David Clennon

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**David Clennon** (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series *thirtysomething* and *Once and Again*, as well as his role as Palmer in the John Carpenter film *The Thing*. He has been frequently cast in films directed by Hal Ashby, Costa-Gavras and Jordan Walker-Pearlman.

## Life and career

Clennon was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Virginia, a homemaker, and Cecil Clennon, an accountant. He attended the University of Notre Dame from 1962 to 1965. He studied at the Yale School of Drama for three years and became a member of their professional acting company. In 1996 he married Perry Adleman, a writer, camera assistant and photographer. They have twin children Daisy Virginia and Harry Francis.

In 1980, Clennon provided the voice for Admiral Motti in NPR's *Star Wars The Original Radio Drama*. He was a regular on the TV shows *Barney Miller*, *Almost Perfect*, *The Agency,* and *Saved*. Most recently, Clennon played Carl Sessick (a.k.a. Carl the Watcher) on *Ghost Whisperer*. Clennon also appeared on *Star Trek Voyager* as Dr. Crell Moset.

In 1993 he won an Emmy award for his guest appearance on the series *Dream On*.

He often performs at New Haven, Connecticut's Long Wharf Theatre.

## Political activism

He was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War, often participating in protests, and remains politically active. In 2013, he repeatedly spoke out against the film *Zero Dark Thirty* and refused to vote for it for an Academy Award, stating that it promotes the acceptable use of torture.

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In 2018, he opposed the Emmy nominations, of which there were four, for Ken Burns' 10-part documentary program *The Vietnam War* on the grounds that the series contained "half-truths, distortions and omissions" about the war.

## Filmography

* *The Paper Chase* (1973) - Toombs
* *Helter Skelter* (1976, TV Movie) - Harry Jones
* *Bound for Glory* (1976) - Carl - Man in Gas Station
* *The Greatest* (1977)
* *Coming Home* (1978) - Tim
* *Gray Lady Down* (1978) - Crew member of USS Neptune
* *Go Tell the Spartans* (1978) - Lt. Finley Wattsberg
* *On the Yard* (1978) - Psychiatrist
* *Billy in the Lowlands* (1979) - Social Worker
* *Being There* (1979) - Thomas Franklin
* *Hide in Plain Sight* (1980) - Richard Fieldston
* *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1981, TV Series) - Norris Breeze
* *The Thing* (1982) - Palmer
* *The Escape Artist* (1982) - Newspaper Editor
* *Missing* (1982) - Consul Phil Putnam
* *Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains* (1982) - Dave Robell - The Agent
* *Special Bulletin* (1983, TV Movie) - Dr. Bruce Lyman
* *Star 80* (1983) - Geb
* *Hanna K.* (1983) - Amnon
* *The Right Stuff* (1983) - Liaison Man
* *Falling in Love* (1984) - Brian Gilmore
* *Sweet Dreams* (1985) - Randy Hughes
* *Legal Eagles* (1986) - Blanchard
* *The Trouble with Dick* (1986) - Lars
* *He's My Girl* (1987) - Mason Morgan
* *The Couch Trip* (1988) - Lawrence Baird
* *Betrayed* (1988) - Jack Carpenter
* *Downtown* (1990) - Jerome Sweet
* *Light Sleeper* (1992) - Robert
* *Man Trouble* (1992) - Lewie Duart
* *Matinee* (1993) - Jack
* *And the Band Played On* (1993, TV Movie) - Mr. Johnstone
* *Dos crímenes* (1994) - Jim
* *Grace of My Heart* (1996) - Dr. 'Jonesy' Jones
* *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Dr. Leon (Lee) Silver
* *Playing by Heart* (1998) - Martin (uncredited)
* *Nothing Human (Star Trek: Voyager)* (1998) - Crell Moset
* *Just Shoot Me!* (1999, TV Series) - Martin Spancer
* *The Visit* (2000) - Parole Board Member Brenner
* *Antitrust* (2001) - Barry Linder (uncredited)
* *Silver City* (2004) - Mort Seymour
* *Constellation* (2005) - Bear Korngold
* *Syriana* (2005) - Donald
* *Life of the Party* (2005) - Jack
* *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006) - White House Official
* *Saving Sarah Cain* (2007) - Homeless Man
* *Convention* (2008) - Sen. Chuck McGee
* *Extraordinary Measures* (2010) - Dr. Renzler
* *The Good Doctor* (2011) - Dr. Harbison
* *Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the Dead* (2011) - Hamilton
* *J. Edgar* (2011) - Senator Friendly
* *Mr. Jones* (2013) - The Curator
* *House of Cards* (2014, TV Series) - Ted Havemeyer
* *Gone Girl* (2014) - Rand Elliott
* *Amigo Undead* (2015) - Old Man Schumer
* *Vacation* (2015) - Harry Co-Pilot
* *Reversion* (2015) - Ciespy
* *Welcome to the Men's Group* (2016) - Fred

## References

1. ↑ "David Clennon Biography (1943-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/David-Clennon.html.
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3. ↑ "And the Academy Award for the Promotion of Torture Goes to â€Ś". Truth-out.org. http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13811-and-the-academy-award-for-the-promotion-of-torture-goes-to.
4. ↑ "Not One Emmy for Ken Burns and “The Vietnam War”", *LA Progressive* (15 September 2018).

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