David Price is an American film and television actor and musician who lives and works in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
.
Film
In one of the few speaking roles in a nearly dialog-free film, Price played opposite
Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born 1961) is an American actor and director. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' Arizona Dream'' (1993), '' The House of the Spirits'' (1993), '' Palookaville'' (1995), and '' The Funeral'' (1996). His lead roles incl ...
's character in
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski (, born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début ''Oko wykol' ...
's multi-award-winning movie ''
Essential Killing
''Essential Killing'' is a 2010 Polish survival political thriller film co-written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice International Film Fest ...
''.
Television
Price has played in Polish and German television serials and productions.
Filmography
Actor
* ''
The Liberator'' (2020) Netflix miniseries
* ''
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
'' (2018) TV series – Poland
* ''
11 Minutes'' (2015) feature film – Poland/Ireland
* ''
Bogowie
''Gods'' ( pl, Bogowie) is a 2014 Polish biographical feature film directed by Łukasz Palkowski. It is based on the life and career of Polish cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 198 ...
'' (2014) feature film – Poland
* ''
Misja: Afganistan'' (2012) television serial – Poland
* ''
Essential Killing
''Essential Killing'' is a 2010 Polish survival political thriller film co-written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice International Film Fest ...
'' (2010) feature film – Poland/Norway/Ireland/Hungary
* ''
Sprawedliwi'' (2010) television serial – Poland
* ''
Königliche Hochzeit'' (2010) television serial – Germany
* ''
Londyńczycy
''Londyńczycy'' (, English: "''The Londoners''") is a Polish TV drama series about Polish immigrants in London, aired on TVP 1 since late 2008. It is currently aired on Community Channel.
The title music for the series is Robbie Williams song " ...
'' (2009) television serial – Poland
* ''
Teraz Albo Nigdy'' (2008) television serial – Poland
Music
Price is a double bass and electric bass guitar player whose most notable work has been as a member of
Babatunde Olatunji
Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist.
Early life
Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern N ...
's band, "Drums of Passion", from 1989 until Olatunji's death in 2003.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Mississippi to Monterey'' – (1999),
John "Broadway" Tucker, released on Messaround Records
* ''
Impromptu Blue'' – (2000), John "Broadway" Tucker, released on Blue Movie Records
* ''
Come Together - Live'' – (2005), John "Broadway" Tucker,
Leszek Cichoński &
Wojciech Karolak, released on Omertà Records
* ''
Best of - Studio & Live'' – (2009), Leszek Cichoński, released on Midi-Max Records
Other work
General manager
Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute, commonly called Esalen, is a non-profit American retreat center and intentional community in Big Sur, California, which focuses on humanistic alternative education. The institute played a key role in the Human Potential ...
1995–2003
Long time staff member at the
Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Monterey, California, United States. It debuted on October 3, 1958, championed by Dave Brubeck and co-founded by jazz and popular music critic Ralph J. Gleason and jazz ...
(
stage manager
Stage management is a broad field that is generally defined as the practice of organization and coordination of an event or theatrical production. Stage management may encompass a variety of activities including the overseeing of the rehearsal p ...
)
Further reading
David Price profiled in the following books:
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External links
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David Price at the Filmpolski Database
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1963 births
American male film actors
American people of Jewish descent
Living people
Male actors from California
American male television actors
American double-bassists
Male double-bassists
Guitarists from California
American male bass guitarists
20th-century American bass guitarists
21st-century double-bassists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians