Cast & creator

Thayer David

1927-03-04 (died at 51) Medford, Massachusetts, USAIMDb

Best known for Columbo, Dark Shadows, Hawaii Five-O

Also known as: David Thayer Hersey

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1951–2020 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 8.1

Columbo

Clerk · 1971

★ 7.3

Dark Shadows

Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes · 1966

★ 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

Doyle Weston · 1969

★ 6.7

Charlie's Angels

Meeker · 1976

★ 7.6

The Rockford Files

Carl Birrell · 1974

Across film & television

Filmography (56)

Showing 56 of 56 credits

Series

★ 8.1

Columbo

Clerk

1971

Series

★ 7.3

Dark Shadows

Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes

1966

Series

★ 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

Doyle Weston

1969

Series

★ 6.7

Charlie's Angels

Meeker

1976

Series

★ 7.6

The Rockford Files

Carl Birrell

1974

Series

★ 5.3

Matinee Theater

1955

Series

★ 7.3

Starsky & Hutch

George Felton

1975

Series

★ 7.6

The Wild Wild West

Hannibal Egloff

1965

Series

★ 7.6

The Wild Wild West

Cortez

1965

Series

★ 7.3

Kojak

Tyrone

1973

Series

★ 7.3

Kojak

Mr. B

1973

Series

★ 6.6

Switch

Paul Berryman

1975

Series

★ 5.2

Harry O

Peter MacNamara

1974

Movie

★ 7.8

Rocky

George 'Miles' Jergens

1976

Series

★ 7.5

Ellery Queen

Marcus Halliday (uncredited)

1975

Series

★ 7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Series

★ 7.2

Petrocelli

Arnold MacIver

1974

Series

★ 7.4

Roots

Harlan

1977

Series

★ 6.2

Suspicion

Turko

1957

Series

★ 6.3

The Invisible Man

Jack Pierson

1975

Series

★ 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Magini

1951

Movie

★ 6.9

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Count Saknussem

1959

Series

★ 6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

Series

★ 6.5

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Floyd Odlum

1977

Movie

★ 6.1

The Eiger Sanction

Dragon

1975

Series

★ 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Prosser

1951

Movie

★ 6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

Deacon

1977

Movie

★ 7.4

Little Big Man

Rev. Silas Pendrake

1970

Series

★ 6.5

The Rhinemann Exchange

Industrialist

1977

Movie

★ 7.5

The Story of Ruth

Hedak

1960

Movie

★ 6.3

Spider-Man

Edward Byron

1977

Movie

★ 7.2

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Oscar Binding

1958

Movie

★ 5.6

Hearts of the West

Bank Manager

1975

Movie

★ 6.6

Night of Dark Shadows

Rev. Strack

1971

Movie

★ 6.4

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Floyd Odlum

1977

Movie

★ 6.1

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

Josiah Widdicombe (Mormon patriarch)

1976

Movie

★ 6.6

House of Dark Shadows

Professor T. Eliot Stokes

1970

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

Movie

★ 7.0

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

Nikita Khrushchev

1976

Movie

★ 6.6

Save the Tiger

Charlie Robbins

1973

Movie

★ 9.0

Sudden Death

Hauser

1977

Movie

★ 5.6

Baby Face Nelson

Connelly

1957

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Movie

★ 7.5

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage)

2020

Movie

★ 6.5

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Minister Pollard

1973

Movie

★ 3.9

The Werewolf of Washington

Inspector

1973

Movie

★ 6.6

The Secret Night Caller

Mr. Henry

1975

Movie

★ 9.5

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Ben Stokes (archive footage)

2009

Movie

★ 5.1

Peeper

Frank Prendergast

1975

Movie

★ 8.2

Nero Wolfe

1979

Movie

★ 3.8

Fore Play

General

1975

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

Movie

★ 9.4

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

Professor Stokes (archive footage)

2009

Movie

★ 4.5

The Crucible

Thomas Putnam

1967

Movie

★ 6.7

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

Seth Blakely

1969

Movie

★ 5.3

Savages

Otto Nurder, a Capitalist

1972

Movie

The Reformation: Age of Revolt

Johann Tetzel

1973

Movie

★ 7.0

Wolf Larsen

Mugridge

1958

Movie

★ 10.0

The Stoolie

Lattimore

1972