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David Healy
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David Healy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-05-15,Manhattan, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 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

Filmography

Only When I Larf

6.4

Only When I Larf
1968-05-27

7.5

Patton
1970-01-25

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

0

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986-11-24

6.7

Madame Sin
1972-01-15

Ooh... You Are Awful

4.8

Ooh... You Are Awful
1972-12-01

Diamonds Are Forever

6.4

Diamonds Are Forever
1971-12-14

The Ninth Configuration

6.5

The Ninth Configuration
1980-02-29

0

Panache
1976-05-15

Three Wishes for Jamie

6

Three Wishes for Jamie
1987-03-09

6.8

Bomber Harris
1989-09-03

The Sign of Four

6.8

The Sign of Four
1983-12-06

Lust for a Vampire

5.8

Lust for a Vampire
1971-01-17

Twilight's Last Gleaming

6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977-02-09

It Had to Be You

6.2

It Had to Be You
2000-02-11

6

Assignment K
1968-02-16

0

Lace 2
1985-09-01

0

Turnaround
1987-02-12

The Eagle Has Landed

0

The Eagle Has Landed
1973-04-04

The Finest Hours

6.3

The Finest Hours
1964-09-29

8

In Possession
1984-10-22

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

5.1

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977-03-13

5

Embassy
1972-03-02

0

Kiss Me, Kate
1964-04-20

6.1

The Double Man
1967-04-25

5.4

Supergirl
1984-07-01

7.27

Labyrinth
1986-06-27

6.2

Endless Night
1972-10-05

Winterspelt 1944

0

Winterspelt 1944
1978-03-03

6.34

Phase IV
1974-09-13

6.3

Be My Guest
1965-04-01

5.7

Double Image
1986-04-06

6.1

Isadora
1968-09-14

6

Scott Joplin
1977-02-11

The Baron: Mystery Island

7

The Baron: Mystery Island
1972-10-20

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

1

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981-01-01

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

0

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980-01-01

You Only Live Twice

6.6

You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13

The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90

0

The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981-01-01

4.9

Department S
1969-09-09

Jeeves and Wooster

8

Jeeves and Wooster
1990-04-22

7.2

Blake's 7
1978-01-02

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

5.5

Sanford
1980-03-15

The Persuaders!

7.6

The Persuaders!
1971-09-17

7.6

UFO
1970-09-16

Charlie's Angels

6.676

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

7.3

Jason King
1971-09-15

7.2

Joe 90
1968-09-29

7.3

The Saint
1962-10-04

6.778

Dallas
1978-04-02

5

Filthy Rich
1982-08-09

4.6

Harry O
1974-09-12

7

Vega$
1978-09-20

The Sentimental Agent

6

The Sentimental Agent
1963-09-28

8.2

Lillie
1978-09-24

0

The Jazz Age
1968-09-10

6.6

Father Brown
1974-09-26

5.5

Paul Temple
1969-11-23

Perfect Scoundrels

6

Perfect Scoundrels
1990-04-22

Hammer House of Horror

7.1

Hammer House of Horror
1980-09-13

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

6.4

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984-09-05

Return of the Saint

7

Return of the Saint
1978-09-10

Frank Stubbs Promotes

6

Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993-07-12

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.2

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

The Frighteners

8.5

The Frighteners
1972-07-07

The Secret Service

5.1

The Secret Service
1969-09-21

The Secret Service

5.1

The Secret Service
1969-09-21

The Secret Service

5.1

The Secret Service
1969-09-21

The Secret Service

5.1

The Secret Service
1969-09-21

The Secret Service

5.1

The Secret Service
1969-09-21

7.2

Joe 90
1968-09-29