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David Knell
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David Knell

Known for Total Recall · Grimm · ALF

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Sep 8, 1961
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

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Known For

MOVIETotal Recall
Total RecallErnie · 1990
★ 7.3
TVGrimm
GrimmStan's Father · 2011
★ 8.3
TVALF
ALFDudley · 1986
★ 7.6
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteActing Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter · 1984
★ 7.5
MOVIEMy Blue Heaven
My Blue HeavenChecker · 1990
★ 6.1
TVDiagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: MurderClerk · 1993
★ 7.1
TVMurphy Brown
Murphy BrownPizza Kid · 1988
★ 6.5
TVSt. Elsewhere
St. ElsewhereMatthew Brody · 1982
★ 5.7

Filmography

Movies

A Christmas Without SnowTerry
1980
Belle StarrEd Reed
1980
Life on the Mississippi
1980
Bitter HarvestBrandon
1981
The Devil and Max DevlinNerve Nordlinger
1981
Making LoveMichael
1982
September GunJason, Ben's Nephew
1983
Spring BreakNelson
1983
High School U.S.A.
1984
SplashClaude
1984
Gidget's Summer ReunionAlbert Winslow
1985
Chopper Chicks in ZombietownBooge
1989
Turner & HoochErnie
1989
My Blue HeavenChecker
1990
Total RecallErnie
1990
JailbirdsBaxter
1991
Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol(voice)
1992
PigFinway
2021
Sitra AchraFreddy Nord
2025
To Kill a WolfThe Rancher
2025

Television

Great PerformancesSam Clemens · 1 eps
1971
Bret MaverickRodney Catlow · 18 eps
1981
St. ElsewhereMatthew Brody · 1 eps
1982
Charles in ChargeDuane · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteActing Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter · 1 eps
1984
Shadow Chasers1 eps
1985
ALFDudley · 2 eps
1986
MS
Mr. SunshineWarren Leftwich · 11 eps
1986
Murphy BrownPizza Kid · 1 eps
1988
Diagnosis: MurderClerk · 1 eps
1993
GrimmStan's Father · 1 eps
2011

Photos

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