David Edwin Birney is an American actor/director whose career has included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television.

What happened to actor David Birney?

Birney published a lengthy statement on his website disputing the allegations made by his ex-wife. In the December 2017 edition of the Wide Wide World newsletter for Dartmouth College class of 1961 alumni, it was disclosed that Birney had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

What religion is David Birney?

“Why does everybody want to know if I'm Jewish?” Birney says irately. “I really find it offensive, because I don't know whether they're asking about my religion or my background. Actually, I'm an Irish Protestant but I have no organized religious affiliation. And religion is much too serious a thing to talk about.