David Huffman

David Huffman
Born	David Oliver Huffman May 10, 1945(1945-05-10) Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 27, 1985(1985-02-27) (aged 39) San Diego, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–1984
Spouse	Phyllis Huffman (30 December 1967 - 27 February 1985) (his death) 2 children

For other uses, see David Huffman (disambiguation)

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.^[1]

Murder

Huffman was murdered by a thief in San Diego, California. After bringing cookies to a wrap party for the show Of Mice and Men at the Old Globe Theater, he spotted and chased the thief (who had broken into a Canadian couple's motor-home) into a Balboa Park canyon.^[2] He was stabbed twice with a screwdriver. The murderer was sentenced to 26 years in prison in 1986. David was set to begin work on the television miniseries North and South the following week.

Selected filmography

• Last Plane Out (1983) as Jim Conley
• Firefox (1982) as Captain Buckholz
• St. Helens (1981) as David Jackson
• Blood Beach (1980) as Harry Caulder
• Leo and Loree (1980) as Dennis
• The Onion Field (1979) as Dist. Atty. Phil Halpin
• Ice Castles (1978) as Brian Dockett
• F.I.S.T. (1978) as Abe Belkin
• Wolf Lake (1978) as David
• Captains and the Kings (1976) as Sean Armagh

Broadway

• Butterflies Are Free as Don Baker (Oct 21, 1969 - Jul 2, 1972)

References

1. ^ David Huffman - IMDB Biography
2. ^ David Huffman - IMDB Biography

External links

• David Huffman at the Internet Movie Database
• David Huffman at the Internet Broadway Database
• David Huffman at AllRovi
• David Huffman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

Persondata
Name	Hoffman, David
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	10 May 1945
Place of birth	Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death	27 February 1985
Place of death	San Diego, California