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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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David S. Cass, Sr. Biography ((?)-)
Father of David Cass, Jr. (an assistant director). Addresses: Contact:Larry Levinson Productions, 500 South Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 610, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, actor, director, producer, writer
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Producer
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One Block Away (short film), 1975
- (With others) Texas Rangers, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
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Film Second Unit Director
- (As David Cass) Savannah Smiles, Gold Coast Productions, 1982
- (As David Cass) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Universal, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) Uphill All the Way, New World Pictures, c. 1984
- (As Dave Cass) Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
- (As Dave Cass) DeepStar Six (also known as Deep Star Six),TriStar, 1989
- (As Dave Cass) The Horror Show (also known as Horror House,
House 3, and House III: The Horror Show), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
- (As Dave Cass) Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
- (As Dave Cass) The Family Man, MCA/Universal, 2000
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Film Stunt Coordinator
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All Night Long, Universal, 1981
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Savannah Smiles, Gold Coast Productions, 1982
- (As David Cass) Get Crazy (also known as Flip Out), Rosebud, 1983
- (As David Cass) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Universal, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) Uphill All the Way, New World Pictures, c. 1984
- (As Dave Cass) Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
- (As Dave Cass) Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
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Film Stunt Performer
- (Uncredited) McLintock!, United Artists, 1963
- (Uncredited) Shenandoah, Universal, 1965
- (Uncredited) The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969
- (Uncredited) Heaven with a Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- (Uncredited) Young Billy Young, United Artists, 1969
- (Uncredited) Earthquake, Universal, 1974
- (Uncredited) Farewell, My Lovely, Avco-Embassy, 1975
- (Uncredited) Blue Sunshine, Cinema Shares International, 1976
- (Uncredited) Trackdown, United Artists, 1976
- (Uncredited) Two-Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
- (Uncredited) The Jerk, MCA/Universal, 1979
- (As Dave Cass) The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin), New World Pictures, 1979
- (Uncredited) More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), MCA/Universal, 1979
- (As Dave Cass) The Island, MCA/Universal, 1980
- (As David Cass) Six Pack, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
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The Sword and the Sorcerer, Group 1 International, 1982
- (As Dave Cass) Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Universal, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987
- (As Dave Cass) Revenge, Columbia, 1990
- (As David Cass) Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
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Overnight Delivery, New Line Cinema, 1998
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Film Work
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Other
- Stunt driver, Roadhouse 66, Atlantic Releasing, 1984
- Production assistant, No Man's Land, Orion, 1987
- Action coordinator, My Boyfriend's Back (also known as Johnny Zombie), Buena Vista, 1993
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Film Appearances
- (As David Cass) Ray, Shenandoah, Universal, 1965
- Deputy Dave, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (also knownas War Games), Cinerama Releasing, 1970
- (As David Cass) Trooper, Dirty Dingus Magee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1970
- Jason Brooks, Enter the Devil (also known as Disciples of Death), Sunset International Releasing, 1972
- Deputy, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Universal, 1973
- (Uncredited) Sheriff Merle, Earthquake, Universal, 1974
- Big Jake, One Block Away (short film), 1975
- McDonald, The Master Gunfighter, Taylor-Laughlin Productions, 1975
- Green's henchman, Two-Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
- (As Dave Cass) Spangler's gang member, Treasure of Matecumbe, Buena Vista, 1976
- (As David Cass) Bearman, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American International Pictures, 1977
- (As Dave Cass) Boss kidnapper, Mr. Billion (also known as The Windfall), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
- (As Dave Cass) Strip club drunk, The Goodbye Girl (also known as Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros., 1977
- (As Dave Cass) Jack, Hot Lead and Cold Feet (also known as HotLead & Cold Feet), Buena Vista, 1978
- Second henchman, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (also known as Trail's End), Buena Vista, 1979
- (As David Cass) Mercenary with a moustache, Heaven's Gate (also known as Johnson County Wars), United Artists, 1980
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Hotwire, Comworld Pictures, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Factory guard, Tron, Buena Vista, 1982
- Wes, Endangered Species, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
- (As Dave Cass) Local tough man, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Universal, 1983
- Grady's partner, My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987
- Lou, Flicks (animated; also known as Hollyweird and Loose Joints), Media Home Entertainment, 1987
- Police officer in depository, Best Seller, Orion, 1987
- Smokey, Geddon, 2000
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Television Second Assistant Director
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Series
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dr. vegas, CBS, 2004
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Television Stunt Performer
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Series
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Dundee and the Culhane, CBS, 1967
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Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1968-70
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The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972-77
- (Uncredited) The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1973-78
- (Uncredited) The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1974-80
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Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975-79
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Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, beginning c. 1993
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Television Director
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Miniseries
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Johnson County War, The Hallmark Channel, 2002
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Television Second Unit Director
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Miniseries
- (As Dave Cass) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues, CBS, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (also known as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues), CBS, 1987
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Nothing Lasts Forever (also known as Sidney Sheldon's "NothingLasts Forever"), CBS, 1995
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Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Streets of Laredo"), CBS, 1995
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Dead Man's Walk (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Dead Man's Walk"), ABC, 1996
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True Women, CBS, 1997
- (As Dave Cass) Attila (also known as Attila the Hun), USA Network, 2001
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Helen of Troy, USA Network, 2003
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Television Stunt Coordinator
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Miniseries
- (As Dave Cass) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues, CBS, 1983
- (As Dave Cass) Dream West, CBS, 1986
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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (alsoknown as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues), CBS, 1987
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (also known as The Luck of the Draw: The Gambler Returns), NBC, 1991
- (As David Cass) Queen (also known as Alex Haley's "Queen"),CBS, 1993
- (As Dave Cass) The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, CBS, 1994
- (As David Cass) Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (also known as John Jakes' "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" and North and South III), ABC, 1994
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Scarlett, CBS, 1994
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Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
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Nothing Lasts Forever (also known as Sidney Sheldon's "NothingLasts Forever"), CBS, 1995
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Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Streets of Laredo"), CBS, 1995
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True Women, CBS, 1997
- (As Dave Cass, Sr.) Only Love, CBS, 1998
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Television Stunt Performer
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Uncredited; Miniseries
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Centennial, NBC, 1978
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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues, CBS, 1983
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Television Director
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Movies
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Hard Time: The Premonition (also known as The Premonition),TNT, 1999
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Gentle Ben (also known as Terror on the Mountain), Animal Planet, 2002
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Night of the Wolf, Animal Planet, 2002
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Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (also known as Black Gold), Animal Planet, 2003
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Monster Makers, The Hallmark Channel, 2003
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Straight from the Heart, The Hallmark Channel, 2003
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The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (also known as The Dead Hollywood Moms Society), The Hallmark Channel, 2004
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Life on Liberty Street, The Hallmark Channel, 2004
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The Trail to Hope Rose, The Hallmark Channel, 2004
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Back to You and Me, The Hallmark Channel, 2005
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Desolation Canyon, The Hallmark Channel, 2005
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Detective (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Detective"), 2005
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The Family Plan, The Hallmark Channel, 2005
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Mystery Woman: Game Time, The Hallmark Channel, 2005
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Thicker Than Water, The Hallmark Channel, 2005
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Mystery Woman: Redemption, The Hallmark Channel, 2006
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Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery, The Hallmark Channel, 2006
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Television Second Unit Director
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Movies
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Wet Gold, ABC, 1984
- (As David Cass) The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory, NBC, 1987
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Rio Diablo, CBS, 1993
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Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998
- (As Dave Cass) "The Ransom of Red Chief," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (also known as Hostage Hotel), TNT, 1999
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Television Producer
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Movies
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Hard Time, TNT, 1998
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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (also known as Hostage Hotel), TNT, 1999
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Television Stunt Coordinator
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Movies
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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (also known as The Gambler), CBS, 1980
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Angel Dusted (also known as Angel Dust), NBC, 1981, also broadcast on ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC
- (As Dave Cass) Coward of the County, CBS, 1981
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Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, CBS, 1982
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The Toughest Man in the World, CBS, 1984
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Wet Gold, ABC, 1984
- (As Dave Cass) Wild Horses, CBS, 1985
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Assassin, CBS, 1986
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Louis L'Amour's "Down the Long Hills" (also known as Down the Long Hills), ABC and The Disney Channel, 1986
- (As Dave Cass) The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory, NBC, 1987
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Case Closed (also known as Death by Diamonds), CBS, 1988
- (As David Cass) In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders, NBC, 1988
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Longarm (also known as Showdown in Silver City), ABC, 1988
- (As Dave Cass) Desperado: Badlands Justice, NBC, 1989
- (As Dave Cass) Desperado: The Outlaw Wars, NBC, 1989
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Rio Diablo, CBS, 1993
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River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murderon the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993
- (As Dave Cass) Breathing Lessons, CBS, 1994
- (As Dave Cass) MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice, NBC, 1994
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Tidal Wave: No Escape, ABC, 1997
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Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998
- (As Dave Cass) "The Ransom of Red Chief," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
- (As Dave Cass) It Came from the Sky (also known as Les visiteurs impromtus), Romance Classics, 1999
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Television Stunt Performer
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Movies
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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (also known as The Gambler), CBS, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Desperado, NBC, 1987
- (Uncredited) Longarm (also known as Showdown in Silver City), ABC, 1988
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Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (also known as In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murder and Skin), NBC,1989
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Knight Rider 2000, NBC, 1991
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Hard Time, TNT, 1998
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Television Stunt Coordinator
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Pilots
- (As Dave Cass) The Georgia Peaches, CBS, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Brotherhood of the Gun (also known as Hollister), CBS, 1991
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Television Stunt Performer
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Pilots
- (As Dave Cass) The Georgia Peaches, CBS, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Brotherhood of the Gun (also known as Hollister), CBS, 1991
- (As Dave Cass) The Keys, NBC, 1992
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Frank Pettis, Centennial, NBC, 1978
- (Uncredited) Crazy director, Family Album (also known as Danielle Steel's "Family Album"), NBC, 1994
- Sheriff Boone, The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, CBS, 1994
- Sheriff Doniphan, Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Streets of Laredo"), CBS, 1995
- Looter, True Women, CBS, 1997
- (As David Cass) Third companion, Attila (also known as Attila the Hun), USA Network, 2001
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Movies
- Man, Black Noon, CBS, 1971
- (As Dave Cass) Dump truck driver, Ohms, CBS, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Juanita's brother, More Wild Wild West, CBS, 1980
- (As Dave Cass) Seaman Dodge, Donovan's Kid, The Disney Channel, 1980
- Winters, Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (also known as The Gambler), CBS, 1980
- Overseer, Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer andHuck Finn, CBS, 1982
- Expatriate, Wet Gold, ABC, 1984
- (As Dave Cass) Keough, Pigs vs. Freaks (also known as Off Sides), ABC, 1984
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Louis L'Amour's "Down the Long Hills" (also known as Down the Long Hills), ABC and The Disney Channel, 1986
- (As Dave Cass) Desperado, NBC, 1987
- Man, Miracle Landing, CBS, 1990
- Cabe Winslow, Rio Diablo, CBS, 1993
- Gunfighter, Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998
- (As David Cass, Sr.) Pike, Hard Ground, The Hallmark Channel, 2003
- (As Dave Cass) Cab driver, The Family Plan, The Hallmark Channel,2005
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Specials
- (As Dave Cass) Himself, Attila: The Making of an Epic Mini-Series,USA Network, 2001
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Episodic
- (As Dave Cass) Minister, "The Other Half," Gunsmoke (also known asGun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1964
- (As Dave Cass) Harper, "Hondo and the Death Drive," Hondo, ABC, 1967
- (As Dave Cass) Corporal, "Sangre," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1971
- (As Dave Cass) Pinari, "Cat's Paw," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
- (As Dave Cass) Deputy Coghlan, "One Ace Too Many," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), NBC, 1972
- (As Dave Cass) Deputy sheriff, "Frenzy," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), NBC, 1972
- Hugo, "Speed," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1973
- The deputy, "The Breakdown," The Waltons, CBS, 1975
- (Uncredited) Sid, "Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1975
- (As Dave Cass) Mort, "The Trees, the Bees, and T. T. Flowers: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
- (As Dave Cass) Janos, "Rancho Outcast," The Bionic Woman, NBC, 1978
- (As Dave Cass) Casey, "A Different Drummer," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1979
- "Clancy," Young Maverick, CBS, 1979
- (As Dave Cass) Ashley, "Details at Eleven," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1981
- (As Dave Cass) Major Jason Samos, "The Satyr," Buck Rogers in the 25thCentury, NBC, 1981
- "Snow Job," Enos, CBS, 1981
- (As Dave Cass) Alex Webster, "Not a Drop to Drink," Knight Rider,NBC, 1982
- Andrew, "Created Equal," Voyagers!, NBC, 1982
- Goodwin, "Who's Woo in America," The Greatest American Hero, ABC,1982
- Luke, "The Angel's Triangle/Natchez Bound," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
- (As Dave Cass) Second bodyguard, "Bail Out," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983
- Chuck, "I Shall Be Re-Released," Legmen, NBC, 1984
- (As Dave Cass) Louis, "Knight by a Nose," Knight Rider, NBC, 1985
- Morris, "New Orleans Nightmare," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985
- (As Dave Cass) Benny, "A Little Bit of Luck ... a Little Bit of Grief," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
- Connie, "The Avenging Angel," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1986
- Third man on ranch, "Fighting for Your Life," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1987
- (As Dave Cass) Gus, "Winner Takes All," B. L. Stryker (also knownas ABC Monday Mystery Movie and The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie), ABC, 1990
- As David Cass, appeared in The Yellow Rose, NBC.
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Pilots
- (As Dave Cass) Dent, Royce, CBS, 1976
- First hand, Law of the Land (also known as The Deputies), NBC, 1976
- Biker, The Golden Gate Murders (also known as Specter on the Bridge), CBS, 1979
- (As Dave Cass) The Georgia Peaches, CBS, 1980
- (As David Cass) Second dock worker, Command 5, ABC, 1985
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Enter the Devil (also known as Disciples of Death), SunsetInternational Releasing, 1972
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Teleplays
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Miniseries
- (Story) The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, CBS, 1994
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Movies
- (As David Cass) Rio Diablo, CBS, 1993
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Hard Time, TNT, 1998
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Hard Ground, The Hallmark Channel, 2003
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