Creator / Barry Dennen

And then he heard them mentioning his name. And leaving him the blame.

"When fans ask me for advice, here's what I tell them: 'Always remember that one thing leads to another'."

Barry Dennen (February 22, 1938 – September 26, 2017) was an American actor best known for playing Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.

From 1960 to 1961, he was in a relationship with Barbra Streisand, wherein the two lived together and he helped her work on her nightclub act. Their relationship ended when Dennen realised he was gay.

In 1970, he was cast as Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera. He returned to the role of Pilate for both the 1971 Broadway production and the 1973 film adaptations.

Dennen made bit roles in American TV shows such as Batman (1966), L.A. Law, Newhart, and Wonder Woman (1975). He appeared in small roles in films most frequently between The '70s and The '80s, such as The Shining where he played hotel employee Bill Watson, and Shock Treatment where he played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey.

In his later years, he was a voice actor both on TV (Galtar and the Golden Lance, Jonny Quest, The Pirates of Dark Water) and in video games (Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, Age of Empires III, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning).

He died at the age of 79 from health complications after a fall.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Films

• Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — Mendel
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) — Pontius Pilate
• Madhouse (1974) — Gerry Blount
• Brannigan (1975) — Julian
• The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) — Claude LaMont
• The Shining (1980) — Bill Watson
• Shock Treatment (1981) — Irwin Lapsey
• Ragtime (1981) — Stage Manager
• The Dark Crystal (1982) — Chamberlain/Podling
• Trading Places (1983) — Demitri
• Superman III (1983) — Dr. McClean
• Clifford (1994) — Terry the Pterodactyl
• The Shadow (1994) — Tulku (Uncredited Role)
• Twin Sitters (1994) — Thomas
• Titanic (1997) — Praying Man
• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) — Defense Advisor
• Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016) — Heaven's Denizen (Uncredited Role)

Series

• Batman, 2 episodes^{show list} "The Great Escape", "The Great Train Robbery" (1968) — Fred
• Monster Squad, episode "Dr. Mephisto" (1976) — Dr. Mephisto
• Wonder Woman, episode "Anschluss '77" (1977) — Adolf Hitler
• Remington Steele, episode "A Steele at Any Price" (1983) — Lewis Grumman
• The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, episode "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" (1984) — Voices
• Hill Street Blues, episode "Queen for a Day" (1985) — Salesman
• Galtar and the Golden Lance, 21 episodes (1985-86) — Krimm
• Newhart, episode "Look Ma, No Talent" (1986) — Winston Bedell
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, episode "The Easter Story" (1986) — Priest Balak
• Amazing Stories, episode "Secret Cinema" (1986) — News Dealer
• Pound Puppies, 2 episodes:
  • "Bright Eyes, Come Home" (1986) — Samuel Quentin
  • "Cooler, Come Back" (1987) — Pound Owner
• Jonny Quest, 13 episodes:
  • "Peril of the Reptilian" (1986) — Simon
  • 12 episodes (1986-87) — Voices
• L.A. Law, episode "Pilot" (1986) — Clerk
• DuckTales, 2 episodes:
  • "Double-O-Duck" (1987) — Voice
  • "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" (1987) — Moorloon the Wizard/Vacation Van Honk
• Tales from the Darkside, episode "No Strings" (1987) — Aldo D
• The Real Ghostbusters, episode "Hanging by a Thread" (1987) — Charon/Governor (Uncredited Role)
• The Smurfs, 3 episodes^{show list} "Lost Smurfs", "Smurfs That Time Forgot: Part 1", "Smurfs That Time Forgot: Part 2" (1988-89) — Voices
• Murder, She Wrote, episode "Wearing of the Green" (1988) — Sheldon Persky
• Mr. Belvedere, episode "Spot" (1989) — Murray Rabinowitz
• The Further Adventures of SuperTed, 13 episodes (1989) — Voices
• Hard Time on Planet Earth, 2 episodes^{show list} "Something to Bank On", "The Way Home" (1989) — Hotel Clerk
• Murphy Brown, episode "The Brothers Silverberg" (1989) — Waiter
• Adventures of the Gummi Bears, 2 episodes:
  • "Never Give a Gummi an Even Break" (1990) — Assistant
  • "A Recipe for Trouble" (1990) — Nester
• The Munsters Today, episode "Take This Job and Shovel It" (1990) — Foster Newkirk
• The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda, episode "Pity the Poor Pirate" (1990) — Voices
• The Pirates of Dark Water, 9 episodes^{show list} "Break Up", "The Dark Disciples", "The Ghost Pirates", "The Dagron Master", "The Game Players of Undaar", "The Pandawa Plague", "Sister of the Sword", "The Soul Stealer", "The Living Treasure" (1991-93) — Voice
• Amen, episode "Deak-Scam" (1991) — Headwaiter
• Batman: The Animated Series, episode "Off Balance" (1992) — Shadow Agent
• The Comic Strip Presents, episode Demonella (1993) — Adolf Hitler
• Café Americain, episode "Pilot" (1993) — Monsier Pare
• Animaniacs, episode "Pavlov's Mice/Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov/Nothing but the Tooth" (1993) — Czar
• Weird Science, episode "Quantum Wyatt" (1995) — Mr. Jolly
• The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, episode "Don't Polka Me/The Granny Vanishes" (1996) — John Eric
• Batman Beyond, episode "Disappearing Inque" (1999) — Captain
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, 2 episodes:
  • "Billy Ocean" (2006) — Gepetto/Blubbery Joe
  • "Chaos Theory" (2006) — Salesperson
• Avatar: The Last Airbender, 2 episodes:
  • "The Drill" (2006) — General Sung
  • "The Earth King" (2006) — Voices
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 3 episodes:
  • 3 episodes^{show list} "Front Runners", "The Soft War", "Tipping Points" (2012) — King Ramsis Dendup
  • 2 episodes^{show list} "The Soft War", "Tipping Points" (2012) — Rebel/Citizen
• MAD, episode "POblivion/Umbrellamentary" (2013) — Shifu/Gated Community Announcer
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes Maximum Overload, 5 episodes^{show list} "A Faceful of Danger!", "Slaughter on the 23rd Floor!", "Obnoxious Mandarin!", "Operation Doofus Drop!", "Assault, Off-Asgard!" (2013) — Mandarin

Video Games

• Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1994) — Melek
• Grim Fandango (1998) — Chief Bogen/Thunder Boy/Blue Casket's Waiter
• Star Trek: Hidden Evil (1999) — Admiral Ratok
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (2001) — Loghaire Thunder Stone
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) — Fatman
• Star Trek: Armada II (2001) — Voice
• Star Trek: Bridge Commander (2002) — Gul Oden/Captain Terrik
• The Mark of Kri (2002) — The Dark One
• Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (2003) — Voice
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) — Vizier
• Jade Empire (2005) — Master Li
• Fantastic Four (2005) — Mole Man/Voices
• Age of Empires III (2005) — Kangxi
• Titan Quest (2006) — Voice
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) — Voices
• Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth (2007) — Voices
• Too Human (2008) — Mimir
• Dragon Age: Origins (2009) — Uldred/Rogek/Senior Enchanter Torrin
• Fallout: New Vegas (2010) — Dean Domino
• Dungeon Siege III (2011) — The Venerable Odo/Mayor Moritz Grimmelhaus/Voices
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012) — Voices
• Darksiders II (2012) — The Chancellor/Eternal Throne Guard/Human Soul
• Dota 2 (2013) — Chaos Knight/Phantom Lancer/Rubick
• Infinity Blade III (2013) — Benedict Burgess Batteric III
• Heavenly Sword (2014) — Prophet Takashi/Flying Fox
• Final Fantasy Type-0 (2015) — Commandent

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