Acting
David Knell
Born September 8, 1961 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
7.5
Total Recall
Ernie
7.9
Grimm
Stan's Father
6.9
Pig
Finway
6.3
Splash
Claude
6.2
Turner & Hooch
Ernie
7.4
ALF
Dudley
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter
6.3
My Blue Heaven
Checker
6.9
Diagnosis: Murder
Clerk
7.0
Murphy Brown
Pizza Kid
8.0
St. Elsewhere
Matthew Brody
4.9
Spring Break
Nelson
6.1
Charles in Charge
Duane
6.9
Making Love
Michael
5.0
The Devil and Max Devlin
Nerve Nordlinger
4.1
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Booge
7.9
Great Performances
Sam Clemens
5.7
A Christmas Without Snow
Terry
5.5
September Gun
Jason, Ben's Nephew
7.5
Bret Maverick
Rodney Catlow
Filmography
- 2025Sitra AchraFreddy NordMovie
- 2025To Kill a WolfThe RancherMovie
- 2021PigFinwayMovie
- 2011GrimmStan's FatherSeries
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderClerkSeries
- 1992Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol(voice)Movie
- 1991JailbirdsBaxterMovie
- 1990My Blue HeavenCheckerMovie
- 1990Total RecallErnieMovie
- 1989Turner & HoochErnieMovie
- 1989Chopper Chicks in ZombietownBoogeMovie
- 1988Murphy BrownPizza KidSeries
- 1986ALFDudleySeries
- 1986Mr. SunshineWarren LeftwichSeries
- 1985Shadow ChasersSeries
- 1985Gidget's Summer ReunionAlbert WinslowMovie
- 1984Charles in ChargeDuaneSeries
- 1984Murder, She WroteActing Police Chief Wylie LedbetterSeries
- 1984High School U.S.A.Movie
- 1984SplashClaudeMovie
- 1983September GunJason, Ben's NephewMovie
- 1983Spring BreakNelsonMovie
- 1982St. ElsewhereMatthew BrodySeries
- 1982Making LoveMichaelMovie
- 1981Bret MaverickRodney CatlowSeries
- 1981Bitter HarvestBrandonMovie
- 1981The Devil and Max DevlinNerve NordlingerMovie
- 1980A Christmas Without SnowTerryMovie
- 1980Life on the MississippiMovie
- 1980Belle StarrEd ReedMovie
- 1971Great PerformancesSam ClemensSeries