David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American film,
television and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin
Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (1968â€"71), and
Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest
(1982â€"90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series
Flamingo Road (1981â€"82), and the feature film Raise the Titanic
(1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books
including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry.Selby was born in
Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of Sarah E. (née McIntyre) and
Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter. He attended West Virginia University in
his hometown, earning Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in
theater, followed by a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.Midway
through his career at WVU, Selby joined the cast of Honey in the Rock,
a new civil war drama at Grandview State Park near Beckley, West
Virginia, where he portrayed the Rev. Gordon Battelle, a Methodist
minister who advocated for separation from Virginia.In 1968, Selby
joined the cast of the TV series Dark Shadows as ghost Quentin
Collins. After the series' cancellation in 1971, Selby played "Quentin
Collins" in the second feature film based on the show, Night of Dark
Shadows, released later the same year. (He would again reprise the
role from the series for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas
from Big Finish Productions, beginning in 2006).
television and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin
Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (1968â€"71), and
Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest
(1982â€"90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series
Flamingo Road (1981â€"82), and the feature film Raise the Titanic
(1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books
including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry.Selby was born in
Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of Sarah E. (née McIntyre) and
Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter. He attended West Virginia University in
his hometown, earning Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in
theater, followed by a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.Midway
through his career at WVU, Selby joined the cast of Honey in the Rock,
a new civil war drama at Grandview State Park near Beckley, West
Virginia, where he portrayed the Rev. Gordon Battelle, a Methodist
minister who advocated for separation from Virginia.In 1968, Selby
joined the cast of the TV series Dark Shadows as ghost Quentin
Collins. After the series' cancellation in 1971, Selby played "Quentin
Collins" in the second feature film based on the show, Night of Dark
Shadows, released later the same year. (He would again reprise the
role from the series for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas
from Big Finish Productions, beginning in 2006).
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