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David Knell

Acting Born Sep 8, 1961 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

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Known for

Grimm

as Stan's Father

Murder, She Wrote

as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter

Diagnosis: Murder

as Clerk
Film

Total Recall

as Ernie

Full filmography

  • Grimm (2011) as Stan's Father
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Clerk
  • ALF (1986) as Dudley
  • Great Performances (1971) as Sam Clemens
  • Murphy Brown (1988) as Pizza Kid
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Matthew Brody
  • Total Recall (1990) as Ernie
  • Charles in Charge (1984) as Duane
  • Bret Maverick (1981) as Rodney Catlow
  • Splash (1984) as Claude
  • Pig (2021) as Finway
  • Shadow Chasers (1985)
  • Turner & Hooch (1989) as Ernie
  • My Blue Heaven (1990) as Checker
  • Mr. Sunshine (1986) as Warren Leftwich
  • Making Love (1982) as Michael
  • Spring Break (1983) as Nelson
  • Bitter Harvest (1981) as Brandon
  • Belle Starr (1980) as Ed Reed
  • A Christmas Without Snow (1980) as Terry
  • Jailbirds (1991) as Baxter
  • Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985) as Albert Winslow
  • To Kill a Wolf (2025) as The Rancher