| David Spielberg | |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Weslaco, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Yearsactive: | 1968–2007 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas |
| Spouse: | Barbara Gladstone (1965-?) (1 child) Janie Glassman Tutelman (1989-2016) (his death) |
David Spielberg (March 6, 1939 – June 1, 2016) was an American television and film actor.[1]
Spielberg was born in Weslaco, Texas,[2] and was a resident of Mercedes, Texas. His father was a Romanian-Jewish immigrant, and his mother was a Mexican-American teacher. After serving in the United States Navy for two years, he enrolled in the University of Texas. Two summers' acting experience in New York City led him to drop out of the university and move to New York to pursue a career in acting.[3] He was not related to American film director Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg's screen debut was in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972).[3] He also appeared in Newman's Law (1974), Law and Disorder (1974), Hustle (1975), American Raspberry (1977), The Choirboys (1977), Real Life (1979), Winter Kills (1979), Christine (1983), The Stranger (1987), Alice (1990), and Red Ribbon Blues (1996).
Spielberg's roles in television programs included those shown in the table below.[4]
| Program | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| The American Girls | Francis X. Casey | |
| Magnum, P.I. | Dan Morgan/ Inspector Vittorio Mono | |
| Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice | Ted Henderson | |
| From Here to Eternity | Lieutenant David Ross | |
| Jessica Novak | Max Kenyon | |
| The Practice | David Bedford | |
| , "Starship Mine" | Cmdr. Calvin Hutchinson |
He also appeared in Wiseguy, The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, Wheels, L.A. Law, ER, A Place for Annie, Hart to Hart, and One Day at a Time, among other television series.
Spielberg died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 2016. He was 77.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Trial of the Catonsville Nine | Defense Attorney | ||
| 1972 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Mr. Goodman | ||
| 1974 | Newman's Law | Hinney | ||
| 1974 | Law and Disorder | Bobby | ||
| 1975 | Hustle | Jerry Bellamy | ||
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Finque | ||
| 1977 | American Raspberry | Mr. Dorset | ||
| 1977 | In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Dr. Mason | ||
| 1979 | Real Life | Dr. Jeremy Nolan | ||
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Miles Garner | ||
| 1980 | The Hunter | Sgt. Werblo | Uncredited | |
| 1983 | Christine | Mr. Casey | ||
| 1985 | War and Love | Aron | ||
| 1987 | The Stranger | Hobby | ||
| 1990 | Alice | Ken | ||
| 1991 | Us | Paul Kramer | ||
| 1992 | Nervous Ticks | Mr. Reynolds | ||
| 1996 | Red Ribbon Blues | Yorkin | ||
| 2002 | Hokum County Homicide | Carl | ||
| 2003 | Final Draft | Shmuel | ||
| 2007 | Flight of the Living Dead | Dr. Conroy | (final film role) |