Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Acting
Born 1950-12-02Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies (51)

Django Unchained
8.2

Django Unchained

2012Movie8.2
Prisoners
8.1

Prisoners

2013Movie8.1
Chariots of Fire
6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981Movie6.8
3 Women
7.1

3 Women

1977Movie7.1
Breaking Away
7.2

Breaking Away

1979Movie7.2
Jake Speed
4.6

Jake Speed

1986Movie4.6
Necronomicon
6.0

Necronomicon

1993Movie6.0
Elvis
6.9

Elvis

1979Movie6.9
Roma
7.3

Roma

1972Movie7.3
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
3.5

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

1994Movie3.5
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.6

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022Movie6.6
Fade to Black
5.6

Fade to Black

1980Movie5.6
Skeletons
4.2

Skeletons

1997Movie4.2
Doppelganger
4.8

Doppelganger

1993Movie4.8
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
7.4

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

2021Movie7.4
It's My Party
6.3

It's My Party

1996Movie6.3
Jack and the Beanstalk
5.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983Movie5.0
A Wedding
6.3

A Wedding

1978Movie6.3
Boys Life
5.0

Boys Life

1994Movie5.0
Dead Women in Lingerie
3.4

Dead Women in Lingerie

1991Movie3.4
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
5.3

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

1995Movie5.3
California Dreaming
4.7

California Dreaming

1979Movie4.7
The Silencers
4.8

The Silencers

1996Movie4.8
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
6.6

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

1996Movie6.6
Circuitry Man
4.9

Circuitry Man

1990Movie4.9
Mind Rage
2.8

Mind Rage

1996Movie2.8
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
5.6

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001Movie5.6
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
6.7

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

1992Movie6.7
Dangerous Isolation
4.2

Dangerous Isolation

2006Movie4.2
The Last Word
5.0

The Last Word

1979Movie5.0
Nine Lives
4.9

Nine Lives

2004Movie4.9
Queen of the Lot
2.6

Queen of the Lot

2010Movie2.6
The Disco Years
5.7

The Disco Years

1994Movie5.7
False Arrest
5.8

False Arrest

1991Movie5.8
Blood and Lace
5.7

Blood and Lace

1971Movie5.7
Friends
5.6

Friends

1987Movie5.6
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
5.3

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976Movie5.3
Curaçao
6.4

Curaçao

1993Movie6.4
Flight of the Spruce Goose
8.0

Flight of the Spruce Goose

1986Movie8.0
Aurora: Operation Intercept
5.3

Aurora: Operation Intercept

1995Movie5.3
The Falling
5.0

The Falling

1986Movie5.0
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
5.7

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

1982Movie5.7
A Sinful Life
5.0

A Sinful Life

1989Movie5.0
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
8.0

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

1999Movie8.0
The Young Graduates
4.8

The Young Graduates

1971Movie4.8
September 30, 1955
6.8

September 30, 1955

1977Movie6.8
Jobriath A.D.
6.6

Jobriath A.D.

2012Movie6.6
Battle at Versailles
10.0

Battle at Versailles

2016Movie10.0
Didn’t You Hear?
7.0

Didn’t You Hear?

1970Movie7.0
SILENCERS

SILENCERS

Movie
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

2012Movie

TV Shows (35)

Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005Series8.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
NYPD Blue
7.0

NYPD Blue

1993Series7.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
Crossing Jordan
7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001Series7.2
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001Series7.5
Six Feet Under
8.1

Six Feet Under

2001Series8.1
Angel
7.9

Angel

1999Series7.9
Unforgettable
7.2

Unforgettable

2011Series7.2
Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986Series7.1
New York Undercover
7.3

New York Undercover

1994Series7.3
Moonlighting
7.5

Moonlighting

1985Series7.5
Deadwood
8.1

Deadwood

2004Series8.1
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
seaQuest DSV
7.1

seaQuest DSV

1993Series7.1
Profiler
7.0

Profiler

1996Series7.0
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Sentinel
7.2

The Sentinel

1996Series7.2
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
It
6.9

It

1990Series6.9
Perception
7.2

Perception

2012Series7.2
Roswell
7.7

Roswell

1999Series7.7
Pacific Blue
5.3

Pacific Blue

1996Series5.3
Monsters
7.0

Monsters

1988Series7.0
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009Series7.3
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Series8.1
The Lost Room
7.8

The Lost Room

2006Series7.8
Graves
5.0

Graves

2016Series5.0
Civil Wars
4.5

Civil Wars

1991Series4.5
Moon Over Miami
7.8

Moon Over Miami

1993Series7.8
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
5.8

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

1996Series5.8
FreakyLinks
6.7

FreakyLinks

2000Series6.7
The Watcher
7.0

The Watcher

1995Series7.0