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Acting

David Selby

Career: Active from 1966 to 2024, busiest in 1979 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 23
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

David Selby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wholesome
2.6, average 3.4
Physical Comedy
1.6, average 2.4
Historical
1.8, average 2.6
Situational Comedy
2.1, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Social Commentary 4
Psychological Drama 3
Melancholy 3
Gritty Superhero 2
Vigilante Justice 2
Action-Packed 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Atmospheric 2
High-Stakes Missions 2
Character Study 2
Psychological Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

3 titles

Such a Pretty Girl

Thanks

The Great Nick D

as Jim Hatton

Todd Tarantula

as Lucifer Grey

2010s

15 titles · average score 64

Back Fork

45

as Bill

Newness

61

as Artie Hallock

Legion

83

TV show · as Brubaker

Equals

48

as Leonard

NCIS: New Orleans

58

TV show · as Red

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

84

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

87

as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)

Are You Here

33

as Karl Stevens

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

90

as James Gordon (voice)

Deck the Halls

46

as Luke Reilly

The Social Network

87

as Gage

Rizzoli & Isles

71

TV show · as Senator Malcolm Humphrey

2000s

11 titles · average score 50

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

as The Ghost of Quentin Collins (archive footage)

Raising the Bar

40

TV show · as Richard Patrick Woolsey III

Tell Me You Love Me

65

TV show · as Arthur Foster

Mad Men

88

TV show · as Horace Cook, Sr.

The Black Hole

38

as Ryker

Unknown

50

as Police Captain Parker

End Game

42

as Shakey Fuller

Larva

37

as Fletcher Odermatt

Surviving Christmas

31

as Horace Vanglider

Shadow of Fear

36

as Mr. Steve Palmer

Cold Case

73

TV show · as Dom Barron (2007)

1990s

13 titles · average score 51

Soldier of Fortune, Inc

as Xavier Trout

Soldier of Fortune, Inc.

64

TV show · as Xavier Trout

Ally McBeal

69

TV show · as Mr. Rohr

D3: The Mighty Ducks

37

as Dean Buckley

White Squall

59

as Francis Beaumont

Headless Body in Topless Bar

41

as Bradford Lumpkin

Intersection

29

as Richard Quarry

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show · as Abraham Lincoln

as Gordon Sunshine

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

53

as Shag Williams

Lady Boss

65

TV show · as Martin Swanson

Dying Young

43

as Richard Geddes

1980s

6 titles · average score 54

King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

as Avery Brundage

Falcon Crest

59

TV show · as Richard Channing

Rich and Famous

53

as Doug Blake

Flamingo Road

64

TV show

Raise the Titanic

41

as Dr. Gene Seagram

Doctor Franken

as Dr. Mike Foster

1970s

13 titles · average score 63

The Night Rider

as Lord Thomas Earl

Rich Kids

61

as Steve Sloan

Love for Rent

as Phil

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

78

TV show · as Roger Castle

The Norming of Jack 243

as Jack 243

The Super Cops

73

as Robert Hantz

Police Woman

43

TV show · as Nate Fesler

U-Turn

as Scott Laithem

Kojak

72

TV show · as Sgt. Jimmy O'Connor

Up the Sandbox

61

as Paul Reynolds

The Waltons

65

TV show

Night of Dark Shadows

53

as Charles Collins / Quentin Collins

1960s

1 title · average score 51

Dark Shadows

51

TV show · as Quentin Collins