Barry Dennen
- Recitazione
- 22 febbraio 1938 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 26 settembre 2017
Biografia
Barry Dennen (February 22, 1938–September 26, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and writer. Dennen was born in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City from 1960 to 1963, he had a relationship with Barbra Streisand, including living together for a year, during which time he helped her develop the nightclub act that began her successful career as a singer and actress. He moved to London for fifteen years and in 1968 landed the starring role of the master of ceremonies in the London version of Cabaret. In 1970, he played Pontius Pilate on the album of Jesus Christ Superstar, and he played the same role in the Broadway production (1971). In the same year, he played Mendel in Norman Jewison's film of Fiddler on the Roof. According to Dennen's website, he suggested to Jewison that he direct a film of Superstar. Jewison did so, and Dennen played Pilate again (1973). He was the voice actor who portrayed the Chamberlain SkekSil in The Dark Crystal. He has also done voice work on such cartoons as DuckTales, Batman: The Animated Series, The Pirates of Dark Water, Animaniacs, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Since that time Dennen has had a variety of small parts on American television shows and films, including: Batman; Superman III; The Kentucky Fried Movie; The Shining; Galtar and the Golden Lance; Tales from the Darkside and Titanic. He played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey in Shock Treatment, the sequel toThe Rocky Horror Picture Show. He has also done voices for many video games, including Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2, Police Chief Bogen in Grim Fandango, Mimir in the recent video game Too Human, Dean Domino in Fallout: New Vegas expansion "Dead Money", and the Dark One in The Mark of Kri. He wrote the screenplay for an episode of Amazing Stories titled "The Secret Cinema" (1985) and cowrote an episode of The Comic Strip Presents... titled "Demonella" (1993). His autobiographical book, My Life With Barbra: A Love Story (1997), deals with their relationship and with his gradual realization that he was a homosexual. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Dennen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmografia
- Barbra Streisand - Nascita di una stella · In persona
- Superstars: The Documentary
- Justice League: Il trono di Atlantide · Defense Advisor (Voce)
- Heavenly Sword · Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (Voce)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Sovralimentazione massima · Mandarin (Voce)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars · Ramsis Dendup / Rebel / Citizen (Voce), Ramsis Dendup (Voce)
- Avatar - La leggenda di Aang · General Sung (Voce), Additional Voices (Voce)
- Manhood · Singing Groom
- Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque · Captain
- Batman of the Future · Captain (Voce)
- Titanic · Praying Man
- I misteri di Silvestro e Titti · John Eric (Voce)
- The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley · Security
- I Baby Sitter · Thomas
- Ma chi me l'ha fatto fare! · Terry the Pterodactyl
- Weird Science
- Café Americain · Monsier Pare
- Animaniacs · Czar (Voce)
- Demonella · Adolf Hitler, Sceneggiatura
- Batman: The Animated Series · Shadow Agent (Voce)
- She Woke Up · Dr. John Landover
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? · Stage Manager
- The Easter Story · Priest (Voce)
- Killer Instinct · Mr. Martin
- Murphy Brown · Waiter
- DuckTales - Avventure di paperi · Moorloon the Wizard / Vacation Van Honk (Voce)
- The Oldest Rookie
- Avvocati a Los Angeles · Clerk
- The Real Ghostbusters - I veri acchiappafantasmi · Charon / Governor (Voce)
- Storie Incredibili - Amazing Stories · news dealer
- Oxbridge Blues · Dr Stein
- Corruzione a New York · Senor Wopperico
- La signora in giallo · Sheldon Persky
- Un salto nel buio · Aldo D
- Memed My Hawk · Hikmet
- Superman III · Dr. McClean
- Una poltrona per due · Demitri
- Dark Crystal · Chamberlain / Podling (Voce)
- The Comic Strip Presents... · Sceneggiatura
- Beau Geste · Buddy
- Bravo Dick · Winston Bedell
- Q.E.D. · Al Russell
- American Playhouse · Isidor Rabi
- Ragtime · Stage Manager
- Shock Treatment - Trattamento da sballo! · Irwin Lapsey
- Hill Street giorno e notte
- Oppenheimer · Isidor Rabi
- Shining · Watson
- Rabbit Test · Mad Bomber
- Ring of Passion · Adolf Hitler
- Monster Squad · Mr. Mephisto
- Wonder Woman · Hitler
- Ispettore Brannigan, la morte segue la tua ombra · Julian
- Madhouse · Gerry Blount
- Jesus Christ Superstar · Pontius Pilate
- Il violinista sul tetto · Mendel
- Codename · Kirby
- The Juggler of Notre Dame · The Juggler
- The Secret Cinema · Psychiatrist
- Batman · Fred