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Thayer David | |
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 David in Columbo: Now You See Him (1976) | |
| Born | David Thayer Hersey March 4, 1927 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1978 (aged 51) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1950–1978 |
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Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was best known for his work on the ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi Director of C-2 in The Eiger Sanction (1975) and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976). He also appeared as Count Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), as the Reverend Silas Pendrake in Little Big Man (1970), as Charlie Robbins in Save the Tiger (1973) and as Deacon in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). His raspy, distinctive voice lent itself to voice-over work in commercials and instructional films.