
David Brisbin
Biography
David Brisbin (born June 26, 1952) is an American television actor who gained fame as Mr. Ernst on the television show Hey Dude and as a newscaster in Forrest Gump. He has made frequent guest appearances on ER. He is married to actress Laura Innes and they have two children together: Cal and Mia. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Brisbin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

River Made to Drown In
as Man in Gallery
1997

Confessions of a Sorority Girl
as Professor Leland
1995

Kiss Daddy Goodnight
as Victim #1
1987
Dead End Kids
1986

No Picnic
as Mac
1986

Chain Letters
as Phil
1985

The Hit List
as Forensics
1993

Five Corners
as Plainclothesman
1987

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Average Dad
2000

Forrest Gump
as Newscaster
1994

Fire Down Below
as Lawyer
1997

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Second Woodsman
1992

Leaving Las Vegas
as Landlord
1995

Goodbye Lover
as Mr. Brodsky
1999

The Big Blue
as Jack
1988

The Late Shift
as Alan Levine
1996

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
as Assistant D.A. Mike Anderson
1993

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Man in Car
1998

Erin Brockovich
as Dr. Jaffe
2000

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Second Woodsman
2014
TV Appearances

Seinfeld
as Client
1989

Hey Dude
as Benjamin Ernst Sr.
1989

The X-Files
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
1993

Law & Order
as Dr. Bennett
1990

The West Wing
as Ken
1999

From the Earth to the Moon
as Allyn B. Hazard
1998

Brothers and Sisters
as Senator Wade Newman
2006

Nowhere Man
as Driver
1995

Justified
as Winston
2010

Melrose Place
as Ted Kroeger
1992

Tales of the City
as Lemon Candles
1993

Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Sugarman
2004