Cast & creator
David Selby
Best known for Dark Shadows, Mad Men, Rizzoli & Isles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows (a role he played from 1968 to its ending in 1971 and again in the recent audio revival), and as the evil and compassionate estranged son of Angela Channing (played by Jane Wyman), Richard Channing, on the primetime CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (a role he played from 1982 to 1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Selby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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film credits
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television credits
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1966–2025 · acting roles
6.1
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (66)
Showing 66 of 66 credits
Dark Shadows
Quentin Collins
1966
Mad Men
Horace Cook, Sr.
2007
Rizzoli & Isles
Senator Malcolm Humphrey
2010
Falcon Crest
Richard Channing
1981
Cold Case
Dom Barron (2007)
2003
Touched by an Angel
Abraham Lincoln
1994
The Waltons
1972
NCIS: New Orleans
Red
2014
Police Woman
Nate Fesler
1974
Ally McBeal
Mr. Rohr
1997
Kojak
Sgt. Jimmy O'Connor
1973
Legion
Brubaker
2017
The Social Network
Gage
2010
Raising the Bar
Richard Patrick Woolsey III
2008
Dark Shadows
Guest
2012
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Xavier Trout
1997
Newness
Artie Hallock
2017
Flamingo Road
1981
Tell Me You Love Me
Arthur Foster
2007
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
James Gordon (voice)
2012
Are You Here
Karl Stevens
2013
White Squall
Francis Beaumont
1996
D3: The Mighty Ducks
Dean Buckley
1996
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Roger Castle
1977
Equals
Leonard
2015
Dying Young
Richard Geddes
1991
Lady Boss
Martin Swanson
1992
Unknown
Police Captain Parker
2006
Raise the Titanic
Dr. Gene Seagram
1980
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
2013
Surviving Christmas
Horace Vanglider
2004
Intersection
Richard Quarry
1994
End Game
Shakey Fuller
2006
Shadow of Fear
Mr. Steve Palmer
2004
Night of Dark Shadows
Charles Collins / Quentin Collins
1971
Rich and Famous
Doug Blake
1981
Master of Dark Shadows
Self
2019
Smartass
Herman
2017
Back Fork
Bill
2019
Up the Sandbox
Paul Reynolds
1972
Inhale
Dr. White
2010
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Shag Williams
1992
Rich Kids
Steve Sloan
1979
The Black Hole
Ryker
2006
The Super Cops
Robert Hantz
1974
Such a Pretty Girl
Thanks
2025
Mic Whore
Satan
2014
The Great Nick D
Jim Hatton
2024
Headless Body in Topless Bar
Bradford Lumpkin
1995
Love for Rent
Phil
1979The Shot
Gordon Sunshine
1993
Doctor Franken
Dr. Mike Foster
1980
Soldier of Fortune, Inc
Xavier Trout
1999
King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage
Avery Brundage
1988
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
The Ghost of Quentin Collins (archive footage)
2009
Deck the Halls
Luke Reilly
2011
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Self
2021
Larva
Fletcher Odermatt
2005
Alone
Paul
1997
The Norming of Jack 243
Jack 243
1975
Telethon
Roy Hansen
1977
Loon Lake
2019
U-Turn
Scott Laithem
1973
The Night Rider
Lord Thomas Earl
1979
Todd Tarantula
Lucifer Grey
2023