David Selby
David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown , West Virginia ) is an American actor .
Life and accomplishments
Selby is the son of Clyde Ira Selby and Sarah E. McIntyre Selby and grew up in his youth in Morgantown, West Virginia. Selby wanted to be an actor at an early age, so he studied drama at West Virginia University in his hometown , where he earned his bachelor's and master's degree and later even did his doctorate.
From 1968 to 1971 he played Quentin Collins in the hit series Dark Shadows on the US television channel ABC . Later, the movie The Castle of Lost Souls (Night of Dark Shadows) went on screen with him in the lead role.
From 1981 to 1982 he played in the final season of the NBC series Flamingo Road to Michael Tyronne .
His big international breakthrough came in the role of Richard Channing in the series Falcon Crest . Here he is the son of the matriarch of a wine empire Angela Channing , played by Jane Wyman , but both of them only find out at the end of the series that they are mother and son and that they fight each other to the knife. Susan Sullivan and Lorenzo Lamas played at his side in this series. When he found out about Jane Wyman's poor health while filming, which meant she had to suspend some episodes of the series, he went to her bedside with Lamas and Sullivan, who were friends of her through the filming. His engagement in this series lasted from 1982 to 1990 and ended with the discontinuation of the series. With Jane Wyman he remained closely connected until her death on September 10, 2007.
Selby played with various Hollywood stars at his side in a few films, but is also active as a writer.
- Private
He has been married to his wife Claudeis Chip since 1963 and has three children, two daughters and a son. Like him, his wife is from West Virginia.
Filmography (selection)
TV Shows
- 1968-1971: Dark Shadows
- 1974: The Waltons - 1 episode (Olivia's pipe dream - The Romance)
- 1976: Kojak - 1 episode (Hector's death)
- 1977–1978: Washington: Behind Closed Doors
- 1981-1982: Flamingo Road
- 1982-1990: Falcon Crest
- 1997–1999: The Shadow Warriors ( Soldier of Fortune, Inc. )
- 2007: Tell me you love me
- 2017-2018: Legion (4 episodes)
- since 2018: Castle Rock (TV series)
Movies
- 1971: The Castle of Lost Souls (Night of Dark Shadows)
- 1972: Sandbox (Up the Sandbox)
- 1973: U-Turn
- 1974: The Super Cops
- 1979: Not From Bad Parents (Rich Kids)
- 1980: Raise the Titanic (Raise the Titanic)
- 1991: Decision out of love (Dying Young)
- 1992: Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (TV movie)
- 1994: Encounters - Intersection (Intersection)
- 1995: Delivered to the knife (headless body in topless bar)
- 1996: White Squall (White Squall)
- 1996: Mighty Ducks 3 (D3: The Mighty Ducks)
- 2004: Shadow of Fear
- 2006: End Game
- 2006: Black Hole (The Black Hole) (TV movie)
- 2006: Unknown
- 2010: The Social Network
- 2010: Run for Her Life
Books
- My Mother's Autumn
- Happenstance
Stage plays
- Lincoln and James
- Final assault
Awards
- Selby won the Soap Opera Digest Award in 1988 for his role in Falcon Crest. He was nominated four more times, but was unsuccessful.
- In 1998 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the College of Creative Arts .
Web links
- David Selby in theInternet Movie Database(English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Selby, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Selby, David Lynn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morgantown , West Virginia , USA |