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.
as Comdor
as Himself
as Martin Treadwell(4 eps)
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
as Leonide Moguy
as Fred Gorman(1 ep)
as Himself
as Lukas Emminger(1 ep)
as Odin Johannessen
as Self(1 ep)
as Dr. Martin Ruber(3 eps)
as Adrien
as Abner Merriman(1 ep)
as Mikey
as Bellegarde(5 eps)
as Roger Coffman(1 ep)
as Danik(1 ep)
as Charles Rutledge(1 ep)
as Kevin Lamb(1 ep)
as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
as Homeless Guy(1 ep)
as Richard Dorsey(1 ep)
as Vince J. Elsing(13 eps)
as Bobby Dupree(2 eps)
as Cyvus Vail(3 eps)
as Jim Norton
as Jack of All Trades(28 eps)
as Sheriff Ed Post(1 ep)
as Sheriff Ed Post / Jack of All Trades(1 ep)
as Jack of All Trades / Albert Newquay(2 eps)
as Philip D'Arnot
as Paul D’Arnot(22 eps)
as Comdor
as Douglas Reedy
as Anthony Bates(1 ep)
as Mortimer T. Anton(1 ep)
as Steve
as Beauchamp
as Victor Varenkov
as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
as Dr. Royce(1 ep)
as Mr. Reese
as Dale Porkel
as Gerard prosser(1 ep)
as Ambassador Dillington(1 ep)
as Friedrich (uncredited)
as Doctor Heller
as Borath(1 ep)
as Jamie Berne(1 ep)
as Wally Roberts
as Lapin
as Eddie Kaspbrak(2 eps)
as Leech
as Nathan Flowers
as Laurence Bauer(1 ep)
as John
as Damon
as Desmond Floyd
as Noel Bishop(1 ep)
as Stan
as Father Nicholas Kostmayer(1 ep)
as Benjamin Wylie(1 ep)
as Dr. Henry Carlson(1 ep)
as Lyman Taggart(1 ep)
as Jack
as Jack(1 ep)
as Brian Anderson
as Charles Paddock
as Eric Binford
as Ben Travis
as Dave Stoller
as T.T.
as Killer(1 ep)
as Nick Adams
as Hughie Brenner
as Eugene
as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
as Charley
as The Hippie (uncredited)
as Pan
as Pete
as Kevin