Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Albert David Hedison, Jr. (May 20, 1927-July 18, 2019, Providence, Rhode Island) was an Armenian-American film, television, and stage actor. He was billed as Al Hedison in his early film work. In 1959, when he was cast in the role of Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name. It was proposed that he use his middle name and was known as David Hedison ever after. Description above from...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
2019
as Self
Filmmakers and film historians discuss the original Fly trilogy.
The Green Girl
2014
as Himself
A feature-length documentary about Star Trek's iconic original Green Girl, Susan Oliver: Prolific actress of the '50s - '80s, original member of the A...
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
as Mr. Alexander
Stone (the Antichrist) becomes President of the European Union and uses his seat of power to dissolve the United Nations and create a one world govern...
Mach 2
2001
as Stuart Davis
A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hos...
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
as Self
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'.
Fugitive Mind
1999
as Senator Davis
A man finds out that he was brainwashed to kill an important government official.
Undeclared War
1990
as US Ambassador
A Hong Kong Special Branch cop and a CIA agent reluctantly team up to bring down a major international terrorist.
Licence to Kill
1989
as Felix Leiter
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered...
Smart Alec
1986
as Frank Wheeler
A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed.
The Naked Face
1984
as Dr. Peter Hadley
Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. Afte...
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Carson
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious kill...
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Robert King
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his u...
The Power Within
1979
as Danton
A prospective about a daredevil flyer, barnstorming for county fairs, who becomes a human dynamo after being struck by lightning and is menaced by ene...
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
A history of horror movies.
Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar
1979
as Ashpenaz
A biblical drama about Daniel who gains his release by interpreting a dream for King Nebuchadnezzar.
Colorado C.I.
1978
as David Royce
Mark and Pete Gunnison, members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Colorado State Police, seek to crack a multi-million dollar real estate swin...
The Art of Crime
1975
as Parker Sharon
A Romani antique dealer, who is also a private detective, gets involved in a murder case when one of his colleagues is accused of committing the murde...
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Dr. Wes Dolan
A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political assassination.
Adventures of the Queen
1975
as Dr. Peter Brooks
A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionaire pays him the the contents of a safe deposit box...
For the Use of the Hall
1975
as Allen
A penniless heiress, a disillusioned nun, the suicidal playwright they both love, a hapless art forger and the playwright's wife converge on the empty...
Murder Impossible
1974
as Herbert Kasson
A scientist is murdered and his new invention is stolen and held for ransom.
The Cat Creature
1973
as Prof. Roger Edmonds
When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police co...
Live and Let Die
1973
as Felix Leiter
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big...
Kemek
1970
as Nick Burns
A wealthy, eccentric chemical company owner sends his woman to get an American writer to take a mind control drug, Kemek, to verify its potential. She...
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1967
Documentary about novelist Jacqueline Susann and her novel "Valley of the Dolls."
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Philip
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...
Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll
1961
as Victor Sebastian
An edited version of an episode of the television series, Five Fingers released in theaters.
Five Fingers: The Judas Goat
1961
as Victor Sebastian
In Hungary, Sebastian searches for a traitor who betrays his people after promising them freedom. An episode of the spy show Five Fingers edited for t...
Marines, Let's Go
1961
as Pfc. Dave Chatfield
Following combat duty in Korea, a group of United States Marines (Tom Tryon, David Hedison and Tom Reese) are given a furlough in Japan.
Five Fingers : Dossier
1961
as Victor Sebastian
From the TV series Five Fingers. Released theatrically in the UK in August 1961 as supporting film to Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as Victor Sebastian
Sebastian must either deliver a young Arab prince to Russia or get him back safely to his own country. The episode aired in the US in 1959, and in th...
The Lost World
1960
as Ed Malone
Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinos...
Son of Robin Hood
1958
as Jamie
Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, the power-mad Duke Simon Des Roches plots to seize t...
The Fly
1958
as Andre Delambre
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, who tells him that she has just killed her husband, And...
The Enemy Below
1957
as Lt. Ware
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.