![David Healy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uQDDrqedUEt35AONYAXeDavIWHx.jpg)
David Healy
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
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.024 |
Birthday | 1929-05-15 |
Place of Birth | Manhattan, New York, USA |
Also Known As | David Healey, Dave Healey, |
![Patton](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8IRufbzhMJSdlmD0cnTWERCtTN2.jpg)
1970
![Patton](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8IRufbzhMJSdlmD0cnTWERCtTN2.jpg)
Patton
7.511/1060
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and p...
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![Madame Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AkZerKVuaW2OcFSw05uL769v6pk.jpg)
1972
![Madame Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AkZerKVuaW2OcFSw05uL769v6pk.jpg)
Madame Sin
6.8/8
A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.
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![The Sign of Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yU0yVIswpZLPCPFigM2aRvKsTwj.jpg)
1983
![The Sign of Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yU0yVIswpZLPCPFigM2aRvKsTwj.jpg)
The Sign of Four
6.8/15
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.
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![Lust for a Vampire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qQZNsI3PYlyO9cAVEo0OaLNMLG4.jpg)
1971
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Lust for a Vampire
5.8/62
In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. Th...
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![Bomber Harris](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zAzeiAHp5KAvTMnbYMYTuD3Lkkf.jpg)
1989
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6.8/2
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![The Finest Hours](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/250YNnD82wcR7MDcML4Nt4Bz4pQ.jpg)
1964
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The Finest Hours
6.3/3
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![Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1977
![Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
5.1/5
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
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![Embassy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tCPKxvZ7DzgMwxM5PtUrCLSPmXZ.jpg)
1972
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Embassy
5/1
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![Kiss Me, Kate](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wubxqhD8q73SKNhtT0nbuwjjaKr.jpg)
1964
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0/0
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![The Double Man](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2S35Net0RCwMKxwKeu3UQZ3yeHj.jpg)
1967
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The Double Man
6.1/17
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![Supergirl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o49a2RDChZkry84LomEORCPDWfk.jpg)
1984
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5.346/568
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1986
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Labyrinth
7.281/2352
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![Endless Night](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i90GwuPa58Ndz8CE71sZF6D2jQX.jpg)
1972
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Endless Night
6/50
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![Winterspelt 1944](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l6t0v2cHieqz74PZFkmw2cxOHg8.jpg)
1978
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Winterspelt 1944
0/0
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![Phase IV](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x6fQtAmCD4JlAcUnTfYoinPp1zz.jpg)
1974
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Phase IV
6.363/230
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![Be My Guest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1uMpCvUSaYCtdVSN4Cga4Zh8gEY.jpg)
1965
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Be My Guest
6.3/3
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![Isadora](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/krsD08FSzhy5uYa64XMpKewdaoi.jpg)
1968
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Isadora
6.179/28
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![Double Image](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/biLS5EsLOldEDtUwC3XbIY4NMp.jpg)
1986
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Double Image
5.667/6
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![Scott Joplin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/adI5xjiBvZqZLQIJyfVX09QxXyF.jpg)
1977
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Scott Joplin
6/6
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
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![Only When I Larf](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7fKC0F4hoLCsNtxrJ5IB2FfBkvl.jpg)
1968
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6.4/4
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![The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bUMhmrX9il7UAJxLX8V4Kty7EFA.jpg)
1986
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0/0
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![Ooh... You Are Awful](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f44JlUXzlX78A6ciF7jovF3Q7n7.jpg)
1972
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4.844/16
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![Diamonds Are Forever](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ooDT0eKrWCxJCsn9JehPkD0QYNj.jpg)
1971
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Diamonds Are Forever
6.388/2029
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![Merlin and the War of the Dragons](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vQ6DTkuQn4rc1oYlOjcvL6xnCAx.jpg)
2008
![Merlin and the War of the Dragons](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vQ6DTkuQn4rc1oYlOjcvL6xnCAx.jpg)
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
3.8/38
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![Panache](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hhqj1O3f116uZ2ArtfHiN6ZY0qB.jpg)
1976
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Panache
0/0
A stylish comedy swashbuckler mixing romance, masterful swordplay, political treachery, and 20th-Century pratfalls in 17th-Century France, this film w...
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![Three Wishes for Jamie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h9LNa9iNYIxIfUgnXjy7UGKQNPD.jpg)
1987
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Three Wishes for Jamie
6/1
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![Turnaround](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dHAqI50GBBCzIwalDc3MkcjqE44.jpg)
1987
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Turnaround
0/0
Magicians grandson and his girlfriend and their friends are victimized by a bike gang of her former boyfriend. Using grandfather's house and props fro...
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![Mullitt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uGYrtRdLKrcrml71vkQHOYOL9Vs.jpg)
2000
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5/1
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![The Ninth Configuration](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jlQMBckfnLhiCusar62sJ7WCKBv.jpg)
1980
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The Ninth Configuration
6.6/137
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusio...
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![Twilight's Last Gleaming](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1qVUuzYepmj3lGyTgM43gztCH14.jpg)
1977
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.443/61
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![It Had to Be You](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4yauSoeLnUDgKMy9NIyz0UPGtB5.jpg)
2000
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It Had to Be You
6.2/25
Sparks fly when Anna Penn and Charlie Hudson meet. Unfortunately, they're both engaged to other people. In fact, they're staying at the same New York...
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![Assignment K](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uWKGKZLCHvN0bBbY0XYVNVPd67A.jpg)
1968
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Assignment K
6/6
Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap...
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![Lace 2](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nmmDkAyk3H1V0heNtTIdhyQoCaX.jpg)
1985
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Lace 2
0/0
While in the first part, Lili searched for her mother, she now questions her mom on the identity of her father.
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![The Eagle Has Landed](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1973
![The Eagle Has Landed](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
The Eagle Has Landed
0/0
A mission takes off for the moon. But this is a space probe with a difference. Its purpose is to stage the first-ever live variety show from the lunar...
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