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"The Love Boat" (1977): : -- Julie tries to console a worrisome Merideth Baxter Birney who doesn't want her man to know she's posed in a men's magazine as a centerfold. (Centerfold)
Oh, God! Book II (1980) -- God (George Burns) asks a young girl (Louanne) to help spread his word and influence with a slogan.
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Date of Birth:

23 April 1939, Washington, District of Columbia, USA more

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Trivia:

Once married to Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton on "Family Ties" (1982)), whom... more

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US TV Schedule:

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Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Without a Trace" (2002)   Leslie Warwick (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.5 (37)
AKAs:
  • W.A.T (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. The Comedy of Errors (2000) The Duke 2000 - 5.9 (6)
- 3. "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996)   Father Elias (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 6.6 (425)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)   Letant (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.1 (7,012)
AKAs:
  • DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
  • Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Sliders" (1995)   Cadmus (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 7.7 (2,947)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998)   Buddy Pomus (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 4.8 (128)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Live Shot" (1995) Harry Chandler Moore (unknown episodes) 1995 - 8.7 (21)
- 8. "Burke's Law" (1994)   Jim Deacon (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 6.3 (75)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Earl Harper / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1989-1993) 1993 - 7.1 (2,299)
4 TV episodes:
- 10. Touch and Die (1992) (TV)   Scanzano 1992 - 4.9 (43)
AKAs:
  • Bei Berührung Lebensgefahr (Germany)
  • Chi tocca muore (Italy)
  • La mort au bout des doigts (France: TV title)
- 11. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985)   Captain Williams (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 7.9 (194)
AKAs:
  • Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
  • Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
  • Ray Bradbury présente (France)
  • The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
  • The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Secrets" (1992)   Thomas Strickland 1992 - 5.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Judith Krantz's 'Secrets' (USA: complete title)
- 13. The Naked Truth (1992) Fed. #2 1992 - 1.7 (266)
- 14. Keeping Secrets (1991) (TV) Alan Hamel 1991 - 4.6 (41)
- 15. Always Remember I Love You (1990) (TV) Philip Mendham 1990 - 7.4 (345)
- 16. Night of the Fox (1990) (TV)   Hugh Kelso 1990 - 6.1 (115)
AKAs:
  • Le complot du renard (France)
- 17. "Matlock" (1986)   Jack McCarthy (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 7.1 (936)
1 TV episode:
- 18. Love and Betrayal (1989) (TV)   Bill Landry 1989 - 4.4 (18)
AKAs:
  • Throw Away Wives (USA: alternative title)
- 19. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984)   Dr. Rolo DeVito (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 5.1 (34)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Nightfall (1988) Aton 1988 - 2.8 (336)
- 21. The Diaries of Adam and Eve (1988) (TV) Adam 1988 - -
- 22. The Long Journey Home (1987) (TV) Carter Wells 1987 - 4.6 (17)
- 23. Prettykill (1987)   Larry Turner 1987 - 1.7 (154)
AKAs:
  • Tomorrow's a Killer (USA)
- 24. "Seal Morning" (1986) Dr. Bernard Lacey 1986 - 7.5 (13)
- 25. "The Twilight Zone" (1985)   Dr. Myron Mandel (segment "Tooth and Consequences") (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.8 (1,129)
AKAs:
  • The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 26. Power's Play (1986) (TV) Lucas Cord 1986 - -
- 27. Glitter (1984) (TV) Sam Dillon 1984 - 4.4 (16)
- 28. "Glitter" (1984) Sam Dillon (unknown episodes) 1984 - 3.9 (8)
- 29. "Master of the Game" (1984) David Blackwell 1984 - 7.7 (149)
- 30. "St. Elsewhere" (1982)   Dr. Ben Samuels (22 episodes, 1982-1983) 1983 - 7.9 (673)
22 TV episodes: 17 episodes not shown.
- 31. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Mike Adler / Paulo De Matzee (4 episodes, 1978-1982) 1982 - 5.6 (1,093)
- 32. Richard II (1982) (V) Richard II 1982 - 6.0 (11)
- 33. Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) (TV)   Lyon Burke 1981 - 4.8 (80)
AKAs:
  • Valley of the Dolls
- 34. The Five of Me (1981) (TV) Henry Hawksworth 1981 - 6.9 (22)
- 35. "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" (1980)   Mr. Fenning (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.3 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 36. Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980) (TV) Theo Marker 1980 - 5.5 (33)
- 37. Oh, God! Book II (1980)   Don Richards 1980 - 4.7 (902)
AKAs:
  • Tracy and Friend (USA: poster title)
- 38. OHMS (1980) (TV) Jack Coker 1980 - 4.1 (23)
- 39. High Midnight (1979) (TV) Tony Giannetti 1979 - 6.1 (28)
- 40. Au revoir à lundi (1979)   Frank 1979 - 5.1 (20)
AKAs:
  • Bye, See You Monday (Canada: English title)
  • See You Monday
- 41. "Family" (1976)   Joe Alcott (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 7.2 (250)
1 TV episode:
- 42. Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)   Paul Winkless 1978 - 6.8 (689)
AKAs:
  • High Rise
- 43. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978)   Daniel (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.7 (54)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   Sgt. Alan Boardman (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.3 (626)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Damage Controlman Third Class Dillon / John Richard Carr (3 episodes, 1972-1978) 1978 - 7.7 (869)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
3 TV episodes:
- 46. "Testimony of Two Men" (1977) Jonathan 'Jon' Ferrier 1977 - 8.2 (52)
- 47. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1977)   Paul Rogers (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.0 (20)
AKAs:
  • A Twist in the Tale (UK)
  • Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Serpico" (1976)   Officer Frank Serpico (16 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - 7.7 (39)
- 49. Trial by Combat (1976)   Sir John Gifford 1976 - 5.3 (84)
AKAs:
  • A Choice of Arms
  • Choice of Weapons
  • Dirty Knight's Work (USA)
- 50. "Bronk" (1975)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.0 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "Police Story" (1973)   Officer Andrew Dooly / Officer Joe Waldron (2 episodes, 1974-1976) 1976 - 7.5 (150)
2 TV episodes:
- 52. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (616)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "Medical Center" (1969)   MacDonald 'Mac' Guthrie / Nick Matero (2 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.3 (133)
2 TV episodes:
- 54. "The Adams Chronicles" (1976) John Quincy Adams (age 36-48) (unknown episodes) 1976 - 8.2 (83)
- 55. "Cannon" (1971)   Jeff Restin / Terry Alexander (2 episodes, 1972-1975) 1975 - 7.3 (243)
2 TV episodes:
- 56. "Police Woman" (1974)   Shawn Barry (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.6 (186)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "McMillan & Wife" (1971)   Randy Murphy (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.6 (204)
AKAs:
  • McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 58. Bronk (1975) (TV) Willie Harvey 1975 - 5.8 (26)
- 59. Only with Married Men (1974) (TV) Dave Andrews 1974 - 3.5 (15)
- 60. "Wide World Mystery" (1973)   Perry (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.6 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 61. Caravan to Vaccares (1974)   Bowman 1974 - 4.2 (119)
AKAs:
  • Alistair Maclean's Caravan to Vaccares (UK: complete title)
  • Le passager (France)
- 62. Murder or Mercy (1974) (TV) Dr. Peter Peterson 1974 - 6.6 (6)
- 63. "Great Mysteries" (1973)   Harry Langley (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (14)
AKAs:
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1 TV episode:
- 64. "Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972)   Bernie Steinberg (24 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 5.7 (31)
- 65. "Ghost Story" (1972)   John (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.3 (76)
AKAs:
  • Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 66. "The F.B.I." (1965)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.0 (166)
1 TV episode:
- 67. "A World Apart" (1970) Oliver Harrell (1970-1971) 1970 - 9.1 (5)
- 68. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967) Mark Elliott #2 (1969-1970) 1969 - 7.1 (24)
- 69. "BBC Play of the Month" (1965)   Brother Martin (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.5 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 70. "The Edge of Night" (1956)   Waiter (unknown episodes, 1967) 1967 - 7.4 (81)
AKAs:
  • Edge of Night (USA: last season title)
- 71. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Ladvenu (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.6 (64)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV)   Himself 2002 - 6.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title)
- 2. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 7.8 (47)
- 3. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) Himself 1985 - 6.4 (18)
- 4. "Star Search" (1983)   Himself - Introducer (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 4.5 (72)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Battle of the Network Stars XIV (1983) (TV) Himself - NBC Team Contestant 1983 - 7.3 (14)
- 6. "The Alan Thicke Show" (1980)   Himself (2 episodes, 1981) 1981 - 4.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • Fast Company (Canada: English title: recut version)
  • Prime Cuts (Canada: English title: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. "Family Feud" (1976)   Himself (2 episodes, 1978) 1978 - 7.1 (195)
AKAs:
  • Family Fortune (UK)
  • The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)   Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.1 (334)
AKAs:
  • Laugh-In
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. "Matlock"  
1 TV episode:

Additional Details

Other Works:

In addition to starring in roles on Broadway (Amadeus, Benefactors, Man and Superman), David Birney has played leading roles in major theatres throughout the United States--Hamlet, Romeo, Mercutio, Macbeth, Richard II, Richard III, Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing, King Arthur in Camelot, Higgins in My Fair Lady, Love Letters, The Playboy of the Western World, Gary in Present Laughter, Matt in Talley's Follie. more

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Crime | Mystery more

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