kwebtv: Character Actor Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978)

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Character Actor

Thayer David(bornDavid Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978)  Film, stage, and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABCserialDark Shadows (1966–1971), and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in the film Rocky(1976).

From 1966 to 1971, David portrayed various characters on ABC’s daytime phenomenon Dark Shadows. His many roles on Dark Shadows included Matthew Morgan, Ben Stokes, Professor T. Elliot Stokes, Sandor Rakosi, Count Petofi, Timothy Stokes (Parallel Time), Mordecai Grimes, and Ben Stokes (Parallel Time). David also played roles (different roles in each) in each of the spinoff movies - House of Dark Shadows (1970, playing Professor T. Elliot Stokes); and Night of Dark Shadows (1971, playing Reverend Strack).

He played numerous characters on different TV series, including The Wild Wild West,The Rockford Files,Columbo,Ellery Queen,Kojak,Petrocelli,Charlie’s Angels, and Hawaii Five-O.  (Wikipedia)