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David Newell is a Actor American born on 24 november 1938 at O'Hara Township, Allegheny County (USA)
David Newell (born November 24, 1938) is an American television actor known primarily for his portrayal of Mr. McFeely, the delivery man on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and works in the public relations department of the Fred Rogers Company (the entity responsible for all rights relating to the program, and other series currently in production from the company). His character's most famous catchphrase was "Speedy Delivery!" This was Newell's major role, but not his only one, as he appeared in small film and TV parts throughout the years. He tours the country to this day, promoting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as Mr. McFeely.
Newell was born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he is the director of public relations for The Fred Rogers Company. Newell now resides in Pittsburgh. He used to be an English teacher at Wilkinsburg Junior/Senior High school.
Newell began his acting career at a theatre school known as the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Through connections made there, he eventually met Fred Rogers. Newell was originally hired onto the show as a public relations manager, but Rogers also cast him in the role of Mr. McFeely. As a result, he and Rogers became lifelong friends until Rogers' death in 2003.
A documentary feature about Newell entitled Speedy Delivery, which chronicles his travels around the world as Mr. McFeely, debuted on public television in 2008.
An animated version of Mr. McFeely is a recurring character on the new PBS series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Canadian actor Derek McGrath voices this beloved fictional postman.
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Newell was born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he is the director of public relations for The Fred Rogers Company. Newell now resides in Pittsburgh. He used to be an English teacher at Wilkinsburg Junior/Senior High school.
Newell began his acting career at a theatre school known as the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Through connections made there, he eventually met Fred Rogers. Newell was originally hired onto the show as a public relations manager, but Rogers also cast him in the role of Mr. McFeely. As a result, he and Rogers became lifelong friends until Rogers' death in 2003.
A documentary feature about Newell entitled Speedy Delivery, which chronicles his travels around the world as Mr. McFeely, debuted on public television in 2008.
An animated version of Mr. McFeely is a recurring character on the new PBS series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Canadian actor Derek McGrath voices this beloved fictional postman.
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Filmography of David Newell (14 films)
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, 1h47Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Tammy Blanchard
Roles Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Rating71%
De 1968 à 2001, le présentateur de télévision américain Fred Rogers anime un programme éducatif, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, suivi par des millions de téléspectateurs. En vue d'écrire un article sur le sujet pour le magazine Esquire, le journaliste Lloyd Vogel rencontre le présentateur. Il va découvrir un homme qui s'avère bien différent de ce qu'il avait imaginé.
Speedy Delivery (2008)
, 1h12Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television
Actors David Newell, Fred Rogers
Roles Self
Rating82%
Speedy Delivery follows David Newell/Mr. McFeely around his own neighborhood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, examining the two roles he has played for over forty years. Intercut with retrospective interviews, the film explores David Newell's life of service, as both playing the character Mr. McFeely and as director of public relations for Family Communications, Inc., the parent company founded by Fred Rogers. This company created and produced Mister Rogers' Neighborhood during the majority of its years on air since its debut in 1967.
The Letter (1940)
, 1h35Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Gale Sondergaard, Cecil Kellaway, Bruce Lester
Rating74%
On a moonlit, tropical night, the native workers are asleep in their outdoor barracks. A shot is heard; the door of a house opens and a man stumbles out of it, followed by a woman who calmly shoots him several more times, the last few while standing over his body. The woman is Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis), the wife of a British rubber plantation manager in Malaya; the man whom she shot her manservant recognizes as Geoff Hammond, a well-regarded member of the European community. Leslie tells the servant to send for her husband Robert (Herbert Marshall), who is working at one of the plantations. Her husband returns, having summoned his attorney and a British police inspector. Leslie tells them that Geoff Hammond "tried to make love to me" and that she killed him to save her honor.
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
, 1h31Directed by William Wyler, H. C. Potter, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Walter Brennan, Harry Davenport, Fuzzy Knight, Patsy Kelly
Roles Gambler (uncredited)
Rating64%
Mary Smith (Merle Oberon), daughter of presidential hopeful Horace Smith (Henry Kolker), has lived a cloistered life free of any scandal. Although she is devoted to her father and supports his political aspirations, she longs for a life of her own. Believing she needs some excitement in her life, Mary's free-spirited Uncle Hannibal (Harry Davenport) takes her dancing at a nightclub, which the police raid for gambling. When Horace learns that press reporters have discovered Mary's name on the police report, he sends his daughter off to the family's Palm Beach, Florida mansion.
Red Salute (1935)
, 1h20Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Hardie Albright, Cliff Edwards, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Jones
Roles Student
Rating59%
Drue Van Allen (Stanwyck) plays the daughter of a general, in love with a Communist agitator. The general arranges for her to be taken off to Mexico against her will. Determined to return to Washington, she falls in with a rowdy soldier (Young) who more-or-less accidentally goes AWOL, crosses the border in a stolen military vehicle, and kidnaps an easy-going traveler (Edwards) to hide in his homemade trailer.
Hell Below (1933)
, 1h41Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante, Eugene Pallette, Robert Young
Roles Lieutenant (jg) Radford
Rating65%
When the commander of the United States Navy submarine AL-14 is wounded on its last cruise, Lieutenant Thomas Knowlton (Robert Montgomery), the second in command, hopes to be promoted and take his place. However, Lieutenant Commander T. J. Toler (Walter Huston) shows up and takes over.
New Morals for Old (1932)
, 1h14Directed by Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Robert Young, Lewis Stone, Laura Hope Crews, Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt, David Newell
Roles Duff Wilson
Rating54%
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are affluent New Yorkers who are unhappy that their adult children, Ralph Thomas (Robert Young) and Phyl Thomas (Margaret Perry), spend so many evenings at parties instead of spending time with family. Their disapproval deepens when they discover both children want to move out to pursue lifestyles that the parents deem unacceptable: Phyl moves into her own apartment so that she can conduct an affair with a married man, Duff Wilson (David Newell). Her brother, Ralph, goes to Paris to pursue his dream of being a painter, thus disappointing his father who expected him to remain in the family wallpaper business. Mrs. Thomas repeatedly tries to invoke guilt in both children for not being with her, especially after Mr. Thomas dies of a stroke.
A Woman Commands (1932)
, 1h24Directed by Harry Joe Brown, Val Paul, Paul L. Stein
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Pola Negri, Roland Young, Basil Rathbone, Dorothy Granger, H. B. Warner, Anthony Bushell
Roles Adutant
Rating67%
Divorce In The Family (1932)
, 1h21Directed by Charles Reisner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jackie Cooper, Conrad Nagel, Lewis Stone, Lois Wilson, Jean Parker, Maurice Murphy
Roles Interne
Rating58%
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
, 1h15Directed by Lionel Barrymore, Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Dance films
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Cortez, Monroe Owsley, Sally Blane, Blanche Friderici, Phyllis Crane
Roles Ralph Sheridan
Rating64%
A beautiful streetwise taxi dancer named Barbara O'Neill (Barbara Stanwyck) works at a New York City dance hall called Palais de Dance. One of the dance hall's wealthy patrons, Bradley Carlton (Ricardo Cortez), comes to the hall and gives Barbara $100. Concerned about her unemployed friend and neighbor Eddie Miller (Monroe Owsley), Barbara asks Bradley to give him a job, and he agrees. That night they have dinner together.
Let's Go Native (1930)
, 1h17Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jack Oakie, Jeanette MacDonald, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, James Hall, E. H. Calvert, William Austin
Roles Chief Officer Williams
Rating57%
Murder on the Roof (1930)
, 55minutesDirected by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Actors Dorothy Revier, Raymond Hatton, Margaret Livingston, David Newell, David Newell, Paul Porcasi
Roles Ted Palmer
Dangerous Curves (1929)
, 1h15Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films
Actors Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, Kay Francis, David Newell, Anders Randolf, David Newell
Roles Tony Barretti, another circus performer
Rating57%
Pat Delaney is working in a circus as one of the female bareback riders. She is in love with Larry Lee, an arrogant trapeze artist and the circus' biggest act. He does not seem to notice her, though, as he is used to being adored by tons of women. He is in a relationship with Zara, a manipulative vamp.
The Hole in the Wall (1929)
, 1h13Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film
Themes Gangster films
Actors Claudette Colbert, Edward G. Robinson, David Newell, David Newell, Donald Meek, Louise Closser Hale
Roles Gordon Grant
Rating57%
Jean Oliver (Claudette Colbert) sort de prison après avoir été accusée à tort de vol par une vieille dame. Elle rencontre The Fox (Edward G. Robinson), leader d'une bande de voleurs de bijoux se cachant derrière un cabinet de voyance pour mener leur délits. À la suite d'un accident de train, la femme faisant office de voyante au sein de la bande, Madame Mysteria, meurt. Jean Oliver prend alors sa place, mais demande en échange de kidnapper la petite-fille de l'accusatrice pour se venger de la responsable de ses années passées en prison.