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Dennis Christopher

Acting 75 years old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 1.5
Born: December 2, 1950

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 Robert Altman's A Wedding.

In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

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Known For

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Gerard prosser 1993
Angel
Angel Cyvus Vail 1999
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Charles Rutledge 2001
Matlock
Matlock Noel Bishop 1986
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Lukas Emminger 2011

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Prisoners
Prisoners Mr. Jones (uncredited) 2013

Filmography

Acting Credits (89)

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Self 2022
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ Himself 2021
Graves
Graves Martin Treadwell 2016
Battle at Versailles
Battle at Versailles 2016
Prisoners
Prisoners Mr. Jones (uncredited) 2013
Django Unchained
Django Unchained Leonide Moguy 2012
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution Self 2012
Perception
Perception Fred Gorman 2012
Jobriath A.D.
Jobriath A.D. Himself 2012
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Lukas Emminger 2011
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot Odin Johannessen 2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Inside the Lost Room
Inside the Lost Room Self 2007
The Lost Room
The Lost Room Dr. Martin Ruber 2006
Dangerous Isolation
Dangerous Isolation Adrien 2006
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Abner Merriman 2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives Mikey 2004
Deadwood
Deadwood Bellegarde 2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Roger Coffman 2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise Danik 2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Charles Rutledge 2001
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under Kevin Lamb 2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Joshua 'Carrots' Beale 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Homeless Guy 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Richard Dorsey 2000
FreakyLinks
FreakyLinks Vince J. Elsing 2000
Roswell
Roswell Bobby Dupree 1999
Angel
Angel Cyvus Vail 1999
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows Self 1999
Skeletons
Skeletons Jim Norton 1997
Profiler
Profiler Jack of All Trades 1996
Profiler
Profiler Sheriff Ed Post 1996
Profiler
Profiler Sheriff Ed Post / Jack of All Trades 1996
Profiler
Profiler Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay 1996
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Philip D'Arnot 1996
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Paul D’Arnot 1996
The Silencers
The Silencers Comdor 1996
It's My Party
It's My Party Douglas Reedy 1996
The Sentinel
The Sentinel Anthony Bates 1996
Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue Mortimer T. Anton 1996
Mind Rage
Mind Rage Steve 1996
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp 1995
The Watcher
The Watcher 1995
Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept Victor Varenkov 1995
Boys Life
Boys Life Mr. Reese (The Disco Years) 1994
New York Undercover
New York Undercover Dr. Royce 1994
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Leech 1994
The Disco Years
The Disco Years Mr. Reese 1994
Necronomicon
Necronomicon Dale Porkel 1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Gerard prosser 1993
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami 1993
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV Ambassador Dillington 1993
Doppelganger
Doppelganger Doctor Heller 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Borath 1993
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story Randy 1992
False Arrest
False Arrest Wally Roberts 1991
Dead Women in Lingerie
Dead Women in Lingerie Lapin 1991
It
It Eddie Kaspbrak 1990
Circuitry Man
Circuitry Man Leech 1990
A Sinful Life
A Sinful Life Nathan Flowers 1989
Friends
Friends John 1987
The Falling
The Falling Damon 1986
Jake Speed
Jake Speed Desmond Floyd 1986
Matlock
Matlock Noel Bishop 1986
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Flight of the Spruce Goose Stan 1986
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Father Nicholas Kostmayer 1985
Moonlighting
Moonlighting Benjamin Wylie 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Dr. Henry Carlson 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Lyman Taggart 1984
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Jack 1982
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Brian Anderson 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey 1982
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire Charles Paddock 1981
Fade to Black
Fade to Black Eric Binford 1980
The Last Word
The Last Word Ben Travis 1979
Breaking Away
Breaking Away Dave Stoller 1979
California Dreaming
California Dreaming T.T. 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Killer 1979
Elvis
Elvis Nick Adams 1979
A Wedding
A Wedding Hughie Brenner 1978
September 30, 1955
September 30, 1955 Eugene 1977
3 Women
3 Women Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited) 1977
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair Charley 1976
Roma
Roma The Hippie (uncredited) 1972
The Young Graduates
The Young Graduates Pan 1971
Blood and Lace
Blood and Lace Pete 1971
Didn’t You Hear?
Didn’t You Hear? Kevin 1970
SILENCERS
SILENCERS Comdor

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