David Healy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1929
- Died
- October 25, 1995 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Target: Captain Black!
Movie · as Kruger / Geiger Operator / Dr. Mitchell (voice)
It Had to Be You
Movie · as David Allen
Space Precinct
TV · as Armand Loyster (voice), Pizza Delivery Man (voice) · 1 ep
Frank Stubbs Promotes
TV · as Jacob · 1 ep
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Movie · as White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
Jeeves and Wooster
TV · as Waterbury · 1 ep
Perfect Scoundrels
TV · as John Bedlow · 1 ep
Bomber Harris
Movie · as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
Three Wishes for Jamie
Movie · as Father Kerry
Turnaround
Movie · as Sheriff Huddleston
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
Movie · as Dr. George Hyatt
Labyrinth
Movie · as Right Door Knocker (voice)
Double Image
Movie · as Newscaster
Space Police
Movie
Worlds Beyond
TV · as Herman Webster · 1 ep
Executive Stress
TV · as Leo Krantz · 2 eps
Lace 2
Movie · as Mayor (as David Healey)
In Possession
Movie · as Jack Mervyn
Supergirl
Movie · as Mr Danvers
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV · as Jack Mervyn · 1 ep
The Sign of Four
Movie · as Dr. John Watson
Filthy Rich
TV · 2 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Samuel Greenspoon · 1 ep
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Movie · as Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Movie · as Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
The Ninth Configuration
Movie · as 1st General
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Movie · as (voice) (credit only)
Sanford
TV · as Juror · 1 ep
Hammer House of Horror
TV · as Peter · 1 ep
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Jack Harrison, Auctioneer · 1 ep
Winterspelt 1944
Movie · as Pfc Foster
Blake's 7
TV · 1 ep
Dallas
TV · as Senator Harbin · 1 ep
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Return of the Saint
TV · as Hansen · 1 ep
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Movie · as Maj. Winters
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Movie · as Theodore Roosevelt
Scott Joplin
Movie · as Sam Bundler
Panache
Movie · as Donat
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Cavendish · 1 ep
Dickens of London
TV · as Comm. Wentworth · 1 ep
Second Verdict
TV · as Hosea Knowlton · 1 ep
Phase IV
Movie · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
Affairs of the Heart
TV · as J.L. Westgate · 1 ep
Father Brown
TV · as Norman Drage · 1 ep
The Eagle Has Landed
Movie · as Houston
Madame Sin
Movie · as Braden
Ooh...You Are Awful
Movie · as Tourist
Embassy
Movie · as Phelan
Endless Night
Movie · as Jason
The Baron: Mystery Island
Movie · as David Laver
The Manipulators
Movie · as Frank Mancha
The Frighteners
TV · as Frank Mancha · 1 ep
Diamonds Are Forever
Movie · as Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
Lust for a Vampire
Movie · as Raymond Pelley
The Persuaders!
TV · as Colonel Adler · 1 ep
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
Coppers End
TV · as McBaine · 1 ep
Patton
Movie · as Clergyman
UFO
TV · as Joe Franklin · 1 ep
The Sinners
TV · as Timmy McGovern · 1 ep
The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop
Movie · as Dreisenberg Ambassador (voice)
Department S
TV · as Ramos · 1 ep
Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep
The Secret Service
TV · as Various Characters (voice) · 13 eps
Only When I Larf
Movie · as Jones
Assignment K
Movie · as David
Isadora
Movie · as Chicago Theatre Manager
Joe 90
TV · as Shane Weston (voice) · 30 eps
The Jazz Age
TV · as Commentator · 1 ep
The Double Man
Movie · as Halstead
You Only Live Twice
Movie · as Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
The Prophet
Movie · as Greg Powell
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
TV · as 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) · 1 ep
Baker's Half-Dozen
TV · as Al Capone · 1 ep
Death of a Salesman
Movie · as Edward Wagner
Lee Oswald: Assassin
Movie · as Radio Announcer
Till Death Us Do Part
TV · as American on Train · 1 ep
Be My Guest
Movie · as Hilton Bass
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Radio Announcer, Edward Wagner · 1 ep
Out of the Unknown
TV · as Greg Powell · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Bob Stevens, Smiley, Dr. Liebling · 1 ep
The Finest Hours
Movie · as Newsreel Commentator
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie
Espionage
TV · as American Sailor, Buzz · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Hal Ward · 1 ep