# David St. James

David Francis St. James (born September 4, 1947) is an American character actor and comedian.

## Career

In 1992, St. James began his acting career with an appearance in the film Man Trouble. St. James is best known for his recurring roles on multiple television series, including iCarly, General Hospital, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Neighbors, Big Love, Monk, Preacher, The West Wing, and Frasier. St. James appears on The West Wing as Congressman Darren Gibson and on iCarly as Mr. Howard, a mean teacher who hates his students and wife. He also appeared in Creative Differences as Dick. He has appeared in nearly 100 movies and has had many roles on television and in commercials. St. James is also known for his role as Admiral Broden in Space: Above and Beyond and Bob Garland in Donnie Darko.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Man Trouble | Admissions Clerk | |
| 1993 | Monolith | Attendant | |
| 1994 | Direct Hit | Technician | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | News Director | |
| 1995 | Forget Paris | Airline Official | |
| 1995 | Drifting School | Josh Hoffman | |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Motorcycle Cop | |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Van Ness | |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Dr. Dan Sprague (Surgeon) | |
| 1999 | My Favourite Martian | Prescott | |
| 1999 | Desert Thunder | Gen. Norris | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Judge | |
| 2000 | Bobby's Whore | Father Cribbish | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Bob Garland | |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Priest | |
| 2002 | Angels Don't Sleep Here | Charlie | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Polish Hostage | |
| 2004 | Conversations | Kurt | Short film |
| 2004 | The Speeding Ticket | The Officer | Short film |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Cameron McGee | |
| 2005 | Black Dawn | Julius Macabe | Also known as Foreigner 2: Black Dawn Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Committee Member | |
| 2008 | Boob Jobs & Jesus | Jack | Voice Short film |
| 2009 | The Revenant | Mourner | |
| 2009 | Diamond Confidential | Chief Kennard | Short film |
| 2010 | Creative Differences | Dick | |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Old NASA Scientist | |
| 2011 | Harley's Hill | Potter | Short film |
| 2013 | The Smile Man | Doctor | Short film |
| 2017 | #RealityHigh | Alfred | |
| TBA | Reason | Officer Dan | Short film |
| TBA | Agents of Project Blue Book | Ex-President Dwight Einsenhower | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Tony Love | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Polygraph Technician | Episode: "Strange Visitor (From Another Planet)" |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Harrison | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Line Up #6 | Episode: "A Sudden Fish" |
| 1994 | Step by Step | Dr. Weltman | Episode: "Feeling Forty" |
| 1994 | ER | Kaplan | Episode: "Blizzard" |
| 1995 | On Our Own | Contractor #2 | Episode: "The Boarder" |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Joey | Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
| 1995 | White Dwarf | King Joist's Royal Guard | Television film |
| 1995 | California Dreams | Mr. Lippin | Episode: "Two Too Much" |
| 1995 | ABC Afterschool Special | Coach Slocum | Episode: "Fast Forward" |
| 1995 | Too Something | | Episode: "The Car" |
| 1995 | Murphy Brown | Informant | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| 1995 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Hitman #1 | Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral" |
| 1995 | Seinfeld | Doctor | Episode: "The Secret Code" |
| 1995 | The Invaders | Wood's Lawyer | Episode: "Part II" |
| 1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Owen / Carpool Guy #1 | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Melrose Place | Jack | Episode: "Triumph of the Bill" |
| 1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | Adm. Broden | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Crime of the Century | Albert Osborn Jr. | Television film |
| 1996 | Coach | Maître d' | Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?" |
| 1997 | NewsRadio | Lawyer | Episode: "Complaint Box" |
| 1997 | Murder One | Lawyer | Episode: "Chapter Seventeen, Year Two" |
| 1997 | Living Single | Maitre d' | Episode: "High Anxiety" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Arnold Throop | Episode: "Brain Salad Surgery" |
| 1997 | Alien Avengers II | Warden | Television film |
| 1997 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Banning, Ropa's Lawyer | Episode: "A Penny Saved" |
| 1997 | Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Harvey Block | Episode: "Merry-Go-Round, Red Eyed Creature, Used Car Salesman, Surveillance Camera & Graffiti (A Touch of Evil special)", segment: "Graffiti" |
| 1998 | Winchell | Miami Reporter #4 | Television film |
| 1998 | For Your Love | Dr. Burgess | Episode: "The Runaround" |
| 1998 | DiResta | King of England | Episode: "The Kid" |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Smitty | Episode: "Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy" |
| 2000 | Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story | | Television film |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Barton | Episode: "When Worlds Colitis" |
| 2000 | The Hughleys | Mr. Leeks | Episode: "Body Double" |
| 2000 | All That | | Episode: "Kenan Thompson/LFO" |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. | Blevins | Episode: "Dos Padres" |
| 2000 | Rude Awakening | Doctor | Episode: "Telltale Heart" |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards Show | Judge | Episode: "It's Only Personal" |
| 2001 | Just Shoot Me! | Doctor Ajay | Episode: "The Proposal: Part 2" |
| 2001 | Providence | Waiter #1 | Episode: "Falling" |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Bureaucrat #1 | Episode: "The Mulravian Candidate" |
| 2001 | The Amanda Show | Principal Flange | Episode 33 |
| 2001 | Off Centre | Hooded Guy | Episode: "Swing Time" |
| 2001 | Alias | Mr. Franco | Episode: "Mea Culpa" |
| 2001–2005 | The West Wing | Congressman Darren Gibson, R-MI / Rep. Darren Gibson, R-MI | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | My Sister's Keeper | George Chapman | Television film |
| 2003 | Frasier | Admissions Officer | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
| 2004 | The Stones | | "Romancing the Stones" |
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Headmaster | Episode: "It's Mac-ademic" |
| 2004 | General Hospital | Stuart Mest | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Cuts | The Butler | Episode: "Reverse The Curse" |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Mr. Sommers | Episode: "My Extra Mile" |
| 2006–2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Mr. Phillips / Thomas | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Monk | Edward Stilson | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is at Your Service" |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Chapel Owner | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" |
| 2008–2012 | iCarly | Mr. Howard | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Tom Crawford | Episode: "Lucky" |
| 2011 | Big Love | Rod | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2011 | iParty with Victorious | Mr. Howard | Television film |
| 2012 | The Neighbors | The Minister | Episode: "Juan of the Dead" |
| 2012–2015 | Community | Professor Albrecht | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | 1600 Penn | Klaus | Episode: "Meet the Parent" |
| 2015 | Shameless | Pastor | Episode: "I'm the Liver" |
| 2015 | A S K | Malic | Episode: "What Could Be the Harm" |
| 2017 | Powerless | Prince Evillo | Episode: "Wayne Dream Team" |
| 2017 | Trial & Error: Mystery Now | William Martin | |
| 2017 | Preacher | Archbishop of Canterbury | Episode: "Dirty Little Secret" |
| 2018 | American Housewife | Maitre d' | Episode: "The Anniversary" |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Professor Rubin | Episode: "From Sun Up to Sun Down" |
| 2018 | This Is Us | Doctor | Episode: "Vietnam" |
| 2019 | Schooled | Mr. Scudamore | Episode: "Rock for Jocks" |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Jack Taylor | Episode: "A Very Coterie Christmas" |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Dr. Bundy / Doctor Bundy | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Grotesquerie | Bishop | 3 episodes |