1. David Lynn Selby was born on February 5,1941 and is an American film, television, and stage actor.
19 Facts About David Selby
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David Selby is best known for playing Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest.
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Midway through his time at WVU, David Selby joined the cast of Honey in the Rock, a civil war drama at Grandview State Park.
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David Selby became active in theatre, which he has always described as his favorite medium, and was among the cast for a national tour of The Impossible Years.
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In 1968, David Selby joined the cast of the TV series Dark Shadows as werewolf Quentin Collins.
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David Selby had not heard of Dark Shadows at the time, and was invited to audition after a talent agent saw him perform in a production of Summer and Smoke.
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David Selby was taken off-guard when the role turned him into a teenybopper icon, with fans following him when he left the studio at night and his face emblazoned on the covers of magazines such as 16, but has said that he appreciated the fans' devotion and support, and that they were never unpleasant or intrusive.
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David Selby reprised the role from the series for a series of Dark Shadows audio dramas from Big Finish Productions, beginning in 2004.
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In 1972, David Selby co-starred with Barbra Streisand in the movie Up the Sandbox.
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David Selby has appeared in a number of film and television roles during the 1970s, including U-Turn, The Super Cops and Rich Kids, and episodes of The Waltons, Police Woman, and Kojak.
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David Selby was part of the cast in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors.
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David Selby was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role in the 1980 film Raise the Titanic, which was met with a negative reception from critics, along with poor box-office takings.
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In 1981, David Selby played the villainous Michael Tyrone in the final season of the prime-time serial Flamingo Road.
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David Selby continued in numerous film and TV roles during the 1990s and 2000s, including Dying Young, White Squall and Surviving Christmas, and episodes of series such as Cold Case and Mad Men.
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David Selby had played Abraham Lincoln in a 1998 episode of the series Touched by an Angel, titled "Beautiful Dreamer".
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David Selby made an appearance in the 2012 film adaptation of Dark Shadows, one of four cast members from the original series to feature in the movie.
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In 2017, David Selby had a recurring role in the drama Legion.
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David Selby's work includes the plays Lincoln and James and Final Assault as well as the poetry collections My Mother's Autumn and Happenstance.
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David Selby has written two novels, Lincoln's Better Angel and The Blue Door.