David Birney

David Birney

Deceased · Born: Apr 23, 1939 · Died: Apr 29, 2022

Personal Details

BornApr 23, 1939 Washington, D.C.
Spouse
  • Meredith Baxter

    ( Apr 10, 1974 to Sep 13, 1990 )
  • Mary Jean Concannon

    ( Oct 20, 1961 to Dec 23, 2024 )
Parents
  • Edwin Bonus Birney
  • Jeanne Leola McGee

Biography

David Edwin Birney, a renowned American actor and director, left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry through his diverse and impressive body of work. His extensive career spanned multiple platforms, including theatre, film, and television, showcasing his remarkable range and versatility as a performer.

Birney's most notable role was his portrayal of a character in the popular television series Bridget Loves Bernie, where he starred alongside Meredith Baxter in a groundbreaking interfaith marriage storyline. This pivotal performance not only garnered widespread attention but also led to a real-life union with his co-star, Baxter, following the conclusion of the series.

Throughout his illustrious career, Birney consistently demonstrated his exceptional talent and dedication to his craft, earning recognition and admiration from audiences and critics alike.

Career

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1998
Sliders
Sliders as Cadmus
{"id":58625,"title":"The Naked Truth","year":"1992","character":"Fed. #2","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-naked-truth","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_58625.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_58625.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
{"id":59715,"title":"Touch and Die","year":"1991","character":"Scanzano","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/touch-and-die","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_59715.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_59715.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Touch and Die
Touch and Die as Scanzano
{"id":159521,"title":"Keeping Secrets","year":"1991","character":"Alan Hamel","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/keeping-secrets","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_159521.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_159521.jpg"},"released":1}
Keeping Secrets
Keeping Secrets as Alan Hamel
{"id":159905,"title":"Always Remember I Love You","year":"1990","character":"Philip Mendham","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/always-remember-i-love-you","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_159905.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_159905.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
{"id":60078,"title":"Night of the Fox","year":"1990","character":"Hugh Kelso","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/night-of-the-fox","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_60078.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_60078.jpg"},"released":1}
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox as Hugh Kelso
{"id":160525,"title":"Nightfall","year":"1988","character":"Aton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/nightfall-1988","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160525.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160525.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
{"id":2076,"title":"Murder, She Wrote","year":1988,"character":"Franchesco","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/murder-she-wrote","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2qu16fume7r0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2qu16fume7r0.jpg"},"released":1}
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Franchesco
{"id":61549,"title":"Tomorrow's a Killer","year":"1987","character":"Larry Turner","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tomorrows-a-killer","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_61549.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_61549.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
Tomorrow's a Killer
Tomorrow's a Killer as Larry Turner
{"id":161152,"title":"The Long Journey Home","year":"1987","character":"Carter Wells","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-long-journey-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_161152.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_161152.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":9972,"title":"Master of the Game","year":1984,"character":"David Blackwell","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/master-of-the-game","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9972.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9972.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Master of the Game
Master of the Game as David Blackwell
{"id":3123,"title":"St. Elsewhere","year":1982,"character":"Ben Samuels","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/st-elsewhere","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_3123.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_3123.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere as Ben Samuels
{"id":162941,"title":"CBS Afternoon Playhouse","year":"1981","character":"Mr. Fenning","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/cbs-afternoon-playhouse","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162941.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162941.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
{"id":163007,"title":"The Five of Me","year":"1981","character":"Henry Hawksworth","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-five-of-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163007.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163007.jpg"},"released":1}
The Five of Me
The Five of Me as Henry Hawksworth
{"id":63752,"title":"Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls","year":"1981","character":"Lyon Burke","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/jacqueline-susanns-valley-of-the-dolls-1981","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_63752.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_63752.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":6748,"title":"Oh, God! Book II","year":"1980","character":"Don Richards","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/oh-god-book-ii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6748.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6748.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II as Don Richards
{"id":185948,"title":"Mom, the Wolfman and Me","year":"1980","character":"Theo Marker","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mom-the-wolfman-and-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185948.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185948.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":85971,"title":"High Midnight","year":"1979","character":"Tony Giannetti","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/high-midnight","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_85971.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_85971.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
High Midnight
High Midnight as Tony Giannetti
{"id":163862,"title":"Greatest Heroes of the Bible","year":"1978","character":"Daniel","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/greatest-heroes-of-the-bible-1978-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163862.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163862.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":64110,"title":"Someone's Watching Me!","year":"1978","character":"Paul Winkless","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/someones-watching-me-1978","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64110.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64110.jpg"},"released":1}
Someone's Watching Me!
Someone's Watching Me! as Paul Winkless
{"id":8573,"title":"The Love Boat","year":1978,"character":"Mike Adler","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-love-boat","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8573.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8573.jpg"},"released":1}
The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Mike Adler
{"id":81456,"title":"A Dirty Knight's Work","year":"1976","character":"Sir John Gifford","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-dirty-knights-work","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81456.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81456.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
A Dirty Knight's Work
A Dirty Knight's Work as Sir John Gifford
{"id":11192,"title":"Serpico","year":1976,"character":"Officer Frank Serpico","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/serpico","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11192.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11192.jpg"},"released":1}
Serpico
Serpico as Officer Frank Serpico
{"id":164715,"title":"Only with Married Men","year":"1974","character":"Dave Andrews","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/only-with-married-men","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_164715.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_164715.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
{"id":86410,"title":"Murder or Mercy","year":"1974","character":"Dr. Peter Peterson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/murder-or-mercy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86410.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86410.jpg"},"released":1}
Murder or Mercy
Murder or Mercy as Dr. Peter Peterson
{"id":64652,"title":"Caravan to Vaccares","year":"1974","character":"Bowman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/caravan-to-vaccares","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64652.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64652.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":10269,"title":"Bridget Loves Bernie","year":1972,"character":"Bernie Steinberg","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/bridget-loves-bernie","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10269.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10269.jpg"},"released":1}
1972
Bridget Loves Bernie
Bridget Loves Bernie as Bernie Steinberg
{"id":10275,"title":"Cannon","year":1971,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/cannon","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10275.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10275.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
{"id":8645,"title":"Hawaii Five-O","year":1971,"character":"Damage Controlman 3C John Dillon","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/hawaii-five-o","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8645.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8645.jpg"},"released":1}
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Damage Controlman 3C John Dillon
{"id":195840,"title":"Night of 100 Stars II","year":"1985","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/night-of-100-stars-ii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195840.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195840.jpg"},"released":1}
1985