David Huffman

Acting

David Huffman

Born May 10, 1945 · Berwyn, Illinois, USA

Died February 27, 1985 · aged 39

David Huffman (1945–1985) was a longtime character actor with many television, film and stage credits. He was married to award winning casting director Phyllis Huffman until he was murdered in 1985. Description the Wikipedia article David Huffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

FirefoxFirefox · 1982
Firefox
6.11982
MovieScience FictionAction
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Sparkling CyanideSparkling Cyanide · 1983
Sparkling Cyanide
5.91983
MovieCrimeThriller
The beautiful but unfaithful wife of a successful lawyer meets her untimely end at their anniversary dinner. After a suicide note is found soon after her death, it seems more likely that she was murdered, as all the dinner guests had good reason to want her dead.
F.I.S.T.F.I.S.T. · 1978
F.I.S.T.
6.51978
MovieDramaAction
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
The Onion FieldThe Onion Field · 1979
The Onion Field
6.01979
MovieCrimeDrama
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanIn the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan · 1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
7.81977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Based on a true case, this tells the story of two parents in New Jersey whose daughter has lapsed into a coma from which doctors say she will never recover. The parents must decide whether to keep her alive on life support systems, or to disconnect them and let her die with some dignity left.
Ice CastlesIce Castles · 1978
Ice Castles
7.41978
MovieDramaRomance
Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world — and herself — that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.
Blood BeachBlood Beach · 1980
Blood Beach
4.91980
MovieScience FictionHorror
Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand, disappearing without a trace. What is the creature responsible? Where does it live, and where did it come from? And is there any chance of it reproducing? Meanwhile, David Huffman and Mariana Hill are once-almost-married old friends, reunited over the death of her mother on the beach, and searching for clues in the abandoned buildings where they used to play when they were young.
The GunThe Gun · 1974
The Gun
8.71974
MovieDramaTV Movie
The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.

Movies

FirefoxFirefox · 1982
Firefox
6.11982
MovieScience FictionAction
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Sparkling CyanideSparkling Cyanide · 1983
Sparkling Cyanide
5.91983
MovieCrimeThriller
The beautiful but unfaithful wife of a successful lawyer meets her untimely end at their anniversary dinner. After a suicide note is found soon after her death, it seems more likely that she was murdered, as all the dinner guests had good reason to want her dead.
F.I.S.T.F.I.S.T. · 1978
F.I.S.T.
6.51978
MovieDramaAction
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
The Onion FieldThe Onion Field · 1979
The Onion Field
6.01979
MovieCrimeDrama
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanIn the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan · 1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
7.81977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Based on a true case, this tells the story of two parents in New Jersey whose daughter has lapsed into a coma from which doctors say she will never recover. The parents must decide whether to keep her alive on life support systems, or to disconnect them and let her die with some dignity left.
Ice CastlesIce Castles · 1978
Ice Castles
7.41978
MovieDramaRomance
Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world — and herself — that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.
Blood BeachBlood Beach · 1980
Blood Beach
4.91980
MovieScience FictionHorror
Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand, disappearing without a trace. What is the creature responsible? Where does it live, and where did it come from? And is there any chance of it reproducing? Meanwhile, David Huffman and Mariana Hill are once-almost-married old friends, reunited over the death of her mother on the beach, and searching for clues in the abandoned buildings where they used to play when they were young.
The GunThe Gun · 1974
The Gun
8.71974
MovieDramaTV Movie
The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.
Wolf LakeWolf Lake · 1980
Wolf Lake
6.21980
MovieThrillerHorror
War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. When David's status as a war deserter is revealed, all hell breaks loose.
PuebloPueblo · 1973
Pueblo
6.51973
MovieDramaTV Movie
Dramatization showing the 1968 seizure of the spy ship, Pueblo, by the North Koreans and the treatment of the Pueblo's crew during their year of captivity through flashbacks during the 1969 investigation of the affair.
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's BabyLook What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby · 1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
3.61976
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Baby Adrian is now all grown up and separated from his mother, wrestling with the occult influences that plague him, and trying to outrun Satan himself.
Last Plane OutLast Plane Out · 1983
Last Plane Out
4.21983
MovieActionWar
An American journalist covering the civil war in Nicaragua falls in love with a beautiful Sandinista rebel.
St. HelensSt. Helens · 1982
St. Helens
6.01982
MovieActionThriller
Centers on the events leading up to the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, with the story beginning on the day volcanic activity started on March 20, 1980, and ending on the day of the eruption, May 18, 1980.
When She Says NoWhen She Says No · 1984
When She Says No
8.01984
MovieDramaTV Movie
After divorced college professor Rose Michaels invites three of her male colleagues to her room during a teacher's convention, she later accuses them of rape, but the men say otherwise.
The Million Dollar FaceThe Million Dollar Face · 1981
The Million Dollar Face
8.01981
MovieDramaTV Movie
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives (one of whom, unbeknownst to him, is the son he'd never met) when he is severely injured in a helicopter accident. This pilot to a prospective primetime soap opera failed to generate network interest.
Jane DoeJane Doe · 1983
Jane Doe
6.51983
MovieTV MovieDrama
A young amnesiac who was left for dead following a brutal assault is now being stalked by her assailant who wants to finish the job before she can remember the circumstances of the crime.
The Winds of Kitty HawkThe Winds of Kitty Hawk · 1978
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
MovieHistoryDrama
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best FriendSidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend · 1981
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
8.01981
MovieDramaComedy
A lonely, gay, middle-aged artist shares his Manhattan brownstone with a young lady in a platonic relationship, and when she becomes pregnant by a married man, he decides to raise her child as his own.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesF. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles · 1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
5.21974
MovieDramaRomance
A semi-fictional account of how writer F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife while he was in the army and stationed in Alabama in 1919.
Baby Comes HomeBaby Comes Home · 1980
Baby Comes Home
1980
MovieComedyDrama
In this sequel to "And Baby Makes Six," a middle-aged couple deals with familial upheaval after giving birth to an unplanned fourth baby --- 17 years after their last child.
Country RemedyCountry Remedy · 2007
Country Remedy
5.92007
MovieDramaFamily
In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of the small community he is forced to deal with the recent loss of his wife while reconnecting with his 9 year old son, and learning a different pace of life.
Children in the CrossfireChildren in the Crossfire · 1984
Children in the Crossfire
7.01984
MovieDramaTV Movie
For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the conflict come to America through a special project, and discover each other away from the ravages of their homeland.
The AmbassadorsThe Ambassadors · 1977
The Ambassadors
7.01977
MovieDrama
Dramatisation of Henry James's novel. Lambert Strether comes to Europe on a difficult and delicate mission. A chance meeting on arrival with the engaging Maria Gostrey provides him with much-needed support.

TV Shows

BBC Play of the MonthBBC Play of the Month · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
5.31965
SeriesDrama
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
T. J. HookerT. J. Hooker · 1982
T. J. Hooker
6.51982
SeriesDramaCrime
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.
Captains and the KingsCaptains and the Kings · 1976
Captains and the Kings
8.81976
SeriesDrama
Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.
Testimony of Two MenTestimony of Two Men · 1977
Testimony of Two Men
6.01977
SeriesDrama
Ambitious, post-Civil War costume drama spanning 36 years which intertwines several stories of lust, power, greed and murder in dealing with two former army field doctors and their passion for their work and women in their lives.
Eleanor and FranklinEleanor and Franklin · 1976
Eleanor and Franklin
3.81976
SeriesDrama
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.