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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.
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David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) [1] 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.
David Clennon. Actor: Missing. A tall, lean, sometimes bearded actor with a career lasting more than forty years, David Clennon is also a very vocal political agitator.
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- Donald Moffat As Garry. Donald Moffat portrayed Garry, a stern station commander and leader of Outpost 31 in The Thing. Like many other characters in the film, his fate was grim, but the actor's future was not.
- Thomas G. Waites As Windows. Thomas G. Waites was one of the youngest members of The Thing's cast, and he played a goofy and short-fused radio operator named Windows.
- David Clennon As Palmer. David Clennon played Palmer in The Thing, an assistant mechanic who delivers many laughs. After this role, he has gone on to work on film projects like 1984's Falling in Love, 2005's Syriana, 2011's J.Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio, and 2014's Gone Girl.
- Richard Dysart As Cooper. The award-winning actor who played the chief physician in The Thing, Richard Dysart, had a successful career afterward. Dysart passed away in 2015 at the age of 86, but before that, he proved his acting chops many times over in the horror genre and beyond.
- Mel Harris (Hope Murdoch Steadman) Mel Harris was a relative newcomer when she was cast as Hope Murdoch Steadman, a dissatisfied stay-at-home mom with dreams of being a writer.
- Ken Olin (Michael Steadman) Before thirtysomething, Ken Olin made memorable impressions with his swarthy good looks in single-season stints on Hill Street Blues and Falcon Crest.
- Timothy Busfield (Elliot Weston) Timothy Busfield had already had major recurring roles on Reggie and Trapper John, M.D. when he took on the role of Elliot Weston, a graphic designer who works with and is friends with Michael and Hope Steadman.
- Polly Draper (Ellyn Warren) Polly Draper first caught Hollywood's eye with her portrayal of thirtysomething's Ellyn Warren, Hope Steadman's childhood friend and a career politician with a rocky love life.
Feb 20, 2023 · But was its proximity to Spielberg's heartwarming classic that caused "The Thing" to flop? David Clennon, who played stoner helicopter pilot Palmer in the film, has his own theory.
David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Miles Drentel in the ABC series Thirtysomething, a role he reprised on Once and Again. Clennon was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Virginia, a homemaker, and Cecil Clennon, an accountant.
David Clennon Biography (1943-) Born May 10, 1943, in Waukegan, IL; son of Cecil (an accountant) and Virginia(a homemaker) Clennon; married Perry Adelman (a writer and camera assistant), 1996; children: Daisy Virginia and Harry Francis (twins).
