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Charles Dennis (born December 16, 1946) is an award-winning Canadian actor, playwright, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter.


Background

Dennis is the third son of Sam and Sade Dennis. He attended Cedarvale Public School, Vaughan Road Collegiate, and University College at the
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, where he graduated with a
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in 1968. He is on the Great Alumni List for the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Playwrights/Directors Unit of The Actors Studio, and married to producer and publisher Ulrika Vingsbo-Dennis. He was Artistic Director of the University College Players Guild from 1967 to 1968, and received the McAndrew Award for his contributions to campus drama (which included his own adaptation of
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'' and the Canadian premiere of
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Career


Radio

Dennis made his acting debut at 8 years old in 1954 on Marjorie Purvey's radio series, ''Peter and the Dwarf'' and performed on the series for five years. He has written a number of
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s for
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, and CBC, including ''Leslie and Lajos'' (CBC) (1982), ''Long Time Ago'' (BBC) (1974), and ''To an Early Grave'' (BBC) (1972). In 2009 his play, ''The Alchemist of Cecil Street'', starring Ron Orbach,
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and
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was produced by The Famous Radio Ranch. In 2010 The Famous Radio Ranch followed up with a production of Dennis's play "Tolstoy Was Never There" starring Kevin Dunn, Ross Benjamin, Ron Orbach, Rose Abdoo, Ed Begley, Jr., John O'Hurley, Leila Birch, Kim Eveleth, Becky Bonar.
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and Ethne Bliss.


Theatre

In 1963, Dennis made his professional stage debut at the Red Barn Theatre in
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playing Dr. Einstein in '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' and Simon Bliss in ''
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''. Later that year he adapted, directed and played
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in
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's ''
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'' at the Coach House Theatre in Toronto. While attending the University of Toronto he appeared in Hart House productions of "Heartbreak House", "Ondine", and "The Devils". In 1968, he wrote and appeared in his play, "Everyone Except Mr. Fontana", at the Colonnade Theatre in Toronto. In 1971, he traveled to England, where he directed the
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- Don Black- Lionel Chetwynd musical ''Maybe That's Your Problem'' at the Roundhouse Theatre in London. Returning to Canadian stage in 1980, he played Sidney Bruhl in '' Deathtrap'' opposite
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at London's Grand Theatre. His play, ''Altman's Last Stand'', was produced at the
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in 1982. In 1985, he wrote and directed the play ''Significant Others'' at the
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in Los Angeles. In 1989, he co-starred with Gwendolyn Humble in his play, '' Going On'', directed by
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at the
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. In 1990, Dennis recreated the role of Alfred in ''Going On'' opposite Maria O'Brien at the Callboard Theatre in Los Angeles, and in 1997 wrote and starred in the play ''SoHo Duo'', directed by
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at the West Bank Theatre in New York. In 2003, Dennis created the role of Fred Ross in the Ed Begley, Jr. musical ''Cesar and Ruben'' at the El Portal Theater in Los Angeles, and in 2005, played
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in his play ''High Class Heel'', at The
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in New York. In 2011, he returned to the boards playing Gregory Wagner for the Open Fist Theater Company in their production of ''Room Service'' by Murray and Boretz, which the Los Angeles Times described as a "superb revival". Later that year he played Carlton Fitzgerald opposite Catherine Hicks in Moss Hart's ''Light Up the Sky'' at the JRTN in Las Vegas. In 2016, Dennis revised his play ''Altman's Last Stand''. It was directed by Charles Haid and produced by Racquel Lehrman at the Zephyr Theater in Los Angeles with Michael Laskin as Franz Altman. The production received great critical acclaim. In 2022, Dennis rewrote ''Altman's Last Stand'' and retitled it ''King Solomon's Treasure''. He also added a second character, Miss Carmichael, a writer for People Magazine. Dennis played the role of Franz Altman and Stevie Jean Placek played Miss Carmichael.The play was produced by Ulrika Vingsbo and presented at the Whitefire Theatre in Sharman Oaks, California. The play was filmed during its six week run. The film had its world premiere later in the year at the Studio City Film Festival and Dennis won the award for Best Actor in a Feature Film.


Plays

*2022 ''King Solomon's Treasure'' (author/actor) *2016 ''Altman's Last Stand'' (author) *2005, ''High Class Heel'' (author/actor) *1997, ''SoHo Duo'' (author/actor) *1989, '' Going On'' (author/actor) *1985, ''Significant Others'' (author/director) *1982, ''Altman's Last Stand'' (author) *1974, ''Crazy Joan'' (book/lyrics) *1968, ''Everyone Except Mr. Fontana'' (author/actor)


Journalism

Author George Anthony wrote that Charles Dennis "was a talented young hotshot who wanted to do it all: write, produce, direct, star", and that he "worked as an entertainment writer for ''
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''". He was a film and theatre critic for them until his first play, ''Everyone Except Mr. Fontana'' presented in 1968. In 2002, Dennis wrote three articles for the Calendar section of the ''
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'' about Ivor Novello, Phil Gersh, and
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. In February 2010 he wrote an article on Christopher Plummer in The Hollywood Reporter.


Author

His first novel, ''Stoned Cold Soldier'' was published in 1973. In 1997 (using the pseudonym Margaret Barrett), Dennis wrote the novels "Given the Crime" and "Given the Evidence". His works have received favorable response from
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. His new novel, "Hollywood Raj", was published by Vingsbo Press in February 2018. In 2022, Dennis's first non-fiction book, "There's a Body in the Window Seat", was published by Applause Books. A passion project of Dennis's, the book is a history of Arsenic and Old Lace, both the play and the movie.


Bibliography

* 2022 "There's a Body in the Window Seat" ISBN 9781493067855 * 2018. "Hollywood Raj" * 2013 "The Magiker" ISBN 978-1 -940412-02-3 * 1998, ''Given the Evidence'' * 1998, ''Given the Crime'' * 1987, ''Shar-Li'' * 1975, ''This War Is Closed Until Spring'' * 1981, ''The Dealmakers'' * 1979, ''Bonfire'' * 1978, ''The Periwinkle Assault'' * 1977, ''A Divine Case of Murder'' * 1975, ''Somebody Just Grabbed Annie!'' * 1974, ''The Next-to-Last Train Ride'' * 1973, ''Stoned Cold Soldier''


Television, film, and video

In 1969 while living in London, Dennis adapted his play, Aztecs and Orange Juice, for ATV and appeared in it opposite Derek Fowlds and Cheryl Kennedy. In 1973, he created
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's first
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, '' Marked Personal'' starring
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. He wrote the Television movies '' Mirror, Mirror'' in 1979 and ''
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'' in 1980. He wrote and appeared in the 1984 movie ''
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'' opposite
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, William Hutt and
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. In 1984, he wrote and directed the motion picture ''
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'' starring
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and
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, which in 1985 was nominated for four
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. Also in 1984 he co-authored a screenplay of his novel ''The Next-to-Last Train Ride'' for a film which was directed by
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and released under the title ''
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''.
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in ''
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'' described it as "a genially oddball comedy of a sort not often successfully made these days." In 2004, Dennis was the voice of Rico in Disney's animated feature ''
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''. In 2007, Dennis wrote and directed the motion picture '' Hard Four'' starring Ross Benjamin, Samuel Gould,
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,
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,
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, Ed Begley, Jr.,
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and
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. In 2010 he wrote and directed ''The Favour of Your Company'' starring Carolyn Seymour, Neil Dickson and Ron Orbach, which was shown at the BAFTA/LA Short Film Showcase. In 2011 he launched his own online interview show ''Paid to Dream'', which can be read and heard at www.paidtodream.com. In October, 2011 he won the first-ever Samuel Fuller Guerilla Filmmaker Award at the Buffalo International Film Festival for his short film ''Atwill'' starring Neil Dickson and Brent Huff. It was also an Official Selection of The Buffalo Film Festival in the same year. The film was shot entirely on an iPad and edited on iMovie. In 2012, he began production on his first iPad feature, ''
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'' featuring Brent Huff, Patty McCormack, Kenneth Welsh,
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,
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, Elya Baskin,
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, Ron Orbach, Ross Benjamin, Patrick Pinney and Mark Rydell. Film was completed in 2015 and won the Innovation Award at the first Durham Region Film Festival in Oshawa, Canada. A web series based on the prize-winning film ''Atwill'' debuted on YouTube in 2014 with Neil Dickson returning as Atwill, and Michael Swan joining the cast as Nelson. Brent Huff returned in several episodes as Atwill's nemesis Kobalt. The first season consisted of ten episodes, and series guest stars included Patty McCormack, Rick Podell, Kim Delgado, Lou Wagner, Patrick Pinney, and Nicole Ansari. In 2017, Atwill became a TV series called ''Atwill at Large'' with Dickson and Swan continuing their roles as Atwill and Nelson. Guest stars included Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Fred Melamed, and Mauricio Mendoza. It played on YouTube for five episodes. In July 2017 he returned to Canada to shoot the film ''Shortly to Go'', starring Colin Fox and Kenneth Welsh. The film was shot on location in Elora, Ontario and later involved shooting in Studio City, California with Patty McCormack. Written, produced and directed by Dennis, the executive producer was Ulrika Vingsbo, who was also the film's editor. In 2018, Dennis wrote and directed the film, ''Barking Mad'', which starred Neil Dickson, Michael Swan, Patty McCormack, Edward Asner, Loren Lester, Mary Stavin, and Fred Melamed. It was produced for Foo Dog Films by Ulrika Vingsbo. The film was shot entirely on an iPad. The movie won an award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2021 Studio City Film Festival.


Filmography


As writer or director

* ''Marked Personal'' (90 episodes, 1973–1974) (TV) * ''The Thirsty Dead'' (1974) * '' Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team'' (1977) (TV) * '' Mirror, Mirror'' (1979) writer * ''
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'' (1980) (writer) * ''
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'' (1980) * ''
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'' (1983) (TV) * ''
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'' (1984) (writer) * ''
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'' (1984) (writer/director) * ''Loose Ends'' (1984) (writer) * ''
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'' (1984) (based on his novel ''The Next-to-Last Train Ride'') * ''
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'' (1 episode, 1986) (TV) * ''Goose on the Loose'' (2006) (writer) * ''Hard Four'' (2007) (writer/director/producer) * ''Butterfield'' (2008) (writer) * ''Chicanery'' (2015) (writer/director/producer) * ''Atwill at Large'' (2017) (writer/director/producer) * ''Shortly to Go'' (2017) (writer/director/producer) * ''Barking Mad'' (2018) (writer/director/producer)


As actor


Video games


Awards and nominations

* 2017 Riverside International Film Festival Innovation in Cinema for "Chicanery" * 2015 Innovation Award at the Durham Region Film Festival in Oshawa, Canada for "Chicanery" * 2011 Samuel Fuller Guerilla Filmmaker Award, Buffalo International Film Festival (BIFF:Buffalo) "Atwill". Official Selection BIFF:Buffalo 2011. * 1989 Daily Express Award Best New Play ''Going On'' (nominated) * 1985 Nomination,
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for Best Song: "A Little Piece of Forever" from ''
Reno and the Doc ''Reno and the Doc'' is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1984. Written and directed by Charles Dennis, the film was produced Rose & Ruby Productions for First Choice. The film stars Kenneth Welsh as Reno, a reclusive ski bum who teams up with ...
'' * 1968 McAndrew Award University of Toronto (winner)


References


External links

* *
Charles Dennis at the ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia''

Charles Dennis 2013 interview
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