Daves acting credits include a wide variety of feature film and TV productions most notably his portrayal of General Zachary Taylor in The History Channels 2006 film The MexicanAmerican War Dave also worked in another History Channel production Shot From the Sky 2004 as the lead characters fatherinlaw His first speaking role was in Creatures of Hollywood 2002 as the New Century Film Corp Representative In 2005 he portrayed Howards neighbor in the indie thriller Nick Romero and in 2006 Dave portrayed Commander Mike McAndrews in The Hurricane Hunters and Dr Richard Hopkins in This Pain in My Side He also shot an unaired madeforTV pilot titled Murder in which he played Detective Murray Some of Daves more notable roles included retired professor John Herbert in banana moon 2002 Mayor John White in Neptune Cowboy 2004 Archbishop Juan Rodriguez in The Exorcist Chronicles 2002 and Saul Eisenberg in Four 1 Liberation Front 2007 in addition to his role as Professor Acuri in the 2012 dramathriller Travelling Salesman Dave has broadened his involvement in the indie film biz to include assisting filmmakers with the production marketing distribution and film festival strategizing for their films His interest in the promotion of indie films was supplemented by his recent threeyear term as VicePresident of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and his subsequent assistance in starting up two new film festivals in California He continues to serve as an advisor to film festivals and work with indie filmmakers to develop their feature film projects as well as their marketing and distribution and film festival strategies and plans For the past few years he has also been promoting several filmrelated initiatives in the Great Lakes region including an innovative program in which a university in Wisconsin organizes conducts and summarizes test screenings of feature films for indie filmmakers Some of Daves other recent projects include helping to promote the California central coast premiere of a film by an Australian film team and assisting a NYLA film team as it prepares to move its first fulllength feature film into preproduction Dave has also entered the world of songwriting having penned lyrics for emerging popular musicians with roots in Nashville California and Alaska And he continues to actively pursue acting roles in TV and film his most ardent passion in the biz
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