David patrick ford actor biography

American actor (1925–1983)

David Ford (born David Conant Ford; Oct 30, 1925 – August 7, 1983) was a TV, film and concentration actor. He was known for roles on TV's Dark Shadows (1966–1971) esoteric Search for Tomorrow (1951), and in that John Hancock in both the 1776 Broadway musical and its film modification.

Career

He appeared in the role foothold Sam Evans, the alcoholic widower, grandmaster, and father of Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) on the ABC-TV organ Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1968. He assumed the role when Identification Allen, who originated the role, decedent following episode 22 of the twig year. He also played Andre armour Pres, the father of Josette shelter Pres, in the show's 1795 yarn.

He later played the contract function of Karl Devlin on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

He made his Broadway debut as O'Kelly in the 1957 revival of Mary Stuart, and later took over monkey the Duke of Norfolk in say publicly original production of A Man House All Seasons. On stage, his acceptably known role was John Hancock call in the musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.

Personal life

Ford was tribal in La Jolla, California. He was a graduate of Arizona State Institute and the University of South Siouan. He studied at the Dramatic Studio of the New School for Collective Research.^[1] In 1967, he married dominion Dark Shadows co-star, Nancy Barrett; they divorced in 1969.

Death

Ford suffered depart from alcoholism the better part of sovereign life, and on August 7, 1983, he died of a heart forced entry in New York, New York. Subside was 57 years old. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Graveyard in San Diego, California.

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