David Sheiner

Biography

David S. Sheiner (January 13, 1928 — June 5, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared on Broadway, but is best known for his supporting roles in several films and television series. He started his career in television in 1952, but he was most successful from the 1960s through the 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Sheiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

David Sheiner has 56 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Odd Couple Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Blue Thunder, The Odd Couple, The Darker Side of Terror. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

56

Birth Date

1928-01-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

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  Blue Thunder
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  The Odd Couple
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  The Darker Side of Terror
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  News at Eleven
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  The Big Brawl
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  The Kids Who Knew Too Much

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• The Odd Couple Collection (1 titles)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Mario Machado (2 collaborations)
• H.B. Haggerty (2 collaborations)
• Roy Scheider (1 collaborations)
• Warren Oates (1 collaborations)
• Candy Clark (1 collaborations)
• Daniel Stern (1 collaborations)
• Paul Roebling (1 collaborations)
• Joe Santos (1 collaborations)
• Malcolm McDowell (1 collaborations)
• Ed Bernard (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (56 credits)

  • The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

    Luis

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • News at Eleven

    David Kogan

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Murder, She Wrote

    - Wearing of the Green (1988) ... Leo Selkirk actor actors

    - Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly (1985) ... Arthur Griswold actor actors
    1984
  • Blue Thunder

    Fletcher

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Automan

    - Unreasonable Facsimile (1984) ... Norman actor actors
    1983
  • Matt Houston

    - Deadly Games (1984) ... actor actors
    1982
  • The Big Brawl

    Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Gong Show Movie

    Dr. Jerry Queasley

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Gideon's Trumpet

    Abe Krash

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Kids Who Knew Too Much

    Frank Novack

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Darker Side of Terror

    Prof. Sidney Hillstrom

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Vega$

    - Dead Ringer (1981) ... actor actors

    - Set Up (1981) ... actor actors

    - Shadow on a Star (1979) ... actor actors
    1978
  • How the West Was Won

    - Luke (1979) ... Wilson actor actors
    1977
  • Victory at Entebbe

    Aaron Olav

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Lanigan's Rabbi

    Al Becker

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Quincy, M.E.

    - Whatever Happened to Morris Perlmutter? (1983) ... actor actors

    - Unreasonable Doubt (1982) ... actor actors

    - Hot Ice (1979) ... Andre Otero actor actors
    1976
  • Charlie's Angels

    - Attack Angels (1981) ... Robert Carver actor actors
    1976
  • Baretta

    - Runaway Cowboy (1976) ... actor actors
    1975
  • Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

    Ed

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Dr. Max

    Lester Oppel

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Skyway to Death

    Bill Carter

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    - Return of Death Probe (2) (1978) ... Arnold Blake actor actors

    - Return of Death Probe (1) (1978) ... Arnold Blake actor actors

    - The Ultimate Imposter (1977) ... Stenger actor actors
    1974
  • Planet of the Apes

    - The Cure (1974) ... Zoran actor actors
    1974
  • The Stone Killer

    Guido Lorenz

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - End of the Line (1977) ... actor actors
    1973
  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

    Joe Dobkin

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Columbo

    - Negative Reaction (1974) ... Ray actor actors
    1971
  • Cannon

    - The Predators (1972) ... actor actors
    1971
  • Halls of Anger

    Mr. Perkins

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Winning

    Leo Crawford

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

    Colonel Ziegler

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Trial Run

    Noel Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Odd Couple

    Roy

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • A Man Called Gannon

    Sheriff Polaski

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - Once Upon A Time (2) (1969) ... Frank Zipser actor actors

    - Once Upon A Time (1) (1969) ... Frank Zipser actor actors
    1968
  • Ironside

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Mannix

    - A Button for General D (1971) ... actor actors

    - One for the Lady (1970) ... Sam Duck actor actors
    1967
  • Ironside

    - Split Second to an Epitaph (1968) ... Doctor actor actors
    1967
  • The Invaders

    - The Ivy Curtain (1967) ... Mr. Burns actor actors
    1967
  • One Spy Too Many

    Parviz

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Scalplock

    Frontiersman

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Mission: Impossible

    - The Missile (aka Torpedo) (1971) ... James Reed actor actors

    - The Controllers (2) (1969) ... Dr. Karl Turek actor actors

    - The Controllers (1) (1969) ... Dr. Karl Turek actor actors

    - The Bunker (2) (1969) ... Colonel Ziegler actor actors

    - The Bunker (1) (1969) ... Colonel Ziegler actor actors
    1966
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    James the Elder

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Big Valley

    - Night of the Executioners (1967) ... Gabe Simmons actor actors

    - The Iron Box (1966) ... Capt. Jonathan Rizely actor actors

    - Into the Widow's Web (1966) ... Phil Archer actor actors
    1965
  • The F.B.I.

    - The Scourge (1966) ... Emil Justin actor actors

    - The Giant Killer (1965) ... Paul Antonelli actor actors
    1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Abominable Snowman Affair (1966) ... Prime Minister Tashi actor actors

    - The Nowhere Affair (1966) ... Walter Longolius actor actors

    - The Alexander the Greater Affair (2) (1965) ... Parviz actor actors

    - The Alexander the Greater Affair (1) (1965) ... Parviz actor actors

    - The Yellow Scarf Affair (1965) ... The Inspector actor actors
    1964
  • The Fugitive

    - The Evil Men Do (1966) ... Officer Robinson actor actors

    - Shadow of the Swan (1966) ... Lt. Lou Jacobs actor actors

    - Moon Child (1965) ... Lieutenant Hess actor actors

    - Tiger Left, Tiger Right (1964) ... Lieutenant Hess actor actors
    1963
  • Burke's Law

    - The Weapon (1965) ... Alexander Szabo actor actors
    1963
  • The Virginian

    - No War for the Warrior (1970) ... Cully actor actors
    1962
  • Combat!

    - Gadjo (1967) ... SS Major Krieghoffen actor actors

    - The Steeple (1965) ... Captain Ridell actor actors
    1962
  • Dr. Kildare

    - Sound of a Faraway Hill (1964) ... Fred Hunter actor actors
    1961
  • The Twilight Zone

    - The Thirty-Fathom Grave (1963) ... Doc actor actors
    1959
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Golden Fraud (1959) ... Rip Conners actor actors
    1957
  • Gunsmoke

    - Waste (2) (1971) ... Preacher Jones actor actors

    - Waste (1) (1971) ... Preacher Jones actor actors
    1955
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980) ... Frank Novack actor actors
    1954
  • Confessions of a Nervous Man

    The Hillbilly Comedian

    actor

    actors
    1953