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David Strathairn

Born: 1949

Biography

An American film and television actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film "Good Night, and Good Luck", for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA

Resources

Movies

The Miracle Worker

Captain Keller in The Miracle Worker
The Feud

The Stranger in The Feud
L.A. Confidential

Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream
City of Hope

Asteroid in City of Hope
Sneakers

Whistler in Sneakers
Good Night, and Good Luck.

Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck.
Mother Night

Bernard B. O'Hare in Mother Night
Bob Roberts

Mack Laflin in Bob Roberts
The Bourne Ultimatum

Noah Vosen in The Bourne Ultimatum
My Blueberry Nights

Arnie in My Blueberry Nights
We Are Marshall

President Dedmon in We Are Marshall
Cold Souls

Dr. Flintstein in Cold Souls
Fracture

Joe Lobruto in Fracture
Dolores Claiborne

Joe St. George in Dolores Claiborne
Matewan

Police Chief Sid Hatfield in Matewan
Iceman

Dr. Singe in Iceman
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Arthur Spiderwick in The Spiderwick Chronicles
Steel Toes

Danny Dunkelman in Steel Toes
Harrison's Flowers

Harrison Lloyd in Harrison's Flowers
The River Wild

Tom Hartman in The River Wild
Home for the Holidays

Russell Terziak in Home for the Holidays
The Brother from Another Planet

Man In Black in The Brother from Another Planet
Temple Grandin

Professor Carlock in Temple Grandin
Silkwood

Wesley in Silkwood
Eight Men Out

Eddie Cicotte in Eight Men Out
Twisted

Dr. Melvin Frank in Twisted
Heavens Fall

Judge James Horton in Heavens Fall
Losing Isaiah

Charles Lewin in Losing Isaiah
At Close Range

Tony Pine in At Close Range
Missing in America

Henry R. Hocknell Jr. in Missing in America
Passion Fish

Rennie in Passion Fish
The Uninvited

Steven in The Uninvited
Call Me

Sam in Call Me
The Firm

Ray McDeere in The Firm
Limbo

Joe Gastineau in Limbo
The Notorious Bettie Page

Estes Kefauver in The Notorious Bettie Page
Lathe of Heaven

Mannie in Lathe of Heaven
The Sensation of Sight

Finn in The Sensation of Sight
The Tempest

King Alonso in The Tempest
Day One

J. Robert Oppenheimer in Day One
In the Gloaming

Martin in In the Gloaming
Howl

Ralph McIntosh in Howl
The Supreme Court

Narrator in The Supreme Court
The Bourne Legacy

Noah Vosen in The Bourne Legacy
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Keith in Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
The Whistleblower

Peter Ward in The Whistleblower
Blue Car

Auster in Blue Car
The Giraffe

Charles Kaminski in The Giraffe
Lovesick

Marvin Zuckerman in Lovesick
Racing Daylight

Henry / Harry in Racing Daylight
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lincoln

William Seward in Lincoln
Matadors

Roman Lodari in Matadors
A Map of the World

Howard Goodwin in A Map of the World
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Jack Hoschouer in Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
O Pioneers!

Carl Linstrum in O Pioneers!
Relative Evil

Dr. Charlie in Relative Evil
Speakeasy

Bruce Hickman in Speakeasy
Love, Marilyn

Self in Love, Marilyn
A Dangerous Woman

Getso in A Dangerous Woman
Godzilla

Admiral William Stenz in Godzilla
Hemingway & Gellhorn

John Dos Passos in Hemingway & Gellhorn
A Good Baby

Truman Lester in A Good Baby
The Climb

Earl Himes in The Climb
Area 51 Declassified

Himself - Narrator in Area 51 Declassified
Maladies

Delmar in Maladies
Beyond the Call

Russel Gates in Beyond the Call
Song of Hiawatha

Marcel in Song of Hiawatha
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Jerry in Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
No God, No Master

William Flynn in No God, No Master
The American Clock

Young Arthur Huntington in The American Clock
Inside Area 51's Secrets

Narrator in Inside Area 51's Secrets
Last Meals

in Last Meals
Memphis Belle

Craig Harriman in Memphis Belle
The Victim

Mark Zingerline in The Victim
Broken Vows

Stuart Chase in Broken Vows
The Shovel

Paul Mullin in The Shovel
Evidence of Blood

Jackson Kinley in Evidence of Blood
Remember This

Jan Karski in Remember This
Louder Than Bombs

Richard Weissman in Louder Than Bombs
Lost in Yonkers

Johnny in Lost in Yonkers
The Debt

Nathan in The Debt
Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Dr. Arthur Kobrine in Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Stars & Bars

Charlie in Stars & Bars
A Little Prayer

Bill in A Little Prayer
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Ty Burley in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Trumbo

Self in Trumbo
The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Self in The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Human Behavior Experiments

Narrator in The Human Behavior Experiments
Bad Manners

Wes Westlund in Bad Manners
Freedom Song

Peter Crowley in Freedom Song
Willa Cather: The Road Is All

Narrator in Willa Cather: The Road Is All
O Horizon

Warren in O Horizon
Judgment

Father Frank Aubert in Judgment
Heat Wave

Bill Thomas in Heat Wave
The Luckiest Man in America

Bill Carruthers in The Luckiest Man in America
The People Speak

Self in The People Speak
When Nature Calls

Weejun in When Nature Calls
American Pastoral

Nathan Zuckerman in American Pastoral
April One

John McCowan in April One
November Criminals

Theo in November Criminals
Return of the Secaucus Seven

Ron in Return of the Secaucus Seven
UFO

Franklin Ahls in UFO
With Friends Like These...

Armand Minetti in With Friends Like These...
Fast Color

Ellis in Fast Color
Simon Birch

Rev. Russell in Simon Birch
Darkest Hour

President Roosevelt (voice) in Darkest Hour
The Devil Has a Name

Fred Stern in The Devil Has a Name
An Interview with God

The Man in An Interview with God
Walkaway Joe

Joe Haley in Walkaway Joe
My Dinner with Hervé

Marty Rothstein in My Dinner with Hervé
Matters of Life and Death

Mr. Jennings in Matters of Life and Death
Nomadland

Dave in Nomadland
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Admiral William Stenz in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Gettysburg Address

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) in The Gettysburg Address
Paradise

Reverend Bobby Paradise in Paradise
Them That Work

Self in Them That Work
Nightmare Alley

Pete in Nightmare Alley
The Oedipus Project

Messenger 1 in The Oedipus Project
A League of Their Own

Ira Lowenstein in A League of Their Own
Dominick and Eugene

Martin Chernak in Dominick and Eugene
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Self in Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

Self in Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Where the Crawdads Sing

Tom Milton in Where the Crawdads Sing
Lincoln@Gettysburg

Narrator (voice) in Lincoln@Gettysburg
He Does Not Want Peace

Richard Englebright in He Does Not Want Peace

TV Shows

The Sopranos

Robert Wegler in The Sopranos
Spenser: For Hire

in Spenser: For Hire
Monk

Patrick Kloster in Monk
Miami Vice

in Miami Vice
The Equalizer

Phillip Borchek in The Equalizer
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Carl Linstrum in Hallmark Hall of Fame
Wiseguy

in Wiseguy
McMafia

Semiyon Kleiman in McMafia
The Oscars

Self in The Oscars
The Emmy Awards

Self in The Emmy Awards
Alphas

Lee Rosen in Alphas
Z: The Beginning of Everything

Anthony Sayre in Z: The Beginning of Everything
The Blacklist

Peter Kotsiopulos in The Blacklist
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Moss Goodman in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
House

Nash in House
The Expanse

Commander Klaes Ashford in The Expanse
Interrogation

Henry Fisher in Interrogation
The Expanse

Klaes Ashford in The Expanse