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Dennis Christopher

Acting
Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 2nd December 1950

All Credits

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