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David Healy

David Healy

Known For Acting
Birthday May 15, 1929
Died Oct 25, 1995 (66)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

A rotund, jovial New Yorker, David Healy obligingly played every manner of stereotypical American in British films and on television for more than thirty years. The son of an Australian father and an American mother, he spent much of his youth in Texas. Studying at Southern Methodist University in D ... allas, he majored in drama and befriended another young acting hopeful, named Larry Hagman. David first arrived in England as a member of the U.S. Air Force and soon wound up, along with Hagman, in the cast of a touring show written by John Briley. This later grew into The Airbase (1965), a 25-minute BBC sitcom (with David as Staff Sergeant Tillman Miller), which took a humorous look at British-American cultural differences at an RAF base. Considering his job prospects to be rather more lucrative in Britain -- in keeping with the 'bigger fish, smaller pond' theory - David soon found himself in almost continuous demand for any part which required an affable or imperious American. His long gallery of characters included diplomats, businessmen, bureaucrats, spooks, military brass, and so on. There were rare occasions, when he acted against type and played 'Britishers' -- a notable point in case being a likeable Dr. Watson, opposite charismatic Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes, in The Sign of Four (1983). His comedic side was showcased in guest appearances with Dick Emery and Kenny Everett and a with couple of turns in Jeeves and Wooster (1990). Though married and settled in Surrey, David took job offers on both sides of the Atlantic. He was glimpsed as a cleric in Patton (1970) and in Robert Aldrich's doomsday thriller Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); well-cast as Teddy Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); and he had recurring roles in TV's favourite soapie of the day, Dallas (1978). British TV audiences saw him guesting in just about every major crime series, from The Saint (1962) and Department S (1969), to The Persuaders! (1971). Simultaneously, from 1967, David pursued a successful career as a stage actor in classical plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In 1975, he re-visited his roots, playing Falstaff at a Shakespeare festival in Dallas. Ever versatile, David found another calling in musicals, appearing in "Kismet", "Call Me Madam" and "The Music Man". He received much praise for his interpretation of Runyonesque gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson (played definitively on screen by Stubby Kaye) in "Guys and Dolls", performing show-stopping encores of "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

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Merlin and the War of the Dragons

Merlin and the War of the Dragons

2008

as Toothy Dave

Mullitt

Mullitt

2000

as Stone Cold Junkie

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

2000

as David Allen

Bomber Harris

Bomber Harris

1989

as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF

Three Wishes for Jamie

Three Wishes for Jamie

1987

as Father Kerry

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

1986

as Dr. George Hyatt

Double Image

Double Image

1986

as Newscaster

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

1986

as Right Door Knocker (voice)

Lace 2

Lace 2

1985

as Mayor (as David Healey)

In Possession

In Possession

1984

as Jack Mervyn

Supergirl

Supergirl

1984

as Mr Danvers

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1983

as Dr. John Watson

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

1981

as Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice) (archive footage)

The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

1980

as 1st General

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

as Theodore Roosevelt

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

1977

as Sam Bundler

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Maj. Winters

Panache

Panache

1976

as Donat

Phase IV

Phase IV

1974

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Madame Sin

Madame Sin

1972

as Braden

Embassy

Embassy

1972

as Phelan

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

as Jason

Ooh... You Are Awful

Ooh... You Are Awful

1972

as Tourist

Lust for a Vampire

Lust for a Vampire

1971

as Raymond Pelley

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

as Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)

Patton

Patton

1970

as Clergyman

Only When I Larf

Only When I Larf

1968

as Jones

Assignment K

Assignment K

1968

as David

Isadora

Isadora

1968

as Chicago Theatre Manager

The Double Man

The Double Man

1967

as Halstead

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

1967

as Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)

Be My Guest

Be My Guest

1965

as Hilton Bass

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

1964

as Newsreel Commentator

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Joe 90

as Shane Weston

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 29, 1968

Department S

as Ramos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

Jeeves and Wooster

as Waterbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

Tales of the Unexpected

as Jack Harrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Sanford

as Juror

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1980

The Persuaders!

as Colonel Adler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

UFO

as Joe Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1970

Charlie's Angels

as Cavendish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Saint

as Hal Ward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Dallas

as Senator Harbin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

Perfect Scoundrels

as John Bedlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

Hammer House of Horror

as Peter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1980

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Jack Mervyn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1984

Return of the Saint

as Hansen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1978

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Jacob

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1993

BBC Play of the Month

as Radio Announcer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Tales of the Unexpected

as Auctioneer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Geiger Operator / Guard Voice 2 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Commodore Goddard (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Kruger (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Lunar Controller (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as General Cope / Major Brooks (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Frazer (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Jason Smith (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Dr. Mitchell (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Dr. Conrad (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as General Rebus (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as President Roberts (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Major Moran (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Major Stone (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

as Colgan / Frazer / Commodore Goddard (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

The Frighteners

as Frank Mancha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 1972

The Secret Service

as Dreisenberg Ambassador (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

The Secret Service

as Shaw / Nielson / 2nd Technician (North Africa) / 1st Technician (Burgossa) / 4th Technician (Port Trennick) (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

The Secret Service

as Dr Groot (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

The Secret Service

as Mark Slater (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

The Secret Service

as Sakov / Nurse (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

Filthy Rich

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 09, 1982

Blake's 7

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1978

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Joe 90

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1968

Harry O

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

The Sentimental Agent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1963

Lillie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1978

The Jazz Age

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1968

Father Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1974

Paul Temple

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1969

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 4 6 2
2024 7 4 7 1
2024 8 6 11 3
2024 9 4 9 1
2024 10 2 5 1
2024 11 2 4 1
2024 12 2 3 1
2025 1 5 14 1
2025 2 2 5 1
2025 3 2 4 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 9 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 0 0

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