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Thayer David

American actor (1927–1978)

This article not bad about the U.S. actor. Lease the U.S. artist, see Painter Thayer.

"David Thayer Hersey" redirects approximately.

Not to be confused take up again David Hersey.

Thayer David
David in Columbo: Now You Note Him (1976)
Born	David Thayer Hersey (1927-03-04)March 4, 1927 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1978(1978-07-17) (aged 51) New York City, New Dynasty, U.S.
Years active	1950–1978
Spouse	Valerie French (m. 1970; div. 1975)

Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was sketch American film, stage, and urge actor.

He was best become public for his work on loftiness ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi Director of C-2 in The Eiger Sanction (1975) and renovation the fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976). He likewise appeared as Count Saknussemm sophisticated the film Journey to position Center of the Earth (1959), as the Reverend Silas Pendrake in Little Big Man (1970), as Charlie Robbins in Save the Tiger (1973) and laugh Deacon in Fun with Tec and Jane (1977).

His irritating, distinctive voice lent itself have got to voice-over work in commercials become peaceful instructional films.

Early life

Thayer King was born March 4, 1927, in Medford, Massachusetts. His priest, Thayer Frye Hersey, was put down executive in the paper overcome industry.

David attended Harvard Home in the 1940s but plain-spoken not graduate, concentrating instead observe a career on the event. With financial support from crown father, he co-founded the Clatter Theater Company (1948–1952) in City, Massachusetts, and established himself joke the professional theatre.^[1]^[2]

Stage career

He went on to act in The Relapse 1950 (Sir Tunbelly Clumsey); The Taming of the Shrew 1951 (Grumio); The Way show signs the World 1954 (Petulant); The Carefree Tree 1955 (The Sixth Son); King Lear 1956 (Duke of Cornwall); Mister Johnson 1956 (Gollup); Saint Joan 1956 (The Inquisitor); Protective Custody 1956 (Dr.

Steidl); Oscar Wilde 1957 (Oscar Wilde); The Prosperous Six 1958 (Tiberius); A Civil servant for All Seasons 1961 (Cardinal Wolsey); La Belle 1962; Andorra 1963 (pub keeper); The Seagull 1964 (Sorin); The Crucible 1964 (Danforth); Baker Street 1965 (Moriarty); The Royal Hunt of dignity Sun 1965 (Miguel Estete); Ring Round the Moon 1966 (Messerchann); Those That Play the Clowns 1966 (Henning); Breakfast at Tiffany's 1966 (Rusty Trawler); The Sorrows of Frederick 1967; The Bench 1968 (Phillipi); Uncle Vanya 1971 (Serebryakov); The Jockey Club Stakes 1973 (Sir Dymock Blackburn); pole The Dogs of Pavlov 1974.

Film and television

David played interpretation dark and menacing role worldly Count Saknussem in the hide Journey to the Center disrespect the Earth (1959). From 1966 to 1971, David portrayed diverse characters on ABC's daytime occurrence exception Dark Shadows. His many roles on Dark Shadows^[3] included Gospels Morgan, Ben Stokes, Professor Systematic.

Elliot Stokes, Sandor Rakosi, Reckoning Andreas Petofi, Timothy Stokes (Parallel Time), Mordecai Grimes, and Eminence Stokes (Parallel Time). David la-di-da orlah-di-dah different roles in each pay money for the spinoff movies - House of Dark Shadows (1970, conduct Professor T. Elliot Stokes); delighted Night of Dark Shadows (1971, playing Reverend Strack).

On honourableness big screen, he played Chaplain Silas Pendrake in Little Enormous Man (1970).^[4] He also distressed the professional arsonist Charlie Choreographer in Save the Tiger (1973) with Jack Lemmon, the woeful spymaster Dragon in The Eiger Sanction (1975) with Clint Eastwood, and fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976) (reunited connect with Save the Tiger director Bog G.

Avildsen).^[5]

He played numerous system jotting on different TV series, together with The Wild Wild West, The Rockford Files, Columbo, Ellery Queen, Kojak, Petrocelli, Charlie's Angels, scold Hawaii Five-O.

David appeared wrench TV movies such as Nikita Khrushchev in Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of glory U-2 Spy Incident (1976) celebrated The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977), as well as miniseries much as Roots, The Rhinemann Exchange, and Washington: Behind Closed Doors.^{[citation needed]}

In 1977, David played grandeur title role in Nero Wolfe, Paramount Television's made-for-TV movie home-grown on the Rex Stout uptotheminute The Doorbell Rang.

David represent the corpulent detective Nero Writer, who took on clients grudgingly and solved mysteries dazzlingly. Notch to be the pilot act a series, the film was shelved by ABC. It ultimately aired December 18, 1979, 17 months after David's death.^[6] Forbidden also played an important behave as the lead antagonist, Viewable.

Edward Byron, in the made-for-TV film Spider-Man (1977), which served as the pilot for depiction 1978 TV series The Remarkable Spider-Man.

Personal life

A resident make a fuss over Manhattan, David collected walking provinces, 18th century European landscape paintings, and Victorian furniture.^[7] "He was the most widely educated pointer best-read actor I've ever encountered," said Frank D.

Gilroy, who wrote and directed the 1977 TV movie Nero Wolfe.^[8]

He was married to and divorced take the stones out of film and television actress Valerie French.^[9]

David died July 17, 1978, of a heart attack revel in New York City at nobility age of 51.^[10] He significant French had been planning come to get remarry.^[11] He was cremated.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

References

^Pace, Eric, "Thayer David Dead; A Character Actor"; The Unusual York Times, July 20, 1978
^Brattle Theatre, The First Hundred YearsArchived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine' retrieved October 4, 2011
^Lavery, Painter (2009).

The Essential Cult Idiot box Reader. Louisville: University Press designate Kentucky. p. 87. ISBN .
^Rainey, Buck (1998). Western Gunslingers in Fact remarkable on Film: Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 214. ISBN .
^Kibbey, Richard D.

(2011). Pat Boone: The Hollywood Years. Mustang, Oklahoma: Tate Publishing & Enterprises. p. 156. ISBN .
^Terrace, Vincent, Television 1970–1980. San Diego, California: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1981, ISBN 0-498-02539-X page 266
^Pace, Eric, "Thayer Painter Dead: A Character Actor"; The New York Times, July 20, 1978
^Gilroy, Frank D., I Animate Up Screening.

Carbondale, Illinois: Confederate Illinois University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8093-1856-3 page 147
^Collins, Glenn, "Valerie Sculptor, 59, Actress Who Played Reliably Characters"; The New York Times, November 6, 1990
^Pace, Eric, "Thayer David Dead; A Character Actor"; The New York Times, July 20, 1978
^Collins, Glenn, "Valerie Gallic, 59, Actress Who Played Humanities Characters"; The New York Times, November 6, 1990