David Landsberg (September 3, 1944 – August 5, 2018) was an American actor, writer, and producer. He was sometimes credited as Dave Landsburg. He both acted in and co-wrote several comedies throughout the 1980s.

Early life

David Landsberg was born in

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. His parents were Arthur and Sylvia Lansberg, who had two sons, David and his older brother Joseph. David attended Plainedge High School in North Massapequa, New York, and attended what was Hofstra College for two years before serving in the

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of the US Army in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. He graduated from the

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in 1970 with a degree in business and marketing.

Career

Landsberg co-starred and co-wrote the 1986 action-comedy '' Detective School Dropouts'' with Lorin Dreyfuss. In 1987 they teamed up again for '' Dutch Treat''. Both films flopped at the

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. He acted in the films ''

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'' with

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and

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, '' Loose Shoes'' with

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, '' Love at First Bite'' with George Hamilton and

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, and '' Skatetown, U.S.A.'' with

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and Dorothy Stratten. His television credits include a regular role on NBC's '' C.P.O. Sharkey'' and the voice of Woody on

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's animated series '' The Buford Files'', as well as guest-starring roles on ''

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'', '' Fantasy Island'', ''

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'', and '' Hart to Hart'', as well as the voice for Mr. Griff in the

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series ''

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''. Landsberg was an executive producer and writer on such series as '' Cosby'', '' Herman's Head'', '' Daddy's Girls'', and '' Love Boat: The Next Wave''. In 2010, he wrote the screenplay for ''Sex Tax: Based on a True Story''.

Personal life and death

Landsberg was married to Jean Hunt from 1966 until their divorce in 1987. They had a daughter, Caryn O'Neill and a son, Daniel Landsberg. Landsberg died at age 73 on August 5, 2018, at

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from complications that arose from surgery for

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and is interred at Riverside National Cemetery in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landsberg, David 1944 births 2018 deaths American male film actors Television producers from New York City University of Maryland, College Park alumni Male actors from Brooklyn American male television actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Burials at Riverside National Cemetery Deaths from esophageal cancer in California