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  • BIRTH 02/12/1955
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 35

Dennis Christopher

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.

Dennis Christopher

Shows (23)

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Abner Merriman
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
Kevin Lamb
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Homeless Guy / Richard Dorsey
Angel
Angel
Cyvus Vail
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Danik
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
Lukas Emminger
Deadwood
Deadwood
Bellegarde
Roswell
Roswell
Bobby Dupree
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Borath
Stephen King's It
Stephen King's It
Eddie Kaspbrak
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Henry Carlson / Lyman Taggart
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
Anthony Bates
Perception
Perception
Fred Gorman
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Charles Rutledge
The Lost Room
The Lost Room
Dr. Martin Ruber
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roger Coffman
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Father Nicholas Kostmayer
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
Ambassador Dillington
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Graves
Graves
Martin Treadwell
Freakylinks
Freakylinks
Vince J. Elsing
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Killer
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Paul D’Arnot

Movies (35)

Django Unchained
Django Unchained
Leonide Moguy
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
Charles Paddock
Necronomicon
Necronomicon
Dale Porkel
Dangerous Isolation
Dangerous Isolation
Adrien
Breaking Away
Breaking Away
Dave Stoller
A Wedding
A Wedding
Hughie Brenner
3 Women
3 Women
Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
September 30, 1955
September 30, 1955
Eugene
Roma
Roma
The Hippie (uncredited)
False Arrest
False Arrest
Wally Roberts
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Charley
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot
Odin Johannessen
Alien Predators
Alien Predators
Damon
Dead Women in Lingerie
Dead Women in Lingerie
Lapin
Doppelganger
Doppelganger
Doctor Heller
Didn’t You Hear?
Didn’t You Hear?
Kevin
A Sinful Life
A Sinful Life
Nathan Flowers
Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept
Victor Varenkov
Friends
Friends
John
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Leech
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
Desmond Floyd
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Randy
Skeletons
Skeletons
Jim Norton
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
Eric Binford
The Young Graduates
The Young Graduates
Pan
Circuitry Man
Circuitry Man
Leech
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Brian Anderson
It's My Party
It's My Party
Jack Allen
Blood and Lace
Blood and Lace
Pete
The Silencers
The Silencers
Comdor
Jobriath A.D.
Jobriath A.D.
Himself
The Disco Years
The Disco Years
Mr. Reese
California Dreaming
California Dreaming
T.T.