David Edwin Birney is an American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television.
October 18, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place Of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession
Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer
Education
Dartmouth College
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Meredith Baxter (m. 1974–1989)
Children
Kate Birney, Mollie Birney, Peter Birney
Parents
Jeanne Birney, Edwin B. Birney
Nicknames
David Edwin Birney , Dave , David Edward Birney
Movies
Caravan to Vaccarès, Trial by Combat, Someone's Watching Me!, Oh, God! Book II, OHMS, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, Tomorrow's a Killer, Night of the Fox, Always Remember I Love You, The Naked Truth, Seal Morning, Bye, See You Monday, The Five of Me, King Richard II
TV Shows
Live Shot, St. Elsewhere, Glitter, Serpico, The Adams Chronicles, Bridget Loves Bernie, A World Apart, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Performing at the Miniature Theatre of Chester in Arthur Miller's "The Price". [October 2005]
2
Played Anakin Skywalker in the NPR radio dramatization of "Return of the Jedi" (1996).
Although one of his earliest TV roles was that of Bernie Steinberg, a Jewish man who falls in love with an Irish woman, he is Irish himself and was once the Grand Marshal of the parade for the Irish Faire held in Burbank, California in the late 1980s.
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Once married to Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton on Family Ties (1982)), whom he met while filming their television series Bridget Loves Bernie (1972) in 1972. They have three children: a daughter, Kate, and twins named Mollie and Peter (b. 1984).
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A long time spokesperson for childrens' and educational issues.
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Serves on the Board of the Foundation for Bio-Medical Research and the Advisory Panel for the Council for Children's Rights
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Served on the Dartmouth College Board of Overseers for the Hopkins Center for the Perforning Arts
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Has twice been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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For five years, he chaired the American Diabetes Association.
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He holds a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Theatre from UCLA.
$900,000
