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David Spielberg
Cast of 1973 TV series Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, L-R: Anne Archer, Robert Urich, David Spielberg, Anita Gillette
Born(1939-03-06)March 6, 1939
DiedJune 1, 2016(2016-06-01) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Texas
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2007
Spouse(s)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]

Early years

Spielberg was born in Weslaco, Texas,[2] and was a native of Mercedes, Texas. His father was a Romanian-Jewish immigrant, and his mother was a Mexican-American teacher. After serving in the 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]

Film

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).

Television

Spielberg's roles in television programs included those shown in the table below.

Program Character
The American Girls Francis X. Casey
Magnum P.I. Kiss of the Sabre 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

Source: Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition[4]

He also appeared in The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, Wheels, L.A. Law, ER, A Place for Annie, and Star Trek: The Next Generation among other television series.

Death

Spielberg died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 2016. He was 77.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.startiger.com/l?i=17314
  2. ^ a b Lentz, Harris III (September 2016). "David Spielberg, 77". Classic Images (495): 59–60.
  3. ^ a b "David Spielberg taking unusual acting lessons". The Paris News. Texas, Paris. Associated Press. September 2, 1981. p. 41. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4.