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David Knell

Acting

Born September 8, 1961 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

Filmography19 titles

Grimm

2011as Stan's Father

ALF

1986as Dudley

To Kill a Wolf

2025as The Rancher

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter

Total Recall

1990as Ernie

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Clerk

Pig

2021as Finway

Murphy Brown

1988as Pizza Kid

Turner & Hooch

1989as Ernie

Splash

1984as Claude

Bret Maverick

1981as Rodney Catlow

My Blue Heaven

1990as Checker

Charles in Charge

1984as Duane

Great Performances

1971as Sam Clemens

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981as Nerve Nordlinger

St. Elsewhere

1982as Matthew Brody

A Christmas Without Snow

1980as Terry

Spring Break

1983as Nelson

Bitter Harvest

1981as Brandon