Biography
Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi Director of C-2 in The Eiger Sanction (1975) and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976). He also appeared as Count Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), as the Reverend Silas Pendrake in Little Big Man (1970), as Charlie Robbins in Save the Tiger (1973) and as Deacon in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). His raspy, distinctive voice lent itself to voice-over work in commercials and instructional films.
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Filmography
all 50
Movies 32
TV Shows 18
self 1
Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
Movie
Ben Stokes
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse (2009)
Movie
Professor Stokes
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood (2009)
Movie
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe (1979)
Movie
Edward Byron
Spider-Man (1977)
Movie
2
Hauser
Sudden Death (1977)
Movie
Floyd Odlum
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Movie
Deacon
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Movie
Industrialist
The Rhinemann Exchange (1977)
TV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
TV
George 'Miles' Jergens
Rocky (1976)
Movie
5.81
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
Movie
Meeker
Charlie's Angels (1976)
TV
6.33
Widdicombe
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
Movie
Frank Prendergast
Peeper (1975)
Movie
Bank Manager
Hearts of the West (1975)
Movie
Ellery Queen (1975)
TV
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Paul Berryman
Switch (1975)
TV
Dragon
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
Movie
6
General
Fore Play (1975)
Movie
Mr. Henry
The Secret Night Caller (1975)
Movie
Carl Birrell
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Harry O (1974)
TV
Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Mr. B / Tyrone
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Inspector
The Werewolf of Washington (1973)
Movie
Minister Pollard
Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
Movie
Charlie Robbins
Save the Tiger (1973)
Movie
Johann Tetzel
The Reformation: Age of Revolt (1973)
Movie
Lattimore
The Stoolie (1972)
Movie
Otto Nurder, a Capitalist
Savages (1972)
Movie
Clerk
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Rev. Strack
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
Movie
Rev. Silas Pendrake
Little Big Man (1970)
Movie
6
Professor T. Eliot Stokes
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Movie
3.5
Seth Blakely
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969)
Movie
Doyle Weston
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Thomas Putnam
The Crucible (1967)
Movie
Ben Stokes
Dark Shadows (1966)
TV
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Hedak
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Movie
Count Saknussem
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Movie
4.5
Mugridge
Wolf Larsen (1958)
Movie
Oscar Binding
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Movie
Connelly
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Movie
Turko
Suspicion (1957)
TV
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Magini
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Prosser
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.28
Based on 861 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1969
1974
1972
2020
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-03-04
Deathday1978-07-17 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceMedford, United States of America
RelationshipsValerie French (1970-01-01 - 1975-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDavid Thayer Hersey
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