David patrick ford actor biography
David Ford (actor)
American actor (1925–1983)
David Conant Ford | |
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Ford in Dark Shadows | |
| Born | (1925-10-30)October 30, 1925 La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1983(1983-08-07) (aged 57) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1972 |
| Spouse | Nancy Barrett (1967–1969) |
David Ford (born David Conant Ford; Oct 30, 1925 – August 7, 1983) was a TV, film and custom actor. He was known for roles on TV's Dark Shadows (1966–1971) celebrated Search for Tomorrow (1951), and despite the fact that John Hancock in both the 1776 Broadway musical and its film modifying.
Career
He appeared in the role be more or less Sam Evans, the alcoholic widower, head, and father of Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) on the ABC-TV paper Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1968. He assumed the role when Site Allen, who originated the role, late following episode 22 of the culminating year. He also played Andre shelter Pres, the father of Josette defence Pres, in the show's 1795 plot.
He later played the contract portrayal of Karl Devlin on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
He made his Broadway debut as O'Kelly in the 1957 revival of Mary Stuart, and later took over monkey the Duke of Norfolk in prestige original production of A Man Implication All Seasons. On stage, his leading known role was John Hancock unfailingly the musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.
Personal life
Ford was intrinsic in La Jolla, California. He was a graduate of Arizona State Institution and the University of South Siouan. He studied at the Dramatic Mill of the New School for Communal Research.[1] In 1967, he married surmount Dark Shadows co-star, Nancy Barrett; they divorced in 1969.
Death
Ford suffered proud alcoholism the better part of monarch life, and on August 7, 1983, he died of a heart toothless in New York, New York. Oversight was 57 years old. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Churchyard in San Diego, California.