David Clennon

ActorCrew May 10 (age 82) Waukegan, Illinois, United States 1951–2026 (75 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Miles Drentel in the ABC series Thirtysomething, a role he reprised on Once and Again. Clennon was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Virginia, a homemaker, and Cecil Clennon, an accountant. Clennon is well known for his political activism. In 1980, David Clennon provided the voice for Admiral Motti in NPR's Star Wars The Original Radio Drama. He was a regu…

Known For

Film

Gone Girl

Rand Elliott

Film

The Thing

Palmer

Film

Being There

Thomas Franklin

Film

Flags of Our Fathers

White House Official

Film

Vacation

Harry Co-Pilot

Film

The Right Stuff

Liaison Man

Film

J. Edgar

Senator Friendly

Film

Syriana

Donald

Filmography

Acting (130)

Movies (82)

The Thing Expanded

2026 Upcoming

as Self

Apr 1

The Sound

2025

as Kurt

5.5

Lars Shrike Walks the Night

2024

as Richard Kendred

The 11th Green

2020

as Peaches

5.0

Dr. Del

2016

as Mr. Stone

The Men of Outpost 31

2016

as Self

8.3

Welcome to the Men's Group

Vacation

as Harry Co-Pilot

Reversion

as Ciespy

Amigo Undead

as Old Man Schumer

Gone Girl

as Rand Elliott

Mr. Jones

as The Curator

Ghost Phone

as Hamilton Pierce

J. Edgar

as Senator Friendly

The Good Doctor

as Dr. Harbison

Extraordinary Measures

2010

as Dr. Renzler

6.3

Breaking Out

2010

as Boss

1945A

2010

as General

Constellation

as Bear

Saving Sarah Cain

as Homeless Man

Flags of Our Fathers

as White House Official

Syriana

as Donald

Life of the Party

as Jack

Silver City

as Mort Seymour

The Agency

as Joshua Nankin

The Visit

2001

as Parole Board Member Brenner

The Staircase

as Simon Filger

Playing by Heart

as Martin (uncredited)

6.6

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

as Self

Mad City

as Street Preacher

Grace of My Heart

as Dr. "Jonesy" Jones

6.0

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

1995

as William Henry Harrison

Two Crimes

as Jim

Original Sins

as Jimbo

Matinee

as Jack

And the Band Played On

1993

as Mr. Johnstone

6.4

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

1993

as Dwight Moore

7.4

Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7

as Dr. Rulon Beesley

Man Trouble

as Lewie Duart

Light Sleeper

as Robert

Downtown

as Jerome Sweet

The Image

as Dr. Sigmond Grampton

Betrayed

as Jack Carpenter

The Couch Trip

as Lawrence Baird

He's My Girl

as Mason Morgan

The Trouble with Dick

1987

as Lars

5.0

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

as Richard Schultz

Legal Eagles

as Blanchard

Blood & Orchids

as Phillip Murray

Sweet Dreams

as Randy Hughes

Best Kept Secrets

as Rev. Warner

Falling in Love

as Brian Gilmore

The Right Stuff

as Liaison Man

Hanna K.

as Ammon

Star 80

as Martin "Geb" Gebber

Special Bulletin

as Bruce Lyman

The Thing

as Palmer

The Escape Artist

as Newspaper Editor

Missing

as Consul Phil Putnam

7.2

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

1982

as Dave Robell

6.2

The Day the Bubble Burst

Reward

as Steve Rawlin

Gideon's Trumpet

as James Fitzpatrick

Hide in Plain Sight

as Richard Fieldston

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as David

Being There

as Thomas Franklin

Billy in the Lowlands

Coming Home

as Tim

Gray Lady Down

as USS Neptune Crewmember

6.4

Go Tell the Spartans

1978

as Lt. Finley Wattsberg

On the Yard

as Psychiatrist

The Greatest

as Captain

Danger in Paradise

as Hobart

Panic in Echo Park

Bound for Glory

as Carl

Helter Skelter

as Harry Jones

The Seagull

as Medvedenko

Crime Club

1975

as Peter Karpf

The Migrants

as Tom Trimpin

The Paper Chase

as Toombs

Story Theatre

as Ensemble Member

Days with Dandekar

Television (48)

Creepshow

2019

as Calvin (segment "Doodles")

Farmed and Dangerous

as Bob Sears

House of Cards

as Ted Havemeyer

The Philanthropist

The Mentalist

as Judge Dellinger

October Road

In Justice

Saved

as Dr. Martin Cole

Grey's Anatomy

as Jack Shandley

Prison Break

as Conrad Dallow

Numb3rs

as Mel Oliver

Weeds

as Charles

Ghost Whisperer

as Carl Sessick

Close to Home

as Arthur Stanton

Boston Legal

as Attorney Braxton Mason

LAX

as Ralph Gravis

NCIS

as Max Ellswood

Joan of Arcadia

as Health Spa Owner

Scrubs

as Dr. Turner

Crossing Jordan

as Charles Gibson

The Agency

as Joshua Nankin

Strong Medicine

as Judge

The West Wing

as Jim

Once and Again

Family Law

as Andrew Weller

Mission Hill

as Jim's Boss

From the Earth to the Moon

1998

as Lee Silver

8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

as Dr. Lee Silver

Maximum Bob

as Nathan Cahill

Just Shoot Me!

as Martin Spancer

Star Trek: Voyager

as Dr. Crell Moset

NewsRadio

as Judge

Cybill

as Barry

Almost Perfect

as Neal Luder

as Jared Morgan

Dream On

as Peter Brewer

thirtysomething

Beauty and the Beast

Sledge Hammer!

Blood & Orchids

as Phillip Murray

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

as Professor John Tate

Murder, She Wrote

as Wilton Tibbles

Park Place

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Norris Breeze

Barney Miller

as Bodhisattva

Kojak

as George Martin

Great Performances

as Medvedenko

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as James Fitzpatrick

8.6

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

Thanks

The Panama Deception

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