David Healy
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
Fotos
Películas (46)
Target: Captain Black!
2026 · Kruger / Geiger Operator / Dr. Mitchell (voice)
Tenías que ser tú
2000 · David Allen
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992 · White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
Bomber Harris
1989 · Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
Three Wishes for Jamie
1987 · Father Kerry
Turnaround
1987 · Sheriff Huddleston
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986 · Dr. George Hyatt
Labyrinth
1986 · Right Door Knocker (voice)
Double Image
1986 · Newscaster
Space Police
1986
Lace 2
1985 · Mayor (as David Healey)
In Possession
1984 · Jack Mervyn
Supergirl
1984 · Mr Danvers
The Sign of Four
1983 · Dr. John Watson
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981 · Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981 · Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · 1st General
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980 · (voice) (credit only)
Winterspelt 1944
1978 · Pfc Foster
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Theodore Roosevelt
Scott Joplin
1977 · Sam Bundler
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Maj. Winters
Panache
1976 · Donat
Phase IV
1974 · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
1973 · Houston
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Tourist
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972 · David Laver
Endless Night
1972 · Jason
The Manipulators
1972 · Frank Mancha
Embassy
1972 · Phelan
Madame Sin
1972 · Braden
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
Lust for a Vampire
1971 · Raymond Pelley
Patton
1970 · Clergyman
The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop
1969 · Dreisenberg Ambassador (voice)
Isadora
1968 · Chicago Theatre Manager
Only When I Larf
1968 · Jones
Assignment K
1968 · David
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
The Double Man
1967 · Halstead
The Prophet
1967 · Greg Powell
Death of a Salesman
1966 · Edward Wagner
Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966 · Radio Announcer
Be My Guest
1965 · Hilton Bass
The Finest Hours
1964 · Newsreel Commentator
Kiss Me, Kate
1964
Series (41)
Space Precinct
1994 · Armand Loyster (voice), Pizza Delivery Man (voice)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993 · Jacob
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · Waterbury
Perfect Scoundrels
1990 · John Bedlow
Executive Stress
1986 · Leo Krantz
Worlds Beyond
1986 · Herman Webster
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Jack Mervyn
Filthy Rich
1982
American Playhouse
1982 · Samuel Greenspoon
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Peter
Sanford
1980 · Juror
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Jack Harrison, Auctioneer
Vega$
1978
Return of the Saint
1978 · Hansen
Dallas
1978 · Senator Harbin
Blake's 7
1978
Dickens of London
1976 · Comm. Wentworth
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Cavendish
Second Verdict
1976 · Hosea Knowlton
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · J.L. Westgate
Father Brown
1974 · Norman Drage
Harry O
1974
The Frighteners
1972 · Frank Mancha
The Persuaders!
1971 · Colonel Adler
Jason King
1971
Coppers End
1971 · McBaine
UFO
1970 · Joe Franklin
The Sinners
1970 · Timmy McGovern
Paul Temple
1969
The Secret Service
1969 · Various Characters (voice)
Department S
1969 · Ramos
Joe 90
1968 · Shane Weston (voice)
The Jazz Age
1968 · Commentator
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967 · Geiger Operator / Guard Voice 2 (voice), Commodore Goddard (voice), Kruger (voice), Lunar Controller (voice), General Cope / Major Brooks (voice), Frazer (voice), Jason Smith (voice), Dr. Mitchell (voice), Dr. Conrad (voice), General Rebus (voice), President Roberts (voice), Major Moran (voice), Major Stone (voice), Colgan / Frazer / Commodore Goddard (voice)
Baker's Half-Dozen
1967 · Al Capone
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · American on Train
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Radio Announcer, Edward Wagner
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Greg Powell
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Bob Stevens, Smiley, Dr. Liebling
Espionage
1963 · American Sailor, Buzz
The Saint
1962 · Hal Ward