Dennis Christopher

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Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher (* 2. December 1955 in Philadelphia as Dennis Carrelli ) is an American actor .

He has been active as a film and television actor since the early 1970s and has appeared in over 80 productions. For his leading role in Four Crazy Types - We Can All, Nobody Can Make Us ( Breaking Away ) he was honored with the BAFTA Award and the Youth in Film Award for best young actor.

In 1981 he was in Chariots of Fire ( Chariots of Fire ) as the Charles Paddock to see. From 1996 he played the killer Jack in the series Profiler . In Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained , he played the character Leonide Moguy .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1980 BAFTA Award - best young actor for Breaking away
  • 1980 Youth in Film Award - best young actor for Breaking away
  • 1980 nomination: Golden Globe best young actor for Breaking away
  • 1980 nomination: Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films-best actor for Fade to Black
  • 1981 Taormina International Film Festival for Fade to Black

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