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David Knell

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 8, 1961 (65 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1971 – Present (56 yrs)
Known Credits30 Titles
Official Links
IMDb
ActingPopularity Score 1

David Knell

Total Works

30

20 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Total Recall
7.3
Total Recall
1990•movie
as Ernie
Grimm
8.3
Grimm
2011•series
as Stan's Father
Pig
6.6
Pig
2021•movie
as Finway
Splash
6.3
Splash
1984•movie
as Claude

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 30 titles featuring David Knell

Total Recall
7.3
Total Recall
1990•movie

as Ernie

Grimm
8.3
1 eps
Grimm
2011•series

as Stan's Father

Pig
6.6
Pig
2021•movie

as Finway

Splash
6.3
Splash
1984•movie

as Claude

Turner & Hooch
6.3
Turner & Hooch
1989•movie

as Ernie

ALF
7.6
2 eps
ALF
1986•series

as Dudley

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter

My Blue Heaven
6.1
My Blue Heaven
1990•movie

as Checker

Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993•series

as Clerk

Murphy Brown
6.5
1 eps
Murphy Brown
1988•series

as Pizza Kid

St. Elsewhere
5.7
1 eps
St. Elsewhere
1982•series

as Matthew Brody

Spring Break
4.9
Spring Break
1983•movie

as Nelson

Charles in Charge
6.1
1 eps
Charles in Charge
1984•series

as Duane

Making Love
6.9
Making Love
1982•movie

as Michael

The Devil and Max Devlin
5.8

as Nerve Nordlinger

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
4.7

as Booge

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Sam Clemens

A Christmas Without Snow
5.7

as Terry

September Gun
5.5
September Gun
1983•movie

as Jason, Ben's Nephew

Bret Maverick
6.2
18 eps
Bret Maverick
1981•series

as Rodney Catlow

Belle Starr
5.3
Belle Starr
1980•movie

as Ed Reed

Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol
6.8

as (voice)

High School U.S.A.
4.2
High School U.S.A.
1984•movie
Jailbirds
7.7
Jailbirds
1991•movie

as Baxter

To Kill a Wolf
7.3
To Kill a Wolf
2025•movie

as The Rancher

Shadow Chasers
7.7
1 eps
Shadow Chasers
1985•series
Life on the Mississippi
9.0
Bitter Harvest
1.0
Bitter Harvest
1981•movie

as Brandon

Gidget's Summer Reunion
6.0

as Albert Winslow

Sitra Achra
Sitra Achra
2025•movie

as Freddy Nord