David Huffman
| David Huffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Oliver Huffman May 10, 1945 Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 1985 (aged 39) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–1984 |
| Spouse | Phyllis Huffman (30 December 1967 - 27 February 1985) (his death) 2 children |
- For other uses, see David Huffman (disambiguation)
David Huffman (1945–1985) was a character actor with many television, film and stage credits. He was married to award winning casting director Phyllis Huffman until he was murdered in 1985.[1]
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[edit] Murder
Huffman was murdered by a thief in San Diego, California. After bringing cookies to a wrap party for the show Of Mice and Men at the Old Globe Theatre, he spotted and chased the thief (who had broken into a Canadian couple's motor-home) into a Balboa Park canyon. He was stabbed twice with a screwdriver. The murderer, an illegal alien from Mexico named Genaro Samano Villanueva and a student from San Diego High School, was sentenced to 26 years in prison in 1986. Huffman was set to begin work on the television miniseries North and South the following week.[2]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Last Plane Out (1983) as Jim Conley
- Firefox (1982) as Captain Buckholz
- St. Helens (1981) as David Jackson
- Blood Beach (1980) as Harry Caulder
- Leo and Loree (1980) as Dennis
- The Onion Field (1979) as Dist. Atty. Phil Halpin
- Ice Castles (1978) as Brian Dockett
- F.I.S.T. (1978) as Abe Belkin
- Wolf Lake (1978) as David
- Captains and the Kings (1976) as Sean Armagh
- The Gun (1974) as Wayne
[edit] Broadway
- Butterflies Are Free as Don Baker (Oct 21, 1969 - Jul 2, 1972)
[edit] References
- ^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/33772/David-Huffman. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Youth, 16, Held in Death of Actor David Huffman". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-13/news/mn-22120_1_homicide-case. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
[edit] External links
- David Huffman at the Internet Movie Database
- David Huffman at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Huffman at AllRovi
- David Huffman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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