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Charles Dennis (born December 16, 1946) is a Canadian actor, playwright, radio actor, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter. Dennis is the third son of Sam and Sade Dennis. He attended Cedarvale Public School, Vaughan Road Collegiate, and the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1968. He is on the Great Alumni List for the University of Toronto. He was Artistic Director of the University College Players Guild from 1967–68, and received the McAndrew Award for his contributions to campus drama (which included his own adaptation of Joseph... MORE

Charles Dennis (born December 16, 1946) is a Canadian actor, playwright, radio actor, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter. Dennis is the third son of Sam and Sade Dennis. He attended Cedarvale Public School, Vaughan Road Collegiate, and the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1968. He is on the Great Alumni List for the University of Toronto. He was Artistic Director of the University College Players Guild from 1967–68, and received the McAndrew Award for his contributions to campus drama (which included his own adaptation of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and the Canadian premiere of Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy). 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 radio plays for BBC, 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, Bryan Cranston and Edward Asner was produced by The Famous Radio Ranch. In 2010 The Famous Radio Ranch followed up with a production of Dennis's LESS