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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
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Image
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Borath
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Richard Dorsey
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Homeless Guy
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Star Trek: Enterprise
Danik
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Lyman Taggart
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Henry Carlson
NYPD Blue Image
NYPD Blue
Gerard prosser
The Equalizer Image
The Equalizer
Father Nicholas Kostmayer
Angel Image
Angel
Cyvus Vail
Six Feet Under Image
Six Feet Under
Kevin Lamb
Unforgettable Image
Unforgettable
Lukas Emminger
Crossing Jordan Image
Crossing Jordan
Charles Rutledge
seaQuest DSV Image
seaQuest DSV
Ambassador Dillington
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roger Coffman
Moonlighting Image
Moonlighting
Benjamin Wylie
Perception Image
Perception
Fred Gorman
Deadwood Image
Deadwood
Bellegarde
It Image
It
Eddie Kaspbrak
Tales of the Unexpected Image
Tales of the Unexpected
Killer
New York Undercover Image
New York Undercover
Dr. Royce
Prisoners Image
Prisoners
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Matlock Image
Matlock
The Lost Room Image
The Lost Room
Dr. Martin Ruber
Graves Image
Graves
Martin Treadwell
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Jack
Roswell Image
Roswell
Bobby Dupree
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Moon Over Miami
Pacific Blue Image
Pacific Blue
Mortimer T. Anton
The Sentinel Image
The Sentinel
Anthony Bates
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Django Unchained
Leonide Moguy
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Image
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Paul D’Arnot
Cagney & Lacey Image
Cagney & Lacey
Celebrity Ghost Stories Image
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
No Image
The Watcher
Chariots of Fire Image
Chariots of Fire
Charles Paddock
FreakyLinks Image
FreakyLinks
Vince J. Elsing
Necronomicon Image
Necronomicon
Dale Porkel
3 Women Image
3 Women
Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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Breaking Away
Dave Stoller
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Elvis
Nick Adams
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Doppelganger
Doctor Heller
Roma Image
Roma
The Hippie (uncredited)
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Image
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
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Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
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Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Charley
It's My Party Image
It's My Party
Douglas Reedy
A Wedding Image
A Wedding
Hughie Brenner
Queen of the Lot Image
Queen of the Lot
Odin Johannessen
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Image
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Self
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Image
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Leech
Circuitry Man Image
Circuitry Man
Leech
Dead Women in Lingerie Image
Dead Women in Lingerie
Lapin
Jake Speed Image
Jake Speed
Desmond Floyd
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Dangerous Isolation
Adrien
A Sinful Life Image
A Sinful Life
Nathan Flowers
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Skeletons
Jim Norton
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Fade to Black
Eric Binford
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack
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Aurora: Operation Intercept
Victor Varenkov
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Nine Lives
Mikey
The Silencers Image
The Silencers
Comdor
Alien Predators Image
Alien Predators
Damon
The Last Word Image
The Last Word
Ben Travis
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False Arrest
Wally Roberts
California Dreaming Image
California Dreaming
T.T.
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Image
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Image
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Philip D'Arnot
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Image
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Brian Anderson
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows Image
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Self
Didn’t You Hear? Image
Didn’t You Hear?
Kevin
Mind Rage Image
Mind Rage
Steve
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Jobriath A.D.
Himself
Friends Image
Friends
John
Blood and Lace Image
Blood and Lace
Pete
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution Image
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
Self
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The Young Graduates
Pan
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Battle at Versailles
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September 30, 1955
Eugene
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Inside the Lost Room
Self
Flight of the Spruce Goose Image
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Stan
Boys Life Image
Boys Life
Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
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