- David Ford (actor)
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David Ford (October 30, 1925 – August 7, 1983) was an American character actor known for playing John Hancock in the musical-turned-motion-picture 1776. He replaced Mark Allen[disambiguation needed
] in the role of Sam Evans, a widower and an artist and father of Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) on the ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows from 1966-1968. His other role on Dark Shadows was as Andre duPres, the father of Josette du Pres in the 1795 storyline.He later played the contract role of Karl Devlin on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
On the Broadway stage, he was noted for his role in the musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.
Born in La Jolla, California, he was married to his Dark Shadows co-star, actress Nancy Barrett, from 1967 until they divorced in 1969; that same year his character Sam Evans was killed off from Dark Shadows.
On August 7, 1983 David Ford died of a heart attack in New York, New York; he was 57 years old.
External links
- Ford/ David Ford (actor) at the Internet Movie Database
- David Ford at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Ford at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- David Ford at Find a Grave
Categories:- 1925 births
- 1983 deaths
- Actors from California
- American actors
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
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