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Thayer David

Acting

Born March 4, 1927 · Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Died July 17, 1978

Also known as David Thayer Hersey

Biography

David Thayer Hersey, known professionally as Thayer David, was an American actor. He was best known to television audiences for his roles on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71). His notable film roles included Count Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Reverend Silas Pendrake in Little Big Man (1970), Charlie Robbins in Save the Tiger (1973), Dragon in The Eiger Sanction (1975), fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976), and private detective Nero Wolfe in the 1979 ABC television film. He also appeared in numerous Broadway plays, and his raspy, distinctive voice lent itself to voice-over work in commercials and instructional films.

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Filmography27 titles

The Stoolie

1972as Lattimore

Columbo

1971as Clerk

Rocky

1976as George 'Miles' Jergens

The Rockford Files

1974as Carl Birrell

The Wild Wild West

1965as Hannibal Egloff

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020as Self (archive footage)

Roots

1977as Harlan

Little Big Man

1970as Rev. Silas Pendrake

The Story of Ruth

1960as Hedak

Starsky & Hutch

1975as George Felton

Dark Shadows

1966as Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes

Kojak

1973as Mr. B

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Doyle Weston

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959as Count Saknussem

Charlie's Angels

1976as Meeker

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

1969as Seth Blakely

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977as Deacon

Save the Tiger

1973as Charlie Robbins

Night of Dark Shadows

1971as Rev. Strack

House of Dark Shadows

1970as Professor T. Eliot Stokes

The Eiger Sanction

1975as Dragon

Hearts of the West

1975as Bank Manager

Peeper

1975as Frank Prendergast

The Crucible

1967as Thomas Putnam

The Werewolf of Washington

1973as Inspector

Fore Play

1975as General