David Spielberg
Cast of 1973 TV series Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, L-R: Anne Archer, Robert Urich, David Spielberg, Anita Gillette
Born	(1939-03-06)March 6, 1939 Weslaco, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 1, 2016(2016-06-01) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–2007
Spouse(s)	Barbara Gladstone (1965-?) (1 child) Janie Glassman Tutelman (1989-2016) (his death)

David Spielberg (March 6, 1939 – June 1, 2016) was an American television and film actor.^[1]

Early life

Spielberg was born in Weslaco, Texas,^[2] and was a resident of Mercedes, Texas. His father was a Romanian-Jewish immigrant, and his mother was a Mexican-American teacher. After serving in the United States Navy for two years, he enrolled in the University of Texas. Two summers' acting experience in New York City led him to drop out of the university and move to New York to pursue a career in acting.^[3] He was not related to American film director Steven Spielberg.

Career

Film

Spielberg's screen debut was in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972).^[3] He also appeared in Newman's Law (1974), Law and Disorder (1974), Hustle (1975), American Raspberry (1977), The Choirboys (1977), Real Life (1979), Winter Kills (1979), Christine (1983), The Stranger (1987), Alice (1990), and Red Ribbon Blues (1996).

Television

Spielberg's roles in television programs included those shown in the table below.^[4]

He also appeared in Wiseguy, The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, Wheels, L.A. Law, ER, A Place for Annie, Hart to Hart, One Day at a Time, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, among other television series.

Death

Spielberg died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 2016. He was 77.^[2]

Filmography