David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows (a role he played from 1968 to its ending in 1971), as Jane Wyman's evil and compassionate TV son, Richard Channing, on the primetime CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (a role he played from 1982 t...
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David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows (a role he played from 1968 to its ending in 1971), as Jane Wyman's evil and compassionate TV son, Richard Channing, on the primetime CBS soap opera Falcon Crest (a role he played from 1982 to 1990), and as Jane Alexander's medical partner and husband, Dr. Arthur Foster, in the HBO series, Tell Me You Love Me.
David Selby was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of Sarah E. McIntyre Selby and Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter. He attended West Virginia University in his hometown, earning Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in theater, followed by a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.
He eventually brought his Dark Shadows character to film with the second Dark Shadows movie, Night of Dark Shadows, released in 1971 after...
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