David Selby

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David Selby
David Selby in 2011
Born	David Lynn Selby (1941-02-05) February 5, 1941 (age 83) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	West Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts) Southern Illinois University (PhD)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Claudeis “Chip” Newman ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	3

David Lynn Selby (born February 5, 1941) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968–71) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982–90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–82) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980).