Actor
David Brisbin
June 26, 1952 · Andrews, West Texas, USA
David Brisbin (born June 26, 1952) is an American television actor who gained fame as Mr. Ernst on the television show Hey Dude and as a newscaster in Forrest Gump. He has made frequent guest appearances on ER.
He is married to actress Laura Innes and they have two children together: Cal and Mia.
Notable work
8.5Forrest Gump (1994)
as Newscaster
7.2Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
as Man in Car
7.4Erin Brockovich (2000)
as Dr. Jaffe
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
8.3Seinfeld (1989)
as Client
7.4Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
as Second Woodsman
7.9Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Dr. Sugarman
8.1Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
as Mr. Anderson
7.8ER (1994)
as Alexander Babcock
8Justified (2010)
as Winston
7.4Home Improvement (1991)
as Principal Piersall
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Dr. Bennett
Often works with
Sally Field
2 titles together
Forrest Gump, Brothers and Sisters
Mykelti Williamson
2 titles together
Forrest Gump, Justified
Craig Bierko
2 titles together
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Boston Legal
Marg Helgenberger
2 titles together
Erin Brockovich, Fire Down Below
Jason Alexander
2 titles together
Seinfeld, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
David Bowie
2 titles together
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Full filmography · 51
Justified
as Winston
20108
Brothers and Sisters
as Senator Wade Newman
20067.1
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Sugarman
20047.9
Boston Legal
as Derek Ross
20047.9
Still Standing
as Father
20026.8
Crossing Jordan
as Everett Sloane
20017.2
The West Wing
as Ken
19998.3
From the Earth to the Moon
as Allyn B. Hazard
19988.1
Working
as Lawyer
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Mr. Anderson
19978.1
The Practice
as Byron
19977.6
Profiler
as D.C. Chief
19967