Portrait of David Knell

Acting

David Knell

Career

Active from 1980 to 2025, with a break from 1993 to 2024, busiest in 1981 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Kill a Wolf
To Kill a Wolf
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Knell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 3
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 77
To Kill a Wolf
To Kill a Wolf (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Rancher

Sitra Achra
Sitra Achra (2025)

as Freddy Nord

Pig
Pig (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

as Finway

2010s

1 title ยท average score 78
Grimm
Grimm (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Stan's Father

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Clerk

Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol
Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992)

as (voice)

Jailbirds
Jailbirds (1991)

as Baxter

Total Recall
Total Recall (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ernie

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Checker

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 57
Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ernie

Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Pizza Kid

ALF
ALF (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Dudley

Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine (1986)

TV show ยท as Warren Leftwich

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter

Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Duane

Spring Break
Spring Break (1983)
GoodWatch score 26

as Nelson

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Matthew Brody

Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Rodney Catlow

The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
GoodWatch score 30

as Nerve Nordlinger

Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest (1981)
GoodWatch score 50

as Brandon

A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Terry

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sam Clemens