ACTOR · FROM NEW YORK CITY, USA

David Sheiner

1928–202683 credits since 1951

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ABOUT DAVID

David S. Sheiner (January 13, 1928 — June 5, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared on Broadway, but is best known for his supporting roles in several films and television series. He started his career in television in 1952, but he was most successful from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born13 January 1928

Died5 June 2026

BirthplaceNew York City, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora53 of 83 titles

Known for

The titles people know David from.

Movie

The Odd Couple

1968IMDb7.6

Movie

Blue Thunder

1983IMDb6.4

Movie

The Stone Killer

1973IMDb6.1

Series

Vega$

1978–1981IMDb6.9

Movie

Winning

1969IMDb6.1

Movie

A Man Called Gannon

1968IMDb5.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 53
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
Working since: 1951

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

83 credits

The 1980s

11 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Movie

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987IMDb6.1

as Luis

Not on Cineora

News at Eleven

1986

as David Kogan

Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984–1996IMDb7.3

as Arthur Griswold · 1 episode

Series

Automan

1983–1984IMDb6.8

as Norman · 1 episode

Series

Manimal

1983IMDb6.5

1 episode

Movie

Blue Thunder

1983IMDb6.4

as Fletcher

Series

Matt Houston

1982–1985IMDb6.5

1 episode

Movie

The Big Brawl

1980IMDb5.7

as Morgan

The 1970s

32 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Blind Ambition

1979

as Sam Dash · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Darker Side of Terror

1979

as Prof. Sidney Hillstrom

Series

Vega$

1978–1981IMDb6.9

3 episodes

Series

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978–1979IMDb6.2

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Lucan

1977

1 episode

Series

How the West Was Won

1977–1979IMDb8.2

as Wilson · 1 episode

Movie

Victory at Entebbe

1976IMDb5.9

as Aaron Olav

Series

Quincy, M.E.

1976–1983IMDb7.3

as Andre Otero · 2 episodes

The 1960s

32 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Series

Medical Center

1969–1976IMDb7.1

as Prideman · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Eddie Mickel · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969

as Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 episode

Series

Hawaii Five-O

1969–1980IMDb7.4

as Frank Zipser · 2 episodes

Movie

Winning

1969IMDb6.1

as Leo Crawford

Not on Cineora

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

1969

as Colonel Ziegler

Not on Cineora

Trial Run

1969

as Noel Ferguson

Series

The Name of the Game

1968–1971IMDb7.6

as Lieutenant Martinez · 1 episode

The 1950s

8 titles · IMDb 8.3 on average

Series

The Detectives

1959–1962IMDb7.5

1 episode

Series

The Twilight Zone

1959–1964IMDb9.0

as Doc · 1 episode

Series

Perry Mason

1957–1966IMDb8.3

as Rip Conners · 1 episode

Series

The Phil Silvers Show

1955–2001IMDb8.4

as Engel · 1 episode

Series

Gunsmoke

1955–1975IMDb8.1

as Preacher Jones · 2 episodes

Series

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954–IMDb8.3

as Frank Novack · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Confessions of a Nervous Man

1953

as The Hillbilly Comedian

Not on Cineora

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Abe Karsh · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in David’s titles.

Glen A. LarsonCreator · Quincy, M.E., Manimal and 2 more

James ArnessGunsmoke, How the West Was Won and 1 more

José FerrerThe Greatest Story Ever Told, The Big Brawl and 1 more

Richard LevinsonCreator · Columbo, Murder, She Wrote and 1 more

William LinkCreator · Columbo, Murder, She Wrote and 1 more

Robert WagnerWinning and Switch

Robert VaughnThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. and One Spy Too Many

James HongOne Spy Too Many and Switch