 1904, Volos, Thessaly, Greece
- **Died:** 14 November 1980
- **Also known as:** Nicholas Canavaras, Nicolas Caravidas

## Biography

Nick Dennis (born Nicolas Caravidas) was a Greek American actor. He began his film career in 1947 and appeared in numerous supporting roles, often playing ethnic characters, usually Greek.

His credits include Pablo Gonzales in *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951), Nick in *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Rantani in *East of Eden* (1955), Dionysius in *Spartacus* (1960) and various parts in the television series *Kojak* (1973–1978). He also appeared on stage in the original Broadway production of *A Streetcar Named Desire* and in television series such as *Ben Casey* (as orderly Nick Kanavaras) and *Columbo*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Fi1m 87, as Nick — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-me-deadly.md)

## Also known for

- *Spartacus* (1960), Dionysius
- *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951), Pablo Gonzales
- *East of Eden* (1955), Rantani
- *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1962), Crazed Prisoner (uncredited)
- *The Big Knife* (1955), Mickey Feeney
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), Danny
- *A Double Life* (1947), Stagehand (uncredited)
- *Ironside* (1967)

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