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David Brian (I) (1914–1993)

Actor | Writer

New Yorker, who, after schooling at City College, found work as a doorman, before entering show business with a song-and-dance routine in vaudeville and in night clubs. He did a wartime stint with the Coast Guard and returned to acting on the New York stage after the war. Persuaded by Joan Crawford to try his hand at film acting... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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1983-1984 Father's Day (TV series)
Starter / Union spokesman
– Liberty, Equality, Paternity (1984) … Union spokesman
– The Invisible Man (1983) … Starter
 
1975 Archer (TV series)
– Shades of Blue (1975)
 
1968-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Branch Nelson / Clay White / Tait Cavanaugh
– Thirty a Month and Found (1974) … Tait Cavanaugh
– McCabe (1970) … Clay White
– Lobo (1968) … Branch Nelson
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Borenson
– Death on Credit (1973) … Borenson
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Henry T. Madden
– Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973) … Henry T. Madden
 
1972 Search (TV series)
J.R. Devlin
– In Search of Midas (1972) … J.R. Devlin
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Benjamin Dane
– Movie (1972) … Benjamin Dane
 
1972 The Manhunter (TV movie)
Walter Sinclair
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
The Big Guy
– Operation: Spread (1971) … The Big Guy
 
1971 The Seven Minutes
Cardinal McManus
 
1969-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Chancellor Archer / Elton Wakefield
– The Time Is Now (1970) … Chancellor Archer
– Keep the Doctor Away (1969) … Elton Wakefield
 
1970-1971 The Immortal (TV series)
Arthur Maitland
– Reflections on a Lost Tomorrow (1970) … Arthur Maitland
– Sylvia (1970) … Arthur Maitland
 
1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Had Dixon
 
1969 Childish Things
Jennings
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
Cliffton Ross Sr.
– Night Out of Time (1968) … Cliffton Ross Sr.
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Turner
– The Greeners (1968) … Turner
 
1968 Star Trek (TV series)
John Gill
– Patterns of Force (1968) … John Gill
 
1968 The Destructors
Hogan
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Ben Dow
– Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow (1967) … Ben Dow
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Logan Petrie
– The High and the Deadly Affair (1967) … Logan Petrie
 
1966 Castle of Evil
Robert Hawley
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Charlie Farrow
– No Wedding Bells for Tony (1966) … Charlie Farrow
 
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Roland Cunningham
– A-Hunting We Will Go (1966) … Roland Cunningham
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Gregory Hazin
– Call to Glory: Part 3 (1966) … Gregory Hazin
– Call to Glory: Part 2 (1966) … Gregory Hazin
– Call to Glory: Part 1 (1966) … Gregory Hazin
 
1966 The Rare Breed
Charles Ellsworth
 
1966 Honey West (TV series)
Store Manager C.C. Rockwell
– The Perfect Un-crime (1966) … Store Manager C.C. Rockwell
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
P.J. Ferguson
– The Yacht Murder Case (1965) … P.J. Ferguson
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Theo Henderson
– Three's Company (1965) … Theo Henderson
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
– Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey (1965)
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Major Horton
– The Choosing (1964) … Major Horton
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Mark Nelson
– Who Is Jennifer? (1964) … Mark Nelson
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Peacemaker (1963)
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Sheriff Fargo
– Fargo (1963) … Sheriff Fargo
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Walt Douglas
– Protective Custody (1963) … Walt Douglas
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Lilith's Attorney
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Chairman Tremaine
– One for the Road (1962) … Chairman Tremaine
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Governor
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Frank Andreotis
– Degrees of Guilt (1961) … Frank Andreotis
 
1959-1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Jacob Calvin / Thad Clemens
– Incident of the Painted Lady (1961) … Thad Clemens
– Incident at Jacob's Well (1959) … Jacob Calvin
 
1960-1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Brian O'Malley / Dink Conway
– Testimony of Evil (1961) … Brian O'Malley
– The St. Louis Story (1960) … Dink Conway
 
1954-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
David / Frank Freeman
– Labor of Love (1961) … Frank Freeman
– That Other Sunlight (1954) … David
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Bleeck
– Murder Is a Private Affair (1960) … Bleeck
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Bard Kanger
– Shadow of Evil (1959) … Bard Kanger
 
1959 The Rabbit Trap
Everett Spellman
 
1958 Ghost of the China Sea
Martin French
 
1958 Target (TV series)
– The Tattoo Artist (1958)
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Minister / Reverend Richard Farrell
– The Wreath (1957) … Minister
– Timberland Preacher (1956) … Reverend Richard Farrell
– Home Is the Sailor (1956)
 
1956 Accused of Murder
Police Lt. Roy Hargis
 
1956 The White Squaw
Sigrod Swanson
 
1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
James Carter
 
1956 No Place to Hide
Dr. Dobson
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Phil Derringer
– Strange Defense (1956)
– The Day I Died (1956) … Phil Derringer
– Nineteen Rue Marie (1953)
 
1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass
Whitey Turner
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– The Twelve Year Secret (1956)
 
1955 Timberjack
Croft Brunner
 
1954 Dawn at Socorro
Dick Braden
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
Ken Childs
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Winnie Driscoll
– The Taming of the Shrewd (1954) … Winnie Driscoll
 
1954 Mr. District Attorney (TV series)
Dist. Atty. Paul Garrett / D.A. Paul Garrett
– Court Escape (1954) … Dist. Atty. Paul Garrett
– Defense Plant Gambling (1954) … Dist. Atty. Paul Garrett
– Fire Insurance (1954) … D.A. Paul Garrett
– Hit and Run (1954) … Dist. Atty. Paul Garrett
– Man on the Edge (1954) … D.A. Paul Garrett
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1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Flight from Home (1953)
 
1953 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Egan
 
1953 A Perilous Journey
Monty Breed
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
Alfred Harper
 
1952 Springfield Rifle
Austin McCool, Raider Leader
 
1952 This Woman Is Dangerous
Matt Jackson
 
1951 Fort Worth
Blair Lunsford
 
1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Mark Benson
 
1951 Inside Straight
Rip MacCool
 
1950 Breakthrough
Capt. Tom Hale
 
1950 The Great Jewel Robber
Gerald Graham Dennis
 
1950 The Damned Don't Cry
George Castleman/Joe Caveny
 
1949 Beyond the Forest
Neil Latimer
 
1949 Intruder in the Dust
John Gavin Stevens
 
1949 Flamingo Road
Dan Reynolds
 
1935 'G' Men
The Chief - 1949 Reissue Scenes (uncredited)
 
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1958 Ghost of the China Sea (writer)
 
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1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Matt Jackson
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1966 Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations
Gregory Hazla
 
1955 Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood (short)
Himself
 

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In 1961, he hosted in an unsold pilot for a dramatic series called "Unsolved" where crimes still not solved by police were reinacted for the audience in hopes of developing leads which would lead to arrests and convictions. The series wasn't picked up by ABC.

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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David Brian began his career as a dancer before moving to Hollywood. Attended CCNY. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo