- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- October 25, 1995
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 i…
Filmography
movieIt Had to Be You
2000 · David Allen
tvSpace Precinct
1994 · Armand Loyster (voice), Pizza Delivery Man (voice)
tvFrank Stubbs Promotes
1993 · Jacob
movieThe Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992 · White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
tvJeeves and Wooster
1990 · Waterbury
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990 · John Bedlow
movieBomber Harris
1989 · Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
movieThree Wishes for Jamie
1987 · Father Kerry
movieTurnaround
1987
movieThe Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986 · Dr. George Hyatt
tvWorlds Beyond
1986 · Herman Webster
movieLabyrinth
1986 · Right Door Knocker (voice)
movieDouble Image
1986 · Newscaster
movieSpace Police
1986
movieLace 2
1985 · Mayor (as David Healey)
movieIn Possession
1984 · Jack Mervyn
tvHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Jack Mervyn
movieSupergirl
1984 · Mr Danvers
movieThe Sign of Four
1983 · Dr. John Watson
tvFilthy Rich
1982
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Samuel Greenspoon
movieRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981 · Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
movieThe Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981 · Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
tvHammer House of Horror
1980 · Peter
tvSanford
1980 · Juror
movieThe Ninth Configuration
1980 · 1st General
movieCaptain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980 · (voice) (credit only)
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Jack Harrison, Auctioneer
tvVega$
1978
tvReturn of the Saint
1978 · Hansen
tvDallas
1978 · Senator Harbin
movieWinterspelt 1944
1978 · Pfc Foster
tvBlake's 7
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
movieEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Theodore Roosevelt
movieScott Joplin
1977 · Sam Bundler
movieTwilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Maj. Winters
tvDickens of London
1976 · Comm. Wentworth
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Cavendish
Second Verdict
tvSecond Verdict
1976 · Hosea Knowlton
moviePanache
1976 · Donat
tvAffairs of the Heart
1974 · J.L. Westgate
tvFather Brown
1974 · Norman Drage
moviePhase IV
1974 · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
tvHarry O
1974
The Eagle Has Landed
movieThe Eagle Has Landed
1973 · Houston
movieOoh...You Are Awful
1972 · Tourist
movieThe Baron: Mystery Island
1972 · David Laver
movieEndless Night
1972 · Jason
movieThe Manipulators
1972 · Frank Mancha
tvThe Frighteners
1972 · Frank Mancha
movieEmbassy
1972 · Phelan
movieMadame Sin
1972 · Braden
movieDiamonds Are Forever
1971 · Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Colonel Adler
tvJason King
1971
Coppers End
tvCoppers End
1971 · McBaine
movieLust for a Vampire
1971 · Raymond Pelley
tvUFO
1970 · Joe Franklin
The Sinners
tvThe Sinners
1970 · Timmy McGovern
moviePatton
1970 · Clergyman
tvPaul Temple
1969
tvThe Secret Service
1969 · Various Characters (voice)
tvDepartment S
1969 · Ramos
tvJoe 90
1968 · Shane Weston (voice)
movieIsadora
1968 · Chicago Theatre Manager
The Jazz Age
tvThe Jazz Age
1968 · Commentator
movieOnly When I Larf
1968 · Jones
movieAssignment K
1968 · David
tvCaptain 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
tvBaker's Half-Dozen
1967 · Al Capone
movieYou Only Live Twice
1967 · Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
movieThe Double Man
1967 · Halstead
movieThe Prophet
1967 · Greg Powell
tvTill Death Us Do Part
1966 · American on Train
movieDeath of a Salesman
1966 · Edward Wagner
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Radio Announcer, Edward Wagner
tvOut of the Unknown
1965 · Greg Powell
movieBe My Guest
1965 · Hilton Bass
movieThe Finest Hours
1964 · Newsreel Commentator
movieKiss Me, Kate
1964
tvEspionage
1963 · American Sailor, Buzz
tvThe Saint
1962 · Hal Ward