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 Robe…
Acting
- 2016GravesMartin Treadwell4 ep.
- 2012PerceptionFred Gorman1 ep.
- 2011UnforgettableLukas Emminger1 ep.
- 2006The Lost RoomDr. Martin Ruber3 ep.
- 2004DeadwoodBellegarde5 ep.
- 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseDanik1 ep.
- 2001Six Feet UnderKevin Lamb1 ep.
- 2000FreakyLinksVince J. Elsing13 ep.
- 1999RoswellBobby Dupree2 ep.
- 1999AngelCyvus Vail3 ep.
- 1996ProfilerJack of All Trades32 ep.
- 1996Tarzan: The Epic AdventuresPaul D’Arnot22 ep.
- 1996The SentinelAnthony Bates1 ep.
- 1995The Watcher1 ep.
- 1993Moon Over Miami1 ep.
- 1993seaQuest DSVAmbassador Dillington1 ep.
- 1991Civil WarsJamie Berne1 ep.
- 1990ItEddie Kaspbrak2 ep.
- 1985MoonlightingBenjamin Wylie1 ep.
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreJack1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2016GravesMartin Treadwell4 ep.
- 2014Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf1 ep.
- 2014PerceptionFred Gorman1 ep.
- 2013UnforgettableLukas Emminger1 ep.
- 2008Criminal MindsAbner Merriman1 ep.
- 2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationHomeless Guy, Richard Dorsey2 ep.
- 2006DeadwoodBellegarde5 ep.
- 2004NYPD BlueGerard prosser1 ep.
- 2004AngelCyvus Vail3 ep.
- 2003Law & Order: Criminal IntentRoger Coffman1 ep.
- 2003Six Feet UnderKevin Lamb1 ep.
- 2002Crossing JordanCharles Rutledge1 ep.
- 2002Star Trek: EnterpriseDanik1 ep.
- 2001RoswellBobby Dupree2 ep.
- 1997ProfilerJack of All Trades, Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay, Sheriff Ed Post, Sheriff Ed Post / Jack of All Trades32 ep.
- 1998New York UndercoverDr. Royce1 ep.
- 1996Pacific BlueMortimer T. Anton1 ep.
- 1996The SentinelAnthony Bates1 ep.
- 1996seaQuest DSVAmbassador Dillington1 ep.
- 1995The Watcher1 ep.
- 1994Star Trek: Deep Space NineBorath1 ep.
- 1993Moon Over Miami1 ep.
- 1990Murder, She WroteDr. Henry Carlson, Lyman Taggart2 ep.
- 1992Civil WarsJamie Berne1 ep.
- 1991MonstersLaurence Bauer1 ep.
- 1989MatlockNoel Bishop1 ep.
- 1986The EqualizerFather Nicholas Kostmayer1 ep.
- 1986Cagney & Lacey1 ep.
- 1985MoonlightingBenjamin Wylie1 ep.
- 1984Tales of the UnexpectedKiller1 ep.
- 1983Faerie Tale TheatreJack1 ep.
Also known as: Dennis Carrelli