David Wells (December 10, 1951) is an American actor best known for Starman (1984), He Was a Quiet Man (2007), and Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop as Dispatcher
- 1984: Starman as Fox's Assistant
- 1986: The Ladies Club as Jury Foreman
- 1988: To Heal A Nation as James Watt
- 1989: Society as Sgt. Burt
- 1989: The Jigsaw Murders as A.D.A. Durkee
- 1989: A Cry For Help The Tracey Thurman Story as Minister
- 1989: Do You Knowthe Muffin Man as Dr. Alex Wells
- 1990: Silent Night Deadly Night 4 Initiation as Det. Burt
- 1991: The Guyver as Dr. Gordon
- 1991: Marilyn And Me as Tom Kelley
- 1991: Other People's Money as Granger
- 1991: Grand Tour Disaster In Time as Quish
- 1992: Prey Of The Chameleon as Campbell
- 1992: Basic Instinct as Polygraph Examiner
- 1993: Wild Cactus as Salesman
- 1993: Lightning In A Bottle as Young Doctor
- 1993: Black Widow Murders The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Medical Examiner
- 1993: Love Honor And Obey The Last Mafia Marriage as Mr. Seaman
- 1993: Return Of The Living Dead III as Laboratory Technician
- 1993: The Skateboard Kid as Mr. Banks
- 1993: Philadelphia Experiment II as Pinstripes
- 1994: Future Shock as Dr. Evans
- 1994: Doorways as Mailman
- 1994: Amelia Earhart The Final Flight as Reporter at Dock #3
- 1994: Cracking Up as Alan
- 1994: Twin Sitters as Bennett
- 1995: Yesterdays Target as Croupier
- 1997: Buried Alive II as Harold
- 1997: Best Men as Priest
- 1997: Breast Men as Lewis
- 1998: Progeny as Dr. Duke Kelly
- 1998: Judgement Day 1998 as Dr. Richard 'Dick' Secor
- 1999: Inherit the Wind as Mayor Carter
- 2000: The Extreme Adventures Of Super Dave as Principal
- 2000: Ali An American Hero as Handy
- 2002: Contagion as Dell Maxwell
- 2002: Terminal Error as Russ
- 2004: Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation as Recruiting Sergeant
- 2005: Demon Hunter as Father Patrick
- 2007: He Was a Quiet Man as Ralf Coleman
- 2007: Avenging Angel as Proprietor
- 2009: Miss March as Principal
- 2009: Convict as Mr. Baxter
- 2011: Good Luck Charlie Its Christmas as Stan
- 2012: Shadow Of Fear as Roger
- 2012: Elephant Sighs as Perry (also producer)
Television Roles
- 1982: CHiPs as Liquor Store Clerk
- 1982: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers as Reporter
- 1984: Knots Landing as Carl
- 1985: Street Hawk as Communications Officer
- 1985: Otherworld as Man #3
- 1985: Benson as Wolfgag
- 1985: Knight Rider as Miller
- 1985-1986: Trapper John, M.D. as Dr. Ted Trent (5 episodes)
- 1986: The Twilight Zone as Bald Man
- 1986: Moonlighting as Bartender
- 1986: T.J. Hooker as Petrelli
- 1987: It's Garry Shandling's Show as Singer #3
- 1989: Designing Women as Davis
- 1990: Over My Dead Body as Erdman
- 1990: Father Dowling Mysteries as Mr. Grant
- 1991: Eddie Dodd as Zach
- 1991: Jake and the Fatman as Arlo
- 1991: Married... with Children as Sandy
- 1992-1993: Nurses (1991) as Mueller (3 episodes)
- 1993: Route 66 as Marianne's Father
- 1994: Matlock as D.D.A. Peter Haskins
- 1994: Roseanne as Protestor
- 1994-2002: Days of Our Lives as Carl Liszt/Elliott Bartlett (7 episodes)
- 1995: Weird Science as Phil
- 1995: Dream On as Waiter
- 1995: Ellen as Mousy Man
- 1995: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mitchell Corklin
- 1996: The Naked Truth as Avery
- 1997: Nash Bridges as Norm Skogland
- 1997: The Parent 'Hood as Mr. Chambers
- 1997: The Practice as Jonathan Cramer
- 1998: Murphy Brown as Lloyd
- 1998: Babylon 5 as Commander William Nils
- 1998: Dharma & Greg as Tom
- 1999: Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Mr. Franco
- 1999: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Pharmacist
- 1999: Get Real as Detention Monitor
- 1999: The X-Files as Mr. Babbitt
- 1999-2000: Diagnosis: Murder as Bradley Perkins/Zalman Bain (2 episodes)
- 2000: Martial Law as Carrington
- 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Cheese Man
- 2000: Resurrection Blvd as Mr. Whitaker
- 2000: 7th Heaven as Bookstore Owner
- 2001: Port Charles as Minister
- 2001: Six Feet Under as Bland Funeral Director
- 2001: JAG as Rev. Conrad Coates
- 2002: Girlfriends (2000) as Loan Officer
- 2003: Dragnet as Jeff Murphy
- 2004: CSI as Elliot Beckman
- 2005: Charmed (1998) as Clyde
- 2005: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Pharmacist
- 2005: Commander in Chief as Usher Waverly
- 2006: Freddie as Father Sorenson
- 2006: Bones as Harley Frankel
- 2007: The Half Hour News Hour as Dr. David Gayle
- 2007: Out of Jimmy's Head as Mr. Prime
- 2007: My Name Is Earl as Mr. Clevenger
- 2008: Las Vegas as Howard Post
- 2009-2011: The Young and the Restless as Rev. Fulton/Rev. Ford/Minister (6 episodes)
- 2011: Criminal Minds as Store Clerk
- 2011: Rules of Engagement as Henry
- 2011: House as Milton
- 2011-2013: Shameless (US) as Father Pete (recurring)
- 2013: Parks and Recreation as Sherm Biancalana
- 2013: Castle as Prof. Edgar McDonald
- 2013: Revenge as Priest
- 2014: Major Crimes as Jim
- 2015: Justified as Doctor
- 2015: The Last Ship as Greeter
- 2016: Fresh Off the Boat as Husband
- 2017: Stitchers as Scott Bruce
- 2017: Will Vs The Future as Mr. Hamilton
- 2018: Timeless as Samuel Wardwell
- 2018: Strange Angel as Prof. George Cleveland
- 2019: Fam as Priest
- 2020: mixed•ish as Dr. Lawson
- 2020: Ratched as Father Murphy
- 2021: 9-1-1: Lone Star as Old Man
Video Game Roles
- 1996: Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland as Mr. Morris
- 2011: L.A. Noire as Andrew Fickman
- 2013: Thor The Dark World as Loki
Shorts
- 1994: Headless as Elliot Perkins
- 2014: The Father 2014 as Minister
- 2016: One Heck Of A Plan as Carl
- 2016: Now Departing as Dad
