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David Edwin Birney is an American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television.
Birth Name
David Edwin Birney
Born
Sunday, 23 April 1939
Died
Friday, 29 April 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Ben Samuels - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
| Without a Trace | Leslie Warwick | 2002 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Buddy Pomus | 1998 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Father Elias | 1996 |
| Secrets | Thomas Strickland | 1995 |
| Live Shot | Harry Chandler Moore | 1995 |
| Sliders | Cadmus | 1995 |
| Burke's Law | Jim Deacon | 1994 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Letant | 1993 |
| The Naked Truth | Fed. #2 | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Ben Samuels - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
| Without a Trace | Leslie Warwick | 2002 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Buddy Pomus | 1998 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Father Elias | 1996 |
| Secrets | Thomas Strickland | 1995 |
| Live Shot | Harry Chandler Moore | 1995 |
| Sliders | Cadmus | 1995 |
| Burke's Law | Jim Deacon | 1994 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Letant | 1993 |
| The Naked Truth | Fed. #2 | 1992 |
| Keeping Secrets | Alan Hamel | 1991 |
| Touch and Die | Scanzano | 1991 |
| Always Remember I Love You | Philip Mendham | 1990 |
| Night of the Fox | Hugh Kelso | 1990 |
| Nightfall | Aton | 1988 |
| The Long Journey Home | Carter Wells | 1987 |
| Tomorrow's a Killer | Larry Turner | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| Seal Morning | Dr. Bernard Lacy | 1986 |
| Matlock | Jack McCarthy | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Dr. Myron Mandel (segment "Tooth and Consequences") | 1985 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Captain Williams | 1985 |
| Missing... Have You Seen This Person? | Self - Host | 1985 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lawrence Erlich / Lawrence Baker / Franchesco / Earl Harper | 1984 |
| Glitter | Sam Dillon | 1984 |
| Master of the Game | David Blackwell | 1984 |
| Star Search | Self - Introducer | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Ben Samuels | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Adam | 1982 |
| Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Lyon Burke | 1981 |
| The Five of Me | Henry Hawksworth | 1981 |
| Oh, God! Book II | Don Richards | 1980 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Dr. Rolo DeVito | 1980 |
| OHMS | Jack Coker | 1980 |
| High Midnight | Tony Giannetti | 1979 |
| Au revoir à lundi | Frank | 1979 |
| CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Mr. Fenning | 1978 |
| Someone's Watching Me! | Paul Winkless | 1978 |
| Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Daniel | 1978 |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1978 |
| Testimony of Two Men | Jonathan 'Jon' Ferrier | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Mike Adler / Paulo De Matzee | 1977 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Paul Rogers | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Sgt. Alan Boardman | 1977 |
| A Dirty Knight's Work | Sir John Gifford | 1976 |
| Serpico | Officer Frank Serpico | 1976 |
| Family | Joe Alcott | 1976 |
| The Adams Chronicles | John Quincy Adams | 1976 |
| Only with Married Men | Dave Andrews | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Shawn Barry | 1974 |
| Caravan to Vaccares | Bowman | 1974 |
| Murder or Mercy | Dr. Peter Peterson | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Harry Langley | 1973 |
| Police Story | Officer Andrew 'Dooly' Doolittle / Officer Joe Waldron | 1973 |
| Bridget Loves Bernie | Bernie Steinberg | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Neil Ruggers | 1972 |
| McMillan & Wife | Randy Murphy / Randy Newmark III | 1971 |
| Cannon | Dr. Jeff Reston / Terry Alexander | 1971 |
| Medical Center | MacDonald 'Mac' Guthrie / Nick Matero | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Lt. Waldron / John Richard Carr / Damage Controlman 3C John Dillon | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Brother Martin | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Michael Sander | 1965 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The Edge of Night | Waiter | 1956 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Long Journey Home | 1987 |
| American Playhouse | 1982 |
