Acting · Manhattan, New York, USA · Born May 15, 1929
A rotund, jovial New Yorker, David Healy obligingly played every manner of stereotypical American in British films and on television for more than thirty years. The son of an Australian father and an American mother, he spent much of his youth in Texas. Studying at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, he majored in drama and befriended another young acting hopeful, named Larry Hagman. David first arrived in England as a member of the U.S. Air Force and soon wound up, along with Hagman, in the cast of a touring show written by John Briley. This later grew into The Airbase (1965), a 25-minute BBC sitcom (with David as Staff Sergeant Tillman Miller), which took a humorous look at British-American cultural differences at an RAF base. Considering his job prospects to be rather more lucrative in Britain -- in keeping with the 'bigger fish, smaller pond' theory - David soon found himself in almost continuous demand for any part which required an affable or imperious American. His long gallery of characters included diplomats, businessmen, bureaucrats, spooks, military brass, and so on. There were rare occasions, when he acted against type and played 'Britishers' -- a notable point in case being a likeable Dr. Watson, opposite charismatic Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes, in The Sign of Four (1983). His comedic side was showcased in guest appearances with Dick Emery and Kenny Everett and a with couple of turns in Jeeves and Wooster (1990). Though married and settled in Surrey, David took job offers on both sides of the Atlantic. He was glimpsed as a cleric in Patton (1970) and in Robert Aldrich's doomsday thriller Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); well-cast as Teddy Roosevelt in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); and he had recurring roles in TV's favourite soapie of the day, Dallas (1978). British TV audiences saw him guesting in just about every major crime series, from The Saint (1962) and Department S (1969), to The Persuaders! (1971). Simultaneously, from 1967, David pursued a successful career as a stage actor in classical plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In 1975, he re-visited his roots, playing Falstaff at a Shakespeare festival in Dallas. Ever versatile, David found another calling in musicals, appearing in "Kismet", "Call Me Madam" and "The Music Man". He received much praise for his interpretation of Runyonesque gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson (played definitively on screen by Stubby Kaye) in "Guys and Dolls", performing show-stopping encores of "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis
MovieIt Had to Be You
2000
as David Allen
TVSpace Precinct
1994
as Armand Loyster (voice)
TVFrank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Jacob
MovieThe Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992
as White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
TVJeeves and Wooster
1990
as Waterbury
TVPerfect Scoundrels
1990
as John Bedlow
MovieBomber Harris
1989
as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
MovieThree Wishes for Jamie
1987
as Father Kerry
MovieTurnaround
1987
MovieThe Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986
as Dr. George Hyatt
TVWorlds Beyond
1986
as Herman Webster
MovieLabyrinth
1986
as Right Door Knocker (voice)
MovieDouble Image
1986
as Newscaster
MovieSpace Police
1986
MovieLace 2
1985
as Mayor (as David Healey)
MovieIn Possession
1984
as Jack Mervyn
TVHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Jack Mervyn
MovieSupergirl
1984
as Mr Danvers
MovieThe Sign of Four
1983
as Dr. John Watson
TVFilthy Rich
1982
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Samuel Greenspoon
MovieRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981
as Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
MovieThe Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981
as Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
TVHammer House of Horror
1980
as Peter
TVSanford
1980
as Juror
MovieThe Ninth Configuration
1980
as 1st General
MovieCaptain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980
as (voice) (credit only)
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Jack Harrison
TVVega$
1978
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Hansen
TVDallas
1978
as Senator Harbin
MovieWinterspelt 1944
1978
as Pfc Foster
TVBlake's 7
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Theodore Roosevelt
MovieScott Joplin
1977
as Sam Bundler
MovieTwilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Maj. Winters
TVDickens of London
1976
as Comm. Wentworth
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Cavendish
Second Verdict
1976
as Hosea Knowlton
MoviePanache
1976
as Donat
TVAffairs of the Heart
1974
as J.L. Westgate
TVFather Brown
1974
as Norman Drage
MoviePhase IV
1974
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
TVHarry O
1974
The Eagle Has Landed
1973
as Houston
MovieOoh...You Are Awful
1972
as Tourist
MovieThe Baron: Mystery Island
1972
as David Laver
MovieEndless Night
1972
as Jason
MovieThe Manipulators
1972
as Frank Mancha
TVThe Frighteners
1972
as Frank Mancha
MovieEmbassy
1972
as Phelan
MovieMadame Sin
1972
as Braden
MovieDiamonds Are Forever
1971
as Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Colonel Adler
TVJason King
1971
Coppers End
1971
as McBaine
MovieLust for a Vampire
1971
as Raymond Pelley
TVUFO
1970
as Joe Franklin
The Sinners
1970
as Timmy McGovern
MoviePatton
1970
as Clergyman
TVPaul Temple
1969
TVThe Secret Service
1969
as Various Characters (voice)
TVDepartment S
1969
as Ramos
TVJoe 90
1968
as Shane Weston (voice)
MovieIsadora
1968
as Chicago Theatre Manager
The Jazz Age
1968
as Commentator
MovieOnly When I Larf
1968
as Jones
MovieAssignment K
1968
as David
TVCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967
as Geiger Operator / Guard Voice 2 (voice)
Baker's Half-Dozen
1967
as Al Capone
MovieYou Only Live Twice
1967
as Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
MovieThe Double Man
1967
as Halstead
MovieThe Prophet
1967
as Greg Powell
TVTill Death Us Do Part
1966
as American on Train
MovieDeath of a Salesman
1966
as Edward Wagner
MovieLee Oswald: Assassin
1966
as Radio Announcer
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Radio Announcer
TVOut of the Unknown
1965
as Greg Powell
MovieBe My Guest
1965
as Hilton Bass
MovieThe Finest Hours
1964
as Newsreel Commentator
MovieKiss Me, Kate
1964
TVEspionage
1963
as American Sailor
TVThe Saint
1962
as Hal Ward
