Actor profile

David Knell

8th September 1961 New York City, New York, USA Acting

Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.

20 Movies 11 TV Shows 31 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sitra Achra poster

Sitra Achra 30th October 2025 as Freddy Nord

To Kill a Wolf poster

To Kill a Wolf 1st August 2025 as The Rancher

Pig poster

Pig 16th July 2021 as Finway

Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol poster

Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol 1st December 1992 as (voice)

Jailbirds poster

Jailbirds 16th May 1991 as Baxter

My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven 17th August 1990 as Checker

Total Recall poster

Total Recall 1st June 1990 as Ernie

Turner & Hooch poster

Turner & Hooch 28th July 1989 as Ernie

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown poster

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown 5th April 1989 as Booge

Gidget's Summer Reunion poster

Gidget's Summer Reunion 1st June 1985 as Albert Winslow

High School U.S.A. poster

High School U.S.A. 26th May 1984

Splash poster

Splash 9th March 1984 as Claude

September Gun poster

September Gun 8th October 1983 as Jason, Ben's Nephew

Spring Break poster

Spring Break 25th March 1983 as Nelson

Making Love poster

Making Love 12th February 1982 as Michael

Bitter Harvest poster

Bitter Harvest 18th May 1981 as Brandon

The Devil and Max Devlin poster

The Devil and Max Devlin 6th March 1981 as Nerve Nordlinger

A Christmas Without Snow poster

A Christmas Without Snow 9th December 1980 as Terry

Life on the Mississippi poster

Life on the Mississippi 24th November 1980

Belle Starr poster

Belle Starr 2nd April 1980 as Ed Reed

Grimm poster

Grimm 28th October 2011 as Stan's Father

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Clerk

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Pizza Kid

ALF poster

ALF 22nd September 1986 as Dudley

Mr. Sunshine 28th March 1986 as Warren Leftwich

Shadow Chasers poster

Shadow Chasers 14th November 1985

Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge 3rd October 1984 as Duane

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Matthew Brody

Bret Maverick poster

Bret Maverick 1st December 1981 as Rodney Catlow

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Sam Clemens