David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series ''

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'' and '' Once and Again'', as well as his role as Palmer in the

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film '' The Thing''. He has been frequently cast in films directed by

Hal Ashby William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably ''The R ...

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and Jordan Walker-Pearlman.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of Virginia, a homemaker, and Cecil Clennon, an accountant, Clennon attended the

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from 1962 to 1965. He studied at the

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for three years and became a member of their professional acting company. In 1996 he married Perry Adleman, a writer, camera assistant and photographer. They have two children. In 1980, Clennon provided the voice for Admiral Motti in

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's ''Star Wars The Original Radio Drama''. He was a regular on the TV shows ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Agency,'' and '' Saved''. Clennon also played Carl Sessick (a.k.a. Carl the Watcher) on '' Ghost Whisperer'' and appeared on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Dr. Crell Moset. In 1993 he won an Emmy award for his guest appearance on the series '' Dream On''. Clennon often performs at

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Political activism

Clennon staunchly opposed the

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, often participating in protests, and remains politically active. In 2013, he repeatedly spoke out against the film ''

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'' and refused to vote for it for an

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, stating that it promoted using

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as acceptable. In 2018, he opposed the four Emmy nominations for Ken Burns's documentary program ''

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'", feeling that it contained "half-truths, distortions and omissions" about the war.

Filmography

* '' The Paper Chase'' (1973) - Toombs * '' Helter Skelter'' (1976, TV Movie) - Harry Jones * '' Bound for Glory'' (1976) - Carl - Man in Gas Station * '' The Greatest'' (1977) * '' Coming Home'' (1978) - Tim * '' Gray Lady Down'' (1978) - Crew member of USS Neptune * '' Go Tell the Spartans'' (1978) - Lt. Finley Wattsberg * '' On the Yard'' (1978) - Psychiatrist * ''Billy in the Lowlands'' (1979) - Social Worker * ''

Being There ''Being There'' is a 1979 American satire film directed by Hal Ashby. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, it was adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers an ...

'' (1979) - Thomas Franklin * '' Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980) - Richard Fieldston * '' WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1981, TV Series) - Norris Breeze * '' The Thing'' (1982) - Palmer * '' The Escape Artist'' (1982) - Newspaper Editor * '' Missing'' (1982) - Consul Phil Putnam * ''

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains ''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains'' is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians ...

'' (1982) - Dave Robell - The Agent * ''

Special Bulletin ''Special Bulletin'' is a 1983 American made-for-television film. It was an early collaboration between director Edward Zwick and writer Marshall Herskovitz, a team that would later produce such series as ''thirtysomething'' and ''My So-Called ...

'' (1983, TV Movie) - Dr. Bruce Lyman * ''

Star 80 ''Star 80'' is a 1983 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse. It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Village Voice'' article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian ''Playboy'' mo ...

'' (1983) - Geb * '' Hanna K.'' (1983) - Amnon * '' The Right Stuff'' (1983) - Liaison Man * '' Falling in Love'' (1984) - Brian Gilmore * '' Sweet Dreams'' (1985) - Randy Hughes * ''

Legal Eagles ''Legal Eagles'' is a 1986 American legal romantic comedy mystery crime thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. from a story by Reitman and the screenwriters, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and ...

'' (1986) - Blanchard * ''The Trouble with Dick'' (1986) - Lars * '' He's My Girl'' (1987) - Mason Morgan * '' The Couch Trip'' (1988) - Lawrence Baird * '' Betrayed'' (1988) - Jack Carpenter * '' Downtown'' (1990) - Jerome Sweet * ''

Light Sleeper ''Light Sleeper'' is a 1992 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. Set in New York City during a sanitation strike, the gritty neo-noir film stars Dafoe as a high ...

'' (1992) - Robert * ''

Man Trouble ''Man Trouble'' is a 1992 American romantic black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Ellen Barkin. It was directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Carole Eastman, who together had been responsible for 1970's ''Five Easy Pieces''. The fil ...

'' (1992) - Lewie Duart * '' Matinee'' (1993) - Jack * ''

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'' (1993, TV Movie) - Mr. Johnstone * ''Dos crímenes'' (1994) - Jim * ''Almost Perfect'' (TV series) - (1995-1997) - Neal Luder * '' Grace of My Heart'' (1996) - Dr. 'Jonesy' Jones * ''

From the Earth to the Moon ''From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes'' (french: De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil W ...

'' (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Dr. Leon (Lee) Silver * '' Playing by Heart'' (1998) - Martin (uncredited) * '' Nothing Human (Star Trek: Voyager)'' (1998) - Crell Moset * ''

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'' (1999, TV Series) - Martin Spancer * '' The Visit'' (2000) - Parole Board Member Brenner * '' Antitrust'' (2001) - Barry Linder (uncredited) * '' Silver City'' (2004) - Mort Seymour * '' Constellation'' (2005) - Bear Korngold * ''

Syriana ''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir '' See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wrig ...

'' (2005) - Donald * '' Life of the Party'' (2005) - Jack * Grey’s Anatomy (American TV series, 2005) - season 5 episode 4 * '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) - White House Official * '' Saving Sarah Cain'' (2007) - Homeless Man * ''Convention'' (2008) - Sen. Chuck McGee * ''

Extraordinary Measures ''Extraordinary Measures'' is a 2010 American medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It was the first film produced by CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation, who released the film on January 22, 20 ...

'' (2010) - Dr. Renzler * '' The Good Doctor'' (2011) - Dr. Harbison * ''Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the Dead'' (2011) - Hamilton * '' J. Edgar'' (2011) - Senator Friendly * '' Mr. Jones'' (2013) - The Curator * ''

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'' (2014, TV Series) - Ted Havemeyer * '' Gone Girl'' (2014) - Rand Elliott * ''Amigo Undead'' (2015) - Old Man Schumer * ''

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'' (2015) - Harry Co-Pilot * '' Reversion'' (2015) - Ciespy * ''

Welcome to the Men's Group ''Welcome to the Men's Group'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Culp and starring Timothy Bottoms, Stephen Tobolowsky, Terence J. Rotolo, Culp, Mackenzie Astin, Ali Saam, Phil Abrams and David Clennon. Cast *Timothy Botto ...

'' (2016) - Fred

References

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