David Darlow (born 25 December 1943 in Jerusalem) is an American actor and stage director.

Life

David Darlow was born in 1943 in Jerusalem.Hugh Dellios:

'. In: chicagotribune.com, 15 February 2000. He grew up in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

in his first years. Later he moved to the United States. Darlow started his career at the theatre. In 1974 he directed the

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play ''Demons: A Possession'' for the New York

Playwrights Horizons Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. Under the ...

. He predominantly was active as an actor and director in Chicago theatres such as the

Goodman Theatre Goodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the Chicago theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization. Part of its present theater complex occupies the lan ...

,
David Darlow
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) is a non-profit, professional theater company located at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Its more than six hundred annual performances performed 48 weeks of the year include its critically acclaimed Shakespeare s ...

under

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is a theater in Chicago known for productions from playwrights such as George Bernard Shaw and Tom Stoppard. Marti Lyons serves as the company's Artistic Director. History Remy Bumppo was founded in 1996 by Artistic ...

. He was nominated multiple times for the ''

Jeff Award The Joseph Jefferson Award, more commonly known informally as the Jeff Award, is given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area. Founded in 1968, the awards are named in tribute to actor Joseph Jefferson, a 19th-century American theater star ...

'', as an actor as well as a director. In 2001 he won the award in the category ''Actor in a Supporting Role – Play'' for his role in ''Endgame''. Darlow also was artistic director of the

Oak Park Festival Theatre Oak Park Festival Theatre (OPFT) is a professional theatre company in Oak Park, Illinois, under contract with Actors' Equity Association. The company was founded in 1975 by Marion Kaczmar, an Oak Park resident and arts patron, and performed Renaissa ...

. Since the mid 1970s Darlow also appeared in film and TV productions. He had minor roles in TV series such as ''

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'', ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'', ''

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'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' or ''

Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who operate ...

''. Later he also appeared in feature films such as ''

Miller's Crossing ''Miller's Crossing'' is a 1990 American neo-noir gangster film written, directed and produced by the Coen brothers and starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot concerns a ...

'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

Road to Perdition ''Road to Perdition'' is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner. The film s ...

'', ''

The Weather Man ''The Weather Man'' is a 2005 American dark comedy-drama film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Steve Conrad, and starring Nicolas Cage in the lead role, Michael Caine and Hope Davis. It tells the story of a weatherman in the midst of a m ...

'', ''

Let's Go to Prison ''Let's Go to Prison'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Bob Odenkirk and starring Dax Shepard, Will Arnett and Chi McBride. The film was loosely based on the non-fiction book, '' You Are Going to Prison'' by Jim Hogshire. It was relea ...

'' and ''

No God, No Master ''No God, No Master'' is a 2012 American independent crime suspense thriller directed, written, and produced by Terry Green. The film stars David Strathairn, Ray Wise, Sam Witwer, Alessandro Mario and Edoardo Ballerini. ''No God, No Master'' w ...

''. Darlow was married to playwright and actress

Kristine Thatcher Kristine Thatcher (born 1950) is a playwright, director and actress. Life Thatcher, born Kristine Marie Schneider, began acting at 16 with a small professional company in her hometown, Lansing, Michigan. She went on to work at regional theaters ...

from 1991 until 2003; in 1991 the couple adopted a daughter.Gary Houston:
Soul Mining
'. In: chicagotribune.com, 5 November 1995. Since 2006 he is married to Rachel Silverman Darlow.

Selected filmography

Actor

Selected theatrography

Actor Director

Awards and nominations

* 1985: Nomination for the ''Jeff Award'' in the category ''Actor in a Principal Role – Play'' for his role in ''The Philanthropist'' at Court Theatre * 1986: Nomination for the ''Jeff Award'' in the category ''Actor in a Principal Role – Play'' for his role in ''The Real Thing'' at Northlight Theatre * 2001: Winner of the ''Jeff Award'' as ''Actor in a Supporting Role – Play'' for his role in ''Endgame'' with the American Theater Company * 2006: Nomination for the ''Jeff Award'' in the category ''Actor in a Principal Role – Play'' for his role in ''Power'' with the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company * 2017: Nomination for the ''Jeff Award'' in the category ''Director – Play'' für seine Inszenierung von ''Born Yesterday'' with the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company * 2019: Nomination for the ''Jeff Award'' in the category ''Performer in a Principal Role – Play'' for his role as ''André'' in ''The Father''

References

External links

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