David Rounds (October 9, 1930, Bronxville, New York – December 9, 1983, Lomontville, Ulster County, New York) was an American actor of stage and screen. He received both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award in 1980 for his role in Morning's at Seven. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
Rounds played several reoccurring television roles, including appearing as Wendell in two episodes of the sitcom Alice. He played Christopher Spencer in the miniseries The Blue and The Grey. His last New York appearance was in the one-man show Herringbone at Playwrights Horizons a year before his death from cancer at age 53.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 1972 Child's Play Father Penny 1978 King of the Gypsies Mr. Kessler 1981 So Fine Professor McCarthy 1982 Burned at the Stake William Goode
Television Year Title Role Notes 1972 You Are There Charles VII 1 Episode 1975 The American Parade Coffroth Episode: The Case Against Milligan 1975 Beacon Hill Terence O'Hara 13 Episode 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman The Mortician 4 Episodes 1976 The Tony Randall Show Edwin Marden Episode: Pilot 1977 Ryan's Hope Monsieur Thibault 1 Episode 1977 Barnaby Jones Dr. Dover Episode: The Wife Beater 1981 Family Reunion Grover Winfield Television Movie 1981-1983 Alice Wendell 2 Episodes 1982 The Elephant Man Lord John Television Movie 1982 The Blue and the Gray Christopher Spencer 3 Episodes
Stage Year Title Role Notes 1964 Foxy Stirling Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway 1967 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig National Tour 1970 Child's Play Father George Penny Royale Theatre, Broadway 1970 The Rothschilds Jacob Rothschild (Replacement)/Nathan Rothschild (Replacement) Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway 1972 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Robert Lincoln Anta Theatre, Broadway 1972 The Real Inspector Hound Moon Theater Four, Off-Broadway 1976 The Baker's Wife Priest National Tour 1977 Romeo and Juliet Mercutio Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway 1979 Morning's at Seven Homer Bolton Academy Festival Theatre 1979 Damn Yankees Mr. Applegate Hartford Stage Company 1980 Morning's at Seven Homer Bolton Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 1981 Herringbone Various St. Nicholas Theatre Company 1982 Herringbone Various Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Theatre World Award Theatre World Award Child's Play Joseph Jefferson Awards Actor in a Supporting Role Morning's at Seven Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Morning's at Seven Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Joseph Jefferson Awards Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical Herringbone
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