Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-01-23
Day of Death
1980-01-25
Place of Birth
Carthage, Missouri, USA
David Newell
Biography
David Newell was originally an actor, who became a makeup artist after being involved in a car crash that left him with some facial disfigurement. David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor, whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s. He made his film debut in a featured role in The Hole in the Wall, a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert. Early in his career he had many featured roles, in such films as: RKO's The Runaway Bride in 1929, starring Mary Astor; 1931's Ten Cents a Dance, starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore; and White Heat in 1934. In the late 1940s he also began working as a make-up artist, which he transitioned full-time to in 1955; this was due to injuries sustained during a car accident, which left him physically disfigured. He retired from the film industry in 1961, although he continued to work in television through the beginning of the 1970s, his last position being the make-up artist on the television show, Lassie. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography (78)
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952
My Son John
1952
Act of Violence
1949
My Girl Tisa
1948
A Guy Could Change
1946
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Reveille with Beverly
1943
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
Appointment for Love
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
The Letter
1940
North West Mounted Police
1940
