About David Selby
David Lynn Selby is an American film, television, and stage actor and writer. He played Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968–1971) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982–1990). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–1982) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980). In 1968, Selby joined the cast of the TV series Dark Shadows first as the ghost of Quentin Collins, and later as Quentin Collins, the werewolf. Selby became active in theatre, which he has always described as his favorite medium, and was among the cast for a national tour of The Impossible Years.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.