Dennis Christopher


    Starbirth:
    December 2, 1955
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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 Robert Altman's A Wedding. In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Self 2022
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ Himself 2021
Battle at Versailles 2016
Prisoners Mr. Jones (uncredited) 2013
Django Unchained Leonide Moguy 2012
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution Self 2012
Jobriath A.D. Himself 2012
Queen of the Lot Odin Johannessen 2010
Inside the Lost Room Self 2007
Dangerous Isolation Adrien 2006
Nine Lives Mikey 2004
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Joshua 'Carrots' Beale 2001
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows Self 1999
Skeletons Jim Norton 1997
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Philip D'Arnot 1996
The Silencers Comdor 1996
It's My Party Jack Allen 1996
Mind Rage Steve 1996
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp 1995
Aurora: Operation Intercept Victor Varenkov 1995
Boys Life Mr. Reese (The Disco Years) 1994
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Leech 1994
The Disco Years Mr. Reese 1994
Necronomicon Dale Porkel 1993
Doppelganger Doctor Heller 1993
False Arrest Wally Roberts 1991
Dead Women in Lingerie Lapin 1991
Circuitry Man Leech 1990
A Sinful Life Nathan Flowers 1989
Friends John 1987
Alien Predators Damon 1986
Jake Speed Desmond Floyd 1986
Flight of the Spruce Goose Stan 1986
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack 1983
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Brian Anderson 1982
Chariots of Fire Charles Paddock 1981
Fade to Black Eric Binford 1980
The Last Word Ben Travis 1979
Breaking Away Dave Stoller 1979
California Dreaming T.T. 1979
Elvis Nick Adams 1979
A Wedding Hughie Brenner 1978
September 30, 1955 Eugene 1977
3 Women Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited) 1977
Bernice Bobs Her Hair Charley 1976
Roma The Hippie (uncredited) 1972
The Young Graduates Pan 1971
Blood and Lace Pete 1971
Didn’t You Hear? Kevin 1970
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Murder, She Wrote Dr. Henry Carlson <mt>
Six Feet Under Kevin Lamb <mt>
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Homeless Guy <mt>
seaQuest DSV Ambassador Dillington <mt>
Roswell Bobby Dupree <mt>
It Eddie Kaspbrak <mt>
Star Trek: Enterprise Danik <mt>
Deadwood Bellegarde <mt>
Moonlighting Benjamin Wylie <mt>
Matlock <blank> <mt>
Tales of the Unexpected Killer <mt>
Angel Cyvus Vail <mt>
Criminal Minds Abner Merriman <mt>
Cagney & Lacey <blank> <mt>
The Equalizer Father Nicholas Kostmayer <mt>
Faerie Tale Theatre Jack <mt>
Moon Over Miami <blank> <mt>
The Watcher <blank> <mt>
FreakyLinks Vince J. Elsing <mt>
Perception Fred Gorman <mt>
The Lost Room Dr. Martin Ruber <mt>
Graves Martin Treadwell <mt>
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Borath <mt>
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self <mt>
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Paul D’Arnot <mt>
The Sentinel Anthony Bates <mt>
Crossing Jordan Charles Rutledge <mt>
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Richard Dorsey <mt>
Murder, She Wrote Lyman Taggart <mt>
Unforgettable Lukas Emminger <mt>
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Roger Coffman <mt>
NYPD Blue Gerard prosser <mt>
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