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David Birney
David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 – April 29, 2022) was an American actor and director. His career lasted from 1965 until his retirement in 2007. He was known for his role as Dr. Ben Samuels in St. Elsewhere from 1982 until 1983. He also played Bernie Steinberg in Bridget Loves Bernie.
Birney appeared in the movies Caravan to Vaccares (1974),[1][2]Trial by Combat (1976),[3][4]Au revoir à lundi (1979),[2][5]Oh, God! Book II (1980),[1][3]Prettykill (1987),[1][3] and Nightfall (1988)[1][3]
He played Anakin Skywalker in the radio version of Return of the Jedi.[6][7]
Birney was born in Washington, D.C.. He was raised in Brooklyn, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Dartmouth College and the University of California, Los Angeles. He was married to actress Meredith Baxter from 1974 until their divorce in 1989. They had three children.
In December 2017, it was announced that Birney was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[8] He died from the disease on April 29, 2022 in Santa Monica, California, one week after his 83rd birthday.[9]
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David Birney
American actor and director (1939–2022)
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David Birney
Birney in 1972
Born David Edwin Birney
(1939-04-23)April 23, 1939Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died April 27, 2022(2022-04-27) (aged 83) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education Dartmouth College (B.A., English)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., Theatre Arts)Occupation Actor Years active 1965–2007 Spouse Meredith Baxter
(m. 1974; div. 1989)Children 3 David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 – April 27, 2022) was an American actor and director whose career included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television. He is noted for having played the title role in the television series Serpico. He also starred in Bridget Loves Bernie, an early 1970s TV series about an interfaith marriage that also starred Meredith Baxter, whom he married after the series ended. He also portrayed Dr. Ben Samuels in St. Elsewhere from 1982 until 1983.
Early life
[edit]Birney was born to an Irish Catholic family in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 1939