David Knell
Biography
Best known for his roles as a goofy, callow youth in films like Spring Break, Splash, Total Recall, and Turner and Hooch, David is a veteran in the industry with a career that spans over four decades.
Movie Appearances
Spring Break
as Nelson
1983
Sitra Achra
as Freddy Nord
2025
Turner & Hooch
as Ernie
1989
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Nerve Nordlinger
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
as Terry
1980
September Gun
as Jason, Ben's Nephew
1983
Splash
as Claude
1984
Belle Starr
as Ed Reed
1980
Jailbirds
as Baxter
1991
To Kill a Wolf
as The Rancher
2025
Total Recall
as Ernie
1990
Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol
as (voice)
1992
Pig
as Finway
2021
High School U.S.A.
1984
Life on the Mississippi
1980
Making Love
as Michael
1982
My Blue Heaven
as Checker
1990
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
as Booge
1989
Bitter Harvest
as Brandon
1981
Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Albert Winslow
1985
TV Appearances
Diagnosis: Murder
as Clerk
1993
ALF
as Dudley
1986
Bret Maverick
as Rodney Catlow
1981
Grimm
as Stan's Father
2011
St. Elsewhere
as Matthew Brody
1982
Murphy Brown
as Pizza Kid
1988
Shadow Chasers
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Acting Police Chief Wylie Ledbetter
1984
Charles in Charge
as Duane
1984
Great Performances
as Sam Clemens
1971
Mr. Sunshine
as Warren Leftwich
1986