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Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Actor · Born 1950-12-02 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black. His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood. Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robe…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Django Unchained (2012) — Leonide Moguy
  2. Prisoners (2013) — Mr. Jones (uncredited)
  3. Criminal Minds (2005) — Abner Merriman
  4. It (1990) — Eddie Kaspbrak
  5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Homeless Guy
  6. Six Feet Under (2001) — Kevin Lamb
  7. Chariots of Fire (1981) — Charles Paddock
  8. Angel (1999) — Cyvus Vail
  9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Borath
  10. Deadwood (2004) — Bellegarde
  11. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) — Danik
  12. The Lost Room (2006) — Dr. Martin Ruber
  13. Roswell (1999) — Bobby Dupree
  14. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Dr. Henry Carlson
  15. Moonlighting (1985) — Benjamin Wylie
  16. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Roger Coffman
  17. Roma (1972) — The Hippie (uncredited)
  18. 3 Women (1977) — Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
  19. Unforgettable (2011) — Lukas Emminger
  20. Breaking Away (1979) — Dave Stoller
  21. Perception (2012) — Fred Gorman
  22. Necronomicon (1993) — Dale Porkel
  23. NYPD Blue (1993) — Gerard prosser
  24. Crossing Jordan (2001) — Charles Rutledge
  25. seaQuest DSV (1993) — Ambassador Dillington
  26. Elvis (1979) — Nick Adams
  27. Matlock (1986) — Noel Bishop
  28. Doppelganger (1993) — Doctor Heller
  29. Pacific Blue (1996) — Mortimer T. Anton
  30. Fade to Black (1980) — Eric Binford
  31. Profiler (1996) — Jack of All Trades
  32. Cagney & Lacey (1982)
  33. The Equalizer (1985) — Father Nicholas Kostmayer
  34. The Sentinel (1996) — Anthony Bates
  35. A Wedding (1978) — Hughie Brenner
  36. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Killer
  37. The Falling (1986) — Damon
  38. Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995) — Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
  39. It's My Party (1996) — Douglas Reedy
  40. Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021) — Himself