Dennis Christopher
Acting
Biography
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: December 2, 1950
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Himself
as Martin Treadwell
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
as Leonide Moguy
as Fred Gorman
as Himself
as Lukas Emminger
as Odin Johannessen
as Self
as Dr. Martin Ruber
as Adrien
as Abner Merriman
as Mikey
as Bellegarde
as Roger Coffman
as Danik
as Charles Rutledge
as Kevin Lamb
as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
as Homeless Guy
as Richard Dorsey
as Vince J. Elsing
as Bobby Dupree
as Cyvus Vail
as Jim Norton
as Philip D'Arnot
as Paul D’Arnot
as Comdor
as Douglas Reedy
as Anthony Bates
as Mortimer T. Anton
as Steve
as Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
as Victor Varenkov
as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
as Dr. Royce
as Mr. Reese
as Dale Porkel
as Gerard prosser
as Ambassador Dillington
as Doctor Heller
as Borath
as Wally Roberts
as Lapin
as Eddie Kaspbrak
as Leech
as Nathan Flowers
as John
as Damon
as Desmond Floyd
as Stan
as Father Nicholas Kostmayer
as Benjamin Wylie
as Dr. Henry Carlson
as Lyman Taggart
as Jack
as Jack
as Brian Anderson
as Charles Paddock
as Eric Binford
as Ben Travis
as Dave Stoller
as T.T.
as Killer
as Nick Adams
as Hughie Brenner
as Eugene
as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
as Charley
as The Hippie (uncredited)
as Pan
as Pete
as Kevin