---
name: "Winston Dennis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/winston-dennis"
fi1m_id: "winston-dennis"
imdb_id: "nm0219577"
tmdb_id: 215741
wikidata_id: "Q20747370"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1953"
died: "14 February 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T21:33:58.854347+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."
---

# Winston Dennis

## Identity

Winston Dennis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/winston-dennis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** winston-dennis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0219577
- **TMDB ID:** 215741
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20747370
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20747370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219577/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/215741

Actor. Born 1 January 1953 in London, England, UK. Died 14 February 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 February 1991
- **Active:** 1981–1990
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 54 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Science Fiction 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $63m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20747370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219577/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/215741

## Biography

Winston Dennis was a British actor. He appeared in several films directed by or associated with Terry Gilliam, including *Time Bandits* (1981) as the Bull-headed Warrior, *Brazil* (1985) as a Samurai Warrior, and *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988) as Bill and Albrecht.

His other film credits include *Nuns on the Run* (1990) as Morley and *The Commitments* (1991) as the Man in the Limo. He also had television roles, such as a bouncer in an episode of *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1988) and Reuben's Driver in the miniseries *Wolcott* (1981). He died in London in 1991.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Morley — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Brazil* (1985), Fi1m 83, as Samurai Warrior — [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Fi1m 80, as Bull Headed Warrior — [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Commitments* (1991), as Man in Limo — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), as Morley — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), as Bill / Albrecht
- *The Yob* (1988), as Bouncer
- *Brazil* (1985), as Samurai Warrior — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Bouncer
- *Time Bandits* (1981), as Bull Headed Warrior — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Wolcott* (1981), series, as Reuben's Driver

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