David Healy
Biografia
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 Dallas, 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
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
It Had to Be You
Film • 2000
jako David Allen
Space Precinct
Serial • 1994
jako Armand Loyster (voice)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Serial • 1993
jako Jacob
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Film • 1992
jako White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
Jeeves and Wooster
Serial • 1990
jako Waterbury
Perfect Scoundrels
Serial • 1990
jako John Bedlow
Bomber Harris
Film • 1989
jako Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
Three Wishes for Jamie
Film • 1987
jako Father Kerry
Turnaround
Film • 1987
jako Sheriff Huddleston
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
Film • 1986
jako Dr. George Hyatt
Worlds Beyond
Serial • 1986
jako Herman Webster
Labirynt
Film • 1986
jako Right Door Knocker (voice)
Double Image
Film • 1986
jako Newscaster
Space Police
Film • 1986
Lace 2
Film • 1985
jako Mayor (as David Healey)
In Possession
Film • 1984
jako Jack Mervyn
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Serial • 1984
jako Jack Mervyn
Supergirl
Film • 1984
jako Mr Danvers
Znak czterech
Film • 1983
jako Dr. John Watson
Filthy Rich
Serial • 1982
American Playhouse
Serial • 1982
jako Samuel Greenspoon
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Film • 1981
jako Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Film • 1981
jako Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
Hammer House of Horror
Serial • 1980
jako Peter
Sanford
Serial • 1980
jako Juror
The Ninth Configuration
Film • 1980
jako 1st General
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Film • 1980
jako (voice) (credit only)
Tales of the Unexpected
Serial • 1979
jako Jack Harrison
Vega$
Serial • 1978
Return of the Saint
Serial • 1978
jako Hansen
Dallas
Serial • 1978
jako Senator Harbin
Winterspelt 1944
Film • 1978
jako Pfc Foster
Blake's 7
Serial • 1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Film • 1977
jako Theodore Roosevelt
Scott Joplin
Film • 1977
jako Sam Bundler
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Film • 1977
jako Maj. Winters
Dickens of London
Serial • 1976
jako Comm. Wentworth
Aniołki Charliego
Serial • 1976
jako Cavendish
Second Verdict
Serial • 1976
jako Hosea Knowlton
Panache
Film • 1976
jako Donat
Affairs of the Heart
Serial • 1974
jako J.L. Westgate
Father Brown
Serial • 1974
jako Norman Drage
Phase IV
Film • 1974
jako Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry O
Serial • 1974
The Eagle Has Landed
Film • 1973
jako Houston
Ooh...You Are Awful
Film • 1972
jako Tourist
The Baron: Mystery Island
Film • 1972
jako David Laver
Endless Night
Film • 1972
jako Jason
The Manipulators
Film • 1972
jako Frank Mancha
The Frighteners
Serial • 1972
jako Frank Mancha
Embassy
Film • 1972
jako Phelan
Madame Sin
Film • 1972
jako Braden
Diamenty są wieczne
Film • 1971
jako Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
Partnerzy
Serial • 1971
jako Colonel Adler
Jason King
Serial • 1971
Coppers End
Serial • 1971
jako McBaine
Żądze wampira
Film • 1971
jako Raymond Pelley
UFO
Serial • 1970
jako Joe Franklin
The Sinners
Serial • 1970
jako Timmy McGovern
Patton
Film • 1970
jako Clergyman
Paul Temple
Serial • 1969
The Secret Service
Serial • 1969
jako Various Characters (voice)
Department S
Serial • 1969
jako Ramos
Joe 90
Serial • 1968
jako Shane Weston (voice)
Isadora
Film • 1968
jako Chicago Theatre Manager
The Jazz Age
Serial • 1968
jako Commentator
Only When I Larf
Film • 1968
jako Jones
Assignment K
Film • 1968
jako David
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Serial • 1967
jako Geiger Operator / Guard Voice 2 (voice)
Baker's Half-Dozen
Serial • 1967
jako Al Capone
Żyje się tylko dwa razy
Film • 1967
jako Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
The Double Man
Film • 1967
jako Halstead
The Prophet
Film • 1967
jako Greg Powell
Till Death Us Do Part
Serial • 1966
jako American on Train
Death of a Salesman
Film • 1966
jako Edward Wagner
Lee Oswald: Assassin
Film • 1966
jako Radio Announcer
BBC Play of the Month
Serial • 1965
jako Radio Announcer
Out of the Unknown
Serial • 1965
jako Greg Powell
Be My Guest
Film • 1965
jako Hilton Bass
The Finest Hours
Film • 1964
jako Newsreel Commentator
Kiss Me, Kate
Film • 1964
Espionage
Serial • 1963
jako American Sailor
Święty
Serial • 1962
jako Hal Ward