Dennis Christopher
Birthday: 1955-12-02 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADennis 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Himself
as Himself
as Leonide Moguy
as Odin Johannessen
as Adrien
as Dr. Martin Ruber
as Mikey
as Vince J. Elsing
as Comdor
as Paul D’Arnot
as Philip D'Arnot
as Steve
as Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
as Victor Varenkov
as Leech
as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
as Doctor Heller
as Lapin
as Wally Roberts
as Eddie Kaspbrak
as Leech
