David Spielberg
David Spielberg was an American television and film actor.
Early life
Spielberg was born on March 6, 1939, in Weslaco, Texas, 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.Career
Film
Spielberg's screen debut was in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. He also appeared in Newman's Law, Law and Disorder, Hustle, American Raspberry, The Choirboys, Real Life, Winter Kills, Christine, The Stranger, Alice, and Red Ribbon Blues.Television
Spielberg's roles in television programs included those shown in the table below.| Program | Character |
| The American Girls | Francis X. Casey |
| Magnum, P.I. | Dan Morgan/ Inspector Vittorio Mono |
| Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice | Ted Henderson |
| From Here to Eternity | Lieutenant David Ross |
| Jessica Novak | Max Kenyon |
| Falcon Crest | Ned Vogel |
| The Practice | David Bedford |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Starship Mine" | Cmdr. Calvin Hutchinson |
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, and One Day at a Time, among other television series.