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David Selby

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1941 · age 85

David Lynn Selby is an American film, television, and stage actor and writer. He played Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968-1971) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982-1990).

David Selby is read about 335 times a day, in 18 languages.

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A life in dates

2021Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid StoryFilm2020“I’ve done so many TV series over the years. I still love what I do. It’s wonderful when you read something like this current episode, and I encourage you to watch it.”In their wordsOne Chicago interview: David Selby reflects on his Chicago Fire experience (2020)

2017LegionSeries, BrubakerNewnessFilm, 2017Artie Hallock2013Are You HereFilm, Karl Stevens2011Deck the HallsFilm, Luke Reilly2010Rizzoli & IslesSeries, Senator Malcolm Humphrey2009Dark Shadows: The Haunting of CollinwoodFilm, The Ghost of Quentin Collins (archive footage)2008Raising the BarSeries, Richard Patrick Woolsey III2005LarvaFilm, Fletcher Odermatt2003Cold CaseSeries, Dom Barron (2007)1999Soldier of Fortune, IncFilm, Xavier Trout1997Ally McBealSeries, Mr. Rohr1996D3: The Mighty DucksFilm, Dean Buckley1994IntersectionFilm, Richard Quarry1992Lady BossSeries, Martin Swanson1991Dying YoungFilm, Richard Geddes1981Falcon CrestSeries, Richard Channing1980Raise the TitanicFilm, Dr. Gene Seagram1977TelethonFilm, Roy Hansen1974Police WomanSeries, Nate Fesler1973KojakSeries, Sgt. Jimmy O'ConnorU-TurnFilm, 1973Scott Laithem1971Night of Dark ShadowsFilm, Charles Collins / Quentin Collins1966Dark ShadowsSeries, Quentin Collins1941Born5 February 1941

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  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 2013
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 2013
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 2012
  • The Social Network 2010
  • Dying Young 1991

Filmography 40

66 credits on file

Television 18

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Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981-1982) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980).

Country
United States
Category
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Born 1941 · age 85

In the same film or series as David

Paul WilliamsAlso in Headless Body in Topless Bar (1995)Maud AdamsAlso in U-Turn (1973)Kate JacksonAlso in Night of Dark Shadows (1971)Lisa EilbacherAlso in Love for Rent (1979)Matthew DavisAlso in Shadow of Fear (2004)Judd NelsonAlso in The Black Hole (2006)