Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Known for: Acting

Born: December 1, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Breaking Away

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Breaking Away

Dave Stoller

1979 Drama
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

Leech

1994 Adventure
Circuitry Man

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Circuitry Man

Leech

1990 Sci-Fi
Chariots of Fire

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Chariots of Fire

Charles Paddock

1981 Drama
The Silencers

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The Silencers

Comdor

1996 Action
Fade to Black

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Fade to Black

Eric Binford

1980 Drama
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

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Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp

1995 Horror
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

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Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Philip D'Arnot

1996 Adventure
Queen of the Lot

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Queen of the Lot

Odin Johannessen

2010 Comedy
Doppelganger

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Doppelganger

Doctor Heller

1993 Horror
Django Unchained

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Django Unchained

Leonide Moguy

2012 Drama
September 30, 1955

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September 30, 1955

Eugene

1977 Drama
The Falling

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The Falling

Damon

1986 Drama
A Wedding

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A Wedding

Hughie Brenner

1978 Comedy
Blood and Lace

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Blood and Lace

Pete

1971 Thriller
Dangerous Isolation

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Dangerous Isolation

Adrien

2006 Thriller
Didn’t You Hear?

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Didn’t You Hear?

Kevin

1970 Drama
It's My Party

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It's My Party

Douglas Reedy

1996 Drama
Dead Women in Lingerie

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Dead Women in Lingerie

Lapin

1990 Thriller
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

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Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Charley

1976 Comedy
A Sinful Life

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A Sinful Life

Nathan Flowers

1989 Comedy
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Brian Anderson

1982 Drama
Friends

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Friends

John

1987 Drama
California Dreaming

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California Dreaming

T.T.

1979 Comedy