David Birney
David Birney
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Of Irish descent, he was Grand Marshal of the Irish Faire held in Burbank in the 1980s.
Birney was married toMeredith Baxter from 1974 to 1989. The two played husband and wife characters Bernie Steinberg and Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg onBridget Loves Bernie.Star Trek: The Original Series guest starRobert Sampson played Father Mike Fitzgerald on the series.
Birney was a guest star veteran of many popular series in from the 1960s to the 1990s, with notable guest appearances inThe Streets of San Francisco,Hawaii Five-O (1972, 1975 & 1978, starringJack Lord),CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1981, withIvonne Perez),The Love Boat,Matlock,Murder, She Wrote andSliders (1998, created byTracy Tormé, starringJerry O'Connell, withConnor Trinneer andKaty Boyer). He also played Dr. Ben Samuels in the first season ofSt. Elsewhere (starringWilliam Daniels,Ed Begley, Jr.,Norman Lloyd,Christina Pickles,Kavi Raz andEllen Bry).
From 1995 to 1996, Birney starred inLive Shot. OtherStar Trek stars who were also cast members includeKaren Austin,Ron Canada,Jeff Yagher,Bruce McGill andSam Anderson.Star Trek stars who guest starred includeCasey Biggs,Chase Masterson,Dion Anderson,John Schuck,Lee Arenberg,Hal Landon, Jr.,Cully Fredricksen andKenneth Tigar.
Birney was also one of the few actors to lend his talents to both theStar Trek andStar Wars franchises, having provided the voice of Anakin Skywalker in NPR's adaptation ofReturn of the Jedi.
In 2007, Birney guest starred inWithout a Trace with fellowDeep Space Nineguest starsBill Smitrovich andJohn Doman.
External links[]
- David Birney atWikipedia
- David Birney at theInternet Movie Database
- DavidBirney.com(X) – former official site