David Sheiner

David Sheiner
Born	Saul David Sheiner (1928-01-13)January 13, 1928 New York City, U.S.
Died	June 5, 2026(2026-06-05) (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1988
Spouse	Mary-David Sheiner ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	2

Saul David Sheiner (January 13, 1928 – June 5, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared on Broadway, but is best known for his supporting roles in several films and television series. He started his career in television in 1952, but he was most successful from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Life and career

Sheiner appeared in several films including The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as James the Elder, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and Blue Thunder (1983). He is probably best known for his supporting role as Roy, Oscar's accountant and poker playing crony opposite Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the film adaptation of The Odd Couple (1968). Sheiner also featured prominently in the 1973 Michael Winner/Charles Bronson action movie "The Stone Killer".

He also guest-starred in many television programs. Sheiner appeared on two episodes of Combat!, as Captain Ridell in the third season episode "The Steeple" (1965) and as SS Major Krieghoffen in the fifth season episode "Gadjo" (1967). He also played roles on several other popular shows such as Columbo, The Big Valley, The Twilight Zone, A Man Called Shenandoah, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Cannon, Hawaii Five-O, Blue Light, S.W.A.T., Quincy, M.E., Mission: Impossible, The Fall Guy, Vega$, Blind Ambition, Planet of the Apes, Bonanza, and The Fugitive. He retired from acting in 1988. He appeared in the episodes "Once Upon a Time" (2 parts) in Hawaii Five-O.

Sheiner died from renal failure in Los Angeles on June 5, 2026, at the age of 98.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	The Mugger	Sidney	Uncredited
1965	Combat!	Captain Ridell	Episode: "The Steeple"
	The Greatest Story Ever Told	James the Elder
1966	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Chandler
	One Spy Too Many	Parviz
	The Big Valley	Capt. Jonathan Rizely	and 2 unrelated characters in other episodes
1967	Combat!	SS Colonel Karl Hoffen	Episode: "Gadjo"
	Scalplock	Johnny Carson
	Mission: Impossible	Andreas Solowiechek
1968	A Man Called Gannon	Sheriff Polaski
	The Odd Couple	Roy
1969	Winning	Crawford
	Hawaii Five-O	Frank Zipser	Episodes: "Once Upon a Time" (2 parts)
	Mission: Impossible	Colonel Ziegler/Dr. Karl Turek	4 episodes
1970		James Reed
	Halls of Anger	Mr. Perkins	Uncredited
	Mannix	Sam	Episode: "One for the Lady"
	They Call Me Mister Tibbs!	Lieutenant Kenner
	The Virginian	Cully	Episode: "No War for the Warrior"
1971	Gunsmoke	Preacher	Episodes: "Waste" (2 parts)
	Sarge	Lloyd Hammond	Episode: "A Bad Case of Monogamy"
1973	The Stone Killer	Guido Lorenz
1974	Planet of the Apes	Dr Zoran	Episode: "The Cure"
	Skyway to Death	Bill Carter	ABC Movie of the Week
1975	S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)	Eric	Episode: "Death Carrier"
1976	Victory at Entebbe	Aaron Olav	TV movie
1978	Six Million Dollar Man	Arnold
1980	The Gong Show Movie	Dr. Jerry Queasley
	The Big Brawl	Morgan
1983	Blue Thunder	Fletcher

External links

• David Sheiner at IMDb
• David Sheiner at the Internet Broadway Database