Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher
American actor Dennis Christopher's Italian upbringing served him well early in his career when he appeared fleetingly in Fellinis Roma (1972). Stage and TV work followed his graduation from Temple University, then several American movies, September 30, 1955 (1977) and A Wedding (1978). In Breaking Away (1978), Christopher dominated the proceedings as the Indiana-born teenaged bicyclist who adopted an Italian accent and mannerisms to draw attention to himself. Few of Christopher's subsequent film appearances were up to this level; when last heard from, he was starring in such direct-to-video potboilers as Dead Women in Lingerie (1991), with a few above-average assignments such as the made-for-TV Stephen King's It! (1991). Outside of Breaking Away, Dennis Christopher had at least one other "cult" film to his credit: Fade to Black (1979), in which he played a disturbed young cineast who murders his enemies while dressed up as famous movie villains. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Dennis Christopher:
- Trapped with Alexandra Paul , Barbara Bain
- Jake Speed with John Hurt , Leon Ames , Barry Primus , Monte Markham , Millie Perkins
- A Wedding with Carol Burnett , Paul Dooley , Mia Farrow , Lillian Gish , Howard Duff , Geraldine Chaplin , Lauren Hutton , Peggy Ann Garner , Vittorio Gassman , Desi Jr. Arnaz , Dina Merrill , Pat McCormick , John Cromwell , Viveca Lindfors , Bert Remsen , Pam Dawber , Dennis Franz , Jeffrey Jones , Ruth Nelson , Tim Thomerson , Nina vanPallandt
- It with John Ritter , Richard Thomas , Annette O'Toole , Tim Curry , Tim Reid , Jonathan Brandis , Seth Green , Olivia Hussey , Richard Masur
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