
David Huffman
Actor · Died February 27, 1985, aged 39 · Berwyn, Illinois, USA
David Huffman (1945–1985) was a longtime character actor with many television, film and stage credits. He was married to award winning casting director Phyllis Huffman until he was murdered in 1985. Description the Wikipedia article David Huffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 10, 1945
- February 27, 1985 (aged 39)
- Berwyn, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are David Huffman's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Andy McKenna in F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles' (1974)
- Allyas Peter Simon in Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
- Heroas Orville Wright in The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
- Allyas Dennis in Leo and Loree (1980)
- Heroas Harry in Blood Beach (1980)
- Heroas David Jackson in St. Helens (1981)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David Huffman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Huffman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
30 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

Simple Things(2007)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Children in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

When She Says No(1984)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sparkling Cyanide(1983)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Last Plane Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Jane Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Firefox(1982)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
T.J. Hooker(1982)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
St. Helens(1981)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Million Dollar Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Baby Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Blood Beach(1980)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Wolf Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Leo and Loree(1980)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Onion Field(1979)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ice Castles(1978)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Winds of Kitty Hawk(1978)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
F.I.S.T.(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Testimony of Two Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Ambassadors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Captains and the Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Eleanor and Franklin(1976)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1965 to 2007; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office
Firefox (1982)

Highest rated
The Onion Field (1979)

Most popular right now
Firefox (1982)
Film career
Peak 1979 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1976Screen debut· Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
- 1980First top-billed film· Blood Beach
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do David Huffman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does David Huffman work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Huffman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Costigan shares the most, 2.
Writers
- James CostiganShared titles: Eleanor and Franklin (1976), F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles' (1974)See all 2 shared titles with James Costigan

Actors
- Cassie YatesShared titles: St. Helens (1981), F.I.S.T. (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Cassie Yates

- Linda PurlShared titles: Leo and Loree (1980), Eleanor and Franklin (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Linda Purl

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Charles BernsteinShared titles: The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978), Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Bernstein

- Michael KahnShared titles: Ice Castles (1978), Eleanor and Franklin (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Kahn

- Edward R. BrownShared titles: Eleanor and Franklin (1976), F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles' (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Edward R. Brown



