It Had to Be You
2000 · Movie
as David Allen
David Healy
1929-05-15
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Manhattan, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Space Precinct
1994 · TV Show
as Armand Loyster (voice), Pizza Delivery Man (voice)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993 · TV Show
as Jacob
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992 · Movie
as White Man in Bank/'Biff' in TV Commercial/White Man in Puerto Rico
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · TV Show
as Waterbury
Perfect Scoundrels
1990 · TV Show
as John Bedlow
Bomber Harris
1989 · Movie
as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
Three Wishes for Jamie
1987 · Movie
as Father Kerry
Turnaround
1987 · Movie
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986 · Movie
as Dr. George Hyatt
Labyrinth
1986 · Movie
as Right Door Knocker (voice)
Double Image
1986 · Movie
as Newscaster
Space Police
1986 · Movie
Worlds Beyond
1986 · TV Show
as Herman Webster
Lace 2
1985 · Movie
as Mayor (as David Healey)
In Possession
1984 · Movie
as Jack Mervyn
Supergirl
1984 · Movie
as Mr Danvers
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · TV Show
as Jack Mervyn
The Sign of Four
1983 · Movie
as Dr. John Watson
Filthy Rich
1982 · TV Show
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Samuel Greenspoon
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981 · Movie
as Lunar Controller / Frazer (voice)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981 · Movie
as Shane Weston / Russian Commander / Base 513 Controller / Kramer / Bates / Commander Kovac (voice)
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · Movie
as 1st General
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980 · Movie
as (voice) (credit only)
Sanford
1980 · TV Show
as Juror
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · TV Show
as Peter
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV Show
as Jack Harrison, Auctioneer
Winterspelt 1944
1978 · Movie
as Pfc Foster
Blake's 7
1978 · TV Show
Dallas
1978 · TV Show
as Senator Harbin
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
Return of the Saint
1978 · TV Show
as Hansen
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Movie
as Maj. Winters
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Movie
as Theodore Roosevelt
Scott Joplin
1977 · Movie
as Sam Bundler
Panache
1976 · Movie
as Donat
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Cavendish
Dickens of London
1976 · TV Show
as Comm. Wentworth
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Second Verdict
1976 · TV Show
as Hosea Knowlton
Phase IV
1974 · Movie
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry O
1974 · TV Show
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · TV Show
as J.L. Westgate
Father Brown
1974 · TV Show
as Norman Drage
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The Eagle Has Landed
1973 · Movie
as Houston
Madame Sin
1972 · Movie
as Braden
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Movie
as Tourist
Embassy
1972 · Movie
as Phelan
Endless Night
1972 · Movie
as Jason
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972 · Movie
as David Laver
The Manipulators
1972 · Movie
as Frank Mancha
The Frighteners
1972 · TV Show
as Frank Mancha
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Movie
as Vandenburg Launch Director (uncredited)
Lust for a Vampire
1971 · Movie
as Raymond Pelley
The Persuaders!
1971 · TV Show
as Colonel Adler
Jason King
1971 · TV Show
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Coppers End
1971 · TV Show
as McBaine
Patton
1970 · Movie
as Clergyman
UFO
1970 · TV Show
as Joe Franklin
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The Sinners
1970 · TV Show
as Timmy McGovern
Department S
1969 · TV Show
as Ramos
Paul Temple
1969 · TV Show
The Secret Service
1969 · TV Show
as Various Characters (voice)
Only When I Larf
1968 · Movie
as Jones
Assignment K
1968 · Movie
as David
Isadora
1968 · Movie
as Chicago Theatre Manager
Joe 90
1968 · TV Show
as Shane Weston (voice)
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The Jazz Age
1968 · TV Show
as Commentator
The Double Man
1967 · Movie
as Halstead
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Movie
as Houston Radar Operator (uncredited)
The Prophet
1967 · Movie
as Greg Powell
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967 · TV Show
as Geiger Operator / Guard Voice 2 (voice), Commodore Goddard (voice), Kruger (voice), Lunar Controller (voice), General Cope / Major Brooks (voice), Frazer (voice), Jason Smith (voice), Dr. Mitchell (voice), Dr. Conrad (voice), General Rebus (voice), President Roberts (voice), Major Moran (voice), Major Stone (voice), Colgan / Frazer / Commodore Goddard (voice)
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Baker's Half-Dozen
1967 · TV Show
as Al Capone
Death of a Salesman
1966 · Movie
as Edward Wagner
Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966 · Movie
as Radio Announcer
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · TV Show
as American on Train
Be My Guest
1965 · Movie
as Hilton Bass
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
as Radio Announcer, Edward Wagner
Out of the Unknown
1965 · TV Show
as Greg Powell
The Finest Hours
1964 · Movie
as Newsreel Commentator
Kiss Me, Kate
1964 · Movie
Espionage
1963 · TV Show
as American Sailor, Buzz
The Saint
1962 · TV Show
as Hal Ward
