1950-12-02 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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Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story | Self | 2022-10-07 |
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Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ | Himself | 2021-10-15 |
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Battle at Versailles | 2016-05-05 | |
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Prisoners | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | 2013-09-19 |
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Jobriath A.D. | Himself | 2012-06-15 |
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Django Unchained | Leonide Moguy | 2012-12-25 |
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Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution | Self | 2012-09-07 |
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Queen of the Lot | Odin Johannessen | 2010-11-19 |
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Inside the Lost Room | Self | 2007-04-03 |
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Dangerous Isolation | Adrien | 2006-09-13 |
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Nine Lives | Mikey | 2004-08-13 |
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Joshua 'Carrots' Beale | 2001-01-20 |
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Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows | Self | 1999-01-11 |
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Skeletons | Jim Norton | 1997-04-04 |
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It's My Party | Jack Allen | 1996-03-22 |
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The Silencers | Comdor | 1996-04-23 |
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Tarzan: The Epic Adventures | Philip D'Arnot | 1996-08-28 |
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Mind Rage | Steve | 1996-01-05 |
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Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare | Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp | 1995-03-07 |
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Aurora: Operation Intercept | Victor Varenkov | 1995-01-01 |
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The Disco Years | Mr. Reese | 1994-01-01 |
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Boys Life | Mr. Reese (The Disco Years) | 1994-09-30 |
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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II | Leech | 1994-04-16 |
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Necronomicon | Dale Porkel | 1993-11-01 |
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Doppelganger | Doctor Heller | 1993-03-01 |
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Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Randy | 1992-11-08 |
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Dead Women in Lingerie | Lapin | 1991-01-01 |
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False Arrest | Wally Roberts | 1991-11-03 |
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Circuitry Man | Leech | 1990-05-01 |
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A Sinful Life | Nathan Flowers | 1989-06-30 |
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Friends | John | 1987-11-20 |
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Flight of the Spruce Goose | Stan | 1986-01-17 |
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Alien Predators | Damon | 1986-08-05 |
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Jake Speed | Desmond Floyd | 1986-05-30 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack | 1983-09-08 |
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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder | Brian Anderson | 1982-05-03 |
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Chariots of Fire | Charles Paddock | 1981-05-15 |
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Fade to Black | Eric Binford | 1980-10-14 |
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Elvis | Nick Adams | 1979-02-10 |
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The Last Word | Ben Travis | 1979-10-10 |
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California Dreaming | T.T. | 1979-04-01 |
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Breaking Away | Dave Stoller | 1979-05-24 |
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A Wedding | Hughie Brenner | 1978-08-29 |
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September 30, 1955 | Eugene | 1977-08-19 |
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3 Women | Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1977-04-10 |
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Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Charley | 1976-10-06 |
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Roma | The Hippie (uncredited) | 1972-03-16 |
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The Young Graduates | Pan | 1971-06-02 |
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Blood and Lace | Pete | 1971-03-17 |
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Didn’t You Hear? | Kevin | 1970-12-16 |
