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Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen

Acting

February 22, 1938 – September 26, 2017 (died at 79)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Male
32 Movies
30 TV Shows

​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.

The Shining
The Shining

The Shining

1980 8.2

as Watson

Age 42 (now 79)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

1973 7.1

as Pontius Pilate

Age 35 (now 79)
The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

1982 7.1

as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)

Age 44 (now 79)
Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword

Heavenly Sword

2014 6.3

as Flying Fox / Prophet Takashi (voice)

Age 76 (now 79)
Twin Sitters
Twin Sitters

Twin Sitters

1994 6.4

as Thomas

Age 56 (now 79)
Brannigan
Brannigan

Brannigan

1975 6.0

as Julian

Age 37 (now 79)
Madhouse
Madhouse

Madhouse

1974 6.2

as Gerry Blount

Age 36 (now 79)
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1971 7.8

as Mendel

Age 33 (now 79)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015 7.0

as Defense Advisor (voice)

Age 76 (now 79)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 8.5

as Ramsis Dendup / Rebel / Citizen (voice)

Age 70 (now 79)
2 eps
Superman III
Superman III

Superman III

1983 5.5

as Dr. McClean

Age 45 (now 79)
The Secret Cinema
The Secret Cinema

The Secret Cinema

1967 5.3

as Psychiatrist

Age 29 (now 79)
Batman
Batman

Batman

1966 7.3

as Fred

Age 27 (now 79)
2 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005 8.8

as General Sung (voice)

Age 66 (now 79)
1 ep
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005 8.8

as Additional Voices (voice)

Age 66 (now 79)
1 ep
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1981 5.9

as Irwin Lapsey

Age 43 (now 79)