David Healy (actor)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Healy (born May 15, 1929 in Manhattan , USA , † October 25, 1995 in London ) was an American actor .

life and career

Healy was the son of an Australian father and a Texan mother. He grew up in both Texas and New York and trained in theater at Texas University . As a United States Air Force (USAF) soldier, he was stationed in England with the rank of Second Lieutenant . There he met Larry Hagman , who had been friends with him even before that time , and worked with him on a show program written by John R. Briley, who later won an Oscar for the film Gandhi .

After marrying his wife Peggy Walsh in 1961, Healy settled in Richmond , Surrey, and became the father of two sons. After he retired from military service in 1964, he initially devoted himself to his theater career. Healy, described as versatile, pursued the acting profession both on the theater stage and on the film camera. As early as 1964, he had a speaking role in the Oscar- winning documentary The Finest Hours . He made his debut at the Arts Theater in Crawling Arnold by Jules Feiffer and, after 1967, the Royal Shakespeare Company was a party, he stood there in Julius Cesar , The Merry Wives of Windsor and Little Murders in London and Stratford on stage. From 1973 an engagement at the National Theater followed . There he worked in the pieces The Cherry Orchard , Equus and The Front Page . In 1975 he made his way back to Dallas, where he worked with Larry Hagman in smaller roles under the direction of Margo Jones before his military service in England . Here he gave a performance as Falstaff at the local Shakespeare Festival. He performed the same piece again in London the following year.

Healy also starred in musicals. After his first appearance in a musical in Anne on Green Gables in 1969 , he was also seen in the production of "Guys and Dolls" in London. He also had roles in the TV series Dallas , Washington: Behind Closed Doors and Charlie's Angels . He also played in various James Bond films, including James Bond 007 - Diamond Fever and in 1992 in the film Chaplin .

In 1983 Healy received the Laurence Olivier Award .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biographical data by David Healy in: Obituaries in the Performing Arts , by Harris M. Lentz, McFarland & Co., 1995, p. 82
personal data
SURNAME Healy, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Manhattan , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1995
Place of death London