:''For the American Civil War general, see
David B. Birney.''
'David Birney' (
23 April 1939— ) is an
American actor. He was born in
Washington, D.C..
Biography
He was married to
Meredith Baxter from
1974 to
1989. The two had played the husband and wife characters of Bernie and Bridget Steinberg in the series ''
Bridget Loves Bernie''.
Other shows in which Birney was a main cast member include ''
Love is a Many Splendored Thing'', ''
A World Apart'', ''
Serpico'', ''
St. Elsewhere'', ''
Glitter'', and ''
Live Shot''.
He voiced
Anakin Skywalker in the
Star Wars radio adaptation of ''.
He has guest-starred in many classic television series from the
1970s and
1980s including ''
The F.B.I.'', ''
The Streets of San Francisco'', ''
Hawaii Five-O'' and ''
Matlock''. In the
1990s, he guest starred in a wide variety of shows: ''
Murder She Wrote'', ''
Burke's Law'', '', ''
Sliders'' and the '' episode "
Tears of the Prophets".
Filmography
Feature films
★ ''
Caravan to Vaccares'' (1974)
★ ''
Trial by Combat'' (1976)
★ ''
Au revoir à lundi'' (1979)
★ ''
Oh, God Book II'' (1980)
★ ''
Prettykill'' (1987)
★ ''
Nightfall'' (1988)
★ ''
Touch and Die'' (1991)
★ ''
The Comedy of Errors'' (2000)
Television movies
★ ''Murder or Mystery'' (1974)
★ ''Only with Married Men'' (1974)
★ ''Someone's Watching Me!'' (1978)
★ ''High Midnight'' (1979)
★ ''OHMS'' (1980)
★ ''Mom, the Wolfman and Me'' (1980)
★ ''I Think I'm Having a Baby'' (1981)
★ ''The Five of Me'' (1981)
★ ''Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls'' (1981)
★ ''Power's Play'' (1986)
★ ''The Long Journey Home'' (1987)
★ ''The Diaries of Adam and Eve'' (1988)
★ ''15 and Getting Straight'' (1989)
★ ''Love and Betrayal'' (1989)
★ ''Night of the Fox'' (1990)
★ ''Always Remember I Love You'' (1990)
★ ''Keeping Secrets'' (1991)
★ ''The Naked Truth'' (1992)
Mini-series
★ ''
The Adams Chronicles'' (1976)
★ ''
Testimony of Two Men'' (1977)
★ ''
Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' (1978)
★ ''
Master of the Game'' (1984)
★ ''Secrets'' (1992)
External links
★
Official website
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