Dennis Christopher
47 movies · 34 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 2, 1950 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Dennis Carrelli
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.
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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.
Known for
Dennis Christopher: movies and TV shows
Acting (81)
- Upcoming SILENCERS
as Comdor
- 2016
- 2016
- 2013 Prisoners
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- 2012 Django Unchained
as Leonide Moguy
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010 Queen of the Lot
as Odin Johannessen
- 2006
- 2006 Dangerous Isolation
as Adrien
- 2005
- 2004 Nine Lives
as Mikey
- 2004
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1997 Skeletons
as Jim Norton
- 1996 Profiler · TV
as Jack of All Trades / Sheriff Ed Post / Sheriff Ed Post / Jack of All Trades / Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay · 32 episodes
- 1996 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
as Philip D'Arnot
- 1996
- 1996 The Silencers
as Comdor
- 1996 It's My Party
as Douglas Reedy
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Mind Rage
as Steve
- 1995 Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
as Beauchamp
- 1995
- 1995 Aurora: Operation Intercept
as Victor Varenkov
- 1994 Boys Life
as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
- 1994
- 1994 Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Leech
- 1994 The Disco Years
as Mr. Reese
- 1993 Necronomicon
as Dale Porkel
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Curaçao
as Friedrich (uncredited)
- 1993 Doppelganger
as Doctor Heller
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991 False Arrest
as Wally Roberts
- 1991 Dead Women in Lingerie
as Lapin
- 1990 Stephen King's It
as Eddie Kaspbrak
- 1990
- 1990 Circuitry Man
as Leech
- 1989 A Sinful Life
as Nathan Flowers
- 1988
- 1987 Friends
as John
- 1986 The Falling
as Damon
- 1986 Jake Speed
as Desmond Floyd
- 1986
- 1986 Flight of the Spruce Goose
as Stan
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Jack and the Beanstalk
as Jack
- 1982
- 1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
as Brian Anderson
- 1982
- 1981 Chariots of Fire
as Charles Paddock
- 1980 Fade to Black
as Eric Binford
- 1979 The Last Word
as Ben Travis
- 1979 Breaking Away
as Dave Stoller
- 1979 California Dreaming
as T.T.
- 1979
- 1979 Elvis
as Nick Adams
- 1978 A Wedding
as Hughie Brenner
- 1977 September 30, 1955
as Eugene
- 1977 3 Women
as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Charley
- 1972 Roma
as The Hippie (uncredited)
- 1971 The Young Graduates
as Pan
- 1971 Blood and Lace
as Pete
- 1970 Didn’t You Hear?
as Kevin
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2012
- 2012
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 1999