Person Details

Birthday: 1955-12-02 18:21:25

Aliases: Dennis Carrelli

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Criminal Minds
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8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Abner Merriman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) Richard Dorsey
Django Unchained
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8

Django Unchained

(2012) Leonide Moguy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Roger Coffman
It
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7

It

(1990) Eddie Kaspbrak
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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8
Star Trek: Enterprise
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8

Star Trek: Enterprise

(2001) Danik
Angel
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8

Angel

(1999) Cyvus Vail

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
2021 Himself
2016 Martin Treadwell
N/A
2013 Mr. Jones (uncredited)
2012 Leonide Moguy
Self
Fred Gorman
Himself
2011 Lukas Emminger
2010 Odin Johannessen
2009 Self
2007 Self
2006 Dr. Martin Ruber
Adrien
2005 Abner Merriman
2004 Mikey
Bellegarde
2001 Roger Coffman
Danik
Charles Rutledge
Kevin Lamb
Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
2000 Homeless Guy
Richard Dorsey
Vince J. Elsing
1999 Bobby Dupree
Cyvus Vail
Self
1997 Jim Norton
1996 Paul D’Arnot
Philip D'Arnot
Comdor
Jack Allen
Anthony Bates
Steve
1995 Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
N/A
Victor Varenkov
1994 Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
Leech
Mr. Reese
1993 Dale Porkel
N/A
Ambassador Dillington
Doctor Heller
Borath
1991 Wally Roberts
Lapin
1990 Eddie Kaspbrak
Leech
1989 Nathan Flowers
1988 John
1986 Damon
Desmond Floyd
N/A
Stan
1985 Father Nicholas Kostmayer
Benjamin Wylie
1984 Dr. Henry Carlson
Lyman Taggart
1983 Jack
1982 Jack
Brian Anderson
N/A
1981 Charles Paddock
1980 Eric Binford
1979 Ben Travis
Dave Stoller
T.T.
Killer
Nick Adams
1978 Hughie Brenner
1977 Eugene
Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1976 Charley
1972 The Hippie (uncredited)
1971 Pan
Pete
1970 Kevin
Year Character Movie/Tv

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