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Thayer David (March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was born David Thayer Hersey in Medford, Massachusetts. As an actor, he starred in various film and television projects since the 1950's, but is best known for playing the raspy-voiced Professor Stokes on the 1966 ABC television series, Dark Shadows .
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).
- 1950–1978
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- David Thayer Hersey, March 4, 1927, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
The smash daytime horror soaper Dark Shadows had premiered in 1966, and David was in on the ground floor as perfect for several characters to emerge through the series run (1966 to 1971). He played seven characters in the course of the show, the most prominent being Professor T. Elliot Stokes.
- January 1, 1
- Medford, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Feb 12, 2024 · Thayer David, probably the most diversified performer in the Dark Shadows cast 1966, had a career that saw him as an acclaimed character actor. Born David Thayer Hersey on March 4, 1927...
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- Ed Gross
May 4, 2016 · But my favorite part of this amazing episode comes when Quentin, trapped in his new Petofi costume, stands on the threshold of Collinwood — and Thayer David has David Selby thinks. “I can’t go in there now!” he thinks, with the voice of Quentin whispering to himself on the soundtrack.
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