Barry Dennen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-02-22
Day of Death
2017-09-26 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Barry Dennen
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barry Dennen (born February 22, 1938) is 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.
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Acting
(2017)
(2015)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
as Defense Advisor (voice)
(2015)
(2014)
Heavenly Sword
as Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (voice)
(2003)
Manhood
as Singing Groom
(1999)
(1997)
Titanic
as Praying Man
(1995)
(1994)
Clifford
as Terry the Pterodactyl
(1994)
Twin Sitters
as Thomas
(1993)
Demonella
as Adolf Hitler
(1992)
She Woke Up
as Dr. John Landover
(1991)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Stage Manager
(1990)
The Easter Story
as Priest (voice)
(1988)
Killer Instinct
as Mr. Martin
(1984)
Not for Publication
as Senor Wopperico
(1983)
Trading Places
as Demitri
(1983)
Superman III
as Dr. McClean
(1982)
The Dark Crystal
as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
(1981)
Ragtime
as Stage Manager
(1981)
Shock Treatment
as Irwin Lapsey
(1980)
The Shining
as Watson
(1978)
Rabbit Test
as Mad Bomber
(1978)
Ring of Passion
as Adolf Hitler
(1975)
Brannigan
as Julian
(1974)
Madhouse
as Gerry Blount
(1973)
Jesus Christ Superstar
as Pontius Pilate
(1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
as Mendel
(1970)
The Juggler of Notre Dame
as The Juggler
(1967)
The Secret Cinema
as Psychiatrist
Crew
(1993)
Demonella
Writer