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Thayer David

Actor | * 03/04/1927 († 51, 07/17/1978) | Medford, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi Director of C-2 in The Eiger Sanction (1975) and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976). He also appeared as Count Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), as the Reverend Silas Pendrake in Little Big Man (1970), as Charlie Robbins in Save the Tiger (1973) and as Deacon in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). His raspy, distinctive voice lent itself to voice-over work in commercials and instructional films. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Mystery | Comedies

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Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer. ...

Little Big Man

PG-13

1970 | 3.8/5 | 2h 19min
Adventure, Western, Comedy, Drama
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An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion. ...

Rocky

PG

1976 | 3.9/5 | 2h
Drama, Romance / Love
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An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. ...

Journey to the Center of the Earth

NR

1959 | 3.5/5 | 2h 12min
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family
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The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror. ...

House of Dark Shadows

PG

1970 | 3.1/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Movies with Thayer David as Actor(27)

as Ben Stokes (archive footage)2009 Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
as Nero Wolfe1979 Nero Wolfe
as Edward Byron1978 Spider-Man
as Floyd Odlum1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Deacon1977 Fun with Dick and Jane
as Hauser1977 Sudden Death
as Josiah Widdicombe (Mormon patriarch)1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as George "Miles" Jergens1976 Rocky
as Nikita Khrushchev1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
as Dragon1975 The Eiger Sanction
as Mr. Henry1975 The Secret Night Caller
as General1975 Fore Play
as Frank Prendergast1975 Peeper
as Charlie Robbins1973 Save the Tiger
as Minister Pollard1973 Happy Mother's Day, Love George
as Inspector1973 The Werewolf of Washington
as Lattimore1972 The Stoolie
as Otto Nurder, a Capitalist1972 Savages
as Rev. Strack1971 Night of Dark Shadows
as Rev. Silas Pendrake1970 Little Big Man
as Professor T. Eliot Stokes1970 House of Dark Shadows
as Seth Blakely1969 Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
as Thomas Putnam1967 The Crucible
as Hedak1960 The Story of Ruth
as Count Saknussem1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Mugridge1958 Wolf Larsen
as Oscar Binding1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die

TV Shows/Series with Thayer David as Actor(19)

as Industrialist1977 The Rhinemann Exchange
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Meeker1976 Charlie's Angels
1975 Starsky & Hutch
1975 Ellery Queen
as Paul Berryman1975 Switch
1974 Harry O
as Carl Birrell1974 The Rockford Files
1974 Petrocelli
as Tyrone1973 Kojak
as Mr. B1973 Kojak
as Clerk1971 Columbo
as Doyle Weston1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Ben Stokes1966 Dark Shadows
1965 The Wild Wild West
as Turko1957 Suspicion
1955 Matinee Theater
as Prosser1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Magini1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Born: Friday, 03/04 1927 (March) in Medford, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 07/17 1978 (July) in New York City (aged: 51)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Harvard University
Spouses (current/former): Valerie French
Other names for Thayer David (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Thayer Hersey"
Thayer David frequently works together with these people:
Robert Loggia (14x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (13x, Actor)
Lloyd Bochner (13x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (12x, Actor)
Simon Oakland (12x, Actor)
Val Avery (12x, Actor)
Don Knight (12x, Actor)
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Dane Clark (11x, Actor)
John Lupton (11x, Actor)
John Colicos (10x, Actor)
Dan Curtis (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1120071, Added: 12/20/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024