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David Brian (I) (1914–1993)

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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Filmography

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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)
 
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 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)
 
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
 
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
 
1935 'G' Men
The Chief - 1949 Reissue Scenes (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1958 Ghost of the China Sea (writer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
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
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

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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Did You Know?

Trivia:

David Brian began his career as a dancer before moving to Hollywood. Attended CCNY. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo