David Birney

AKA:
David Edwin Birney
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
04/23/1939
Birthplace:
Washington, DC
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biography
Since his primetime debut in the early 1970s, this handsome, dark-haired TV actor has seemed to be on the brink of superstardom, but has had the ill fortune of never appearing on a hit series. David Birney was the toast of the Dartmouth College drama program and worked extensively in theater before such TV series as "Bridget Loves Bernie" (CBS, 1972-73), "Serpico" (NBC, 1976-77) and "Glitter" (ABC, 1984) gave him a different profile.

After military service, Birney joined the Barter Theatre Company in Abingdon, VA, where he made both his professional acting (in Noel Coward's "Hay Fever") and Continued

Credits
Sir John Gifford
Senator Scanzano
Neil Bowman
Aton
Sergeant Larry Turner
milestones
Year
Milestone
1963 
Served in US Army
1965 
Made stage debut in "Hay Fever" at Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA; also made stage directorial debut at same theatre with "The Zoo Story"
1967 
Made off-Broadway debut, "The Comedy of Errors" at New York Shakespeare Festival
1967 
TV debut, "Saint Joan" on "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
 
Was regular on CBS soap opera, "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"
Continued