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Thayer David was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in the film Rocky (1976). He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). His raspy distinctive voice narrated many voice-overs in commercials and instructional films.
Birth Name
David Thayer Hersey
Born
Friday, 04 March 1927
Died
Monday, 17 July 1978
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse | Ben Stokes / Professor Stokes | 2009 |
| Nero Wolfe | Nero Wolfe | 1979 |
| House Calls | Phil Pogostin | 1978 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Edward Byron | 1977 |
| Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Elmer Morse | 1977 |
| Sudden Death | Hauser | 1977 |
| The Amazing Howard Hughes | Floyd Odlum | 1977 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Deacon | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse | Ben Stokes / Professor Stokes | 2009 |
| Nero Wolfe | Nero Wolfe | 1979 |
| House Calls | Phil Pogostin | 1978 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Edward Byron | 1977 |
| Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Elmer Morse | 1977 |
| Sudden Death | Hauser | 1977 |
| The Amazing Howard Hughes | Floyd Odlum | 1977 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Deacon | 1977 |
| The Rhinemann Exchange | Industrialist / Howard Oliver | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Goldman | 1977 |
| Roots | Harlan | 1977 |
| Rocky | Jergens / George 'Miles' Jergens | 1976 |
| Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident | Nikita Khrushchev | 1976 |
| The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Josiah Widdicombe (Mormon patriarch) / Widdicombe | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Meeker | 1976 |
| Peeper | Frank Prendergast | 1975 |
| Hearts of the West | Bank Manager | 1975 |
| The Eiger Sanction | Dragon | 1975 |
| The Invisible Man | Jack Pierson | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | George Felton | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Marcus Halliday | 1975 |
| Switch | Paul Berryman | 1975 |
| Foreplay | General | 1975 |
| The Secret Night Caller | Mr. Henry | 1975 |
| The Missiles of October | Narrator | 1974 |
| Petrocelli | Arnold MacIver | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Carl Birrell | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Dr. Bryan | 1974 |
| Kojak | Mr. B / Tyrone | 1973 |
| The Werewolf of Washington | Inspector | 1973 |
| Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Minister Pollard | 1973 |
| Harry O | Peter MacNamara | 1973 |
| Save the Tiger | Charlie Robbins | 1973 |
| The Stoolie | Lattimore | 1972 |
| Savages | Otto Nurder, a Capitalist | 1972 |
| Columbo | Clerk | 1971 |
| Night of Dark Shadows | Rev. Strack | 1971 |
| Little Big Man | Rev. Silas Pendrake / Rev. Pendrake | 1970 |
| House of Dark Shadows | Professor T. Eliot Stokes | 1970 |
| Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon | Seth Blakely | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Doyle Weston | 1968 |
| The Crucible | Thomas Putnam | 1967 |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Regis Thurlow | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Cortez / Hannibal Egloff | 1965 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Gerald Wolters | 1961 |
| Family Classics: The Three Musketeers | Monsieur de Treville | 1960 |
| The Story of Ruth | Hedak | 1960 |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Count Saknussemm / Count Saknussem | 1959 |
| Wolf Larsen | Mugridge | 1958 |
| A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Oscar Binding | 1958 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Connelly | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Turko | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Dr. Fenton | 1957 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Andre Girard | 1953 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Prosser | 1951 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Mr. Fenwick | 1950 |
