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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.
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- Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Herbie Braha and Thayer David in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)- James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Thayer David, Peter Ronson, and Gertrude the Duck in Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
- Thayer David in Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
- Nancy Barrett and Thayer David in Dark Shadows (1966)
- Thayer David and Alexandra Isles in Dark Shadows (1966)
- Joel Crothers and Thayer David in Dark Shadows (1966)
- Thayer David and Jonathan Frid in Dark Shadows (1966)
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 in...
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May 4, 2016 · And then there’s Thayer David, Dark Shadows’ secret weapon, finally snapping his tether and rampaging through the crowd. He’s always been fantastic and watchable — Ben Stokes was the emotional heart of 1795, and Professor Stokes embodies the eccentric comedy occult-expert that Dark Shadows so often requires.
