Deceased

How Did David Birney Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/04/1939Born inWashington, D.C.Died29/04/2022 (aged 83)Died inSanta MonicaCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ1173755 ↗TMDb#20913 ↗

David Edwin Birney was an American actor and director whose career included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television. He is noted for having played the title role in the television series Serpico. He also starred in Bridget Loves Bernie, an early 1970s TV series about an interfaith marriage that also starred Meredith Baxter, whom he married after the series ended. He also portrayed Dr. Ben Samuels in St. Elsewhere from 1982 until 1983.

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Filmography53 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2002	Without a TraceSeries	Leslie Warwick	63
1995	SlidersSeries	Cadmus	56
1994	Burke's LawSeries	Jim Deacon	55
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries	Letant	54
1992	The Naked TruthMovie	Fed. #2	53
1991	Keeping SecretsMovie	Alan Hamel	52
1991	Touch and DieMovie	Scanzano	52
1990	Night of the FoxMovie	Hugh Kelso	51
1989	Love and BetrayalMovie	Bill Landry	50
1988	NightfallMovie	Aton	49
1986	MatlockSeries	Jack McCarthy	47
1986	Seal MorningSeries	Dr Bernard Lacey	47
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	(segment "Tooth and Consequences")	46
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	46
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Earl Harper	45
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Lawrence Erlich	45
1984	Master of the GameSeries	David Blackwell	45
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Ben Samuels	43
1982	Richard IIMovie	Richard II	43
1981	The Five of MeMovie	Henry Hawksworth	42
1981	I Think I'm Having A BabyMovie	Mr. Fenning	42
1981	Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"Movie	Lyon Burke	42
1980	Oh, God! Book IIMovie	Don Richards	41
1980	Mom, the Wolfman and MeMovie	Theo Marker	41
1979	High MidnightMovie	Tony Giannetti	40
1979	Bye, See You MondayMovie	Frank	40
1978	Fantasy IslandSeries	Sgt. Alan Boardman	39
1978	Daniel in the Lions' DenMovie	Daniel	39
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Paulo De Matzee	38
1977	Testimony of Two MenSeries	Jonathan 'Jon' Ferrier	38
1976	Battle of the Network StarsSeries	—	37
1976	Serpico: The Deadly GameMovie	Officer Frank Serpico	37
1976	FamilySeries	—	37
1976	Trial by CombatMovie	Sir John Gifford	37
1976	SerpicoSeries	Frank Serpico	37
1975	BronkSeries	Willie Harvey	36
1974	Police WomanSeries	—	35
1974	Caravan to VaccarèsMovie	Bowman	35
1974	Only with Married MenMovie	Dave Andrews	35
1974	The Haunting of Penthouse DMovie	Perry	35
1973	Police StorySeries	—	34
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Neil Ruggers	33
1972	Bridget Loves BernieSeries	Bernie Steinberg	33
1971	CannonSeries	—	32
1971	McMillan & WifeSeries	Randy Murphy / Randy Newmark III	32
1970	A World ApartSeries	—	31
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	30
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Lt. Waldron	29
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Self	29
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Brother Martin	26
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Michael Sander	26
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Co-Host	22
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Ladvenu	12