Actor
David Newell
January 23, 1905 · Carthage, Missouri, USA
David Newell was originally an actor, who became a makeup artist after being involved in a car crash that left him with some facial disfigurement.
David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor, whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s. He made his film debut in a featured role in The Hole in the Wall, a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert. Early in his career he had many featured roles, in such films as: RKO's The Runaway Bride in 1929, starring Mary Astor; 1931's Ten Cents a Dance, starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore; and White Heat in 1934.
Notable work
Often works with
Sidney Bracey
3 titles together
A Star Is Born, Dark Victory, Ten Cents a Dance
Sayre Dearing
3 titles together
Act of Violence, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, Day-time Wife
Henry Kolker
3 titles together
Imitation of Life, Union Pacific, The Cowboy and the Lady
Gary Cooper
3 titles together
North West Mounted Police, The Cowboy and the Lady, Today We Live
Hattie McDaniel
2 titles together
Gone with the Wind, Imitation of Life
Evelyn Keyes
2 titles together
Gone with the Wind, Union Pacific
Full filmography · 77
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Townsman (uncredited)
19527
My Son John
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
1952
Act of Violence
as Bystander (uncredited)
19496.9
My Girl Tisa
cast
1948
A Guy Could Change
as Doctor
1946
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Man Getting Champagne (uncredited)
1943
Reveille with Beverly
as Sentry (uncredited)
1943
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as German Officer
1942
Appointment for Love
as Leading Man (uncredited)
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
as June's Escort (uncredited)
1941
Lady with Red Hair
as Man in Chicago Audience (uncredited)
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Chandler's Secretary
1940