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Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 22, 1938
Died Sep 26, 2017 (79)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​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 ni ... ghtclub 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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The Chickening

The Chickening

2015

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

as Defense Advisor (voice)

Heavenly Sword

Heavenly Sword

2014

as Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (voice)

Titanic

Titanic

1997

as Praying Man

Twin Sitters

Twin Sitters

1994

as Thomas

Clifford

Clifford

1994

as Terry the Pterodactyl

Demonella

Demonella

1993

as Adolf Hitler

She Woke Up

She Woke Up

1992

as Dr. John Landover

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1991

as Stage Manager

The Easter Story

The Easter Story

1990

as Priest (voice)

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

1988

as Mr. Martin

Not for Publication

Not for Publication

1984

as Senor Wopperico

Superman III

Superman III

1983

as Dr. McClean

Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

as Demitri

The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

1982

as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1981

as Irwin Lapsey

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Stage Manager

The Shining

The Shining

1980

as Watson

Ring of Passion

Ring of Passion

1978

as Adolf Hitler

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978

as Mad Bomber

Brannigan

Brannigan

1975

as Julian

Madhouse

Madhouse

1974

as Gerry Blount

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

1973

as Pontius Pilate

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

as Mendel

The Juggler of Notre Dame

The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970

as The Juggler

The Secret Cinema

The Secret Cinema

1967

as Psychiatrist

Demonella

Demonella

1993

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Television Credits

Hard Time on Planet Earth

as Hotel Clerk

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 01, 1989

Oppenheimer

as Isidor Rabi

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 29, 1980

Batman

as Fred

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

as Mandarin (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 05, 2013

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

as John Eric (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Ramsis Dendup / Rebel / Citizen (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 2008

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheldon Persky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Tales from the Darkside

as Aldo D

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Batman Beyond

as Captain (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as General Sung (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2005

L.A. Law

as Clerk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Murphy Brown

as Waiter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1988

Newhart

as Winston Bedell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

Monster Squad

as Mr. Mephisto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1976

Wonder Woman

as Hitler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Codename

as Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1970

Batman: The Animated Series

as Shadow Agent (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1992

Oxbridge Blues

as Dr Stein

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1984

Amazing Stories

as news dealer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Ramsis Dendup (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2008

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Additional Voices (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2005

DuckTales

as Moorloon the Wizard / Vacation Van Honk (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1987

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Adolf Hitler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1982

Cafe Americain

as Monsier Pare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1993

DuckTales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1987

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Weird Science

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1994

The Oldest Rookie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1987

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