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David Gail
David Gail (1965–2024), American actor from Tampa, Florida; played Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dr. Joe Scanlon in 216 episodes of Port Charles; also starred in Robin's Hoods and Savannah; died January 16, 2024, aged 58.
David Garrison
David Garrison (born 1952, Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American actor, Steve Rhoades on Married... with Children and a Broadway musical performer with a 1980 Tony nomination for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine.
David Graf
David Graf (Paul David Graf, 1950–2001), American character actor, played Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in Police Academy and its six sequels; also Star Trek guest roles; died of a heart attack in 2001. Distinct from actor David Alan Graf.
David Hart (actor)
David Hart (born 1954, Marianna, Florida) is an American actor, also credited as Dave Hart, best known as Officer Parker Williams in all 146 episodes of In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995) and for Silver Bullet (1985); distinct from the fashion designer and other namesakes.
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff, also known as The Hoff, American actor and singer born 1952 in Baltimore; star of Knight Rider (1982–86) and Baywatch (1989–2000), and a pop star in Germany with the 1989 hit Looking for Freedom.
David Herman
David Herman (born 1967), also known as Dave Herman, is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor: original MADtv cast member, Michael Bolton in Office Space, and voice of Scruffy in Futurama and Mr. Frond in Bob's Burgers.
David Huddleston
David Huddleston (1930–2016), American character actor from Vinton, Virginia, played the title millionaire in The Big Lebowski (1998), Mayor Olson Johnson in Blazing Saddles, and Santa Claus in Santa Claus: The Movie.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce (born 1959) is an American actor and director, Emmy winner as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier and Tony winner for Curtains, with Broadway roles in Spamalot, Hello, Dolly!, Here We Are, and Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
David Keith (actor)
David Keith (David Lemuel Keith, born 1954, Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actor and director, not the scientist or Keith David. Known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Firestarter, Daredevil, and directing The Curse.
David Krumholtz
David Krumholtz, American character actor (born 1978, Queens), known as Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs, Bernard in The Santa Clause, and Isidor Isaac Rabi in Oppenheimer; briefly paused acting in 2026.
David Lander
David Lander (David Leonard Landau, 1947–2020), American actor who played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley with Michael McKean; also a voice actor, baseball scout, and MS advocate.
David Leisure
David Russell Leisure (born 1950, San Diego), American actor; Joe Isuzu lying pitchman in Isuzu ads (1986-1990, 1999-2001) and Charley Dietz on NBC's Empty Nest; Airplane!, 10 Things I Hate About You.
David Marciano
David Marciano (born 1960, Newark, NJ) is an American character actor known as Ray Vecchio in Due South, Steve Billings in The Shield, and Virgil in Homeland.
David Margulies
David Margulies (1937-2016) was an American character actor known as Mayor Lenny Clotch in Ghostbusters (1984, 1989), lawyer Neil Mink on The Sopranos, and Roy Cohn in Angels in America on Broadway.
David Morse
David Morse (born 1953, Massachusetts) is an American character actor known for St. Elsewhere's Dr. Jack Morrison, The Green Mile, House (Emmy nomination), John Adams, and a Tony-nominated stage career.
David Moscow
David Moscow (David Raphael Moscow, born 1974, New York City) is an American actor, producer, and director known for Big (1988), Newsies (1992), Honey (2003), and the reality series From Scratch.
David Naughton
David Walsh Naughton (born 1951, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor and singer, star of An American Werewolf in London (1981), the 1979 hit "Makin' It", and the Be a Pepper Dr Pepper ads; brother of actor James Naughton.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers (1942-2018), American actor and conductor, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H (1977-1983), voice of Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Jumba in Lilo & Stitch, and Resident Conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra.
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly (born 1951, Detroit) is an American character actor known as Luther in The Warriors (1979), Jerry Horne in Twin Peaks, T-Bird in The Crow, and an Obie-winning stage actor.
David Paul (actor)
David Paul (1957–2020) was an American actor and bodybuilder who starred with his identical twin Peter Paul as the Barbarian Brothers, in films such as The Barbarians.
David Paymer
David Paymer (born 1954, Oceanside, New York), American character actor and TV director; Oscar-nominated for Mr. Saturday Night (1992); known for Quiz Show, Nixon, Amistad, The Good Wife, and the 2022 Broadway musical.
David Rasche
David Rasche (born 1944), American character actor: Second City alumnus who replaced John Belushi, starred as Sledge Hammer! (1986-88), and played Karl Muller on Succession (2018-2023) and Jim Marwood on Veep.
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer (born 1966) is an American actor and director, Ross Geller on Friends (234 episodes, 1994–2004), co-founder of Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre, director of Run Fatboy Run and Trust, and Robert Kardashian in The People v. O.J. Simpson.
David Selby
David Selby (born 1941, Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American actor and writer known as Quentin Collins on Dark Shadows (1968-71) and Richard Channing on Falcon Crest (1982-90), with Broadway credits and repeated Abraham Lincoln portrayals.
David Soul
David Soul (David Richard Solberg, 1943–2024) was an American-British actor and singer, Hutch in Starsky & Hutch (1975–79) and the voice of "Don't Give Up on Us" and "Silver Lady", later a London stage and TV performer.
David Strathairn
David Strathairn (born 1949, San Francisco) is an American character actor, Oscar-nominated as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck., an Emmy winner for Temple Grandin, and a longtime John Sayles collaborator.
David Strickland
David Strickland (1969-1999), American actor, also known as Todd Stities on NBC's Suddenly Susan; played Steve Montgomery in Forces of Nature; distinct from voice actor David L. Strickland of Poppy Playtime.
David Tom
David Tom (Charles David Tom, born 1978) is an American actor, Emmy-winning Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless (1999–2002, 2014), twin of Nicholle Tom, brother of Heather Tom, also of Pleasantville and Swing Kids.
David Yost
David Harold Yost (born 1969, Council Bluffs, Iowa) is an American actor and producer, the original Blue Ranger Billy Cranston in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, who left citing harassment, later produced TV, and returned for 2023's Once & Always and Cosmic Fury.
Dawnn Lewis
Dawnn Lewis (born 1961, Brooklyn) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter who played Jaleesa Vinson on A Different World (1987-1992), co-composed its theme, voiced LaBarbara Conrad in Futurama and Captain Freeman in Star Trek: Lower Decks, and runs Morning Jewel Inc.