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David Huffman

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.

Born
May 10, 1945
Died
February 27, 1985 (aged 39)
From
Berwyn, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are David Huffman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 6
Ally
2 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Other
8

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • 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)

    Executive Producer

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

    as Larry Malone

  • When She Says No(1984)

    as Carl Jerome

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sparkling Cyanide(1983)

    as Stephan Farraday

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Last Plane Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jim Conley

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

    as David

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Kingston

  • Firefox(1982)

    as Captain Buckholz

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Don Travers

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • St. Helens(1981)

    as David Jackson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jimmy

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

    as Christopher Ward

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

    Producer · as Jeff Winston

  • Blood Beach(1980)

    as Harry Caulder

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

    as David

  • Leo and Loree(1980)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Onion Field(1979)

    as District Attorney Phil Halpin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Ice Castles(1978)

    as Brian Dockett

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk(1978)

    as Orville Wright

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • F.I.S.T.(1978)

    as Abe Belkin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Paul Armstrong

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Harold Ferrier

  • The Ambassadors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Chadwick Newsome

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Sean Armagh

  • Eleanor and Franklin(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elliott Roosevelt, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Wayne

  • Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Seaman

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Chadwick 'Chad' Newsome

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.

Film career

19652007

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

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 28 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing2 of 30: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s1 · crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors