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David Brian
Brian in The High and the MightyBorn August 5, 1914
New York City, New York, U.S.Died July 15, 1993 (aged 78)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.Occupation Film and television actor Years active 1935-1974
1983-1984Spouse Bonita Fiedler (?-1948) (divorced)
Lorna Gray (m. 1949–1993) (his death)David Brian (August 5, 1914 – July 15, 1993) was an American actor and dancer.
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Career
Brian was signed by Warner Bros. in 1949 and appeared in such films as The Damned Don't Cry! and Flamingo Road with Joan Crawford, and Beyond the Forest with Bette Davis. He also had a roles in the film Springfield Rifle, which starred Jimmy Stewart and in the John Wayne movie The High and the Mighty (1954) as Ken Childs.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Brian was active in television with guest roles in dozens of shows ranging from dramatic to comedic, from Rawhide to I Dream of Jeannie. In the mid-1950s, he portrayed the lead character on the crime drama TV show, Mr. District Attorney.
Personal life
He died at the age of 78 of heart disease and cancer in Sherman Oaks, California in 1993.
Filmography
Films
- Flamingo Road (1949)
- Beyond the Forest (1949)
- Intruder in the Dust (1949)
- The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
- Breakthrough (1950)
- Inside Straight (1951)
- Fort Worth (1951)
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
- This Woman is Dangerous (1952)
- Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
- The High and the Mighty (1954)
- Timberjack (1955)
- The First Travelling Saleslady (1956)
- The Rabbit Trap (1959)
- A Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
- How the West was Won (1962)
- The Rare Breed (1968)
- The Destructors (1969)
- The Seven Minutes (1971)
Television
- Mr. District Attorney (1954–1955)
- The Immortal (1970)
- Star Trek: The Original Series (episode: "Patterns of Force") (1968)
External links
- David Brian at the Internet Movie Database
- David Brian at AllRovi
- David Brian at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Categories:- 1914 births
- 1993 deaths
- American dancers
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Cancer deaths in California
- Cardiovascular disease deaths in California
- People from New York City
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- American screen actor, 1910s birth stubs
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