Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 02/12/1955 (68 years old)
  • Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • nationality: American
  • Net worth: $3,000,000
  • twitter: DennisChristo4
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Prisoners
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 81%
role:
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.2
81%
Django Unchained
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 82%
role:
Leonide Moguy
2012

Drama

Western

8.5
82%
The Lost Room
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Dr. Martin Ruber
2006

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
78%
It
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Eddie Kaspbrak
1990

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%
Chariots of Fire
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Charles Paddock
1981

Drama

History

7.1
69%
Breaking Away
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Dave Stoller
1979

Comedy

Drama

7.7
72%
3 Women
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 73%
role:
Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1977

Drama

Mystery

7.7
73%
Roma
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
The Hippie (uncredited)
1972

Comedy

Drama

7.3
73%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Dennis Christopher are, for example, Prisoners, Django Unchained and The Lost Room.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Django Unchained (8.3), Prisoners (8.2) and The Lost Room (8.0).