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