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David S. Cass Sr.

Actor | Stunts | Director

Cass began his career in the motion picture industry as an extra - but soon he was alternating between acting parts and stunt work. The stunt work eventually prevailed and Cass went on to become one of Hollywood's top stunt co-ordinators and Second Unit Directors. This led to his producing several films which, in turn, led to first-unit directing... See full bio »

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2006 Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (TV movie)
Limbo Man
 
2005 Family Plan (TV movie)
Cabbie (as Dave Cass)
 
2003 Hard Ground (TV movie)
Pike (as David Cass Sr.)
 
2001/I Attila (TV movie)
Third Companion (as David Cass)
 
2000 Geddon (video)
Smokey
 
1998 Everything That Rises (TV movie)
Gunfighter
 
1997 True Women (TV movie)
Looter (as David Cass)
 
1995 Streets of Laredo (TV mini-series)
Sheriff Doniphan
 
1994 Family Album (TV movie)
Crazy Director (uncredited)
 
1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV movie)
Sheriff Boone
 
1993 Rio Diablo (TV movie)
Winslow (as David Cass)
 
1990 Miracle Landing (TV movie)
Man
 
1990 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Gus
– Winner Takes All (1990) … Gus (as Dave Cass)
 
1987 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Henchman #3
– Fight for Your Life (1987) … Henchman #3 (as Dave Cass)
 
1987 Best Seller
Cop in Depository
 
1987 My Demon Lover
Grady's Partner
 
1987 Flicks
Lou (segment 'Philip Alien') (as David Cass)
 
1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (TV movie)
Mr. Andy
 
1981-1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Ashley / Bodyguard #2 / P.I. Elmore / …
– Competition: Who Needs It? (1986) … P.I. Elmore (as Dave Cass)
– Family Forecast (1986) … Thug #1 (as David Cass)
– Bail Out (1983) … Bodyguard #2 (as Dave Cass)
– Details at Eleven (1981) … Ashley (as Dave Cass)
 
1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Benny
– A Little Bit of Luck... a Little Bit of Grief (1986) … Benny (as David Cass)
 
1986 Misfits of Science (TV series)
Connie
– The Avenging Angel (1986) … Connie (as Dave Cass)
 
1985 Command 5 (TV movie)
Longshereman #2 (as David Cass)
 
1983-1985 Matt Houston (TV series)
Jacobs / Morris
– New Orleans Nightmare (1985) … Morris
– The Ghost of Carter Gault (1983) … Jacobs (as Dave Cass)
 
1982-1985 Knight Rider (TV series)
Alex Webster / Louis
– Knight by a Nose (1985) … Louis (uncredited)
– Not a Drop to Drink (1982) … Alex Webster (as Dave Cass)
 
1984 Wet Gold (TV movie)
Expatriate (as Dave Cass)
 
1984 Pigs vs. Freaks (TV movie)
Keough (as Dave Cass)
 
1984 Legmen (TV series)
Chuck
– I Shall Be Re-Released (1984) … Chuck
 
1983 The Yellow Rose (TV series)
– Walls of Fear (1983)
 
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Local Tough Guy (as Dave Cass)
 
1978-1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Fitz / Luke / Thug #1
– Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt (1983) … Thug #1 (as David Cass)
– The Angel's Triangle/Natchez Bound (1982) … Luke
– Trouble, My Lovely/The Common Man (1978) … Fitz (as Dave Cass)
 
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)
Jed
– A House Divided (1982) … Jed
 
1982 Voyagers! (TV series)
Andrew
– Created Equal (1982) … Andrew (as Dave Cass)
 
1982 Endangered Species
Wes (as Dave Cass)
 
1982 TRON
Factory Guard (as Dave Cass)
 
1982 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Goodwin
– Who's Woo in America (1982) … Goodwin (as Dave Cass)
 
1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (TV movie)
Overseer
 
1982 Father Murphy (TV series)
Minor
– The Heir Apparent (1982) … Minor
 
1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Major Jason Samos / Pangor
– The Satyr (1981) … Major Jason Samos/Pangor (as Dave Cass)
 
1980 Heaven's Gate
Moustached mercenary (as David Cass)
 
1980 The Georgia Peaches (TV movie) (as Dave Cass)
 
1980 More Wild Wild West (TV movie)
Juanita's Brother (as Dave Cass)
 
1980 Hotwire
 
1980 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (TV movie)
Winters
 
1980 OHMS (TV movie)
Dump Truck Driver (as Dave Cass)
 
1980 Nick and the Dobermans (TV movie)
Taggart
 
1979 Young Maverick (TV series)
– Clancy (1979)
 
1979 The Golden Gate Murders (TV movie)
Biker (as Dave Cass)
 
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Henchman #2
 
1975-1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Casey / Mort / Sid
– A Different Drummer (1979) … Casey (as Dave Cass)
– The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2 (1977) … Mort (as Dave Cass)
– Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken (1975) … Sid (uncredited)
 
1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Jimmy Hitchcock
– Master of Deception (1979) … Jimmy Hitchcock
 
1979 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Lothar the Barbarian
– Spaced Out (1979) … Lothar the Barbarian (uncredited)
 
1978 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Frank Pettis (chapter 7)
 
1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet
Jack (as Dave Cass)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Janos
– Rancho Outcast (1978) … Janos (as Dave Cass)
 
1977 The Goodbye Girl
Drunk (as Dave Cass)
 
1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Bearman (as David Cass)
 
1977 Mr. Billion
Boss Kidnapper (as Dave Cass)
 
1976 Two-Minute Warning
Green's Henchman (as David Cass)
 
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe
Spangler's Man (as Dave Cass)
 
1976 Law of the Land (TV movie)
First Hand
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
– The Losers (1976)
 
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Shockley
– The Bait (1975) … Shockley (as Dave Cass)
 
1975 The Waltons (TV series)
The Deputy
– The Breakdown (1975) … The Deputy (as Dave Cass)
 
1975 The Master Gunfighter
McDonald
 
1975 One Block Away (short)
Big Jake
 
1974 Earthquake
Sherriff Merle - Slade's Nemesis (uncredited)
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Kurt
– Dr. Wells Is Missing (1974) … Kurt (as Dave Cass)
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– For the Love of God (1973) (as Dave Cass)
 
1973 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Deputy
 
1971-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Hugo / Pinari
– Speed (1973) … Hugo
– Cat's Paw (1971) … Pinari (as Dave Cass)
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
– To Ride a Tiger (1973) (as Dave Cass)
 
1972 Enter the Devil
Jason Brooks (as Dave Cass)
 
1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Deputy Coghlan / Deputy Sheriff
– One Ace Too Many (1972) … Deputy Coghlan (as Dave Cass)
– Frenzy (1972) … Deputy Sheriff (as Dave Cass)
 
1971 Black Noon (TV movie)
Man (as Dave Cass)
 
1971 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Corporal
– Sangre (1971) … Corporal (as Dave Cass)
 
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
Trooper (as David Cass)
 
1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Deputy Dave
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Fisher
– The Experiment (1970) … Fisher (as Dave Cass)
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Harper
– Hondo and the Death Drive (1967) … Harper (as Dave Cass)
 
1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Minister
– The Other Half (1964) … Minister (as Dave Cass)
 
Show ShowStunts (73 titles)
1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1998 Hard Time (TV movie) (stunts - as Dave Cass Sr.)
 
1998 The Ransom of Red Chief (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1998 Everything That Rises (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1998 Only Love (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass Sr.)
 
1998 Overnight Delivery (stunts)
 
1997 Tidal Wave: No Escape (TV movie) (stunt coordinator: Los Angeles - as David Cass Sr.)
 
1995 Nothing Lasts Forever (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1995 Buffalo Girls (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1994 Scarlett (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator - 4 episodes)
– Episode #1.4 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.1 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass Sr.)
 
1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator - 3 episodes)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as David Cass)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as David Cass)
– Episode #1.1 (1994) (stunt coordinator - as David Cass)
 
1994 Breathing Lessons (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1993 River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1993 My Boyfriend's Back (action coordinator)
 
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– One Riot, One Ranger (1993) (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1993 Rio Diablo (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1991 Brotherhood of the Gun (TV movie) (stunt coordinator, stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1991 Suburban Commando (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass, stunts - as David Cass)
 
1991 Knight Rider 2000 (TV movie) (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1990/I Revenge (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1989 Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1988 Case Closed (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1988 Longarm (TV movie) (stunt coordinator, stunts - uncredited)
 
1987 Desperado (TV movie) (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1987 My Demon Lover (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1987 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1987 Flicks (stunt coordinator - as David Cass)
 
1986 Assassin (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1986 Uphill All the Way (stunt coordinator: second unit - as Dave Cass)
 
1985 Roadhouse 66 (stunt driver - as Dave Cass)
 
1984 The Toughest Man in the World (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1984 Wet Gold (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass, stunts - uncredited)
 
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (stunt coordinator - as David Cass, stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1983 Get Crazy (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1983 Heart Like a Wheel (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series) (stunts)
 
1982 Six Pack (stunts - as David Cass)
 
1982 Savannah Smiles (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1981 Going Ape! (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1981 All Night Long (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass)
 
1981 Angel Dusted (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1980 Heaven's Gate (stunts - uncredited)
 
1980 The Georgia Peaches (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Dave Cass, stunt player - as Dave Cass)
 
1980 The Island (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1980 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1979 The Jerk (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 More American Graffiti (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 The Lady in Red (stunts - as Dave Cass)
 
1978 Centennial (TV mini-series) (stunts)
 
1978 Blue Sunshine (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Two-Minute Warning (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Trackdown (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Farewell, My Lovely (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series) (stunts)
 
1974 Earthquake (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) (stunts)
 
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Young Billy Young (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Here Come the Brides (TV series) (stunts)
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series) (stunts)
 
1965 Shenandoah (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 McLintock! (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (40 titles)
2013 The Santa Switch (TV movie) (post-production)
 
2013 This Magic Moment (TV movie) (post-production)
 
2013 Shadow on the Mesa (TV movie)
 
2012 Matchmaker Santa (TV movie)
 
2011 The Christmas Pageant (TV movie)
 
2011 Love's Christmas Journey (TV movie)
 
2011 Oliver's Ghost (TV movie)
 
2011 Keeping Up with the Randalls (TV movie)
 
2011 Love Begins (TV movie)
 
2010 Class (TV movie)
 
2009 The Three Gifts (TV movie)
 
2009 Uncorked (TV movie)
 
2009 Love Finds a Home (TV movie)
 
2009 Bound by a Secret (TV movie)
 
2008 Lone Rider (TV movie)
 
2008 Prairie Fever (video) (co-director)
 
2008 Murder 101: New Age (TV movie)
 
2007 Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (TV movie)
 
2007 Avenging Angel (TV movie)
 
2007 Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (TV movie)
 
2007 Sacrifices of the Heart (TV movie)
 
2006 Mystery Woman: Redemption (TV movie)
 
2006 Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (TV movie)
 
2006 Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (TV movie)
 
2006 Desolation Canyon (TV movie)
 
2005 Mystery Woman: Game Time (TV movie)
 
2005 Back to You and Me (TV movie)
 
2005 Detective (TV movie)
 
2005 Thicker Than Water (TV movie)
 
2005 Family Plan (TV movie)
 
2004 The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (TV movie)
 
2004 Life on Liberty Street (TV movie)
 
2004 The Trail to Hope Rose (TV movie)
 
2003 Monster Makers (TV movie)
 
2003 Straight from the Heart (TV movie)
 
2003 Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (TV movie)
 
2002 Johnson County War (TV movie)
 
2002 Night of the Wolf (TV movie)
 
2002 Gentle Ben (TV movie)
 
1999 Hard Time: The Premonition (TV movie)
 
2003 Helen of Troy (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
2001/I Attila (TV movie) (second unit director - as Dave Cass)
 
1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1998 Everything That Rises (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1997 True Women (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1996 Dead Man's Walk (TV mini-series) (second unit director)
 
1995 Streets of Laredo (TV mini-series) (second unit director)
 
1994 Scarlett (TV mini-series) (second unit director - 4 episodes)
– Episode #1.4 (1994) (second unit director - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (second unit director - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (second unit director - as Dave Cass Sr.)
– Episode #1.1 (1994) (second unit director - as Dave Cass Sr.)
 
1993 Rio Diablo (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1991 Suburban Commando (second unit director - as David Cass)
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise (second unit director - as Dave Cass)
 
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV movie) (second unit director - as David Cass)
 
1987 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (TV movie) (second unit director - as Dave Cass)
 
1986 Spenser: For Hire (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (1986) (second unit director)
 
1984 Wet Gold (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (TV movie) (second unit director - as Dave Cass)
 
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (second unit director - as David Cass)
 
1982 Savannah Smiles (second unit director - as David Cass)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2003 Hard Ground (TV movie) (written by)
 
1998 Hard Time (TV movie) (written by)
 
1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV movie) (story / as David S. Cass)
 
1993 Rio Diablo (TV movie) (written by / as David Cass)
 
1972 Enter the Devil
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2001 Texas Rangers (co-producer)
 
1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (TV movie) (producer)
 
1998 Hard Time (TV movie) (producer)
 
1975 One Block Away (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1977-1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Dave Cass Sr. | David Cass Sr. | Dave Cass | David S. Cass | David Cass

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6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Legendary stuntman who has worked in the business for over 30 years as an extra, an actor, writer, producer and director. See more »