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Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Acting December 2, 1950 (75 years old) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies 51

Django Unchained 8.2

Django Unchained

as Leonide Moguy

2012
Prisoners 8.1

Prisoners

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

2013
Chariots of Fire 6.8

Chariots of Fire

as Charles Paddock

1981
3 Women 7.1

3 Women

as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1977
Breaking Away 7.2

Breaking Away

as Dave Stoller

1979
Roma 7.3

Roma

as The Hippie (uncredited)

1972
Doppelganger 4.8

Doppelganger

as Doctor Heller

1993
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ 7.4

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

as Himself

2021
Necronomicon 5.9

Necronomicon

as Dale Porkel

1993
Jake Speed 4.6

Jake Speed

as Desmond Floyd

1986
Fade to Black 5.7

Fade to Black

as Eric Binford

1980
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare 5.6

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

as Beauchamp

1995
Elvis 6.9

Elvis

as Nick Adams

1979
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story 6.6

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

as Self

2022
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II 3.5

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

as Leech

1994
A Wedding 6.3

A Wedding

as Hughie Brenner

1978
Flight of the Spruce Goose 8.0

Flight of the Spruce Goose

as Stan

1986
Bernice Bobs Her Hair 5.3

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

as Charley

1976
False Arrest 5.8

False Arrest

as Wally Roberts

1991
It's My Party 6.3

It's My Party

as Douglas Reedy

1996
Mind Rage 2.8

Mind Rage

as Steve

1996
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures 6.6

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

as Philip D'Arnot

1996
Queen of the Lot 2.6

Queen of the Lot

as Odin Johannessen

2010
California Dreaming 4.8

California Dreaming

as T.T.

1979
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story 6.7

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

as Randy

1992
Dead Women in Lingerie 3.4

Dead Women in Lingerie

as Lapin

1991
Nine Lives 4.9

Nine Lives

as Mikey

2004
Blood and Lace 5.7

Blood and Lace

as Pete

1971
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 5.6

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale

2001
The Silencers 4.8

The Silencers

as Comdor

1996
Jack and the Beanstalk 5.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Jack

1983
Dangerous Isolation 4.2

Dangerous Isolation

as Adrien

2006
Skeletons 4.2

Skeletons

as Jim Norton

1997
Circuitry Man 4.9

Circuitry Man

as Leech

1990
The Last Word 5.0

The Last Word

as Ben Travis

1979
Aurora: Operation Intercept 5.2

Aurora: Operation Intercept

as Victor Varenkov

1995
The Falling 4.9

The Falling

as Damon

1986
Curaçao 6.4

Curaçao

as Friedrich (uncredited)

1993
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder 5.7

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

as Brian Anderson

1982
September 30, 1955 6.8

September 30, 1955

as Eugene

1977
The Young Graduates 4.8

The Young Graduates

as Pan

1971
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows 8.0

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

as Self

1999
Didn’t You Hear? 7.0

Didn’t You Hear?

as Kevin

1970
Boys Life 5.0

Boys Life

as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)

1994
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

as Self

2012
Friends 5.6

Friends

as John

1987
The Disco Years 5.7

The Disco Years

as Mr. Reese

1994
Battle at Versailles 10.0

Battle at Versailles

2016
Jobriath A.D. 6.6

Jobriath A.D.

as Himself

2012
A Sinful Life 5.0

A Sinful Life

as Nathan Flowers

1989
SILENCERS

SILENCERS

as Comdor

TV Shows 40

Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Abner Merriman

2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Homeless Guy

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Richard Dorsey

2000
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Coffman

2001
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Borath

1993
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Henry Carlson

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Lyman Taggart

1984
NYPD Blue 7.1

NYPD Blue

as Gerard prosser

1993
Unforgettable 7.2

Unforgettable

as Lukas Emminger

2011
Star Trek: Enterprise 7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

as Danik

2001
Angel 7.8

Angel

as Cyvus Vail

1999
Six Feet Under 8.1

Six Feet Under

as Kevin Lamb

2001
Crossing Jordan 7.2

Crossing Jordan

as Charles Rutledge

2001
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Noel Bishop

1986
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Jack of All Trades

1996
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Sheriff Ed Post

1996
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Sheriff Ed Post / Jack of All Trades

1996
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay

1996
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Killer

1979
The Equalizer 7.2

The Equalizer

as Father Nicholas Kostmayer

1985
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
Perception 7.2

Perception

as Fred Gorman

2012
Moonlighting 7.6

Moonlighting

as Benjamin Wylie

1985
seaQuest DSV 7.1

seaQuest DSV

as Ambassador Dillington

1993
Deadwood 8.1

Deadwood

as Bellegarde

2004
Pacific Blue 5.3

Pacific Blue

as Mortimer T. Anton

1996
Roswell 7.7

Roswell

as Bobby Dupree

1999
New York Undercover 7.3

New York Undercover

as Dr. Royce

1994
The Sentinel 7.2

The Sentinel

as Anthony Bates

1996
Celebrity Ghost Stories 7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

2009
Monsters 7.0

Monsters

as Laurence Bauer

1988
It 6.9

It

as Eddie Kaspbrak

1990
Faerie Tale Theatre 8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Jack

1982
Civil Wars 4.5

Civil Wars

as Jamie Berne

1991
Graves 5.0

Graves

as Martin Treadwell

2016
The Lost Room 7.7

The Lost Room

as Dr. Martin Ruber

2006
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures 5.8

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

as Paul D’Arnot

1996
FreakyLinks 6.5

FreakyLinks

as Vince J. Elsing

2000
The Watcher 7.3

The Watcher

1995
Moon Over Miami 7.8

Moon Over Miami

1993

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