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David Spielberg Biography (1939-)

Born March 6, 1939, in Mercedes, TX; son of George (a merchant) and Manuela (an artist; maiden name, Benitez) Spielberg; married Barbara Gladstone (a quilter) June 13, 1965; children: Daniel. Addresses: Agent: Artists Agency, 10000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

March 6, 1939

Mercedes, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Dr. Widdicomb, Night of Terror, ABC, 1972
• Norman Ellsworth, Force Five, CBS, 1975
• David Wilentz, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, NBC, 1975
• Dr. Mason, In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, NBC, 1977
• Louis Kellogg, The Storyteller, NBC, 1977
• Frank Oberon, The 3,000 Mile Chase, NBC, 1977
• David Addlestone, Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, NBC,1978
• Victor Burton, Act of Love, NBC, 1980
• Mayor Frank Bellona, The Henderson Monster, CBS, 1980
• Dr. Garrett, The Best Little Girl in the World, 1981
• Alan Porter, Games Mother Never Taught You, CBS, 1982
• Harold Klumper, Maid in America, CBS, 1982
• Steve Jones, Policewoman Centerfold, NBC, 1983
• Sammler, Obsessed with a Married Woman, ABC, 1985
• Aaron Goodman, Sworn to Silence, 1987
• Steven Levin, The Preppie Murder, 1989
• The Last to Go, 1991
• Paul Kramer, Us, 1991
• Gary Pillersdorf, A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (also known as The Lovers of Deceit: The Carolyn Warmus Story), 1992
• George, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face, 1994
• Dr. Palmer, A Place for Annie, 1994
• Luskin, Where Are My Children?, 1994
• George, Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan, 1995
• George, Mother Knows Best, 1997
• Mayor Parker, Silent Predators, TBS, 1999
• Series
• Where the Heart Is, 1969
• Ted Henderson, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, ABC, 1973-74
• Dr. David Bedford, The Practice, NBC, 1976
• Francis X. Casey, The American Girls, CBS, 1978-79
• David Ross, From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1979-80
• Max Kenyon, Jessica Novak, CBS, 1981
• Herb Ketcher, Wiseguy, 1988
• Ambrose Wyman, One Life to Live, 1989
• Miniseries
• David Beamer, King, NBC, 1978
• Dr. Patterson, Arthur Hailey's "Wheels" (also known as Wheels), NBC, 1978
• Lieutenant Ross, From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1979
• Skip Morgan, James A. Michener's "Space" (also known as Space), CBS, 1985
• Weissman, Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North, 1989
• Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, 1993
• Homeowner, Dean Koontz's "Mr. Murder," ABC, 1999
• Irving Ravel, The Beach Boys: An American Family, ABC, 2000
• Episodic
• District Attorney Walberg, The Bold Ones, NBC, 1971
• Tom Ryan, "Down Two Roads," Ironside, 1972
• Wendell Church, "To Steal a King," Banacek, 1972
• Wendell Church, "The Greatest Collection of Them All," Banacek, 1973
• Sergeant Tom Garvey, "Charlie Harris at Large," The Rockford Files, 1975
• Sergeant Tom Garvey, "Just by Accident," The Rockford Files, 1975
• "Jesse Who?," Barbary Coast, 1975
• "King Solomon's Kid," Westside Medical, 1977
• "The Framing of Perfect Sydney," Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, 1978
• Herb, "Rainy Day," CHiPs, 1978
• "Missionary's Downfall," Trapper John, M.D., 1979
• Peter Pan, "Mork in Never-Never Land," Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1980
• Ted Stern, "Wheels of Justice," CHiPs, 1980
• Arthur Cantrell, "Give Your Uncle a Kiss," Family Ties, 1982
• "Revenge in the Sky," Blue Thunder, 1984
• Judge Lucas Fitzroy, "Ewe and Me, Babe," Hill Street Blues, 1984
• Bob Milhaus, "The Smile in the Third Row," Highway to Heaven, 1985
• Lieutenant Travis, "Menace, Anyone?," Murder, She Wrote, 1986
• "The Probe," Starman, 1987
• "Baby Talk," Hooperman, 1987
• Pete Nelson, "Whose Trash Is It Anyway?," Highway to Heaven,1988
• Liggett, "Heir of Neglect," Hunter, 1988
• Judge Reeves, "The Princess and the Pee," L.A. Law, 1988
• "Talk Nice to Me," Monsters, 1990
• Douglas Hopkins, "The Ghost of a Chance Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, 1990
• Eric Van Alden, "Nightmare Bay" Parts 1 and 2, Baywatch, 1991
• Lieutenant Henry Girard, "Unauthorized Obituary," Murder, She Wrote, 1991
• Reasonable Doubts, 1991
• Peter Angelli, "The Big Payoff," Matlock, 1992
• Isaac Shore, "The Fertile Fields," Law and Order, 1992
• Frank Richmond, "Showdown at Malibu Beach High," Baywatch, 1992
• Robert Stolbach, "Split Ends," Civil Wars, 1993
• Commander Calvin Hutchinson, "Starship Mine," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1993
• Inspector Donnegan, SeaQuest DSV, 1994
• Dr. Neil Bernstein, "Welcome Back, Carter," ER, 1995
• Dr. Neil Bernstein, "Do One, Teach One, Kill One," ER, 1995
• Dr. Neil Bernstein, "Days Like This," ER, 1995
• Dr. Neil Bernstein, "The Secret Sharer," ER, 1995
• Dr. Walter Garber, "A Virus among Us," The Pretender, 1996
• Judge Ryan Cransill, Moloney, 1996
• Isaac Gold, "Intolerance," Promised Land, 1997
• TV station executive Colkod, "The Kiss," Ally McBeal, 1997
• Judge Alvin Hoyt, "Carrier," Law and Order, 1998
• Howard Thomas, "The Fourth Trimester," Family Law, CBS, 1999
• The West Wing, NBC, 2000
• Also appeared as Matt Glossy in "So Long Studio," an episode of PunkyBrewster; as Jordan in an episode of Hearts Afire; and in episodesof Hart to Hart and Two Brothers.
• Other Television Appearances
• Marlowe, Toma (pilot), ABC, 1973
• Lieutenant Carey Roth, Stone (pilot), ABC, 1979
• Dr. Jim Lawrence, Operating Room (special), 1979
• Television Work
• Series
• Director, The Twilight Zone, 1985
• Film Appearances
• Mr. Goodman, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
• The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, 1972
• Bobby, Law and Disorder, Columbia, 1974
• Hinney, Newman's Law, 1974
• Bellamy, Hustle, Paramount, 1975
• Lieutenant Finque, The Choirboys (also known as Aenglarna),Universal, 1977
• Mr. Dorset, American Raspberry (also known as Prime Time),1977
• Dr. Jeremy Nolan, Real Life, Paramount, 1978
• Miles Garner, Winter Kills, AVCO-Embassy, 1979
• The Hunter, Paramount, 1980
• Mr. Casey, Christine, Columbia, 1983
• Aaron, War and Love (also known as The Children's War),Paramount, 1985
• Hobby, The Stranger (also known as Cudzoziemka), Columbia,1987
• Ken, Alice, 1990
• Mr. Reynolds, Nervous Ticks, 1992
• Yorkin, Red Ribbon Blues, 1995
• Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay, Trimark, 1998
• Film Work
• ADR voice, That Old Feeling, Universal, 1997
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) King, Ondine, Hogg Auditorium, Austin TX, 1959
• Mortimer, Henry IV, Part I, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1962
• Polly, A Man's a Man, Maidman Theatre, 1963
• Funnyhouse of a Negro, East End Theatre, New York City, 1964
• Macbird!, Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Gordon, Thieves, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1971
• The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Lyceum Theatre, New York City,1971
• Larry Parks, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?, CAST Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1974
• Mary Barnes, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1979
• Jack, The Lady and the Clarinet, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1981
• Danforth, I'm Not Rappaport, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1985
• Father, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1985
• Kruk, Ghetto, Mark Taper Forum, 1986
• Ben, The Normal Heart, Las Palmas Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1986
• Ned's father, The Destiny of Me, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1992
• Also appeared in Sleep, American Place Theatre, New York City; Story Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; and appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, and the Stockbridge Festival Theatre, Stockbridge, MA.
• Major Tours
• Mickey, After the Fall, U.S. cities, 1964-65