Biography
David Birney was the toast of the Dartmouth College drama program and worked extensively in theater before such TV series as "Bridget Loves Bernie" (CBS, 1972-73), "Serpico" (NBC, 1976-77) and "Glitter" (ABC, 1984) gave him a different profile.
After military service, Birney joined the Barter Theatre Company in Abingdon, VA, where he made both his professional acting (in Noel Coward's "Hay Fever") and directing ( with Edward Albee's "The Zoo …
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Career Milestones
1996 | Played King Arthur in a Southern California production of "Camelot" | |
1995 | Played Harry Chandler Moore in "Live Shot" for UPN | |
1991 | Played Alan Hamel in "Keeping Secrets", the Suzanne Somers story | |
1989 | Wrote and co-starred in (with then-wife Meredith Baxter) "The Diaries of Adam and Eve", a two characted play taped from a stage performance (directed by Birney) and broadcast by PBS; also served as executive producer | |
1987 | Debut as co-executive producer, the TV-movie, "The Long Journey Home"; also acted | |
1986 | Hosted the future focused Australian-based series, "Beyond 2000" | |
1984 | Played star reporter Sam Dillon on "Glitter" (ABC) | |
1983 | Made Broadway debut as Salieri in "Amadeus" | |
| Played Dr. Ben Samuels on NBC's "St. Elsewhere" | ||
1981 | Starred as Lyon Burke in CBS remake of "Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls 1981" | |
1977 | Starred in the syndicated miniseries "Testimony of Two Men" | |
| Played title role in the NBC TV series "Serpico" | ||
1976 | Played John Quincy Adams in the PBS miniseries "The Adams Chronicles" | |
1974 | Feature acting debut, "Caravan to Vaccares" | |
| Played the title character Bernie Steinberg (opposite Meredith Baxter as Bridget) in the CBS sitcom "Bridget Loves Bernie" | ||
| Became regular on ABC daytime drama "A World Apart" | ||
1970 | Played title role in "Hamlet" in Pennsylvania | |
| Was regular on CBS soap opera, "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" | ||
1967 | TV debut, "Saint Joan" on "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC) | |
1967 | Made off-Broadway debut, "The Comedy of Errors" at New York Shakespeare Festival | |
1965 | Made stage debut in "Hay Fever" at Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA; also made stage directorial debut at same theatre with "The Zoo Story" | |
1963 | Served in US Army | |