
David Selby
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-05 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows (a role he played from 1968 to its ending in 1971 and again in the recent audio revival), and as the evil and compassionate estranged son of Angela Channing (played by Jane Wyman), Richard Channing, on the primetime CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (a role he played from 1982 to 1990).
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Known For
TV Shows (18)

Mad Men
2007
as Horace Cook, Sr.

Dark Shadows
1966
as Quentin Collins

Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Senator Malcolm Humphrey

Cold Case
2003
as Dom Barron (2007)

NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Red

The Waltons
1972

Falcon Crest
1981
as Richard Channing

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Abraham Lincoln

Police Woman
1974
as Nate Fesler

Kojak
1973
as Sgt. Jimmy O'Connor

Legion
2017
as Brubaker

Ally McBeal
1997
as Mr. Rohr

Raising the Bar
2008
as Richard Patrick Woolsey III

Flamingo Road
1981

Tell Me You Love Me
2007
as Arthur Foster

Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
as Xavier Trout

Lady Boss
1992
as Martin Swanson

Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as Roger Castle
Movies (47)

The Social Network
2010
as Gage

Newness
2017
as Artie Hallock

Dark Shadows
2012
as Guest

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012
as James Gordon (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

White Squall
1996
as Francis Beaumont

Unknown
2006
as Police Captain Parker

Surviving Christmas
2004
as Horace Vanglider

Are You Here
2013
as Karl Stevens

D3: The Mighty Ducks
1996
as Dean Buckley

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013
as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)

Dying Young
1991
as Richard Geddes

Equals
2015
as Leonard

Intersection
1994
as Richard Quarry

End Game
2006
as Shakey Fuller

Smartass
2017
as Herman
The Shot
1993
as Gordon Sunshine

Night of Dark Shadows
1971
as Charles Collins / Quentin Collins

Deck the Halls
2011
as Luke Reilly

Shadow of Fear
2004
as Mr. Steve Palmer

Rich and Famous
1981
as Doug Blake

Love for Rent
1979
as Phil

Mic Whore
2014
as Satan

Soldier of Fortune, Inc
1999
as Xavier Trout

Inhale
2010
as Dr. White

Up the Sandbox
1972
as Paul Reynolds

Master of Dark Shadows
2019
as Self

Raise the Titanic
1980
as Dr. Gene Seagram

The Super Cops
1974
as Robert Hantz

Rich Kids
1979
as Steve Sloan

Back Fork
2019
as Bill

The Black Hole
2006
as Ryker

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
1992
as Shag Williams

Doctor Franken
1980
as Dr. Mike Foster

The Great Nick D
2024
as Jim Hatton

Headless Body in Topless Bar
1995
as Bradford Lumpkin

Alone
1997
as Paul

The Norming of Jack 243
1975
as Jack 243

U-Turn
1973
as Scott Laithem

Loon Lake
2019

The Night Rider
1979
as Lord Thomas Earl

Telethon
1977
as Roy Hansen

Larva
2005
as Fletcher Odermatt

Todd Tarantula
2023
as Lucifer Grey

Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
2021
as Self

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
2009
as The Ghost of Quentin Collins (archive footage)

King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage
1988
as Avery Brundage
About David Selby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows (a role he played from 1968 to its ending in 1971 and again in the recent audio revival), and as the evil and compassionate estranged son of Angela Channing (played by Jane Wyman), Richard Channing, on the primetime CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (a role… With 65 credits spanning from 1966 to 2024, David Selby has appeared in 47 films and 18 TV shows.
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- The Social Network (2010) — as Gage
- Newness (2017) — as Artie Hallock
- Dark Shadows (2012) — as Guest
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) — as James Gordon (voice)
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) — as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
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