Barry Dennen
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Dennen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984 as Self
- 2015 · Superstars: The Documentary as
- 2015 · The Chickening as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Justice League: Throne of Atlantis as Defense Advisor (voice)
- 2014 · Heavenly Sword as Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (voice)
- 2013 · LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload as Mandarin (voice)
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Ramsis Dendup / Rebel / Citizen (voice)
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Ramsis Dendup (voice)
- 2005 · Avatar: The Last Airbender as General Sung (voice)
- 2005 · Avatar: The Last Airbender as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2003 · Manhood as Singing Groom
- 1999 · Batman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque as Captain
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Captain (voice)
- 1997 · Titanic as Praying Man
- 1995 · The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries as John Eric (voice)
- 1994 · Twin Sitters as Thomas
- 1994 · Clifford as Terry the Pterodactyl
- 1994 · Weird Science as
- 1993 · Cafe Americain as Monsier Pare
- 1993 · Demonella as Adolf Hitler
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Shadow Agent (voice)
- 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)
- 1989 · Hard Time on Planet Earth as Hotel Clerk
- 1988 · Killer Instinct as Mr. Martin
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Waiter
- 1987 · DuckTales as
- 1987 · DuckTales as Moorloon the Wizard / Vacation Van Honk (voice)
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Clerk
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as news dealer
- 1984 · Oxbridge Blues as Dr Stein
- 1984 · Not for Publication as Senor Wopperico
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sheldon Persky
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Aldo D
- 1983 · Superman III as Dr. McClean
- 1983 · Trading Places as Demitri
- 1982 · The Dark Crystal as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Adolf Hitler
- 1982 · Newhart as Winston Bedell
- 1981 · Ragtime as Stage Manager
- 1981 · Shock Treatment as Irwin Lapsey
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Oppenheimer as Isidor Rabi
- 1980 · The Shining as Watson
- 1978 · Rabbit Test as Mad Bomber
- 1978 · Ring of Passion as Adolf Hitler
- 1976 · Monster Squad as Mr. Mephisto
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as 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 · Codename as Kirby
- 1970 · The Juggler of Notre Dame as The Juggler
- 1967 · The Secret Cinema as Psychiatrist
- 1966 · Batman as Fred