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'''David Lynn Selby''' (born February 5, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is most well known for playing [[Quentin Collins]] in the daytime soap opera ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' (1969&ndash;71), and [[Richard Channing]] in the prime-time soap opera ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' (1982&ndash;90). Selby has also had prominent roles in the television show ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]'' (1981&ndash;82), and the feature film ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'' (1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry.
'''David Lynn Selby''' (born February 5, 1941) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing [[Quentin Collins]] on the daytime soap ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' (1968&ndash;71) and [[Richard Channing]] on the prime-time soap ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' (1982&ndash;90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]'' (1981&ndash;82) and the feature film ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'' (1980).


==Life and career==
==Early life==
Selby was born February 5, 1941, in Morgantown, West Virginia,<ref>{{cite web |title=This week in West Virginia History - Feb. 2-8 |url=https://www.register-herald.com/news/life/this-week-in-west-virginia-history---feb-2-8/article_74f4e694-cf66-557f-9ac1-ca4e5926aa79.html |website=[[The Register-Herald]] |date=February 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> the son of Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter, and his wife Sarah E. (née McIntyre). He attended West Virginia University.


Midway through his time at WVU, Selby joined the cast of ''Honey in the Rock'', a civil war drama at Grandview State Park.
===Youth and education===
Selby was born on February 5, 1941, in [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]], [[West Virginia]], the son of Sarah E. (née McIntyre) and Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/David-Selby.html |title=David Selby Biography (1941-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=1963-08-10 |accessdate=2014-06-04}}</ref> He attended [[West Virginia University]] in his hometown, earning [[Bachelor of Science]] and [[Master's degree]]s in theater, followed by a [[Ph.D.]] from [[Southern Illinois University]].


===Acting===
==Career==
===Early TV and film roles (1960s and 1970s)===
Midway through his career at WVU, David joined the cast of ''Honey in the Rock'', a new civil war drama at Grandview State Park near Beckley, West Virginia, where he portrayed the Rev. Gordon Battelle, a Methodist minister who advocated for separation from Virginia. He brought his ''Dark Shadows'' character to film with the second ''Dark Shadows'' film, ''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]'', released in 1971, after the TV series' cancellation. In 1973 he played Roger Castle in the 1977 miniseries ''[[Washington: Behind Closed Doors]]''. In 1979, Selby also turned down the role of Gary Ewing on ''[[Knots Landing]]'', hence, the role was ultimately given to [[Ted Shackelford]] who then initially portrayed the role on ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''. In 1981, Selby played the villainous Michael Tyrone on the final season of the [[NBC]] primetime serial ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]''. Immediately after its cancellation in 1982, Selby joined the cast of ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' as [[Richard Channing]]. When Richard was originally written into ''Falcon Crest'', he was considered an antagonist. However, over the years the character became more of a protagonist and by the final season he was the central character of the show in the absence of the show's main star [[Jane Wyman]], all because of her health problems.
In 1968, Selby joined the cast of the TV series ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' as werewolf [[Quentin Collins]]. After the series' cancellation in 1971, Selby played Quentin Collins in ''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]'', the second feature film based on the show, released later the same year. He reprised the role from the series for a series of ''Dark Shadows'' [[Dark Shadows (audio drama)|audio dramas]] from [[Big Finish Productions]], beginning in 2006.


Selby's film credits include ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' (1972) with [[Barbra Streisand]], ''[[U-Turn (1973 film)|U-Turn]]'' (1973), ''[[The Super Cops]]'' (1974), ''[[Rich Kids (film)|Rich Kids]]'' (1979), ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'' (1980), ''[[Rich and Famous (1981 film)|Rich and Famous]]'' (1981), ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'' (1994), ''[[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]'' (1996), ''[[D3: The Mighty Ducks]]'' (1996) and ''[[Surviving Christmas]]'' (2004). In 2010, he appeared in ''[[The Social Network]]'' as the attorney representing the Winklevoss brothers. He reprised the role of Quentin Collins for a new series of ''Dark Shadows'' [[Dark Shadows (audio drama)|audio dramas]] from [[Big Finish Productions]].
In 1972, Selby co-starred with [[Barbra Streisand]] in the movie ''[[Up the Sandbox]]''. He continued to appear in a number of film and television roles during the 1970s, including ''[[U-Turn (1973 film)|U-Turn]]'' (1973), ''[[The Super Cops]]'' (1974) and ''[[Rich Kids (film)|Rich Kids]]'' (1979), and episodes of ''[[The Waltons]]'' (1974), ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]'' (1975), and ''[[Kojak]]'' (1976). He was part of the cast in the [[Emmy Award]]-winning miniseries ''[[Washington: Behind Closed Doors]]'' (1977).


===1980s===
In 2009, for the 200th anniversary of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s birthday, Selby appeared onstage with [[Barack Obama]] and portrayed Lincoln in a scene from the play ''The Heavens are Hung in Black'' at the historic reopening of [[Ford's Theatre]]. Selby also had played Abraham Lincoln in the ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' episode titled "[[Beautiful Dreamer (Touched by an Angel episode)|Beautiful Dreamer]]" that aired in October 1998.
Selby was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]] for his role in the 1980 film ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'', which was met with a negative reception from critics and audiences along with poor box-office takings.


In 1981, Selby played the villainous Michael Tyrone in the final season of the prime-time serial ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]''. After its cancellation in 1982, he joined the cast of ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' as [[Richard Channing]], the illegitimate son of Jacqueline Perrault
He appeared in the [[Mad Men (season 3)|''Mad Men'' season 3]] episode, "The Arrangements", and in the film ''[[Equals (film)|Equals]]''.
([[Lana Turner]]) with Angela Channing's husband Douglas Channing. Originally considered an antagonist, Richard gradually became more of a protagonist, and by the final season, he was the central character of the show (in part due to the health-related absence of Wyman). In all, Selby appeared in 209 episodes of the series.


===Later career===
In 2012, he co-starred in ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'', a two-part direct-to-video animated film adaptation of the 1986 graphic novel ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]'', portraying [[James Gordon (comics)|Commissioner James Gordon]].
Selby continued in numerous film and TV roles during the 1990s and 2000s, including ''[[Dying Young]]'' (1991), ''[[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]'' (1996) and ''[[Surviving Christmas]]'' (2004), and episodes of series such as ''[[Cold Case]]'' (2007) and ''[[Mad Men]]'' (2009).


To mark the 200th anniversary of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s birthday in 2009, Selby appeared onstage with [[Barack Obama]] and portrayed Lincoln in a scene from the play ''The Heavens Are Hung in Black'' at the reopening of [[Ford's Theatre]].{{fact|date=October 2023}} Selby had also played Abraham Lincoln in a 1998 episode of the series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', titled "Beautiful Dreamer".
In 2017, Selby had a recurring role in [[FX (TV channel)|FX's]] [[Marvel Comics]] [[X-Men]] drama, ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]''.


Selby made an appearance in the 2012 [[Dark Shadows (film)|film adaptation of ''Dark Shadows]], one of four cast members from the original series to feature in the movie. The same year, he co-starred in ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'', a two-part direct-to-video animated film adaptation of the 1986 graphic novel ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]'', portraying [[James Gordon (comics)|Commissioner James Gordon]].
===Writing===
His writing includes the plays ''Lincoln and James'' and ''Final Assault'' as well as the poetry collections ''My Mother's Autumn'' and ''Happenstance''. His novels are ''Lincoln's Better Angel'' and ''The Blue Door.'' ''A Better Place'' combines memoir and social commentary to discuss Selby's West Virginia upbringing. In 2010, Selby published ''My Shadowed Past,'' chronicling what it was like to work on ''Dark Shadows'' during the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s.


In 2017, Selby had a recurring role in the drama ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]''.
==Selected filmography==
{{div col|3}}
* 1971: [[Night of Dark Shadows]]
* 1972: [[Up the Sandbox]]
* 1973: [[U-Turn (1973 film)|U-Turn]]
* 1974: [[The Super Cops]]
* 1979: [[Rich Kids (film)|Rich Kids]]
* 1980: [[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]
* 1981: [[Rich and Famous (1981 film)|Rich and Famous]]
* 1991: [[Dying Young]]
* 1992: [[Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive]]
* 1994: [[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]
* 1996: [[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]
* 1996: [[Headless Body in Topless Bar]]
* 1996: [[D3: The Mighty Ducks]]
* 2004: [[Surviving Christmas]]
* 2005: [[Larva (film)|Larva]]
* 2006: [[End Game (2006 film)|End Game]]
* 2010: [[The Social Network]]
* 2013: [[Are You Here]]
* 2015: [[Equals (film)|Equals]]
* 2017: [[Smartass]]
{{div col end}}


==Awards==
==Writing==
Selby is also a writer. His work includes the plays ''Lincoln and James'' and ''Final Assault'' as well as the poetry collections ''My Mother's Autumn'' and ''Happenstance''. Novels he has written include ''Lincoln's Better Angel'' and ''The Blue Door.'' ''A Better Place'' combines memoir and social commentary to discuss Selby's upbringing. In 2010, he published ''My Shadowed Past,'' chronicling what it was like to work on ''Dark Shadows''.{{fact|date=October 2023}}
West Virginia University in 1998 awarded Selby its first Life Achievement Award from the College of Creative Arts, and an [[honorary doctorate]] in 2004.

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Night of Dark Shadows]]''
| Quentin Collins/Charles Collins
| <br>
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Up the Sandbox]]''
| Paul Reynolds
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[U-Turn (1973 film)|U-Turn]]''
| Scott Laithem
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[The Super Cops]]''
| Robert Hantz
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Rich Kids (film)|Rich Kids]]''
| Steve Sloan
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]''
| Dr. Gene Seagram
| nominated — [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Rich and Famous (1981 film)|Rich and Famous]]''
| Doug Blake
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Dying Young]]''
| Richard Geddes
|
|-
| 1993
| ''The Shot''
| Gordon Sunshine
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]''
| Richard Quarry
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Headless Body in Topless Bar]]''
| Bradford Lumpkin
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]''
| Francis Beaumont
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[D3: The Mighty Ducks]]''
| Dean Buckley
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Shadow of Fear''
| Mr. Steve Palmer
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Surviving Christmas]]''
| Horace Vangilder
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Affair (2004 film)|The Affair]]''
| Vincent
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[End Game (2006 film)|End Game]]''
| Shakey Fuller
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Unknown (2006 film)|Unknown]]''
| Police Captain Parker
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Spin''
| Rob Polan
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Inhale (film)|Inhale]]''
| Henry White
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Social Network]]''
| Gage
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]''
| Party Guest
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Part 1]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[James Gordon (character)|Commissioner James Gordon]] (voice)
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Part 2]]''
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Are You Here]]''
| Karl Stevens
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Equals (film)|Equals]]''
| Leonard
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Newness]]''
| Artie Hallock
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Smartass]]''
| Herman
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Back Fork''
| Bill
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Loon Lake''
| Emery Janson/Pastor Owen Janson
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1968-1971
| ''[[Dark Shadows]]''
| [[Quentin Collins]]
| 312 episodes
|-
| 1974
| ''[[The Waltons]]''
| Joshua Williams
| episode: "The Romance"
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]''
| Nate Fesler
| episode: "No Place to Hide"
|-
| 1975
| ''[[ABC's Wide World of Entertainment]]''
| Jack 243
| episode: "The Norming of Jack 243"
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Kojak]]''
| Sgt. Jimmy O'Connor
| episode: "An Unfair Trade"
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Washington: Behind Closed Doors]]''
| Roger Castle
| miniseries
|-
| 1977
| ''Telethon''
| Roy Hansen
| TV movie
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]''
| Michael Kagan
| episode: "More Than Friends"
|-
| 1979
| ''The Night Rider''
| Lord Thomas Earl
| TV movie
|-
| 1979
| ''Love for Rent''
| Phil
| TV movie
|-
| 1980
| ''Doctor Franken''
| Dr. Mike Foster
| TV movie
|-
| 1981-1982
| ''[[Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]''
| Michael Tyrone
| 18 episodes
|-
| 1982-1990
| ''[[Falcon Crest]]''
| [[Richard Channing]]
| 209 episodes<br>[[Soap Opera Digest Award]]: Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time<small> (1989)</small><br>Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Award]]: Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial; Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial; Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial<small> (1986) </small><br> nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Award]]: Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time<small> (1988) </small><br> nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Award]]: Outstanding Villain: Prime Time<small> (1990)</small>
|-
| 1988
| ''King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage''
| [[Avery Brundage]]
| TV movie
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive]]''
| Shag Williams
| TV movie
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Lady Boss]]''
| Martin Swanson
| miniseries
|-
| 1997
| ''Soldier of Fortune''
| rowspan="2"| Xavier Trout
| TV movie
|-
| 1997-1999
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune, Inc.]]''
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''Alone''
| Paul
| TV movie
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Promised Land (1996 TV series)|Promised Land]]''
| Rowdy Sullivan
| episode: "Cowboy Blues"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| [[Abraham Lincoln]]
| episode: "Beautiful Dreamer"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Mr. Rohr
| episode: "I Want Love"
|-
| 2002
| ''The Griffin and the Minor Canon''
| The Griffin (voice)
| TV movie
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Thieves (TV series)|Thieves]]''
| Donovan
| episode: "The Green and the Black"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Larva (film)|Larva]]''
| Fletcher Odermatt
| TV movie
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Black Hole (2006 film)|The Black Hole]]''
| Ryker
| TV movie
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (TV series)|Tell Me You Love Me]]''
| Arthur Foster
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
| Dom Barron '07
| episode: "Boy Crazy"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Raising the Bar (2008 TV series)|Raising the Bar]]''
| Richard Patrick Woolsey III
| episode: "Richie Richer"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Mad Men]]''
| Horace Cook, Sr.
| episode: "The Arrangements"
|-
| 2011
| ''Deck the Halls''
| Luke Reilly
| TV movie
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]''
| Senator Malcolm Humphrey
| episode: "We Are Family"
|-
| 2016
| ''Dr. Del''
| Grover
| TV movie
|-
| 2017-2018
| ''[[Legion (TV series)|Legion]]''
| Brubaker
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]''
| Josef Desjardins
| episode: "The Box"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]''
| Tim Larson
| episode: "A Chicago Welcome"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| Red
| episode: "Relentless"
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:35, 10 December 2024

This article is about the American actor. For the Australian wheelchair basketballer, see David Selby (basketball).
David Selby
Selby in 2011
Born
David Lynn Selby

(1941-02-05) February 5, 1941 (age 83)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts)
Southern Illinois University (PhD)
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
Spouse
Claudeis “Chip” Newman
​
​
(m. 1963)​
Children3

David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968–71) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982–90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–82) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980).

Early life

[edit]

Selby was born February 5, 1941, in Morgantown, West Virginia,[1] the son of Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter, and his wife Sarah E. (née McIntyre). He attended West Virginia University.

Midway through his time at WVU, Selby joined the cast of Honey in the Rock, a civil war drama at Grandview State Park.

Career

[edit]

Early TV and film roles (1960s and 1970s)

[edit]

In 1968, Selby joined the cast of the TV series Dark Shadows as werewolf Quentin Collins. After the series' cancellation in 1971, Selby played Quentin Collins in Night of Dark Shadows, the second feature film based on the show, released later the same year. He reprised the role from the series for a series of Dark Shadows audio dramas from Big Finish Productions, beginning in 2006.

In 1972, Selby co-starred with Barbra Streisand in the movie Up the Sandbox. He continued to appear in a number of film and television roles during the 1970s, including U-Turn (1973), The Super Cops (1974) and Rich Kids (1979), and episodes of The Waltons (1974), Police Woman (1975), and Kojak (1976). He was part of the cast in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977).

1980s

[edit]

Selby was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role in the 1980 film Raise the Titanic, which was met with a negative reception from critics and audiences along with poor box-office takings.

In 1981, Selby played the villainous Michael Tyrone in the final season of the prime-time serial Flamingo Road. After its cancellation in 1982, he joined the cast of Falcon Crest as Richard Channing, the illegitimate son of Jacqueline Perrault (Lana Turner) with Angela Channing's husband Douglas Channing. Originally considered an antagonist, Richard gradually became more of a protagonist, and by the final season, he was the central character of the show (in part due to the health-related absence of Wyman). In all, Selby appeared in 209 episodes of the series.

Later career

[edit]

Selby continued in numerous film and TV roles during the 1990s and 2000s, including Dying Young (1991), White Squall (1996) and Surviving Christmas (2004), and episodes of series such as Cold Case (2007) and Mad Men (2009).

To mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 2009, Selby appeared onstage with Barack Obama and portrayed Lincoln in a scene from the play The Heavens Are Hung in Black at the reopening of Ford's Theatre.[citation needed] Selby had also played Abraham Lincoln in a 1998 episode of the series Touched by an Angel, titled "Beautiful Dreamer".

Selby made an appearance in the 2012 film adaptation of Dark Shadows, one of four cast members from the original series to feature in the movie. The same year, he co-starred in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, a two-part direct-to-video animated film adaptation of the 1986 graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, portraying Commissioner James Gordon.

In 2017, Selby had a recurring role in the drama Legion.

Writing

[edit]

Selby is also a writer. His work includes the plays Lincoln and James and Final Assault as well as the poetry collections My Mother's Autumn and Happenstance. Novels he has written include Lincoln's Better Angel and The Blue Door. A Better Place combines memoir and social commentary to discuss Selby's upbringing. In 2010, he published My Shadowed Past, chronicling what it was like to work on Dark Shadows.[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Films

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Night of Dark Shadows Quentin Collins/Charles Collins
1972 Up the Sandbox Paul Reynolds
1973 U-Turn Scott Laithem
1974 The Super Cops Robert Hantz
1979 Rich Kids Steve Sloan
1980 Raise the Titanic Dr. Gene Seagram nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1981 Rich and Famous Doug Blake
1991 Dying Young Richard Geddes
1993 The Shot Gordon Sunshine
1994 Intersection Richard Quarry
1995 Headless Body in Topless Bar Bradford Lumpkin
1996 White Squall Francis Beaumont
1996 D3: The Mighty Ducks Dean Buckley
2004 Shadow of Fear Mr. Steve Palmer
2004 Surviving Christmas Horace Vangilder
2004 The Affair Vincent
2006 End Game Shakey Fuller
2006 Unknown Police Captain Parker
2007 Spin Rob Polan
2010 Inhale Henry White
2010 The Social Network Gage
2012 Dark Shadows Party Guest
2012 Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Part 1 Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
2013 Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Part 2
2013 Are You Here Karl Stevens
2015 Equals Leonard
2017 Newness Artie Hallock
2017 Smartass Herman
2019 Back Fork Bill
2019 Loon Lake Emery Janson/Pastor Owen Janson

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1968-1971 Dark Shadows Quentin Collins 312 episodes
1974 The Waltons Joshua Williams episode: "The Romance"
1975 Police Woman Nate Fesler episode: "No Place to Hide"
1975 ABC's Wide World of Entertainment Jack 243 episode: "The Norming of Jack 243"
1976 Kojak Sgt. Jimmy O'Connor episode: "An Unfair Trade"
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors Roger Castle miniseries
1977 Telethon Roy Hansen TV movie
1978 Family Michael Kagan episode: "More Than Friends"
1979 The Night Rider Lord Thomas Earl TV movie
1979 Love for Rent Phil TV movie
1980 Doctor Franken Dr. Mike Foster TV movie
1981-1982 Flamingo Road Michael Tyrone 18 episodes
1982-1990 Falcon Crest Richard Channing 209 episodes
Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time (1989)
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial; Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial; Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial (1986)
nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time (1988)
nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Villain: Prime Time (1990)
1988 King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage Avery Brundage TV movie
1992 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive Shag Williams TV movie
1992 Lady Boss Martin Swanson miniseries
1997 Soldier of Fortune Xavier Trout TV movie
1997-1999 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. 9 episodes
1997 Alone Paul TV movie
1997 Promised Land Rowdy Sullivan episode: "Cowboy Blues"
1998 Touched by an Angel Abraham Lincoln episode: "Beautiful Dreamer"
2001 Ally McBeal Mr. Rohr episode: "I Want Love"
2002 The Griffin and the Minor Canon The Griffin (voice) TV movie
2002 Thieves Donovan episode: "The Green and the Black"
2005 Larva Fletcher Odermatt TV movie
2006 The Black Hole Ryker TV movie
2007 Tell Me You Love Me Arthur Foster 9 episodes
2007 Cold Case Dom Barron '07 episode: "Boy Crazy"
2008 Raising the Bar Richard Patrick Woolsey III episode: "Richie Richer"
2009 Mad Men Horace Cook, Sr. episode: "The Arrangements"
2011 Deck the Halls Luke Reilly TV movie
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Senator Malcolm Humphrey episode: "We Are Family"
2016 Dr. Del Grover TV movie
2017-2018 Legion Brubaker 4 episodes
2018 Castle Rock Josef Desjardins episode: "The Box"
2020 Chicago Fire Tim Larson episode: "A Chicago Welcome"
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Red episode: "Relentless"

References

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  1. ^ "This week in West Virginia History - Feb. 2-8". The Register-Herald. February 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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