Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher has one of those filmographies I genuinely admire, because it spans eras without ever needing top billing. Breaking Away made him a fresh young lead, Chariots of Fire put him in an Oscar-winning ensemble, and decades later Tarantino brought him back for Django Unchained. That kind of longevity, fading out and then resurfacing in a major film, is harder than a steady run, and I respect actors who manage it. A Philadelphia kid who studied at Temple, he reads to me as a character actor's character actor, the sort of name you recognize the instant you see the face even if it took a second to place.

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Name (English)

Dennis Christopher

Name (Japanese)

デニス・クリストファー

Reading

でにす・くりすとふぁー

Born

December 2, 1950 (age 75)

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

High school

Monsignor Bonner High School

University

Temple University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Christopher
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278871

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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