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harris , june 13 , 2009 . at the big apple summer sizzler in manhattan new york city , new york , u.s. 23 may 1959 1976 -- present davidharris6.13.09byluiginovi.jpg david harris -lrb- actor -rrb-
 david harris actor
david harris -lrb- actor -rrb-

david harris -lrb- born may 23 , 1959 -rrb- , also known as david d. harris , is an american television and film actor , most notable for his portrayal of cochise , a young gang member , in the 1979 film `` the warriors '' .
he has appeared as a supporting actor in a number of films and television series , and commonly plays police officers and military personnel .
his first role came in the 1976 television film `` judge horton and the scottsboro boys '' , in which he co-starred as haywood patterson .
he followed this up with a number of supporting roles until 1979 , when he appeared as cochise in `` the warriors '' , the role for which he is best remembered .
he also appeared in the robert redford film `` brubaker '' the following year .
throughout the 1980s , he appeared in a number of fairly high-profile films , and in the 1990s , he did mostly television work .
his last film and television roles were both in 2001 , but he lent his voice to `` the warriors '' video game in 2005 , reprising his role as cochise .
in 2012 , he played in '' '' .
