Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 4, 1927
Died
July 17, 1978 (age 51)
Place of Birth
Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
David Thayer Hersey
Thayer David
Known For
TV
Columbo
Clerk
1971
TV
Dark Shadows
Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes
1966
TV
Charlie's Angels
Meeker
1976
TV
Hawaii Five-O
Doyle Weston
1968
TV
The Rockford Files
Carl Birrell
1974
TV
Matinee Theater
1955
TV
Starsky & Hutch
George Felton
1975
TV
Switch
Paul Berryman
1975
TV
The Wild Wild West
Hannibal Egloff
1965
TV
The Wild Wild West
Cortez
1965
TV
Kojak
Tyrone
1973
TV
Kojak
Mr. B
1973
TV
Petrocelli
Arnold MacIver
1974
TV
Harry O
Peter MacNamara
1974
TV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Film
Rocky
George 'Miles' Jergens
1976
TV
Ellery Queen
Marcus Halliday (uncredited)
1975
TV
Suspicion
Turko
1957
TV
Roots
Harlan
1977
TV
The Invisible Man
Jack Pierson
1975
Filmography
2020Film40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classicas Self (archive footage)2009FilmDark Shadows: The Vampire Curseas Ben Stokes (archive footage)2009FilmDark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwoodas Professor Stokes (archive footage)1979FilmNero Wolfeas Nero Wolfe1977FilmSpider-Manas Edward Byron1977FilmSudden Deathas Hauser1977FilmThe Amazing Howard Hughesas Floyd Odlum1977FilmFun with Dick and Janeas Deacon1977TVThe Rhinemann Exchangeas Industrialist1977TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977TVRootsas Harlan1976FilmRockyas George 'Miles' Jergens1976FilmFrancis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incidentas Nikita Khrushchev1976TVCharlie's Angelsas Meeker1976FilmThe Duchess and the Dirtwater Foxas Josiah Widdicombe (Mormon patriarch)1975FilmPeeperas Frank Prendergast1975FilmHearts of the Westas Bank Manager1975TVEllery Queenas Marcus Halliday (uncredited)1975TVStarsky & Hutchas George Felton1975TVSwitchas Paul Berryman1975FilmThe Eiger Sanctionas Dragon1975TVThe Invisible Manas Jack Pierson1975FilmFore Playas General1975FilmThe Secret Night Calleras Mr. Henry1974TVThe Rockford Filesas Carl Birrell1974TVHarry Oas Peter MacNamara1974TVPetrocellias Arnold MacIver1973TVKojakas Tyrone1973FilmThe Werewolf of Washingtonas Inspector1973FilmHappy Mother's Day, Love Georgeas Minister Pollard1973FilmSave the Tigeras Charlie Robbins1973FilmThe Reformation: Age of Revoltas Johann Tetzel1972FilmThe Stoolieas Lattimore1972FilmSavagesas Otto Nurder, a Capitalist1971TVColumboas Clerk1971FilmNight of Dark Shadowsas Rev. Strack1970FilmLittle Big Manas Rev. Silas Pendrake1970FilmHouse of Dark Shadowsas Professor T. Eliot Stokes1969FilmDead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedonas Seth Blakely1968TVHawaii Five-Oas Doyle Weston1967FilmThe Crucibleas Thomas Putnam1966TVDark Shadowsas Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes1965TVThe Wild Wild Westas Hannibal Egloff1960FilmThe Story of Ruthas Hedak1959FilmJourney to the Center of the Earthas Count Saknussem1958FilmWolf Larsenas Mugridge1958FilmA Time to Love and a Time to Dieas Oscar Binding1957FilmBaby Face Nelsonas Connelly1957TVSuspicionas Turko1955TVMatinee Theater1953TVGeneral Electric Theater1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas Magini1951TVSchlitz Playhouse of Starsas Prosser