David Clennon
Born 1943 · American actor
David Clennon is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series Thirtysomething and Once and Again, as well as his role as Palmer in the John Carpenter film The Thing. He has been frequently cast in films directed by Hal Ashby, Costa-Gavras and Jordan Walker-Pearlman.
David Clennon, in order
- 1973 Kojak (TV series): acted
- 1973 The Paper Chase: acted · directed by James Bridges
- 1976 Bound for Glory: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 82%, audiences 76%
- 1977 The Greatest: acted · directed by Monte Hellman and Tom Gries · critics 20%, audiences 42% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
- 1978 Coming Home: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 85%, audiences 83%
- 1978 Go Tell the Spartans: acted · directed by Ted Post
- 1978 On the Yard: acted · directed by Raphael D. Silver
- 1979 Being There: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 95%, audiences 92%
- 1982 Missing: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras · critics 94%, audiences 85%
- 1982 The Day the Bubble Burst: acted · directed by Joseph Hardy
- 1982 The Escape Artist: acted · directed by Caleb Deschanel
- 1982 The Thing: acted · directed by John Carpenter · critics 84%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, AMC+
- 1983 Hanna K.: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
- 1983 Star 80: acted · directed by Bob Fosse
- 1983 The Right Stuff: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman · critics 96%, audiences 90%
- 1984 Falling in Love: acted · directed by Ulu Grosbard · critics 50%, audiences 63% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series): acted · directed by Anthony Shaw and Seymour Robbie
- 1985 Sweet Dreams: acted · directed by Karel Reisz
- 1986 Legal Eagles: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 41%, audiences 32% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1987 Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8: acted · directed by Jeremy Kagan
- 1987 He's My Girl: acted · directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
- 1987 The Trouble with Dick: acted · directed by Gary Walkow
- 1987 Thirtysomething (TV series): acted · critics 83%
- 1988 Betrayed: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
- 1988 The Couch Trip: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1990 Downtown: acted · directed by Richard Benjamin
- 1992 Light Sleeper: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 1992 Man Trouble: acted · directed by Bob Rafelson
- 1993 And the Band Played On: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- 1993 Lost in the Wild: acted · directed by Larry Shaw
- 1993 Matinee: acted · directed by Joe Dante
- 1995 Dos crímenes: acted · directed by Roberto Sneider
- 1996 Grace of My Heart: acted · directed by Allison Anders · critics 81%, audiences 79% · streaming on Criterion Channel
- 1997 Mad City: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
- 1998 Playing by Heart: acted · directed by Willard Carroll
- 1999 Once and Again (TV series): acted
- 2001 The Agency (TV series): acted
- 2003 Joan of Arcadia (TV series): acted
- 2003 NCIS (TV series): acted
- 2004 Silver City: acted · directed by John Sayles
- 2005–10 Ghost Whisperer (TV series): acted
- 2005 Syriana: acted · directed by Stephen Gaghan · critics 73%, audiences 67%
- 2005 Weeds (TV series): acted · directed by Craig Zisk
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood · critics 76%, audiences 69% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 2006 The West Wing (TV series): acted · directed by Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano · critics 81%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
- 2007 October Road (TV series): acted · directed by Gary Fleder and John T. Kretchmer
- 2007 Saving Sarah Cain (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael Landon Jr.
- 2009 The Philanthropist (TV series): acted · directed by Andy Wilson and Charles Beeson · critics 61%
- 2010 Extraordinary Measures: acted · directed by Tom Vaughan · critics 29%, audiences 53% · streaming on Hoopla
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): acted
- 2011 J. Edgar: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood · critics 43%, audiences 44%
- 2011 The Good Doctor: acted · directed by Lance Daly
- 2014 Gone Girl: acted · directed by David Fincher · critics 88%, audiences 87% · streaming on Paramount+
- 2015 Vacation: acted · directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein