Thayer David — American Actor born on March 04, 1927, died on July 17, 1978

Thayer David was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial Dark Shadows and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar-winning movie Rocky. He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1959. His raspy distinctive voice narrated many voice-overs in commercials and instructional films... (wikipedia)

With a recent birthday, I've been acting now for twenty years.
There's a certain gravity in Stokes, due to the situations I have to handle.
They tend to lay dormant for a while but often come back, and then the cheques come in!
Dan Curtis, our producer, has the idea that people like to see a stock company of actors.
I think we've established a convention on the show that allows us to do pretty much anything we want to.