Thayer David Movies and Career Information

Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey, March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was a film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971) and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar-winning movie Rocky in 1976. He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1959. His raspy distinctive voice narrated many voice-overs in commercials and narrations of instructional films and commercials. Thayer David was born and raised in Winchester, Massachusetts. When in his early 20s, he graduated from Harvard (1948) and became a founding member of the Brattle Theater Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two years later, he appeared in the Brattle production of The Relapse on Broadway (Sir Tunbelly Clumsey). His career on stage began to rapidly advance. He went on to act in The Taming of the Shrew 1951 (Grumio); The Way of the World 1954 (Petulant); King Lear 1956 (Duke of Cornwall); Mister Johnson 1956 (Gollup); Saint Joan 1956; Protective Custody 1956 (Dr. Steidl); Oscar Wilde 1957 (Oscar Wilde); The Golden Six 1958 (Tiberius); A Man for All Seasons 1961; Andorra 1963 (pub keeper); The